(Delphi DLL) 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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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Http, HttpResponse, JsonObject;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
http: HCkHttp;
success: Boolean;
queryParams: HCkJsonObject;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;

begin
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

http := CkHttp_Create();

// 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

queryParams := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(queryParams,'api_id','xxxx');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(queryParams,'user','yourUsername');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(queryParams,'password','yourPassword');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(queryParams,'from','yourFromPhoneNumber');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(queryParams,'to','receiverPhoneNumber');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(queryParams,'text','The text of your message');

// If the following URL does not work, then try "https://api.clickatell.com/http/sendmsg"
resp := CkHttp_QuickRequestParams(http,'GET','https://platform.clickatell.com/messages/http/send',queryParams);
if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add(IntToStr(CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp)));
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttpResponse__bodyStr(resp));
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(queryParams);

end;