public static Task <bool> ItemNumberValidator(PromptValidatorContext <string> promptContext, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
        {
            // check regex
            var regex = new Regex(@"\d{9}", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);

            var match = regex.Match(promptContext.Recognized.Value);

            if (match.Success)
            {
                var id = promptContext.Recognized.Value = match.Value;

                // lookup item number to verify it exists
                var item = _client.GetItemById(id);

                // add to state
                if (item != null)
                {
                    return(Task.FromResult(true));
                }
            }

            return(Task.FromResult(false));
        }