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https://github.com/green-api/whatsapp-api-webhook-server-cpp
This library helps you easily create a С++ server endpoint to receive WhatsApp message webhooks.
https://github.com/green-api/whatsapp-api-webhook-server-cpp
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This library helps you easily create a С++ server endpoint to receive WhatsApp message webhooks.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/green-api/whatsapp-api-webhook-server-cpp
- Owner: green-api
- License: other
- Created: 2024-07-22T06:50:25.000Z (2 months ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-08-09T08:54:57.000Z (about 2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-09-20T19:32:42.357Z (4 days ago)
- Topics: whatsapp, whatsapp-api, whatsapp-bot, whatsapp-chat, whatsapp-chatbot, whatsapp-chatbot-cpp, whatsapp-cpp
- Language: C++
- Homepage: https://green-api.com/en
- Size: 182 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# whatsapp-api-webhook-server-cpp
## Support links
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## Guides & News
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- [Документация на русском языке](https://github.com/green-api/whatsapp-api-webhook-server-cpp/blob/master/README.ru.md).
`whatsapp-api-webhook-server-cpp` — webhook server for integration with WhatsApp Messenger using the API service [green-api.com](https://green-api.com/).
You should get a registration token and an account ID in your [personal cabinet](https://console.green-api.com/).
There is a free developer account tariff.
- [whatsapp-api-webhook-server-cpp](#whatsapp-api-webhook-server-cpp)
- [Support links](#support-links)
- [Guides \& News](#guides--news)
- [API](#api)
- [Receiving Webhook Token](#receiving-webhook-token)
- [Building the app](#building-the-app)
- [Windows](#windows)
- [Linux](#linux)
- [Docker](#docker)
- [Running the app](#running-the-app)
- [User Adapter](#user-adapter)
- [Examples](#examples)
- [JSON Validation](#json-validation)
- [Webhooks documentation](#webhooks-documentation)
- [Library dependencies](#library-dependencies)
- [Licence](#licence)
## API
The documentation for webhooks could be find [here](https://green-api.com/en/docs/api/#receiving). The app is a handler for it, so the documentation at the link above also applies.
## Receiving Webhook Token
To receive a Webhook Token and be able to send requests into this server, the WhatsApp account in the phone app must be authorized. To authorize the account, go to your [cabinet](https://console.green-api.com/) and scan the QR code using the WhatsApp app.
## Building the app
This app uses C++ 17, CMake 3.5, supports Linux (GCC) and Windows (Visual Studio 2019/2022) compilers.
Before building you should create this file (or copy existing one if you have it):
- ```source/user_adapter.cpp```
If you don't have required file, create it by renaming with removing underscore from ```source/_user_adapter.cpp``` file.
We will update ```include/user_adapter.h``` and ```source/_user_adapter.cpp``` files as new webhooks are released. If you encountered build error, which tells compiler could not find required functions from ```user_adapter```, please add new functions from ```source/_user_adapter.cpp``` to yours ```source/user_adapter.cpp```.
**This project will not build if you won't do it**.
### Windows
To build the app you need:
- [git](https://gitforwindows.org/) - a cross-platform utility used on this project for downloading libraries.
- [CMake](https://cmake.org/download/) - a cross-platform utility for automatically building software from source code.
- Compiler [Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC)](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/ru/downloads/) for C++ applications.
```cmake``` and ```git``` must be accessible by PATH.
Building is done by using the ```build.bat``` scenario (or ```.\build.bat``` if Powershell used):
```bash
git clone --branch=master --depth=1 https://github.com/green-api/whatsapp-api-webhook-server-cpp
cd whatsapp-api-webhook-server-cpp
build.bat
```
Application is built at Release config by default. Config file ```config.json``` and directory ```jsonSchema``` are copied to ```build\bin``` directory. The application prioritize ```build\bin``` files over project's directory.
After successful build you can build it using ```build.bat``` or
```bash
cmake --build build --config=Release
```
Run the application:
```bash
start build\bin\whatsapp-api-webhook-server-cpp.exe
```
Server exposes port from ```config.json``` configuration (by default: ```5000```). Detailed configuration description available [here](#running-the-app).
### Linux
To build the app you need git, g++, cmake:
```bash
sudo apt-get install git g++ cmake
```
```cmake``` and ```git``` must be accessible by bash.
Building is done by using the ```build.sh``` scenario:
```bash
git clone --branch=master --depth=1 https://github.com/green-api/whatsapp-api-webhook-server-cpp
cd whatsapp-api-webhook-server-cpp
.\build.sh
```
Application is built at Release config by default. Config file ```config.json``` and directory ```jsonSchema``` are copied to ```build/bin``` directory. The application will prioritize ```build/bin``` files over project's directory.
After successful build you can build it using ```.\build.sh``` or
```bash
cmake --build build --config=Release
```
Run the application:
```bash
./build/bin/whatsapp-api-webhook-server-cpp
```
Server exposes port from ```config.json``` configuration (by default: ```5000```). Detailed configuration description available [here](#running-the-app).
### Docker
To run this project with Docker, you need Docker and Docker Compose.
You can install [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/) for all platforms or install [Docker Engine](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/) for Linux.
Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone --branch=master --depth=1 https://github.com/green-api/whatsapp-api-webhook-server-cpp
cd whatsapp-api-webhook-server-cpp
```
Before running Docker you should create this file (or copy existing one if you have it):
- ```source/user_adapter.cpp```
If you don't have required file, create it by renaming with removing underscore from ```source/_user_adapter.cpp``` file.
We will update ```include/user_adapter.h``` and ```source/_user_adapter.cpp``` files as new webhooks are released. If you encountered build error, which tells compiler could not find required functions from ```user_adapter```, please add new functions from ```source/_user_adapter.cpp``` to yours ```source/user_adapter.cpp```.
