(PowerBuilder) Twilio: Send SMS using Basic Authentication

Demonstrates how to use Twilio to send an SMS message using Basic authentication.

For more information, see https://www.twilio.com/docs/sms/send-messages

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Rest
integer li_Success
integer li_BTls
integer li_Port
integer li_BAutoReconnect
string ls_ResponseJson
oleobject loo_Json

// Demonstrates how to use Basic Authentication in a REST API call for Twilio.
// Sends an SMS text message..

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

loo_Rest = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Rest.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Rest")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Rest
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// Use Basic Authentication.
// Your Twilio Account SID is the username.
// Your Twilio Auth Token is the password.
li_Success = loo_Rest.SetAuthBasic("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID","TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN")

// Make the initial connection (without sending a request yet) to Twilio.
li_BTls = 1
li_Port = 443
li_BAutoReconnect = 1
li_Success = loo_Rest.Connect("api.twilio.com",li_Port,li_BTls,li_BAutoReconnect)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Rest
    return
end if

// Provide the information for the SMS text message:
li_Success = loo_Rest.AddQueryParam("To","+16518675309")
li_Success = loo_Rest.AddQueryParam("From","+15005550006")
li_Success = loo_Rest.AddQueryParam("Body","Hey Jenny! Good luck on the bar exam!")
li_Success = loo_Rest.AddQueryParam("MediaUrl","http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1075/1404618563_3ed9a44a3a.jpg")

// Send the SMS text message.
// Your Twilio Account SID is part of the URI path:
ls_ResponseJson = loo_Rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json")
if loo_Rest.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Rest
    return
end if

// When successful, the response status code will equal 201.
if loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 201 then
    // Examine the request/response to see what happened.
    Write-Debug "response status code = " + string(loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    Write-Debug "response status text = " + loo_Rest.ResponseStatusText
    Write-Debug "response header: " + loo_Rest.ResponseHeader
    Write-Debug "response body (if any): " + ls_ResponseJson
    Write-Debug "---"
    Write-Debug "LastRequestStartLine: " + loo_Rest.LastRequestStartLine
    Write-Debug "LastRequestHeader: " + loo_Rest.LastRequestHeader
    destroy loo_Rest
    return
end if

// The response is JSON.  We'll show how to get a few bits of information from it.
// A full sample JSON response is shown below..

loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")

loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0
li_Success = loo_Json.Load(ls_ResponseJson)

// First show the entire JSON.
Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()

// Now get some individual pieces of information:
Write-Debug "sid: " + loo_Json.StringOf("sid")
Write-Debug "body: " + loo_Json.StringOf("body")
Write-Debug "media: " + loo_Json.StringOf("subresource_uris.media")

Write-Debug "Success."

// Sample JSON response:

// {
//   "sid": "MM97ecfd43e9f24e99b0c2c6ee016949e3",
//   "date_created": null,
//   "date_updated": null,
//   "date_sent": null,
//   "account_sid": "112e1111e0151133d11112101111d1111",
//   "to": "+16518675309",
//   "from": "+15005550006",
//   "messaging_service_sid": null,
//   "body": "Sent from your Twilio trial account - Hey Jenny! Good luck on the bar exam!",
//   "status": "queued",
//   "num_segments": "1",
//   "num_media": "0",
//   "direction": "outbound-api",
//   "api_version": "2010-04-01",
//   "price": null,
//   "price_unit": "USD",
//   "error_code": null,
//   "error_message": null,
//   "uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/AC2e9b6bc0f51133df24926f07341d3824/Messages/MM97ecfd43e9f24e99b0c2c6ee016949e3.json",
//   "subresource_uris": {
//     "media": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/AC2e9b6bc0f51133df24926f07341d3824/Messages/MM97ecfd43e9f24e99b0c2c6ee016949e3/Media.json"
//   }
// }


destroy loo_Rest
destroy loo_Json