This smart package exposes the official Twilio Meteor API from the node.js npm package: https://twilio.github.io/twilio-node/
This Meteor package is licensed under the MIT license.
This uses version 1.4.0 of the Twilio node.js package and the new meteor 0.6.5.1+ npm bindings.
mrt add moment
mrt add twilio-meteor
moment is required for Twilio date conversion internals.
To get started, replace ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN with your Twilio credentials and use some of the examples below:
####Send an SMS text message
twilio = Twilio(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN);
twilio.sendSms({
to:'+16515556677', // Any number Twilio can deliver to
from: '+14506667788', // A number you bought from Twilio and can use for outbound communication
body: 'word to your mother.' // body of the SMS message
}, function(err, responseData) { //this function is executed when a response is received from Twilio
if (!err) { // "err" is an error received during the request, if any
// "responseData" is a JavaScript object containing data received from Twilio.
// A sample response from sending an SMS message is here (click "JSON" to see how the data appears in JavaScript):
// https://www.twilio.com/docs/api/rest/sending-sms#example-1
console.log(responseData.from); // outputs "+14506667788"
console.log(responseData.body); // outputs "word to your mother."
}
});
####Place a phone call, and respond with TwiML instructions from the given URL
twilio = Twilio(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN);
twilio.makeCall({
to:'+16515556677', // Any number Twilio can call
from: '+14506667788', // A number you bought from Twilio and can use for outbound communication
url: 'https://www.example.com/twiml.xml' // A URL that produces an XML document (TwiML) which contains instructions for the call
}, function(err, responseData) {
//executed when the call has been initiated.
console.log(responseData.from); // outputs "+14506667788"
});
####Loop through a list of SMS messages sent from a given number
twilio = Twilio(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN);
twilio.listSms({
from:'+16512223333'
}, function (err, responseData) {
responseData.smsMessages.forEach(function(message) {
console.log('Message sent on: '+message.dateCreated.toLocaleDateString());
console.log(message.body);
});
});
####Here are a few examples of how to process incoming Voice calls and SMS messages via the Meteor router.
This code is from a production site, feedvenue.com
twilioRawIn is a collection to store the raw input for later.
Meteor.Router.add('/api/twiml/voice', 'POST', function() {
var rawIn = this.request.body;
console.log(rawIn);
if (Object.prototype.toString.call(rawIn) == "[object Object]") {
twilioRawIn.insert(rawIn);
}
var question = {};
if (rawIn.Body) {
question.inputQuestion = rawIn.Body;
question.source = "sms";
} else if (rawIn.TranscriptionText) {
question.inputQuestion = rawIn.TranscriptionText;
question.source = "voicemail";
} else {
return;
}
question.inputName = rawIn.From;
var toOrig = rawIn.To;
toOrig = toOrig.replace(/\+1/g, "");
var toPretty = '('+toOrig.substr(0,3)+') '+toOrig.substr(3,3)+'-'+toOrig.substr(6,10);
var eventDetails = Events.findOne({phone: toPretty});
if (_.size(eventDetails) == 0) {
return;
} else {
question.slug = eventDetails.slug;
}
Meteor.call('questionCreate', question, function(error, res) {
});
var xml = '<Response><Say voice="man">Please speak your question after the tone. You may hang up when you\'re finished</Say><Record maxLength="180" transcribe="true" transcribeCallback="https://feedvenue.com/api/twiml/transcribe" /></Response>';
return [200, {"Content-Type": "text/xml"}, xml];
});
Meteor.Router.add('/api/twiml/sms', 'POST', function() {
var rawIn = this.request.body;
if (Object.prototype.toString.call(rawIn) == "[object Object]") {
twilioRawIn.insert(rawIn);
}
var question = {};
if (rawIn.Body) {
question.inputQuestion = rawIn.Body;
question.source = "sms";
} else if (rawIn.TranscriptionText) {
question.inputQuestion = rawIn.TranscriptionText;
question.source = "voicemail";
} else {
return;
}
question.inputName = rawIn.From;
var toOrig = rawIn.To;
toOrig = toOrig.replace(/\+1/g, "");
var toPretty = '('+toOrig.substr(0,3)+') '+toOrig.substr(3,3)+'-'+toOrig.substr(6,10);
var eventDetails = Events.findOne({phone: toPretty});
if (_.size(eventDetails) == 0) {
return;
} else {
question.slug = eventDetails.slug;
}
Meteor.call('questionCreate', question, function(error, res) {
});
var xml = '<Response><Sms>Thank you for submitting your question!</Sms></Response>';
return [200, {"Content-Type": "text/xml"}, xml];
});Meteor.Router.add('/api/twiml/transcribe', 'POST', function() {
var rawIn = this.request.body;
if (Object.prototype.toString.call(rawIn) == "[object Object]") {
twilioRawIn.insert(rawIn);
}
var question = {};
if (rawIn.Body) {
question.inputQuestion = rawIn.Body;
question.source = "sms";
} else if (rawIn.TranscriptionText) {
question.inputQuestion = rawIn.TranscriptionText;
question.source = "voicemail";
} else {
return;
}
question.inputName = rawIn.From;
var toOrig = rawIn.To;
toOrig = toOrig.replace(/\+1/g, "");
var toPretty = '('+toOrig.substr(0,3)+') '+toOrig.substr(3,3)+'-'+toOrig.substr(6,10);
var eventDetails = Events.findOne({phone: toPretty});
if (_.size(eventDetails) == 0) {
return;
} else {
question.slug = eventDetails.slug;
}
Meteor.call('questionCreate', question, function(error, res) {
});
return [200, {"Content-Type": "application/json"}, "ok"];
});For more examples, check out the official Twilio node.js quickstart section: https://twilio.github.io/twilio-node/#quickstart