Node SMS APP with Twilio

this is an simple example to send and recive SMS using Node, Twilio, Mongodb, and Socket.io

Required Software

• Nodejs
• Mongodb
• ngrok (in development). Twilio needs a domain to reach our server.

Installation

clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/FaztTech/sms-node
cd sms-node

create a file with the name .env in the root project with the following Environment variables:

TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=<YOUR TWILIO ACCOUNT SID>
TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=<YOUR TWILIO AUTH TOKEN>
PHONE_NUMBER=<THE TRIAL PHONE NUMBER OF YOUR TWILIO PROJECT>

then execute:

npm i
npm start # or npm run dev (to execute with nodemon)

Environment variables

• TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID
• TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN
• PHONE_NUMBER
• PORT (optional)

Useful Resources

• Herok Patterns - Signal Pattern
• ngrok
• Request body inbound Twilio SMS
• https://www.twilio.com/docs/usage/webhooks/sms-webhooks

Issues

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59753149/express-handlebars-wont-render-data
• https://handlebarsjs.com/api-reference/runtime-options.html#options-to-control-prototype-access
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59690923/handlebars-access-has-been-denied-to-resolve-the-property-from-because-it-is

TODO

• [ ] add authentication
• [ ] handle multiple sockets connection
• [ ] integrate Docker
• [ ] add tests
• [ ] create a contact list
• [ ] pick a user from the message history to send a message