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data/README.md

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+# MessageMedia Conversations Ruby SDK
+[![Travis Build Status](https://api.travis-ci.org/messagemedia/conversations-ruby-sdk.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/messagemedia/conversations-ruby-sdk)
+[![Gem Version](https://badge.fury.io/rb/messagemedia_conversations_sdk.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/rb/messagemedia_conversations_sdk)
+
+The MessageMedia Conversations API allows users to communicate by sending and receiving messages via OTT messaging services. This feature is disabled by default. To enable it, you don't need to make any changes to your application, just an account configuration change by MessageMedia's support team (support@messagemedia.com).
+
+## ⭐️ Installing via RubyGems
+Run the following command to install the SDK via RubyGems:
+* `gem install messagemedia-conversations-sdk`
+
+## 🎬 Get Started
+It's easy to get started. Simply enter the API Key and secret you obtained from the [MessageMedia Developers Portal](https://developers.messagemedia.com) into the code snippet below.
+
+### 🚀 Configure an account
+```ruby
+require 'message_media_conversations'
+require 'pp'
+
+# Configuration parameters and credentials
+basic_auth_user_name = 'basic_auth_user_name' # The username to use with basic authentication
+basic_auth_password = 'basic_auth_password' # The password to use with basic authentication
+
+client = MessageMediaConversations::MessageMediaConversationsClient.new(
+  basic_auth_user_name: basic_auth_user_name,
+  basic_auth_password: basic_auth_password
+)
+
+configuration_controller = client.configuration
+request = MessageMediaConversations::ConfigureAccountRequest.new("http://accounts-domain.com/callback", "Rainbow Serpent Festival")
+
+result = configuration_controller.create_configure_account(request)
+pp result
+
+```
+
+### 🔐 Facebook Authorization
+```ruby
+require 'message_media_conversations'
+require 'pp'
+
+# Configuration parameters and credentials
+basic_auth_user_name = 'basic_auth_user_name' # The username to use with basic authentication
+basic_auth_password = 'basic_auth_password' # The password to use with basic authentication
+
+client = MessageMediaConversations::MessageMediaConversationsClient.new(
+  basic_auth_user_name: basic_auth_user_name,
+  basic_auth_password: basic_auth_password
+)
+
+facebook_controller = client.facebook
+
+result = facebook_controller.get_facebook_authorisation_url()
+pp result
+
+```
+
+### ⬇️ Get Facebook pages
+```ruby
+require 'message_media_conversations'
+require 'pp'
+
+# Configuration parameters and credentials
+basic_auth_user_name = 'basic_auth_user_name' # The username to use with basic authentication
+basic_auth_password = 'basic_auth_password' # The password to use with basic authentication
+
+facebook_controller = client.facebook
+
+result = facebook_controller.get_facebook_pages()
+pp result
+
+```
+
+### ♻️ Integrate Facebook page
+You can get the facebookPageId by looking at the response of the Get Facebook pages example.
+```ruby
+require 'message_media_conversations'
+require 'pp'
+
+# Configuration parameters and credentials
+basic_auth_user_name = 'basic_auth_user_name' # The username to use with basic authentication
+basic_auth_password = 'basic_auth_password' # The password to use with basic authentication
+
+facebook_controller = client.facebook
+
+facebook_page_id = 'facebookPageId'
+result = facebook_controller.create_integrate_facebook_page(facebook_page_id)
+pp result
+
+```
+
+### 👤 Get users
+```ruby
+require 'message_media_conversations'
+require 'pp'
+
+# Configuration parameters and credentials
+basic_auth_user_name = 'basic_auth_user_name' # The username to use with basic authentication
+basic_auth_password = 'basic_auth_password' # The password to use with basic authentication
+
+appUsers_controller = client.app_users
+result = appUsers_controller.get_app_users()
+pp result
+
+```
+
+### 💬 Get user messages
+You can get the appUserId from the response of the Get users example.
