Owiredu / revna-bio-coding-test-ussd-app

A simple USSD application built with Python 3, FastAPI Web Framework and Africa’s Talking for USSD and mNotify for callback SMS.

Home Page:https://revna-bio-coding-test-ussd-app.onrender.com/docs

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A SIMPLE USSD APP


A simple USSD application built with Python 3, FastAPI Web Framework and Africa’s Talking for USSD and mNotify for callback SMS.

HOW TO RUN


  1. Install Python (Minimum version: 3.10).

  2. Clone this repository with the command:

    git clone https://github.com/Owiredu/revna-bio-coding-test-ussd-app.git
  3. Navigate to the root directory of the clone repository and run the command to create a virtual environment:

    python -m venv venv
  4. Activate the virtual environment created on Step 3 with follow command:

    • Bash

      source ./venv/Scripts/activate
    • PowerShell

      & ./venv/Scripts/Activate.ps1
  5. Install the required dependencies with the command:

    pip install -r requirements.txt
  6. Run the application on localhost or 127.0.0.1 and port 3000 with the command:

    uvicorn main:app --reload --port 3000

HOW TO USE DEPLOYED INSTANCE


  1. Access the API documentation page hosted at https://revna-bio-coding-test-ussd-app.onrender.com/docs. This provides basic utilities for managing users.
  2. Add a user with a functional phone number.
  3. Create an account at https://account.africastalking.com/ and access the sandbox app.
  4. Using a shared service code, create a channel and set the callback URL to https://revna-bio-coding-test-ussd-app.onrender.com/ussd
  5. Provide the phone number specified for the user on Step 2 to the simulator. Make sure to use the phone number format accepted by the simulator for the user as well.

NB: If you have issues setting up the Africa's Talking sandbox for testing, refer to their tutorial at Documentation | Africa's Talking (africastalking.com)

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A simple USSD application built with Python 3, FastAPI Web Framework and Africa’s Talking for USSD and mNotify for callback SMS.

https://revna-bio-coding-test-ussd-app.onrender.com/docs


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