Push notifications from Firebase to Twilio.

push_notifications.js

//require the Twilio module and create a REST client
var client = require('twilio')('ACCOUNT_SID', 'AUTH_TOKEN');

var Firebase = require('firebase');

var fb = new Firebase('FIREBASE_URL');
fb.auth('FIREBASE_SECRET', function(err) {
   if( err ) { throw err; }
   listenForEvents();
})

function listenForEvents() {
  fb.child('push_notifications').on('child_added', function(snap) {
    var dat = snap.val();
    sendMessage(dat.from, dat.text, snap.ref());
  })
}

function sendMessage(from, text, ref) {
    //Send an SMS text message
  client.sendMessage({
      to:'+16515556677', // Any number Twilio can deliver to
      from: from, // A number you bought from Twilio and can use for outbound communication
      body: text // body of the SMS message
  }, function(err, responseData) { //this function is executed when a response is received from Twilio
      if (err) { // "err" is an error received during the request, if any
        console.error(err);
      }
      else {
        // remove the queue event
        ref.remove();
        console.log(responseData);
      }
  });
}