By default, ```port 5000``` is exposed. If you would like to change it, you need:
- Change ```Address``` field in ```config.json``` to your desired port;
- Change ```ports``` field in ```docker-compose.yaml``` to your desired port;
Run Docker image with Docker Compose. Use flag ```--build```, if you are running this container first time or project files have been changed:
```bash
docker compose up --build
```
Server will be started after building automatically. Detailed configuration description available [here](#running-the-app).
## Running the app
The application binary is placed in ```build/bin/```.
This project use ```config.json``` to set these variables:
- Address (default: ```:5000```). Server will be launched on this port. Requests should be sent to this port. [Instance setup](https://green-api.com/en/docs/api/receiving/technology-webhook-endpoint/#webhookUrl);
- Pattern (default: ```/```). Part of URI after port: "Address""Pattern". All requests sent to wrong Pattern will be rejected. By default server will handle requests on URI = localhost:5000/. [Instance setup](https://green-api.com/en/docs/api/receiving/technology-webhook-endpoint/#webhookUrl);
- WebhookToken (default: **none**). Authorization token, must be equal to a token declared in your green-api instance (none dy default). [Instance setup](https://green-api.com/en/docs/api/receiving/technology-webhook-endpoint/#webhookUrl);
- LogToFile (default: ```false```). Defines the creation logger of a file and writing logs to it by program. Available values: true, false.
- LogToConsole (default: ```false```). Defines writing logs into console by program. Available values: true, false.
- LoggerFilename (default: ```log.txt```). Filename for logger's file.
After starting the application, a server using values from config will be started. If no config exists, default values will be used.
You can use [Postman collection](https://green-api.com/en/docs/postman-collection/) for server testing.
## User Adapter
For specifing user-defined functions when a notification received use ```user_adapter``` files. In these files you should define notifications handlers (for example: write notification into database, send request to other microservice). Template file ```source/_user_adapter.cpp``` can be used by it's renaming. Handler examples for all notification type are available in file ```user_adapter_example.cpp``` in directory ```examples```.
The user adapter located in:
- ```sources/user_adapter.cpp```
If you don't have required file, create it by renaming with removing underscore from ```source/_user_adapter.cpp``` file.
We will update ```include/user_adapter.h``` and ```source/_user_adapter.cpp``` files as new webhooks are released. If you encountered build error, which tells compiler could not find required functions from ```user_adapter```, please add new functions from ```source/_user_adapter.cpp``` to yours ```source/user_adapter.cpp```.
User Adapter contains your handlers for incoming webhooks. It works according to the following algorithm:
1. Request to the server is received by ```webhook``` class;
2. ```webhook``` class creates ```Response``` object and transmits request body to the ```validator``` class;
3. After validation, ```Response``` object transmits into ```UserAdapter``` handler, based on request's body ```webToken```;
4. ```User Adapter``` function returns ```true``` if error or ```false``` if no error. Based on this value, server will return 200 OK or 400 Bad Request status.
The structure of ```Response``` object (response.h):
```cpp
struct Response {
bool error = true; // true if incoming webhook failed to validate
std::string typeWebhook = ""; // webhookType taken from request body
std::string bodyStr = ""; // contains request body if error = false, otherwise contains validation error description
nlohmann::json bodyJson = ""; // body of incoming request
}
```
1. UserAdapter function defines as:
```cpp
static bool onWebhookType(greenapi::Response& body);
```
2. UserAdapter function example:
In this example, handler will be called by webhook with type ```IncomingMessageReceived```. Using the structure ```Response``` above, you could check for validate of request (```body.error```), work with webhook json structure (```body.bodyJson```) or get access to webhook raw body (```body.bodyStr```).
```cpp
bool UserAdapter::onIncomingMessageReceived(greenapi::Response& body) {
// Every request contains typeWebhook. Requests are rejected, if no typeWebhook given.
const auto typeWebhook = body.bodyJson["typeWebhook"];
// If you encountered errors while hanlding, you should return true.
// It will change response status to 400 Bad Request with immediate return of the HTTP request result
//
// if () {
// return true;
//}
greenapi::Logger::Log("Received webhook: " + nlohmann::to_string(typeWebhook) + std::string(" with body: ") + body.bodyStr, "info");
// Write your handler here:
// Return false if no error, after this 200 OK response will be returned
return false;
}
```
## Examples
Examples are available in [user_adapter_example.cpp](./examples/user_adapter_example.cpp).
## JSON Validation
JSON schemas for webhooks validation are placed in ```jsonSchema``` directory and copied to build directory while running build script. You could add any ```.json``` files to ```build/bin/jsonSchema```, they will be loaded into a program while it starting.
JSON schemas have this structure:
```json
{
"$id": "schemas",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"yourNameOfObject": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"sampleField": {
"type": "string"
},
"sampleRef_Field": {
"$ref": "#/properties/commonSchemaComponents/properties/senderData"
}
},
"required": [
"typeWebhook",
],
"additionalProperties": true
},
"yourOtherObject": {
...
}
}
}
```
To make your ```.json``` file working, any ```.json``` file should contain only one object with ```"properties"```. All to-be-validated objects should be on ```"properties"``` object. Otherwise, your json file will be ignored.
## Webhooks documentation
[https://green-api.com/docs/api/](https://green-api.com/en/docs/api/receiving/notifications-format/).
## Library dependencies
- [poco](https://github.com/pocoproject/poco) — for HTTP server.
- [nlohmann-json](https://github.com/nlohmann/json) — to work with JSON.
- [json-schema-validator](https://github.com/pboettch/json-schema-validator) — for JSON validation.
## Licence
Licences under [
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0)
](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/).
[LICENSE](../LICENSE).