(CkPython) 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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import sys
import chilkat

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

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

# 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()
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 CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PostJson3("https://platform.clickatell.com/messages","application/json",json)
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == False):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

sbResponseBody = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
jResp = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.put_EmitCompact(False)

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.emit())

respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode()
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.header())
    print("Failed.")

    sys.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