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2 changes: 0 additions & 2 deletions CHANGES.md
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Expand Up @@ -3129,6 +3129,4 @@ The newest version of the `twilio-node` helper library!

This version brings a host of changes to update and modernize the `twilio-node` helper library. It is auto-generated to produce a more consistent and correct product.

- [Migration Guide](https://www.twilio.com/docs/libraries/node/migration-guide)
- [Full API Documentation](https://twilio.github.io/twilio-node/)
- [General Documentation](https://www.twilio.com/docs/libraries/node)
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## <a name="question"></a> Got an API/Product Question or Problem?

If you have questions about how to use `twilio-node`, please see our
[docs][docs-link], and if you don't find the answer there, please contact
[docs](./README.md), and if you don't find the answer there, please contact
[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) with any issues you have.

## <a name="issue"></a> Found an Issue?
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For large fixes, please build and test the documentation before submitting the
PR to be sure you haven't accidentally introduced layout or formatting issues.

If you want to help improve the docs at
[https://www.twilio.com/docs/libraries/node][docs-link], please contact
[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).

## <a name="submit"></a> Submission Guidelines

### Submitting an Issue
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* All classes and methods **must be documented**.


[docs-link]: https://www.twilio.com/docs/libraries/node
[issue-link]: https://github.com/twilio/twilio-node/issues/new
[github]: https://github.com/twilio/twilio-node
[github]: https://github.com/twilio/twilio-node
181 changes: 151 additions & 30 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -19,17 +19,45 @@ The Node library documentation can be found [here][libdocs].

This library supports the following Node.js implementations:

* Node.js 14
* Node.js 16
* Node.js 18
- Node.js 14
- Node.js 16
- Node.js 18

TypeScript is supported for TypeScript version 2.9 and above.

> **Warning**
> Do not use this Node.js library in a front-end application. Doing so can expose your Twilio credentials to end-users as part of the bundled HTML/JavaScript sent to their browser.

## Installation

`npm install twilio` or `yarn add twilio`

## Sample Usage
### Test your installation

To make sure the installation was successful, try sending yourself an SMS message, like this:

```js
// Your AccountSID and Auth Token from console.twilio.com
const accountSid = 'ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX';
const authToken = 'your_auth_token';

const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);

client.messages
.create({
body: 'Hello from twilio-node',
to: '+12345678901', // Text your number
from: '+12345678901', // From a valid Twilio number
})
.then((message) => console.log(message.sid));
```

After a brief delay, you will receive the text message on your phone.

> **Warning**
> It's okay to hardcode your credentials when testing locally, but you should use environment variables to keep them secret before committing any code or deploying to production. Check out [How to Set Environment Variables](https://www.twilio.com/blog/2017/01/how-to-set-environment-variables.html) for more information.

## Usage

Check out these [code examples](examples) in JavaScript and TypeScript to get up and running quickly.

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If your environment requires SSL decryption, you can set the path to CA bundle in the env var `TWILIO_CA_BUNDLE`.

### Client Initialization

If you invoke any V2010 operations without specifying an account SID, `twilio-node` will automatically use the `TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID` value that the client was initialized with. This is useful for when you'd like to, for example, fetch resources for your main account but also your subaccount. See below:

```javascript
var accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID; // Your Account SID from www.twilio.com/console
var authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN; // Your Auth Token from www.twilio.com/console
var subaccountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SUBACCOUNT_SID; // Your Subaccount SID from www.twilio.com/console
// Your Account SID, Subaccount SID Auth Token from console.twilio.com
const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
const subaccountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SUBACCOUNT_SID;

const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
const mainAccountCalls = client.api.v2010.account.calls.list; // SID not specified, so defaults to accountSid
const subaccountCalls = client.api.v2010.account(subaccountSid).calls.list // SID specified as subaccountSid
const subaccountCalls = client.api.v2010.account(subaccountSid).calls.list; // SID specified as subaccountSid
```

### Lazy Loading

`twilio-node` supports lazy loading required modules for faster loading time. Lazy loading is enabled by default. To disable lazy loading, simply instantiate the Twilio client with the `lazyLoading` flag set to `false`:

```javascript
var accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID; // Your Account SID from www.twilio.com/console
var authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN; // Your Auth Token from www.twilio.com/console
// Your Account SID and Auth Token from console.twilio.com
const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;

const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken, {
lazyLoading: false
lazyLoading: false,
});
```

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Optionally, the maximum number of retries performed by this feature can be set with the `maxRetries` flag. The default maximum number of retries is `3`.

```javascript
var accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID; // Your Account SID from www.twilio.com/console
var authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN; // Your Auth Token from www.twilio.com/console
const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;

const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken, {
autoRetry: true,
maxRetries: 3
autoRetry: true,
maxRetries: 3,
});
```

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To take advantage of Twilio's [Global Infrastructure](https://www.twilio.com/docs/global-infrastructure), specify the target Region and/or Edge for the client:

```javascript
var accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID; // Your Account SID from www.twilio.com/console
var authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN; // Your Auth Token from www.twilio.com/console
const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;

const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken, {
region: 'au1',
edge: 'sydney',
region: 'au1',
edge: 'sydney',
});
```

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This will result in the `hostname` transforming from `api.twilio.com` to `api.sydney.au1.twilio.com`.

