ultraspeed/gist:121654

## gistfile1.rb
# Method to send a message using Esendex's new RESTful
# API.
#
# Most people would think to use Builder to build
# the XML for this request. However, Builder seems to
# escape the XML in a way that Esendex doesn't under-
# stand. I will be asking them more about this
# later!
#
def send_using_esendex
  xml  = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>"
  xml += "<message><to>#{MOBILE_NUMBER}</to>"
  xml += "<body>#{MESSAGE}</body>"
  xml += "<validity>0</validity></message>"

  uri = URI.parse(ESENDEX_URL)
  http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)

  http.start do
    req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path)
    req.basic_auth(ESENDEX_USERNAME, ESENDEX_PASSWORD)
    req.content_type = "text/xml"
    req.body = xml

    @response = http.request(req)

    # Parse the XML response we should receive
    response_xml = REXML::Document.new(@response.body)
  end
end
	# Method to send a message using Esendex's new RESTful
	# API.
	#
	# Most people would think to use Builder to build
	# the XML for this request. However, Builder seems to
	# escape the XML in a way that Esendex doesn't under-
	# stand. I will be asking them more about this
	# later!
	#
	def send_using_esendex
	xml = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>"
	xml += "<message><to>#{MOBILE_NUMBER}</to>"
	xml += "<body>#{MESSAGE}</body>"
	xml += "<validity>0</validity></message>"

	uri = URI.parse(ESENDEX_URL)
	http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)

	http.start do
	req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path)
	req.basic_auth(ESENDEX_USERNAME, ESENDEX_PASSWORD)
	req.content_type = "text/xml"
	req.body = xml

	@response = http.request(req)

	# Parse the XML response we should receive
	response_xml = REXML::Document.new(@response.body)
	end
	end