How to Delete an SMS in Scala

The most simple way to delete SMS from Scala is to use the built in HTTP/Rest SMS api of Ozeki SMS Gateway. When you use this API, you will delete SMS messages by issuing a HTTP Post request to the SMS gateway. The HTTP Post will contain a JSON formated text that will contain the ids of the messages we would like to delete. The SMS gateway will send the ids of the messages which have been successfully deleted, to your scala client application, and it will return a HTTP 200 OK response to your request.

how to delete an sms in scala
Figure 1 - How to Delete an SMS in Scala

Scala code to delete sms messages to mobile

The Scala sms code sample below demonstrates how you can send a scheduled SMS using the http rest sms api of Ozeki SMS Gateawy using the Scala Ozeki.Libs.Rest library. This library is provided to you free of charge, and you may use it and modify it in any of your projects.

DeleteSms.scala 
import Ozeki.Libs.Rest.{ Configuration, Message, MessageApi, Folder }


object main  {
  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {

    val configuration = Configuration(
      Username = "http_user",
      Password = "qwe123",
      ApiUrl = "http://127.0.0.1:9509/api"
    )

    val msg = Message(
        ID = "a1762c9d-c165-434b-8cd5-df895358e870"
    )

    val api = MessageApi(configuration)

    val result = api.Delete(Folder.Inbox, msg)

    println(result)
  }
}

Code 1 - DeleteSms.scala

How to use the Scala sms example:

This Scala sms example can be used in any Scala application. To use it, you must download the Ozeki.Libs.Rest library. After the library is downloaded, you need to add a reference to it in your Scala source code. This will allow you to use the classes provided by the Ozeki.Libs.Rest library. You can use the Message class to create the SMS. You can use the MessageApi class to delete the SMS to the SMS gateway. The SMS gateway will forward your message to the mobile network either through a wireless connection or through the Internet.

Download DeleteSms.scala

The source code explained in this article can be downloaded and used and modified free of charge.
Download: DeleteSms.scala.zip (90.5Kb)

What is in the DeleteSms.scala.zip file?

In the DeleteSms.scala.zip you will find the DeleteSms.scala file, which contains the example code to show you how to send an SMS. This example code is listed below.

Figure 2 - What is inside DeleteSms.scala.zip

How to delete SMS from Scala (Simple guidelines)

To delete SMS from Scala:

  1. Install a HTTP API user
  2. Enable Log communication events on the Advanced tab
  3. Setup Visual Studio
  4. Download then extract the DeleteSms.scala.zip file
  5. Open the DeleteSms.scala project with the InteliJ IDE
  6. Launch Ozeki SMS Gateway app
  7. Run DeleteSms.scala Scala code by executing it in the IntelliJ IDE
  8. Check the logs to see if the SMS sent

Install Ozeki SMS Gateway and create an HTTP API user

To be able to delete SMS from Scala, first you need to install Ozeki SMS Gateway. The SMS gateway can be installed on the same computer, where you develop your Scala code in any text editor, such as windows notepad. After installation, the next step is to connect Ozeki SMS Gateway to the mobile network. You can send a test sms from the Ozeki GUI to verify, that your mobile network connection works. The final step to prepare your environment is to create a HTTP sms api user. Create a user with a username of "http_user", and with a password of "qwe123" to make the example work without modification.

After the environment is setup, you can run your Scala code.

HTTP API url to use delete sms from Scala

To send SMS from Scala, your Scala will will have to issue an HTTP request to the SMS gateway. The API url is shown below. Note that the IP address (127.0.0.1) should be replaced to the IP address of your SMS gateway. If Ozeki SMS Gateway is installed on the same computer where the R sms application is running, this can be 127.0.0.1. If it is installed on a different computer it should be the IP address of that computer. 

http://127.0.0.1:9509/api?action=rest

HTTP authentication to use delete sms from Scala

To authenticate the Scala sms client, you need to send the username and password in a base64 encoded string to the server in a HTTP request. The format used is: base64(username+":"+password). In Scala you can use the following code to do this encoding: 

val usernamePassword = "%s:%s".format(Username, Password).getBytes()
val usernamePasswordEncoded = Base64.getEncoder.encodeToString(usernamePassword)
"Basic %s".format(usernamePasswordEncoded)

For example if you encode the username 'http_user' and the password 'qwe123', you will get the following base64 encoded string: aHR0cF91c2VyOnF3ZTEyMw==. To send

HTTP request header to delete SMS from Scala

To delete the SMS messages, you need to include the following lines as headers in the HTTP request. Note that we include a content type and an Authorization header. 

Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Basic QWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ==

HTTP request to delete SMS from Scala

To delete the SMS, your Scala application will send an HTTP request similar to the one below. Note, that this request contains a HTTP header part and a http body part. The HTTP body is a JSON encoded data string. It contains the recipient numbers and the texts for the messages we sent. 

POST /api?action=deletemsg HTTP/1.1
HTTP2-Settings: AAEAAEAAAAIAAAABAAMAAABkAAQBAAAAAAUAAEAA
Connection: Upgrade, HTTP2-Settings
Upgrade: h2c
Content-Length: 73
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Basic aHR0cF91c2VyOnF3ZTEyMw==
Host: 127.0.0.1:9509
User-Agent: Java-http-client/16.0.1

{
	"folder": "inbox",
	"message_ids": [
		"6fbaf86f-64d7-41ae-a45c-bb5af3198619"
	]
}

HTTP response received by the Scala sms example

Once the SMS gateway receives this request, it will generate a HTTP response. The HTTP response will contain a status code, to indicate whether the SMS submit request was successful or not. It will also return a JSON encoded structure to provide you useful details about the messages submission. 

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
User-Agent: OZEKI 10.3.123 (www.myozeki.com)
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf8
Last-Modified: Thu, 15 Jul 2021 12:04:21 GMT
Server: 10/10.3.123
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{
	"http_code": 200,
	"response_code": "SUCCESS",
	"response_msg": "",
	"data": {
	  "folder": "inbox",
	  "message_ids": [
	    "6fbaf86f-64d7-41ae-a45c-bb5af3198619"
	  ]
	}
}

How to delete SMS from Scala using the Scala sms api (Video tutorial)

This video shows you how to download the DeleteSms.scala.zip file from this page. If you watch the video, you will notice, that the contents of the DeleteSms.scala.zip are placed into the Windows desktop. You will also see, that we run the command promt in order to send the SMS.

Video 1 - How to download and extract the example project

Scala sms example: DeleteSms.scala

The example code below is part of the DeleteSms.scala.

example code to delete sms using scala
Figure 3 - DeleteSms.scala file

How to check that the SMS has been accepted by the HTTP user

After the SMS has been submitted, it is a good idea to check your SMS gateway, to see what it has received. You can check the log by opening the HTTP user's details from the Ozeki SMS Gateway managment console. The following video shows you what to look for.

Video 2 - Receiving SMS messages with the Scala code above

Conclusion

This article's goal was to explain the steps of SMS deleting in Scala. With this knowledge and the given tools, balancing your storage can be done with a simple Scala code. This process is a perfect example of how simple to manage Ozeki SMS Gateway with Scala codes, proving that this product is customizable and easy to work with. Ozeki SMS Gateway can be downloaded from Ozeki's website and can be used in a trial period free of charge.

Make sure to continue reading on Ozeki's tutorial page where more information can be found about subjects like SMS scheduling and SMS receiving in Scala.

Now the only thing to do is to download Ozeki SMS Gateway and let the work begin!

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