Directions for those that decide not to use a smartphone.
Send an SMS explaining where you are and where you want to go separated by a comma:
masquefa 45 benimaclet, bar clandestino benimaclet
You will receive an SMS explaining how to arrive. For now, the system believes you are walking
First section will contain the destination so that you make sure it is the one you searched for:
Carrer del Poeta Asins, 9, 46020 València, Valencia, Spain (0.5 km);
The following sections contain the different steps to reach your destination:
Head south on Carrer de Masquefa toward Carrer del Poeta Ricard Sanmartí (0.4 km);Turn right onto Carrer del Músic Belando (83 m);Turn left onto Carrer del Baró de San Petrillo (35 m);Turn left onto Carrer del Poeta AsinsDestination will be on the left (10 m)
Notice that Twilio will compose more than one SMS if the message exceeds 160 characters.
Requirements:
- Docker + docker-compose
IMPORTANT Your first need to configure the Directions API key in environment/directions.prod. You can find an example in environment/directions.example.
Boot web server on http://localhost:8080:
docker-compose up
You can use the webhook in development making use of ngrok: https://ngrok.com/
Run tests:
docker-compose run --rm app bundle exec rspec
The app can be deployed to Heroku easily (not the only way)
You should set up the directions API_KEY as an environment variable.
DIRECTIONS_API_KEY=<your_key>
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Follow the steps here until you reach the point in which you obtain a API_KEY: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions/start
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Enable Directions API from developer console
- Create an account (trial is a good starting point)
- Obtain a phone number for sending and receiving SMS.
- Here https://www.twilio.com/console/phone-numbers/incoming you can find how to configure the webhook:
HTTP POST <your_base_url>/webhook
Notice that your_base_url includes the schema, host and port.