+```ruby
+require 'message_media_conversations'
+require 'pp'
+
+# Configuration parameters and credentials
+basic_auth_user_name = 'basic_auth_user_name' # The username to use with basic authentication
+basic_auth_password = 'basic_auth_password' # The password to use with basic authentication
+
+appUsers_controller = client.app_users
+app_user_id = 'appUserId'
+
+result = appUsers_controller.get_app_user_messages(app_user_id)
+pp result
+
+```
+
+### ✉️ Send message to user
+You can get the appUserId from the response of the Get users example.
+```ruby
+require 'message_media_conversations'
+require 'pp'
+
+# Configuration parameters and credentials
+basic_auth_user_name = 'basic_auth_user_name' # The username to use with basic authentication
+basic_auth_password = 'basic_auth_password' # The password to use with basic authentication
+
+appUsers_controller = client.app_users
+app_user_id = 'appUserId'
+message = BaseMessageDto.new({"key":"value"})
+
+appUsers_controller.create_send_message(app_user_id, message)
+
+```
+
+## 📕 Documentation
+Check out the [full API documentation](DOCUMENTATION.md) for more detailed information.
+
+## 😕 Need help?
+Please contact developer support at developers@messagemedia.com or check out the developer portal at [developers.messagemedia.com](https://developers.messagemedia.com/)
+
+## 📃 License
+Apache License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file.

data/lib/message_media_conversations.rb

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+# This file was automatically generated for MessageMedia by APIMATIC v2.0
+# ( https://apimatic.io ).
+require 'date'
+require 'json'
+require 'faraday'
+require 'certifi'
+require 'logging'
+
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/api_helper.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/message_media_conversations' \
+                 '_client.rb'
+
+# Http
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/http/http_call_back.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/http/http_client.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/http/http_method_enum.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/http/http_request.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/http/http_response.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/http/http_context.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/http/faraday_client.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/http/auth/basic_auth.rb'
+
+# Models
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/base_model.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/send_message_response.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/get_app_users_response.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/get_facebook_pages' \
+                 '_response.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/get_facebook' \
+                 '_authorisation_url_response.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/configure_account' \
+                 '_response.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/configure_account' \
+                 '_request.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/provision_account' \
+                 '_request.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/messages_dto.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/facebook_pages_dto.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/facebook_page_dto.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/facebook_authorisation' \
+                 '_response.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/get_app_user_messages' \
+                 '_response.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/base_message_dto.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/message_dto.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/app_user_dto.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/get_app_user_by_id' \
+                 '_response.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/models/app_users_dto.rb'
+
+# Exceptions
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/exceptions/api_exception.rb'
+
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/configuration.rb'
+
+# Controllers
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/controllers/base_controller.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/controllers/app_users' \
+                 '_controller.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/controllers/configuration' \
+                 '_controller.rb'
+require_relative 'message_media_conversations/controllers/facebook' \
+                 '_controller.rb'

data/lib/message_media_conversations/api_helper.rb

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+# This file was automatically generated for MessageMedia by APIMATIC v2.0
+# ( https://apimatic.io ).
+
+module MessageMediaConversations
+  # API utility class
+  class APIHelper
+    # Serializes an array parameter (creates key value pairs).
+    # @param [String] The name of the parameter.
+    # @param [Array] The value of the parameter.
+    # @param [String] The format of the serialization.
+    def self.serialize_array(key, array, formatting: 'indexed')
+      tuples = []
+
+      if formatting == 'unindexed'
+        tuples += array.map { |element| ["#{key}[]", element] }
+      elsif formatting == 'indexed'
+        tuples += array.map.with_index do |element, index|
+          ["#{key}[#{index}]", element]
+        end
+      elsif formatting == 'plain'
+        tuples += array.map { |element| [key, element] }
+      else
+        raise ArgumentError, 'Invalid format provided.'
+      end
+      tuples
+    end
+
+    # Replaces template parameters in the given url.
+    # @param [String] The query string builder to replace the template
+    # parameters.
+    # @param [Hash] The parameters to replace in the url.
