public int doSMSJob()
{
string formattedPhone = "";
var host = new ApiHost(new BasicAuth(ClientCredentials.GetClientId(), ClientCredentials.GetSecret()));
if (MessageLogger.EnableLogging == true)
{
MessageLogger.LogStatus(MessageLogger.LogPath, "Starting New Batch.............................................................");
MessageLogger.LogStatus(MessageLogger.LogPath, "Establishing Server Connection");
}
var messageApi = new MessagingApi(host);
foreach (var phone in Phone.PhoneNumbers)
{
if (MessageLogger.EnableLogging == true)
{
MessageLogger.LogStatus(MessageLogger.LogPath, "Sending to........ " + phone);
}
//Remove 0 and add +233 to the beginning of the phone numbers
if (Phone.FormatLocal == true)
{
formattedPhone = Phone.Validate(phone);
}
//checking the Ghanaian standard mobile length
if (phone.Length < 10)
{
// log unsent message to outBox
MessageLogger.logOutbox(formattedPhone, "Rejected due to length < 10");
continue;
}
else
{
try
{
MessageResponse msge = messageApi.SendQuickMessage(MessageId, formattedPhone, MessageBody, RegisteredDelivery);
MessageLogger.logSent(formattedPhone, "Successful");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageLogger.logOutbox(formattedPhone, "rejected due to server error !");
//pass control to the next iteration of the enclosing foreach statement
continue;
}
}
}
//returns number of sent >1 when successful
return(MessageLogger.sent.Count);
}
public static string Validate(string phone)
{
int requiredPhoneLength = phone.Length - 1;
// formatting with Ghana Country code
string newPhone = "+233" + phone.Substring(1, requiredPhoneLength);
if (MessageLogger.EnableLogging == true)
{
MessageLogger.LogStatus(MessageLogger.LogPath, "Formatted " + phone + " to " + newPhone);
}
return(newPhone);
}