How to recover from a BotFrameworkAdapter message rejection (401 error)? about botkit

[pgoldweic]

Thanks again @benbrown for your help. I'll check it out.

[pgoldweic]

Perfect. Thanks @benbrown

[benbrown]

It looks like there is not a great way to handle this error if you use the automatically created webhook endpoints. However, you can manage your own endpoint and call the adapter directly as seen in the example below:

botkit/packages/testbot/multiadapter.js

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controller.webserver.post('/api/facebook', (req, res) => {

[benbrown]

@pgoldweic let me know if I can help more...

[pgoldweic]

Thanks @benbrown for your input here. I have two follow-up questions though:
1- Since I don't create the built-in Botkit adapter (which is the one used for Microsoft's webchat), how do I reference it so that I can call its 'processActivity' method? (this is what's used in the example you shared - thanks for pointing to this code), and also,
2- Is there any disadvantage in defining manually the webhook endpoint in this manner vs. using the automated one? (meaning, is there more that needs to be implemented, or does that code example reflect the totality of what's needed?).
Thanks in advance.

[benbrown]

1. You would tell botkit NOT to create the webhook automatically. Basically, you would disable the built in feature, and provide your own version.

To do this, you actually need to set up your own instance of Express, then set up the /api/messages endpoint.

That said, you can basically copy the code from inside Botkit:
https://github.com/howdyai/botkit/blob/main/packages/botkit/src/core.ts#L374

Alas, It is a little bit involved.

2. There shouldn't be any major disadvantage. Just make sure to set up the express instance with the same options that Botkit would internally.

[benbrown]

@pgoldweic I created a sample that demonstrates how to use your own instance of Express, thus gain access to some of these internal features.

https://github.com/howdyai/botkit/blob/main/packages/testbot/custom_express.js