### Iterate through records

The library automatically handles paging for you. Collections, such as `calls` and `messages`, have `list` and `each` methods that page under the hood. With both `list` and `each`, you can specify the number of records you want to receive (`limit`) and the maximum size you want each page fetch to be (`pageSize`). The library will then handle the task for you.

`list` eagerly fetches all records and returns them as a list, whereas `each` streams records and lazily retrieves pages of records as you iterate over the collection. You can also page manually using the `page` method.

For more information about these methods, view the [auto-generated library docs](https://www.twilio.com/docs/libraries/reference/twilio-node/).

```js
// Your Account SID and Auth Token from console.twilio.com
const accountSid = 'ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX';
const authToken = 'your_auth_token';
const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);

client.calls.each((call) => console.log(call.direction));
```

### Enable Debug Logging

There are two ways to enable debug logging in the default HTTP client. You can create an environment variable called `TWILIO_LOG_LEVEL` and set it to `debug` or you can set the logLevel variable on the client as debug:

```javascript
var accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID; // Your Account SID from www.twilio.com/console
var authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN; // Your Auth Token from www.twilio.com/console
const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;

const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken, {
logLevel: 'debug'
logLevel: 'debug',
});
```

You can also set the logLevel variable on the client after constructing the Twilio client:

```javascript
const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
client.logLevel = 'debug';
```

## Using webhook validation
See [example](examples/express.js) for a code sample for incoming Twilio request validation.
### Debug API requests

## Handling Exceptions
To assist with debugging, the library allows you to access the underlying request and response objects. This capability is built into the default HTTP client that ships with the library.

For an example on how to handle exceptions in this helper library, please see the [Twilio documentation](https://www.twilio.com/docs/libraries/node#exceptions).
For example, you can retrieve the status code of the last response like so:

## Using a Custom HTTP Client
```js
const accountSid = 'ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX';
const authToken = 'your_auth_token';

To use a custom HTTP client with this helper library, please see the [Twilio documentation](https://www.twilio.com/docs/libraries/node/custom-http-clients-node).
const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);

client.messages
.create({
to: '+14158675309',
from: '+14258675310',
body: 'Ahoy!',
})
.then(() => {
// Access details about the last request
console.log(client.lastRequest.method);
console.log(client.lastRequest.url);
console.log(client.lastRequest.auth);
console.log(client.lastRequest.params);
console.log(client.lastRequest.headers);
console.log(client.lastRequest.data);

// Access details about the last response
console.log(client.httpClient.lastResponse.statusCode);
console.log(client.httpClient.lastResponse.body);
});
```

### Handle exceptions

If the Twilio API returns a 400 or a 500 level HTTP response, `twilio-node` will throw an error including relevant information, which you can then `catch`:

```js
client.messages
.create({
body: 'Hello from Node',
to: '+12345678901',
from: '+12345678901',
})
.then((message) => console.log(message))
.catch((error) => {
// You can implement your fallback code here
console.log(error);
});
```

or with `async/await`:

```js
try {
const message = await client.messages.create({
body: 'Hello from Node',
to: '+12345678901',
from: '+12345678901',
});
console.log(message);
} catch (error) {
// You can implement your fallback code here
console.error(error);
}
```

If you are using callbacks, error information will be included in the `error` parameter of the callback.

400-level errors are [normal during API operation](https://www.twilio.com/docs/api/rest/request#get-responses) ("Invalid number", "Cannot deliver SMS to that number", for example) and should be handled appropriately.

### Use a custom HTTP Client

To use a custom HTTP client with this helper library, please see the [advanced example of how to do so](./advanced-examples/custom-http-client.md).

### Use webhook validation

See [example](examples/express.js) for a code sample for incoming Twilio request validation.

## Docker Image
## Docker image

The `Dockerfile` present in this repository and its respective `twilio/twilio-node` Docker image are currently used by Twilio for testing purposes only.

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If you're not familiar with the GitHub pull request/contribution process, [this is a nice tutorial](https://gun.io/blog/how-to-github-fork-branch-and-pull-request/).

#### Getting Started
### Get started

If you want to familiarize yourself with the project, you can start by [forking the repository](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/) and [cloning it in your local development environment](https://help.github.com/articles/cloning-a-repository/). The project requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) to be installed on your machine.

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