+    def self.append_url_with_template_parameters(query_builder, parameters)
+      # perform parameter validation
+      unless query_builder.instance_of? String
+        raise ArgumentError, 'Given value for parameter \"query_builder\" is
+          invalid.'
+      end
+
+      # Return if there are no parameters to replace.
+      return query_builder if parameters.nil?
+
+      # Iterate and append parameters.
+      parameters.each do |key, value|
+        replace_value = ''
+
+        if value.nil?
+          replace_value = ''
+        elsif value.instance_of? Array
+          value.map! { |element| CGI.escape(element.to_s) }
+          replace_value = value.join('/')
+        else
+          replace_value = CGI.escape(value.to_s)
+        end
+
+        # Find the template parameter and replace it with its value.
+        query_builder = query_builder.gsub('{' + key.to_s + '}', replace_value)
+      end
+      query_builder
+    end
+
+    # Appends the given set of parameters to the given query string.
+    # @param [String] The query string builder to add the query parameters to.
+    # @param [Hash] The parameters to append.
+    # @param [String] The format of array parameter serialization.
+    def self.append_url_with_query_parameters(query_builder, parameters,
+                                              array_serialization: 'indexed')
+      # Perform parameter validation.
+      unless query_builder.instance_of? String
+        raise ArgumentError, 'Given value for parameter \"query_builder\"
+          is invalid.'
+      end
+
+      # Return if there are no parameters to replace.
+      return query_builder if parameters.nil?
+
+      parameters.each do |key, value|
+        seperator = query_builder.include?('?') ? '&' : '?'
+        unless value.nil?
+          if value.instance_of? Array
+            value.compact!
+            query_builder += if array_serialization == 'csv'
+                               "#{seperator}#{key}=#{value.map do |element|
+                                 CGI.escape(element.to_s)
+                               end.join(',')}"
+                             elsif array_serialization == 'psv'
+                               "#{seperator}#{key}=#{value.map do |element|
+                                 CGI.escape(element.to_s)
+                               end.join('|')}"
+                             elsif array_serialization == 'tsv'
+                               "#{seperator}#{key}=#{value.map do |element|
+                                 CGI.escape(element.to_s)
+                               end.join("\t")}"
+                             else
+                               "#{seperator}#{APIHelper.serialize_array(
+                                 key, value, formatting: array_serialization
+                               ).map { |k, v| "#{k}=#{CGI.escape(v.to_s)}" }
+                               .join('&')}"
+                             end
+          else
+            query_builder += "#{seperator}#{key}=#{CGI.escape(value.to_s)}"
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      query_builder
+    end
+
+    # Validates and processes the given Url.
+    # @param [String] The given Url to process.
+    # @return [String] Pre-processed Url as string.
+    def self.clean_url(url)
+      # Perform parameter validation.
+      raise ArgumentError, 'Invalid Url.' unless url.instance_of? String
+
+      # Ensure that the urls are absolute.
+      matches = url.match(%r{^(https?:\/\/[^\/]+)})
+      raise ArgumentError, 'Invalid Url format.' if matches.nil?
+
+      # Get the http protocol match.
+      protocol = matches[1]
+
+      # Check if parameters exist.
+      index = url.index('?')
+
+      # Remove redundant forward slashes.
+      query = url[protocol.length...(!index.nil? ? index : url.length)]
+      query.gsub!(%r{\/\/+}, '/')
+
+      # Get the parameters.
+      parameters = !index.nil? ? url[url.index('?')...url.length] : ''
+
+      # Return processed url.
+      protocol + query + parameters
+    end
+
+    # Parses JSON string.
+    # @param [String] A JSON string.
+    def self.json_deserialize(json)
+      return JSON.parse(json)
+    rescue StandardError
+      raise TypeError, 'Server responded with invalid JSON.'
+    end
+
+    # Removes elements with empty values from a hash.
+    # @param [Hash] The hash to clean.
