STATUS: pre-alpha need more testing phone number: 757-913-5000
text to find in realtime when the bus is coming. powered by the hrtb.us api `
This app relies on a Text Message as a Service API called Twilio. Twilio parses text messages it receives on its service and makes a HTTP GET/POST to a third party route service you specific. Then on that response it determines what type of actions it needs to take.
This is using TWIML a twilio XML format for formatting reponse messages. The Node service hits the bus api and formats the XML object that is returned to twilio.
Currently there is a heroku service setup at http://hrtbus.herokuapp.com/msg/8004 that parses and creates messages for twilio to send out.
To test locally you DO NOT need to set up twilio. You can install the dependencies and test locally what type of reponse messages are formed from the console.
A command to test each type of response the server can currently handle:
- Address
curl -X POST -d "From=7571112222&Body=111 Granby St." http://localhost:3000/msg- Stop number
curl -X POST -d "From=7571112222&Body=8004" http://localhost:3000/msg- Default help message
curl -X POST -d "From=7571112222&Body=hi!" http://localhost:3000/msgThe rest will be handled by the third party service
git clone http://gitub.com/YOURNAME/hrt-bus-text-my-bus
npm install
node app.js
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