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Send a typing indicator in bot-framework v4 using DirectLine and webchat (Node.js)

The official docs for Microsoft bot-framework SDK v4 do not demonstrate how to send a typing indicator (whereas v3 has these instructions). I'm using DirectLine and botframework-webchat.

How do I do this? Thanks!

Solution

  • You can send a typing indicator by sending an activity with the typing type. Read more about how to send a typing indicator.

    await context.sendActivities([
            { type: ActivityTypes.Typing },
            { type: 'delay', value: 3000 },
            { type: ActivityTypes.Message, text: 'Finished typing' }
        ]);

    Also the showTypingMiddleware can be used to automatically send the typing indicator. This snippet will also show how to send a typing indicator, if you are looking for more sample code.