(Tcl) Clickatell Send SMS Text Message using HTTP GET

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Demonstrate how to send a Clickatell SMS text message using an HTTP GET request with query params.

For more information, see https://docs.clickatell.com/channels/sms-channels/sms-api-reference/#tag/SMS-API/operation/sendMessageHTTP

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load ./chilkat.dll

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

set http [new_CkHttp]

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl -G https://api.clickatell.com/http/sendmsg \
#   -d "api_id=xxxx" \
#   -d "user=yourUsername" \
#   -d "password=yourPassword" \
#   -d "from=yourFromPhoneNumber" \
#   -d "to=receiverPhoneNumber" \
#   -d "text=The text of your message"

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

set queryParams [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_UpdateString $queryParams "api_id" "xxxx"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $queryParams "user" "yourUsername"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $queryParams "password" "yourPassword"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $queryParams "from" "yourFromPhoneNumber"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $queryParams "to" "receiverPhoneNumber"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $queryParams "text" "The text of your message"

# If the following URL does not work, then try "https://api.clickatell.com/http/sendmsg"
# resp is a CkHttpResponse
set resp [CkHttp_QuickRequestParams $http "GET" "https://platform.clickatell.com/messages/http/send" $queryParams]
if {[CkHttp_get_LastMethodSuccess $http] == 0} then {
    puts [CkHttp_lastErrorText $http]
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $queryParams
    exit
}

puts [CkHttpResponse_get_StatusCode $resp]
puts [CkHttpResponse_bodyStr $resp]
delete_CkHttpResponse $resp


delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkJsonObject $queryParams