Set up Your Ruby Dev Environment for PHLO

    In this guide, you will learn how to set up a development environment in under 5 minutes to trigger a PHLO.

    Prerequisites

    Install Node.js and the Plivo Node.js SDK

    You must set up and install Ruby and Plivo’s Ruby SDK to trigger a PHLO. Here’s how.

    Install Java

    Operating SystemInstructions
    OS X & LinuxYou would already have Ruby installed, you can check this by running the command ruby --version in the terminal. If you don't have it installed, you can install it using homebrew.
    WindowsTo install Ruby on Windows you can download it from here and install.

    Install Plivo Ruby Package

    • Create a project directory, run the following command:

      $ mkdir myrubyapp

    • Change the directory to our project directory in the command line:

      $ cd myrubyapp

    • Add this line to your application’s Gemfile:

      gem 'plivo', '>= 4.3.0'

    • And then execute:

      $ bundle

    • Or install it yourself as:

      $ gem install plivo

    Trigger a PHLO

    Once you have created and configured your PHLO, copy the PHLO Run URL. You can integrate a PHLO into your application workflow by making an API request to the PHLO URL with the required payload.

    With Static Payload

    You can choose to either configure the mandatory params required for a PHLO while creating the PHLO itself or, you can pass the params as payload while triggering the PHLO from your app.

    Note: When you configure the params while creating the PHLO, the values are hardcoded, and they act as static payload.

    With Static Payload

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    require 'rubygems'
require 'plivo'

include Plivo

AUTH_ID = 'AUTH_ID'
AUTH_TOKEN = 'AUTH_TOKEN'

client = Phlo.new(AUTH_ID, AUTH_TOKEN)

# if credentials are stored in the PLIVO_AUTH_ID and the PLIVO_AUTH_TOKEN environment variables
# then initialize client as:
# client = Phlo.new

begin
  phlo = client.phlo.get('phlo_id')
  response = phlo.run()
  puts response
rescue PlivoRESTError => e
  puts 'Exception: ' + e.message
end

    With Dynamic Payload

    To use dynamic values for the parameters, you can use the liquid templating params while creating the PHLO and pass the values while triggering the PHLO.

    With Dynamic Payload

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    require 'rubygems'
require 'plivo'

include Plivo

AUTH_ID = 'AUTH_ID'
AUTH_TOKEN = 'AUTH_TOKEN'

client = Phlo.new(AUTH_ID, AUTH_TOKEN)

# if credentials are stored in the PLIVO_AUTH_ID and the PLIVO_AUTH_TOKEN environment variables
# then initialize client as:
# client = Phlo.new

begin
  phlo = client.phlo.get('phlo_id')
  #parameters set in PHLO - params
  params = {
     from: '+14157778888',
     to: '+14157778889'
  }
  response = phlo.run(params)
  puts response
rescue PlivoRESTError => e
  puts 'Exception: ' + e.message
end

    You can get your Auth_ID and Auth_token from your dashboard AUTHID

    You can find the PHLO_ID on the PHLO Listing page. PHLO Listing