SMS Client Api

This is an sms service that provides endpoints for sending sms via either Nexmo or AfricasTalking

Here's the basic directory structure;

├── app
│    ├── config.py
│    ├── __init__.py
│    ├── africastalking.py
│    ├── nexmo.py
│    ├── uncharted.py
│    ├── tasks.py
│    
├── README.md
├── requirements.txt
├── test
│   └── __init__.py
└── app.py
├── Dockerfile
├── .env
├── .travis.yml

Project Set up

• clone this repository
• cd into project folder
• create a virtual environment i.e virtualenv venv
• activate virtual environment i.e source venv/bin/activate
• run pip install -r requirements.txt
• create a .env file in the root of the project and add the following:

   export NEXMO_API_KEY=YOUR-NEXMO-API-KEY  
   export NEXMO_API_SECRET=YOUR-NEXMO-API-SECRET  
   export AT_USERNAME=YOUR-AFRICASTALKING-USERNAME   
   export AT_API_KEY=YOUR-AFRICASTALKING-API-KEY   
   export AT_SHORTCODE=YOUR-AFRICASTALKING-SHORTCODE
   
  

• run unit tests : python -m unittest discover
• start the project : python app.py
• open postman and navigate to the url : http://127.0.0.1:5000/sendsms
• add the payload as json:

     {              
        "provider": "nexmo(or africastalking)",           
        "sms": "your message",
        "recipient": 254723123456        
     }