The latest articles on DEV Community by Mirkan (@mirkan1). https://dev.to/mirkan1 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F116468%2F3ba95d82-cc94-4684-ae6d-2f315e52b3d8.jpeg https://dev.to/mirkan1 en Mirkan Mon, 20 Apr 2020 06:24:55 +0000 https://dev.to/mirkan1/mirkan1-twilio-x-dev-hackathon-submission-2d7o https://dev.to/mirkan1/mirkan1-twilio-x-dev-hackathon-submission-2d7o <h2> What I built </h2> <p>You can get a country's fight against COVID-19; how many confirmed number of cases, recovered patients, deaths, etc. by sending a message: example input<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> to: +12017628866 message: "USA" </code></pre> </div> <p>example output<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> In Italy confirmed number of cases are 159516. Recovered people are more than 35435. 3260 people are still in critical condition and 20465 deaths </code></pre> </div> <p>And/Or you can get a news article about COVID-19 by sending message: example input<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> to: +12017628866 message: "news" </code></pre> </div> <p>example output<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> *India coronavirus: World's largest postal service turns lifesaver* India has the largest postal service in the world - and now it is stepping in to help deliver lifesaving medicines during a countrywide lockdown aimed at tackling the coronavirus pandemic. The BBC's Ayeshea Perera in Delhi reports. Red postal vans are a familiar sight in India. They make thousands of journeys every day, criss-crossing the ... from: YAHOO!, published on 13-4-2020 https://news.yahoo.com/india-coronavirus-worlds-largest-postal-230159614.html </code></pre> </div> <h4> Category Submission: </h4> <p>Interesting Integrations: an app that integrates Twilio with at least one other API.</p> <p>Examples: appointment reminders app that uses a scheduling API, sports alert app that uses sports-stat APIs, location-based app that leverages geo-location APIs</p> <h2> Demo Link </h2> <p>MESSAGING TO +12017628866 WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE HECATRON IS OVER, FEEL FREE TO TEST IT<br> <a href="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fmirkan1%2Fcovid19_sms_info%2Fblob%2Fmaster%2Fexample.PNG%3Fraw%3Dtrue" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fmirkan1%2Fcovid19_sms_info%2Fblob%2Fmaster%2Fexample.PNG%3Fraw%3Dtrue" alt="example input/output"></a></p> <h2> Link to Code </h2> <p><a href="https://github.com/mirkan1/covid19_sms_info" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/mirkan1/covid19_sms_info</a></p> <h2> How I built it (what's the stack? did I run into issues or discover something new along the way?) </h2> <p>I learned how to use multitasking on python, and how to use Flask more efficiently</p> <h2> Additional Resources/Info </h2> <ul> <li>twilioAPI (twilio.com) for SMS messaging</li> <li>rapidAPI (rapidapi.com) for information gathering</li> </ul> <h1> I am thinking to develop it more, making a webpage, and adding some good front-end stuff but for now, I wanted to share my progress with you </h1> twiliohackathon node python flask