waWanjohi / otp-generator

Generate 4-digit OTP Code and send to user on SMS with AfricasTalking API

An OTP Code generator with Kafka and AfricasTalking SMS API

Prerequisites

The following should be installed:

1. Docker
2. Python
3. Python virtualenv
4. An account on AfricasTalking.

Setting up

1. Setup python virtual environment:

virtualenv venv

2. Install dependencies:

source venv/bin/activate && pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Create docker container:

 docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d

4. Setup your AfricasTalking credentials:

mv .env.example .env

Edit appropriately

5. Create a Kafka Topic called otpCodes (this is important):

./scripts/create.sh -n otpCodes -c kafka-tmc

6. Now run the producer.py then consumer.py on separate terminals respectively. Happy coding :)