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public interface IDialogFactory
{
	//constructor without dynamic params 
	T Create<T>();
	//Constructor requiring multiple dynamic params
	T Create<T>(IDictionary<string, object> parameters);
}

public class DialogFactory : IDialogFactory
{

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/// <summary>
/// POST: api/Messages
/// Receive a message from a user and reply to it
/// </summary>
public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> Post([FromBody]Activity activity)
{
  if (activity.Type == ActivityTypes.Message)
  {
    using (var scope = DialogModule.BeginLifetimeScope(Conversation.Container, activity))
    {

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/// <summary>
/// POST: api/Messages
/// Receive a message from a user and reply to it
/// </summary>
public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> Post([FromBody]Activity activity)
  {
    if (activity.Type == ActivityTypes.Message)
    {
      await Conversation.SendAsync(activity, () => new Dialogs.RootDialog());
    }

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    [Serializable]
    public class RootDialog : IDialog<object>
    {
        private IProfileService profileService;

        public RootDialog(IProfileService profileService)
        {
            this.profileService = profileService;
        }
     //code removed for sanity.   

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public class MyBotModules : Module
{
  protected override void Load(ContainerBuilder builder)
  {
    base.Load(builder);
    
    //Register RootDialog as IDialog<object>
    builder.RegisterType<RootDialog>()
      .As<IDialog<object>>()
      .InstancePerDependency();

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//In your dialog
Activity message = result as Activity;

//Create scope with respect to activity
using (var scope = DialogModule.BeginLifetimeScope(Conversation.Container, message))
{
  //Resolve scope for IBotDataStore<BotData>
  IBotDataStore<BotData> stateStore = scope.Resolve<IBotDataStore<BotData>>();	

  /* Retrieve user address. Address key holds information about Bot, Channel, User and conversation */ 

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Address key = Address.FromActivity(message);

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//In your dialog
Activity message = result as Activity;

//Create scope with respect to activity
using (var scope = DialogModule.BeginLifetimeScope(Conversation.Container, message))
{
  //Resolve scope for IBotDataStore<BotData>
  IBotDataStore<BotData> stateStore = scope.Resolve<IBotDataStore<BotData>>();	

  /* Retrieve user address. Address key holds information about Bot, Channel, User and conversation */ 

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//In your dialog
Activity message = result as Activity;

//Create scope with respect to activity
using (var scope = DialogModule.BeginLifetimeScope(Conversation.Container, message))
{
  //Resolve scope for IBotDataStore<BotData>
  IBotDataStore<BotData> stateStore = scope.Resolve<IBotDataStore<BotData>>();	
}

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//In Global.asax.cs
    builder.RegisterModule(new AzureModule(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()));
    var store = new TableBotDataStore(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["StorageConnectionString"].ConnectionString);
    builder.Register(c => store)
       .Keyed<IBotDataStore<BotData>>(AzureModule.Key_DataStore)
       .AsSelf()
       .SingleInstance();