(Perl) 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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use chilkat();

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# 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"
#   ]
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$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"
# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3("https://platform.clickatell.com/messages","application/json",$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";

    exit;
}

# 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

$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;
}