LINK Mobility REST API Client

This is a .NET Core client library to connect to the LINK Mobility SMS API, developed in absence of an official one from the provider.

The library is generated using AutoRest, from an OpenAPI specification document created for this project (in absence of an official one from LINK Mobility itself), based on the public documentation of the LINK Mobility REST APIs: since this approach chosen for the development, it would be possible to generate client libraries in other languages supported by the generation tool (eg. python, go, typescript, etc.).

Pre-Requisites

Before you can use this library, you must receive the following parameters from LINK Mobility: take contact with the Support services of the company to obtain them.

Parameter	Required	Description
Platform ID	X	Identifies a platform from where the functions are accessed
Platform Partner ID	X	The unique identifier of the account within the Platform
User Name	X	The name of the user accessing the functions of the API
Password	X	A secret password used to authenticate the user
Platform Service Type	-	The type of service within the Platform that is using the APIs
Platform Service ID	-	The unique identifier of the service
Gate IDs *	-	One or more identifiers of Gates (HTTP callbacks)

* Gates

Gates must be configured by LINK Mobility and callback one or more URLs that you will chose: their identifiers (Gate ID) can be specified in the single messages or in the batches of messages, to hint LINK Mobility on the destination of the callbacks for the notification of the status of deliver (Delivery Report or DLR) of the individual message.

These callbacks are also providing the receiver inbound messages (Mobile Originated or MO) directed to a number and optionally configured to a given routing logic (MO Route or Keyword Route).

Installation

NuGet Package for .NET Project

Pre-releases

Before adding a pre-release package you need to add Deveel's GitHub NuGet repository, where the latest builds are stored

PS C:\dev\link.example> dotnet nuget add source "https://nuget.pkg.github.com/deveel/index.json" -n "Deveel NuGet"
PS C:\dev\link.example> dotnet add ./src/Link.Example.csproj package Deveel.Link.Client --prerelease

NuGet.com

We are currently publishing only beta versions of the library in the NuGet repository

PS C:\dev\link.example> dotnet add package Deveel.Link.Client --version 1.0.0-beta1

Basic Usage

.NET

Single Message

using System;

using Microsoft.Rest;

using Deveel.Link;
using Deveel.Link.Models;

namespace Example {
  public class Program {
    public static async Task<int> Main(string[] args) {
      Console.Out.WriteLine("Sending new Message...");
    
      // 1. replace <UserName> and <Password> with the credentials
      // you received from LINK Mobility
      var credentials = new BasicAuthenticationCredentials {
        UserName = "<UserName>",
        Password = "<Password>"
      };
      
      var client = new LinkSmsClient(LinkNodes.General, credentials);
      
      // 2. replace <PlatformId> and <PlatformPartnerId> with the values
      // provided by LINK Mobility
      // 3. replace the "Source" and "Destination" values with your
      // sender and the receiver
      var result = await client.Sms.SendAsync(new SmsMessageRequest {
        Source = "2201",
        SourceTON = TypeOfNumber.SHORTCODE,
        Destination = "+472202100",
        PlatformId = "<PlatformId>",
        PlatformPartnerId = "<PlatformPartnerId>"
      });
      
      if (!result.IsSuccessful) {
        Console.Out.WriteLine($"Message successfully sent - ID {result.MessageId}");
        return 0;
      } else {
        Console.Out.WriteLine($"Error while sending the message - Code {result.ResultCode}");
        return -1;
      }
    }
  }
}

Batch Messaging

using System;

using Microsoft.Rest;

using Deveel.Link;
using Deveel.Link.Models;

namespace Example {
  public class Program {
    public static async Task<int> Main(string[] args) {
      Console.Out.WriteLine("Sending a simple batch of Messages...");
    
      // 1. replace <UserName> and <Password> with the credentials
      // you received from LINK Mobility
      var credentials = new BasicAuthenticationCredentials {
        UserName = "<UserName>",
        Password = "<Password>"
      };
      
      var client = new LinkSmsClient(LinkNodes.General, credentials);
      
      // 2. replace <PlatformId> and <PlatformPartnerId> with the values
      // provided by LINK Mobility
      // 3. replace the "Source" and "Destination" values with your
      // sender and the receiver
      var result = await client.Sms.BatchSendAsync(new SmsBatchSendRequest {
        PlatformId = "<PlatformId>",
        PlatformPartnerId = "<PlatformPartnerId>"
        SendRequestMessages = new List<SmsBatchMessage> {
          new SmsBatchMessage {
            Source = "2201",
            SourceTON = TypeOfNumber.SHORTCODE,
            Destination = "+472202100"
          }
        }
      });
      
      var failed = result.Where(r => !r.IsSuccessful);
      
      if (!failed.Any()) {
        Console.Out.WriteLine("All  messages were successfully sent");
        return 0;
      } else {
        Console.Out.WriteLine($"Some of the messages failed to be sent");
        return -1;
      }
    }
  }
}

Contributing

.NET

To contribute to the .NET version of this library simply open pull requests, that will be reviewed

Other Frameworks

In case you are looking to leverage the OpenAPI Specification available in this project to generate libraries in other languages and frameworks (eg. go, python, typescript, etc.) supported by AutoRest, please take contact with antonello at deveel dot com to align on the structure of the project and the further contributions.

References

• LINK Mobility - https://linkmobility.com
• SMS Send REST API - https://linkmobility.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/SMS_REST_API_MT_DLR-1.18.pdf
• AutoRest - https://gihub.com/Azure/autorest

Note: This project is not affiliated, driven or contributed by LINK Mobility