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Twilio Best Practices

By : Rogers

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Twilio Best Practices

4.5 (4)

By: Rogers

Overview of this book

If you have experience with at least one programming language and are looking to integrate Twilio into your applications, then this book is for you.

Preface

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

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1. Working with TwiML

1. Working with TwiML

Where in my application will I be using TwiML?

Getting started with TwiML

Digging deeper – Twilio's requests

The world of TwiML verbs

Best practices for working with TwiML

Summary

2. Exploring the REST API

2. Exploring the REST API

What is the Twilio REST API?

Interacting with the API

Getting started with the Twilio PHP library

Getting started with Postman

Mastering call-related APIs

Mastering messaging APIs

Working with phone numbers, accounts, and usage

Summary

3. Calling in the Browser with Twilio Client

3. Calling in the Browser with Twilio Client

What is Twilio Client?

Where can I use Twilio Client?

How does Twilio Client work?

Adding Twilio Client to your web applications

Receiving incoming calls in the browser

Getting started with Twilio Client on iOS and Android

Summary

4. Twilio in the Real World

4. Twilio in the Real World

The callback request tool

The conference calling tool

And you're done!

Summary

5. Twilio in your language

5. Twilio in your language

PHP – a recap

Ruby

Python

C#

Java

Node.js

Apex for Salesforce.com

Summary

6. Securing your Twilio App

6. Securing your Twilio App

Enabling two-factor authentication

Verifying that requests are from Twilio

Building a circuit breaker

Summary

7. Testing, Debugging, and Deploying Twilio Apps

7. Testing, Debugging, and Deploying Twilio Apps

The power of flowcharts

Using the App Monitor

Using the Request Inspector

Fixing common errors

Summary

8. Online Resources

8. Online Resources

Hosting providers

Web frameworks

Automated testing

Using flowcharts

What next?

Index

Index

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Chapter 5. Twilio in your language

In this chapter, we'll get to grips with working with Twilio in languages other than PHP, looking at all six of the remaining API libraries:

Ruby
Python
C#
Java
Node
Apex (Salesforce's proprietary language)

For each library, we'll learn how to install it, how to instantiate the REST API client, and will briefly see how the syntax of its calls compare with the PHP library we've used throughout the book. We'll also have a quick recap of the PHP library for ease of comparison.

All of the code samples are named, and can be found in the code samples downloadable from Packt's website.

Note

As a general rule, it's bad practice to include your account SID and auth token in your code for security reasons. These should be set in TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID and TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN environment variables and then used in your code.

You can find helpful examples on setting environment variables in different platforms at https://github.com/twilio...

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