richardzyx / call_service

A Twilio make call service

#Call Me Service

Intro

This project is built based on the idea of service centric design, and is separated into two parts:

• TwiML_server that should be run on a web host. The current port is 3000
• index.js that calls call_service.js to make the call to the given target at a given time

This project simply uses Twilio's Promise API since everything is single thread given the little traffic. The call also depends on the resolved Promise from TwiML_server so it makes sense to do everything in Promise instead of callbacks.

Install

• npm install at the root level of the folder. If you are running Ubuntu and need to set up node and npm, here is a great and simple way. If you are running Windows or Mac, simple download from website.
• On your web host, run node twiml_server.js to start the server. Due to dependencies you need the entire project on your server.
• On your local test machine, run node index.js to execute the call. Change time and target in index.js to suit your need.
• Find in lib/db/db_config and replace your SID and token

Why JavaScript

• I am personally more fluent in JS, and JS is also built for web application thus allowing maximum functionality in this kind of service.