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MessageMedia - Send Messages

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Submit one or more (up to 100 per request) SMS, MMS, or text to voice messages for delivery.

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Lua
local chilkat = require("chilkat")

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

local http = chilkat.Http.new()

-- Implements the following CURL command:

-- curl --request POST \
--      --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--      --header "Accept: application/json" \
--      --data-binary "{
--     \"messages\": [
--         {
--             \"callback_url\": \"https://my.callback.url.com\",
--             \"content\": \"My first message\",
--             \"destination_number\": \"+61491570156\",
--             \"delivery_report\": true,
--             \"format\": \"SMS\",
--             \"message_expiry_timestamp\": \"2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z\",
--             \"metadata\": {
--                 \"myKey\": \"myValue\",
--                 \"anotherKey\": \"anotherValue\"
--             },
--             \"scheduled\": \"2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z\",
--             \"source_number\": \"+61491570157\",
--             \"source_number_type\": \"INTERNATIONAL\"
--         },
--         {
--             \"callback_url\": \"https://my.callback.url.com\",
--             \"content\": \"My second message\",
--             \"destination_number\": \"+61491570158\",
--             \"delivery_report\": true,
--             \"format\": \"MMS\",
--             \"subject\": \"This is an MMS message\",
--             \"media\": [ \"https://images.pexels.com/photos/1018350/pexels-photo-1018350.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=architecture-buildings-city-1018350.jpg\" ],
--             \"message_expiry_timestamp\": \"2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z\",
--             \"metadata\": {
--                 \"myKey\": \"myValue\",
--                 \"anotherKey\": \"anotherValue\"
--             },
--             \"scheduled\": \"2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z\",
--             \"source_number\": \"+61491570159\",
--             \"source_number_type\": \"INTERNATIONAL\"
--         }
--     ]
-- }" \
-- https://private-anon-ecbaffbc28-messages32.apiary-mock.com/v1/messages

-- 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.

-- {
--   "messages": [
--     {
--       "callback_url": "https://my.callback.url.com",
--       "content": "My first message",
--       "destination_number": "+61491570156",
--       "delivery_report": true,
--       "format": "SMS",
--       "message_expiry_timestamp": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
--       "metadata": {
--         "myKey": "myValue",
--         "anotherKey": "anotherValue"
--       },
--       "scheduled": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
--       "source_number": "+61491570157",
--       "source_number_type": "INTERNATIONAL"
--     },
--     {
--       "callback_url": "https://my.callback.url.com",
--       "content": "My second message",
--       "destination_number": "+61491570158",
--       "delivery_report": true,
--       "format": "MMS",
--       "subject": "This is an MMS message",
--       "media": [
--         "https://images.pexels.com/photos/1018350/pexels-photo-1018350.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=architecture-buildings-city-1018350.jpg"
--       ],
--       "message_expiry_timestamp": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
--       "metadata": {
--         "myKey": "myValue",
--         "anotherKey": "anotherValue"
--       },
--       "scheduled": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
--       "source_number": "+61491570159",
--       "source_number_type": "INTERNATIONAL"
--     }
--   ]
-- }

local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json:update_string("messages[0].callback_url", "https://my.callback.url.com")
json:update_string("messages[0].content", "My first message")
json:update_string("messages[0].destination_number", "+61491570156")
json:update_bool("messages[0].delivery_report", true)
json:update_string("messages[0].format", "SMS")
json:update_string("messages[0].message_expiry_timestamp", "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z")
json:update_string("messages[0].metadata.myKey", "myValue")
json:update_string("messages[0].metadata.anotherKey", "anotherValue")
json:update_string("messages[0].scheduled", "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z")
json:update_string("messages[0].source_number", "+61491570157")
json:update_string("messages[0].source_number_type", "INTERNATIONAL")
json:update_string("messages[1].callback_url", "https://my.callback.url.com")
json:update_string("messages[1].content", "My second message")
json:update_string("messages[1].destination_number", "+61491570158")
json:update_bool("messages[1].delivery_report", true)
json:update_string("messages[1].format", "MMS")
json:update_string("messages[1].subject", "This is an MMS message")
json:update_string("messages[1].media[0]", "https://images.pexels.com/photos/1018350/pexels-photo-1018350.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=architecture-buildings-city-1018350.jpg")
json:update_string("messages[1].message_expiry_timestamp", "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z")
json:update_string("messages[1].metadata.myKey", "myValue")
json:update_string("messages[1].metadata.anotherKey", "anotherValue")
json:update_string("messages[1].scheduled", "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z")
json:update_string("messages[1].source_number", "+61491570159")
json:update_string("messages[1].source_number_type", "INTERNATIONAL")

http:set_request_header("Content-Type", "application/json")
http:set_request_header("Accept", "application/json")

local resp = chilkat.HttpResponse.new()
local success = http:http_json("POST", "https://private-anon-ecbaffbc28-messages32.apiary-mock.com/v1/messages", json, "application/json", resp)
if not success then
    print(http.last_error_text)
    return
end

local sbResponseBody = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
resp:get_body_sb(sbResponseBody)

local jResp = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
jResp:load_sb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.emit_compact = false

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

local respStatusCode = resp.status_code
print("Response Status Code = " .. respStatusCode)
if respStatusCode >= 400 then
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.header)
    print("Failed.")
    return
end

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

-- {
--   "messages": [
--     {
--       "message_id": "04fe9a97-a579-43c5-bb1a-58ed29bf0a6a",
--       "callback_url": "https://my.url.com",
--       "status": "delivered",
--       "content": "My first message",
--       "destination_number": "+61491570156",
--       "delivery_report": true,
--       "format": "SMS",
--       "message_expiry_timestamp": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
--       "metadata": {
--         "myKey": "myValue",
--         "anotherKey": "anotherValue"
--       },
--       "scheduled": "2016-11-03T11:49:02.807Z",
--       "source_number": "+61491570157",
--       "source_number_type": "INTERNATIONAL"
--     }
--   ]
-- }

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

local message_id = ""
local callback_url = ""
local status = ""
local content = ""
local destination_number = ""
local delivery_report = false
local format = ""
local message_expiry_timestamp = ""
local MyKey = ""
local AnotherKey = ""
local scheduled = ""
local source_number = ""
local source_number_type = ""

local i = 0
local count_i = jResp:size_of_array("messages")
while i < count_i do
    jResp.i = i
    message_id = jResp:string_of("messages[i].message_id")
    callback_url = jResp:string_of("messages[i].callback_url")
    status = jResp:string_of("messages[i].status")
    content = jResp:string_of("messages[i].content")
    destination_number = jResp:string_of("messages[i].destination_number")
    delivery_report = jResp:bool_of("messages[i].delivery_report")
    format = jResp:string_of("messages[i].format")
    message_expiry_timestamp = jResp:string_of("messages[i].message_expiry_timestamp")
    MyKey = jResp:string_of("messages[i].metadata.myKey")
    AnotherKey = jResp:string_of("messages[i].metadata.anotherKey")
    scheduled = jResp:string_of("messages[i].scheduled")
    source_number = jResp:string_of("messages[i].source_number")
    source_number_type = jResp:string_of("messages[i].source_number_type")
    i = i + 1
end