(Android™) Clickatell Send SMS Text Message

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Demonstrate how to send a Clickatell SMS text message.

For more information, see https://docs.clickatell.com/channels/sms-channels/sms-api-reference/

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    // 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 -i \
    // -X POST \
    // -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    // -H "Accept: application/json" \
    // -H "Authorization: API_KEY" \
    // -d '{"content": "Test Message Text", "to": ["PHONE_NUMBER"], "from": "FROM_PHONE_NUMBER" }' \
    // -s https://platform.clickatell.com/messages

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "content": "Test Message Text",
    //   "to": [
    //     "PHONE_NUMBER"
    //   ]
    // }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("content","Test Message Text");
    json.UpdateString("to[0]","PHONE_NUMBER");
    json.UpdateString("from","FROM_PHONE_NUMBER");

    http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","API_KEY");
    http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");
    http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

    // If the following URL does not work, then try "https://platform.clickatell.com/v1/message"
    CkHttpResponse resp = http.PostJson3("https://platform.clickatell.com/messages","application/json",json);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject jResp = new CkJsonObject();
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    Log.i(TAG, "Response Body:");
    Log.i(TAG, jResp.emit());

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    Log.i(TAG, "Response Status Code = " + String.valueOf(respStatusCode));
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Response Header:");
        Log.i(TAG, resp.header());
        Log.i(TAG, "Failed.");

        return;
        }

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "messages": [
    //     {
    //       "apiMessageId": "66c06ac68e5c4afb953ea9328babfde6",
    //       "accepted": true,
    //       "to": "16302581871",
    //       "errorCode": null,
    //       "error": null,
    //       "errorDescription": null
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "errorCode": null,
    //   "error": null,
    //   "errorDescription": null
    // }

    // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    String errorCode;
    String error;
    String errorDescription;
    int i;
    int count_i;
    String apiMessageId;
    boolean accepted;
    String v_to;

    errorCode = jResp.stringOf("errorCode");
    error = jResp.stringOf("error");
    errorDescription = jResp.stringOf("errorDescription");
    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        apiMessageId = jResp.stringOf("messages[i].apiMessageId");
        accepted = jResp.BoolOf("messages[i].accepted");
        v_to = jResp.stringOf("messages[i].to");
        errorCode = jResp.stringOf("messages[i].errorCode");
        error = jResp.stringOf("messages[i].error");
        errorDescription = jResp.stringOf("messages[i].errorDescription");
        i = i + 1;
        }


  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}