telstra-api

Telstra-API - v0.2

Telstra-API is a node.js module that takes the hard work out of using Telstra Developer APIs.

Included APIs

• SMS API
• WiFi API

The Connect API and Mobile Connect API will not be included in this module.

Installation

The easiest (and only supported) way to install Telstra-API is by using NPM (Node Package Manager) from the command line.

$ npm install telstra-api

Usage

// Obtain these keys from the Telstra Developer Portal
CONSUMER_KEY = "U62RDEGRxb4Jw2p30oHkMnBLJaSJG5IS";
CONSUMER_SECRET = "PTbyss26edeKr1cs";
 
// Scope should contain a list of required APIs, seperated by a space (0x20).
SCOPE = "SMS WIFI";
 
TelstraAPI = require('telstra-api');
var t = new TelstraAPI(CONSUMER_KEY, CONSUMER_SECRET, SCOPE);

NOTE: It is important to make sure you're using the correct CONSUMER_KEY and CONSUMER_SECRET, as well as specifying only the scope(s) that your application has access to in the Telstra Developer Portal, as all authentication failures (not API errors) will result in a printed stack trace, and the application exiting.

SMS API - t.sms

t.sms.send(string <target>, string <message>);

• target: Australian telephone phone number to deliver SMS.
• message: The message to be delivered.

Returns: (String) The message ID of the pending SMS.

t.sms.getFullReplies(String <messageId>);

messageID: The message ID received from a previous call to t.sms.send()

Returns: An object containing:

• String from: The number from which the SMS is received.
• String acknowledgedTimestamp: The time that the message was received by the SMS service.
• String content: The content of the SMS.

[Example Request & Result]

t.sms.getFullStatus(String <messageId>);

messageID: The message ID received from a previous call to t.sms.send()

Returns: An object containing:

• String to: The target number supplied to t.sms.send().
• String receivedTimestamp: The time that the message was received by the target network.
• String sentTimestamp: The time that the message was sent.
• String status: A status representing the current send status of the message.

[Example Request & Result]

t.sms.getReplies(String <messageId>);

messageID: The message ID received from a previous call to t.sms.send()

Returns: An array of (String) replys - See: t.sms.getFullReplies()

t.sms.getStatus(String <messageId>);

messageID: The message ID received from a previous call to t.sms.send()

Returns: (String) status - See: status in t.sms.getFullStatus()

 

WiFi API - t.wifi

t.wifi.getHotspots(Number <latitude>, Number <longitude>, Number [radius]);

Retrieves the location of nearby Telstra owned WiFi Hotspots in Australia (Telstra AIR).

• Latitude: The latitude of the centre of the search area.
• Longitude: The longitude of the centre of the search area.
• Radius: The radius (in metres) of the area to be searched. Defaults to 2000.

Returns: (Array) An array of up to 10 Objects containing:

• Number lat: The latitude of the hotspot
• Number long: The longitude of the hotspot.
• String address: A description of the hotspot's location.
• String city: The suburb containing the hotspot.
• String state: The state containing the hotspot.

[Example Request & Result]

Promises

Due to the asynchronous nature of this module, we have chosen to implement all methods using Promises. When we refer to a method returning a value, the method will return a promise that should resolve to that value if no error has occured. If an error occurs, the promise will be rejected with an error object containing a descriptive message.

Here's a quick example on how to use a promise returned by a method in this module. For more information on Promises and their usage, please refer to Promises on MDN.

t.<api>.<method>([arguments]).then(function (result) {
  //Successful call
  console.log("Result: " + result);
}, function (error) {
  //An error has occured.
  console.log("Error: " + error);
});

License - MIT License (MIT)

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