loopback-connector-nexmo

Nexmo connector for LoopBack

Customizing Nexmo configuration for examples

By default, examples from this module assumes the user has a Nexmo account. To run the example you will need to provide your apiKey and apiSecret.

The connector support the following aspects of the Nexmo REST API:

• Send SMS

Installation

In your LoopBack project:

$ npm install loopback-connector-nexmo

Using the Connector

To use the connector, define the datasource using the connector in your datasources.json file:

"nexmo": {
    "name": "nexmo",
    "connector": "loopback-component-nexmo",
    "apiKey": "YOUR_NEXMO_API_KEY",
    "apiSecret": "YOUR_NEXMO_API_KEY"
}

Next, attach the created datasource to a model in the model-config.json file:

"nexmo": {
    "dataSource": "nexmo",
    "public": true
}

Now, using the created model, you can send an SMS or make a call using the send method of the model:

Nexmo.sendSms(options, callback);

Sending a SMS

{
    sender: 'YOUR_PHONE_NUMBER',
    recipient: 'TARGET_PHONE_NUMBER',
    message: 'TEXT_MESSAGE',
    options: {}
}

Running the Example

To run the example in the /example/example.js directory, you must set the following values in the file:

var KEY = 'YOUR_NEXMO_KEY';
var SECRET = 'YOUR_NEXMO_SECRET';
var TO = 'YOUR_TELEPHONE_NUMBER';
var FROM = 'TARGET_PHONE_NUMBER';

Next, from the from the /loopback-connector-nexmo/ directory, install the loopback module using the following command:

$ npm install loopback

Finally, run the example app using the following command from the /loopback-connector-nexmo/ directory:

$ node ./example/example.js

Version

0.5.2

License

MIT - Interactive Object https://interactive-object.com