(Ruby) WhatsApp - Send a Text Message

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

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

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require 'chilkat'

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

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

# 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"
#   }
# }

json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
json.UpdateBool("preview_url",false)
json.UpdateString("recipient_type","individual")
json.UpdateString("to","whatsapp-id-or-group-id")
json.UpdateString("type","text")
json.UpdateString("text.body","your-text-message-content")

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token" header.
http.put_AuthToken("your-auth-token")

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PostJson3("https://example.com/v1/messages","application/json",json)
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

sbResponseBody = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
jResp = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.put_EmitCompact(false)

print "Response Body:" + "\n";
print jResp.emit() + "\n";

respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode()
print "Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode.to_s() + "\n";
if (respStatusCode >= 400)
    print "Response Header:" + "\n";
    print resp.header() + "\n";
    print "Failed." + "\n";

    exit
end

# 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
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
while i < count_i
    jResp.put_I(i)
    id = jResp.stringOf("messages[i].id")
    i = i + 1
end