Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

SimpleTexting - Send SMS Message

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Send a text message to an individual contact. Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Http,
  Chilkat.HttpRequest,
  Chilkat.HttpResponse,
  Chilkat.StringBuilder,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  http: THttp;
  req: THttpRequest;
  resp: THttpResponse;
  sbResponseBody: TStringBuilder;
  jResp: TJsonObject;
  respStatusCode: Integer;
  code: Integer;
  message: string;
  smsid: string;

begin
  success := False;

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

  http := THttp.Create;

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

  req := THttpRequest.Create;
  req.AddParam('token','YOUR_API_TOKEN');
  req.AddParam('phone','SOME_10_DIGIT_PHONE_NUMBER');
  req.AddParam('message','Hello: This is a sample text message with some punctuation: &%$@,;.');

  req.AddHeader('Accept','application/json');

  req.HttpVerb := 'POST';
  req.ContentType := 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';

  resp := THttpResponse.Create;
  success := http.HttpReq('https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/send',req,resp);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  sbResponseBody := TStringBuilder.Create;
  resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
  jResp := TJsonObject.Create;
  jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
  jResp.EmitCompact := False;

  WriteLn('Response Body:');
  WriteLn(jResp.Emit());

  respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode;
  WriteLn('Response Status Code = ' + respStatusCode);
  if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Response Header:');
      WriteLn(resp.Header);
      WriteLn('Failed.');
      Exit;
    end;

  //  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

  code := jResp.IntOf('code');
  message := jResp.StringOf('message');
  smsid := jResp.StringOf('smsid');


  http.Free;
  req.Free;
  resp.Free;
  sbResponseBody.Free;
  jResp.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.