Rust

SimpleTexting - Send SMS Message

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Send a text message to an individual contact. Rust

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

let http = chilkat::Http::new();

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl --request POST \
//   --url 'https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/send?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&phone=SOME_STRING_VALUE&message=SOME_STRING_VALUE' \
//   --header 'accept: application/json' \
//   --header 'content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded'

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

http.set_request_header("accept", "application/json");
http.set_request_header("content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

let req = chilkat::HttpRequest::new();
req.add_param("token", "YOUR_API_TOKEN");
req.add_param("phone", "SOME_10_DIGIT_PHONE_NUMBER");
req.add_param("message", "Hello: This is a sample text message with some punctuation: &%$@,;.");

req.add_header("Accept", "application/json");

req.set_http_verb("POST");
req.set_content_type("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

let resp = chilkat::HttpResponse::new();
if http.http_req("https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/send", &req, &resp).is_err() {
    println!("{}", http.last_error_text());
    return;
}

let sb_response_body = chilkat::StringBuilder::new();
let _ = resp.get_body_sb(&sb_response_body);
let j_resp = chilkat::JsonObject::new();
let _ = j_resp.load_sb(&sb_response_body);
j_resp.set_emit_compact(false);

println!("Response Body:");
println!("{}", j_resp.emit().unwrap_or_default());

let resp_status_code = resp.status_code();
println!("Response Status Code = {}", resp_status_code);
if resp_status_code >= 400 {
    println!("Response Header:");
    println!("{}", resp.header());
    println!("Failed.");
    return;
}

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

// {
//   "code": 1,
//   "message": "The request succeeded",
//   "smsid": "5bec5b9d0a975a238808ffb2"
// }

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

let code = j_resp.int_of("code");
let message = j_resp.string_of("message").unwrap_or_default();
let smsid = j_resp.string_of("smsid").unwrap_or_default();