/// <summary>
/// Sends the given message to the given recipient.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="recipient">The conversation reference of the recipient.</param>
/// <param name="message">The message to send.</param>
/// <returns>A valid resource response instance, if successful. Null in case of an error.</returns>
public virtual async Task <ResourceResponse> SendMessageAsync(
ConversationReference recipient, string message)
{
IMessageActivity messageActivity =
ConnectorClientMessageBundle.CreateMessageActivity(null, recipient, message);
// The sender to the message activity above is resolved in the method here:
return(await SendMessageAsync(recipient, messageActivity));
}
/// <summary>
/// Sends the given message to the given recipient.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="recipient">The conversation reference of the recipient.</param>
/// <param name="messageActivity">The message activity to send.</param>
/// <returns>A valid resource response instance, if successful. Null in case of an error.</returns>
public virtual async Task <ResourceResponse> SendMessageAsync(
ConversationReference recipient, IMessageActivity messageActivity)
{
if (recipient == null)
{
Logger.Log("The conversation reference is null");
return(null);
}
// We need the bot identity in the SAME CHANNEL/CONVERSATION as the RECIPIENT -
// Otherwise, the platform (e.g. Slack) will reject the incoming message as it does not
// recognize the sender
ConversationReference botInstance =
RoutingDataManager.FindBotInstanceForRecipient(recipient);
if (botInstance == null || botInstance.Bot == null)
{
Logger.Log("Failed to find the bot instance");
return(null);
}
messageActivity.From = botInstance.Bot;
messageActivity.Recipient = RoutingDataManager.GetChannelAccount(recipient);
// Make sure the message activity contains a valid conversation ID
if (messageActivity.Conversation == null)
{
messageActivity.Conversation = recipient.Conversation;
}
ConnectorClientMessageBundle bundle = new ConnectorClientMessageBundle(
recipient.ServiceUrl, messageActivity, _microsoftAppCredentials);
ResourceResponse resourceResponse = null;
try
{
resourceResponse =
await bundle.ConnectorClient.Conversations.SendToConversationAsync(
(Activity)bundle.MessageActivity);
}
catch (UnauthorizedAccessException e)
{
Logger.Log($"Failed to send message: {e.Message}");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Logger.Log($"Failed to send message: {e.Message}");
}
return(resourceResponse);
}
