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Twilio Send SMS (using Chilkat HTTP)

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Send an outgoing SMS message.

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import { Http, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, JsonObject, StringBuilder } from '@chilkat/react-native'

async function chilkatExample() {
  // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  const http = new Http();

  // Implements the following CURL command:

  // (See information about using test credentials and phone numbers:  https://www.twilio.com/docs/iam/test-credentials)

  // curl -X POST https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json \
  // --data-urlencode "From=+15005550006" \
  // --data-urlencode "Body=body" \
  // --data-urlencode "To=+15005551212" \
  // -u TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN

  // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
  // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

  http.login = 'TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID';
  http.password = 'TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN';

  const req = new HttpRequest();
  req.httpVerb = 'POST';
  req.path = '/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json';
  req.contentType = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
  req.addParam('From', '+15005550006');
  req.addParam('Body', 'body');
  req.addParam('To', '+15005551212');

  const resp = new HttpResponse();
  try {
    await http.httpReqAsync('https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json', req, resp);
  } catch {
    console.log(http.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  const sbResponseBody = new StringBuilder();
  resp.getBodySb(sbResponseBody);
  const jResp = new JsonObject();
  jResp.loadSb(sbResponseBody);
  jResp.emitCompact = false;

  console.log('Response Body:');
  console.log(jResp.emit());

  // A 201 status code indicates success.
  const respStatusCode = resp.statusCode;
  console.log(`Response Status Code = ${respStatusCode}`);
  if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    console.log('Response Header:');
    console.log(resp.header);
    console.log('Failed.');
    return;
  }

  // Sample JSON response:
  // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

  // {
  //   "account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
  //   "api_version": "2010-04-01",
  //   "body": "body",
  //   "date_created": "Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:12:31 +0000",
  //   "date_sent": "Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:12:33 +0000",
  //   "date_updated": "Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:12:33 +0000",
  //   "direction": "outbound-api",
  //   "error_code": null,
  //   "error_message": null,
  //   "from": "+15017122661",
  //   "messaging_service_sid": "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
  //   "num_media": "0",
  //   "num_segments": "1",
  //   "price": null,
  //   "price_unit": null,
  //   "sid": "MMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
  //   "status": "sent",
  //   "subresource_uris": {
  //     "media": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Messages/SMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Media.json"
  //   },
  //   "to": "+15558675310",
  //   "uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Messages/SMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.json"
  // }

  // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
  // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
  // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

  const accountSid = jResp.stringOf('account_sid');
  const apiVersion = jResp.stringOf('api_version');
  const body = jResp.stringOf('body');
  const dateCreated = jResp.stringOf('date_created');
  const dateSent = jResp.stringOf('date_sent');
  const dateUpdated = jResp.stringOf('date_updated');
  const direction = jResp.stringOf('direction');
  const errorCode = jResp.stringOf('error_code');
  const errorMessage = jResp.stringOf('error_message');
  const fromArg = jResp.stringOf('from');
  const messagingServiceSid = jResp.stringOf('messaging_service_sid');
  const numMedia = jResp.stringOf('num_media');
  const numSegments = jResp.stringOf('num_segments');
  const price = jResp.stringOf('price');
  const priceUnit = jResp.stringOf('price_unit');
  const sid = jResp.stringOf('sid');
  const status = jResp.stringOf('status');
  const subresourceUrisMedia = jResp.stringOf('subresource_uris.media');
  const vTo = jResp.stringOf('to');
  const uri = jResp.stringOf('uri');
}