(Visual FoxPro) WhatsApp - Send a Text Message

Demonstrates how to use the messages endpoint to send text messages to your customers.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

For more information, see https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/api/messages/text

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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL loJson
LOCAL loResp
LOCAL loSbResponseBody
LOCAL loJResp
LOCAL lnRespStatusCode
LOCAL lcId
LOCAL i
LOCAL lnCount_i

lnSuccess = 0

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

loHttp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Http')

* Implements the following CURL command:

* curl -X POST https://example.com/v1/messages \
*   -H "Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token" \
*   -d '
* {
*     "preview_url": false,
*     "recipient_type": "individual",
*     "to": "whatsapp-id-or-group-id",
*     "type": "text",
*     "text": {
*         "body": "your-text-message-content"
*     }
* }'

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

* Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
* Generate Code to Create JSON

* The following JSON is sent in the request body.

* {
*   "preview_url": false,
*   "recipient_type": "individual",
*   "to": "whatsapp-id-or-group-id",
*   "type": "text",
*   "text": {
*     "body": "your-text-message-content"
*   }
* }

loJson = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJson.UpdateBool("preview_url",0)
loJson.UpdateString("recipient_type","individual")
loJson.UpdateString("to","whatsapp-id-or-group-id")
loJson.UpdateString("type","text")
loJson.UpdateString("text.body","your-text-message-content")

* Adds the "Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token" header.
loHttp.AuthToken = "your-auth-token"

loResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.HttpResponse')
lnSuccess = loHttp.HttpJson("POST","https://example.com/v1/messages",loJson,"application/json",loResp)
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loJson
    RELEASE loResp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

loSbResponseBody = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')
loResp.GetBodySb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp.EmitCompact = 0

? "Response Body:"
? loJResp.Emit()

lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + STR(lnRespStatusCode)
IF (lnRespStatusCode >= 400) THEN
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loResp.Header
    ? "Failed."
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loJson
    RELEASE loResp
    RELEASE loSbResponseBody
    RELEASE loJResp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

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

* {
*   "messages": [
*     {
*       "id": "gBEGkYiEB1VXAglK1ZEqA1YKPrU"
*     }
*   ]
* }

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

i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
DO WHILE i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lcId = loJResp.StringOf("messages[i].id")
    i = i + 1
ENDDO

RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loJson
RELEASE loResp
RELEASE loSbResponseBody
RELEASE loJResp