Objective-C

WaTrend Send WhatsApp Text

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Send a WhatsApp text. Objective-C

#import <CkoHttp.h>
#import <CkoHttpRequest.h>
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <NSString.h>
#import <CkoHttpResponse.h>
#import <CkoJsonObject.h>

BOOL success = NO;

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

CkoHttp *http = [[CkoHttp alloc] init];

// Use your actual access token instead of 555555555555555555555555555555
CkoHttpRequest *req = [[CkoHttpRequest alloc] init];
[req AddParam: @"number" value: @"84933313xxx"];
[req AddParam: @"type" value: @"text"];
[req AddParam: @"message" value: @"This is a test message"];
[req AddParam: @"instance_id" value: @"609ACF283XXXX"];
[req AddParam: @"access_token" value: @"555555555555555555555555555555"];

// Note: The WaTrend online documentation indicate a POST should be used.
// However, it seems you might actually need to send a GET request.
// It is unclear.  
// If a GET is neeed, you would just send to the URL w/ query params like this:
CkoStringBuilder *sbUrl = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[sbUrl Append: @"https://app.watrend.com/api/send.php?"];
[sbUrl Append: [req GetUrlEncodedParams]];
NSString *responseBodyStr = [http QuickGetStr: [sbUrl GetAsString]];
// The responseBodyStr contains the JSON response from the server..

req.HttpVerb = @"POST";
req.ContentType = @"application/x-www-form-urlencoded";

CkoHttpResponse *resp = [[CkoHttpResponse alloc] init];
success = [http HttpReq: @"https://app.watrend.com/api/send.php" request: req response: resp];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

CkoStringBuilder *sbResponseBody = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[resp GetBodySb: sbResponseBody];

int respStatusCode = [resp.StatusCode intValue];
NSLog(@"%@%d",@"Response Status Code = ",respStatusCode);
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Response Header:");
    NSLog(@"%@",resp.Header);
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Failed.");
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@",resp.BodyStr);

// Both success and failed responses use 200 status code.

// A success response contains this JSON in the response body:
// {"status":"success", ... }

// A failed response will contain something like this:
// {"status":"error","message":"License Invalidated"}

CkoJsonObject *jResp = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[jResp LoadSb: sbResponseBody];

NSString *status = [jResp StringOf: @"status"];
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"status: ",status);