+    def self.clean_hash(hash)
+      hash.delete_if { |_key, value| value.to_s.strip.empty? }
+    end
+
+    # Form encodes a hash of parameters.
+    # @param [Hash] The hash of parameters to encode.
+    # @return [Hash] A hash with the same parameters form encoded.
+    def self.form_encode_parameters(form_parameters)
+      encoded = {}
+      form_parameters.each do |key, value|
+        encoded.merge!(APIHelper.form_encode(value, key, formatting:
+          Configuration.array_serialization))
+      end
+      encoded
+    end
+
+    def self.custom_merge(a, b)
+      x = {}
+      a.each do |key, value_a|
+        b.each do |k, value_b|
+          next unless key == k
+          x[k] = []
+          if value_a.instance_of? Array
+            value_a.each do |v|
+              x[k].push(v)
+            end
+          else
+            x[k].push(value_a)
+          end
+          if value_b.instance_of? Array
+            value_b.each do |v|
+              x[k].push(v)
+            end
+          else
+            x[k].push(value_b)
+          end
+          a.delete(k)
+          b.delete(k)
+        end
+      end
+      x.merge!(a)
+      x.merge!(b)
+      x
+    end
+
+    # Form encodes an object.
+    # @param [Dynamic] An object to form encode.
+    # @param [String] The name of the object.
+    # @return [Hash] A form encoded representation of the object in the form
+    # of a hash.
+    def self.form_encode(obj, instance_name, formatting: 'indexed')
+      retval = {}
+
+      serializable_types = [String, Numeric, TrueClass,
+                            FalseClass, Date, DateTime]
+
+      # If this is a structure, resolve it's field names.
+      obj = obj.to_hash if obj.is_a? BaseModel
+
+      # Create a form encoded hash for this object.
+      if obj.nil?
+        nil
+      elsif obj.instance_of? Array
+        if formatting == 'indexed'
+          obj.each_with_index do |value, index|
+            retval.merge!(APIHelper.form_encode(value, instance_name + '[' +
+              index.to_s + ']'))
+          end
+        elsif serializable_types.map { |x| obj[0].is_a? x }.any?
+          obj.each do |value|
+            abc = if formatting == 'unindexed'
+                    APIHelper.form_encode(value, instance_name + '[]',
+                                          formatting: formatting)
+                  else
+                    APIHelper.form_encode(value, instance_name,
+                                          formatting: formatting)
+                  end
+            retval = APIHelper.custom_merge(retval, abc)
+            # print retval
+          end
+        else
+          obj.each_with_index do |value, index|
+            retval.merge!(APIHelper.form_encode(value, instance_name + '[' +
+              index.to_s + ']', formatting: formatting))
+          end
+        end
+      elsif obj.instance_of? Hash
+        obj.each do |key, value|
+          retval.merge!(APIHelper.form_encode(value, instance_name + '[' +
+            key + ']', formatting: formatting))
+        end
+      else
+        retval[instance_name] = obj
+      end
+      retval
+    end
+
+    # Safely converts a string into an rfc3339 DateTime object
+    # @param [String] The datetime string
+    # @return [DateTime] A DateTime object of rfc3339 format
+    def self.rfc3339(date_time)
+      # missing timezone information
+      if date_time.end_with?('Z') || date_time.index('+')
+        DateTime.rfc3339(date_time)
+      else
+        DateTime.rfc3339(date_time + 'Z')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+# Extend types to support to_bool.
+module ToBoolean
+  def to_bool
+    return true if self == true || to_s.strip =~ /^(true|yes|y|1)$/i
+    false
+  end
+end
+
+# Extend NilClass type to support to_bool.
+class NilClass; include ToBoolean; end
+# Extend TrueClass type to support to_bool.
+class TrueClass; include ToBoolean; end
+# Extend FalseClass type to support to_bool.
+class FalseClass; include ToBoolean; end
+# Extend Numeric type to support to_bool.
+class Numeric; include ToBoolean; end
+# Extend String type to support to_bool.
+class String; include ToBoolean; end