(Java) Clickatell Send SMS Text Message using HTTP GET

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Demonstrate how to send a Clickatell SMS text message using an HTTP GET request with query params.

For more information, see https://docs.clickatell.com/channels/sms-channels/sms-api-reference/#tag/SMS-API/operation/sendMessageHTTP

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
    boolean success;

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -G https://api.clickatell.com/http/sendmsg \
    //   -d "api_id=xxxx" \
    //   -d "user=yourUsername" \
    //   -d "password=yourPassword" \
    //   -d "from=yourFromPhoneNumber" \
    //   -d "to=receiverPhoneNumber" \
    //   -d "text=The text of your message"

    // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    CkJsonObject queryParams = new CkJsonObject();
    queryParams.UpdateString("api_id","xxxx");
    queryParams.UpdateString("user","yourUsername");
    queryParams.UpdateString("password","yourPassword");
    queryParams.UpdateString("from","yourFromPhoneNumber");
    queryParams.UpdateString("to","receiverPhoneNumber");
    queryParams.UpdateString("text","The text of your message");

    // If the following URL does not work, then try "https://api.clickatell.com/http/sendmsg"
    CkHttpResponse resp = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://platform.clickatell.com/messages/http/send",queryParams);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println(resp.get_StatusCode());
    System.out.println(resp.bodyStr());
  }
}