✈️ Flight Booking Bot with CLU (JavaScript)

A conversational bot built using Microsoft Bot Framework v4 and integrated with Conversational Language Understanding (CLU) to demonstrate intelligent flight booking interactions using natural language.

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📦 Project Name

Flight Booking Bot

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🧠 Features

• ✨ Natural language understanding with Azure CLU
• 🧳 Book flights by extracting origin, destination, and date
• 🤖 Built on Bot Framework SDK v4
• 🔄 Reusable dialogs for booking, date resolution, and help
• 🛠️ Structured code for scalability and modularity

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/nandkumar1000/Flight-Ticket-Booking-Bot.git
cd Flight-Ticket-Booking-Bot

2. Install Dependencies

npm install

3. Configure Environment

Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following:

CluAPIKey=your_clu_api_key
CluAPIHostName=your_clu_endpoint_url

You can create a CLU resource via Azure Language Studio.

4. Run the Bot

npm start

The bot will be hosted at:

http://localhost:3978/api/messages

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💬 Testing the Bot

Use the Bot Framework Emulator:

1. Open Emulator

2. Click Open Bot

3. Enter:

   http://localhost:3978/api/messages
   

4. Leave App ID and Password empty (unless configured)

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🧩 Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Microsoft Bot Framework v4
• Azure CLU (Conversational Language Understanding)
• Restify
• dotenv
• ESLint, Mocha, Nodemon

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🧪 Scripts

Command	Description
npm start	Start the bot
npm run watch	Start with nodemon (dev mode)
npm run lint	Run ESLint checks

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📁 Project Structure (Simplified)

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├── bots/
├── clu/
├── cognitiveModels/
├── deploymentTemplates/
├── dialogs/
├── recognizer/
├── resources/
├── index.js
├── .env
└── package.json

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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🙌 Acknowledgements

Built using the Microsoft Bot Builder Yeoman Generator v4.17.0, with integration for Azure's Conversational Language Understanding (CLU).