Bash WebSMS script using cURL

This post is the combination of all of the WebSMS scripts that I have posted to this date. This script will enable you to send text messages to Dhiraagu mobiles numbers via their websms site. As of the latest iteration, the script takes two arguments, the number (or alias) and the message.

but before that some setup notes for the n00bs

1) Save the script on your desktop, name it FILE (whatever you like)
2) Open up a terminal:
3) sudo cp ~/Desktop/FILE /usr/local/bin/sms
4) sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/sms

from then on you can simply run it by typing "sms [number|alias] message" on the terminal

#!/bin/bash

user=YOUR-USERNAME
pass=YOUR-PASSWORD
number=$1
msg=$2

case "${number}" in

#--BEGIN DIRECTORY SEGMENT--##

hotchick1) number=7811223;;
hotchick2) number=7620382;;
hotchick3) number=7923423;;

#--END OF DIRECTORY SEGMENT--##

*)
if [ -z `echo ${number} | grep -E "^7[5-9][0-9]{5}$"` ]
then
echo "ERROR: Number not valid"
exit
fi
;;
esac


cd $HOME

echo -e "\nSending to ${number}\nMessage is `expr length "${msg}"` characters long"

if [ `expr length "${msg}"` -gt 140 ]
then
echo "Message will be truncated at ...${msg:130:10}"
fi

echo "Authenticating ... Getting cookie"
if [ -n "`curl -s --compressed -c cookiejar -d \"username=${user}&password=${pass}\" \
http://websms.dhimobile.com.mv/cgi-bin/websms/index.pl | \
sed -n \"s/.*\( 0 more \).*/\1/p\"`" ]
then
echo "ERROR: Daily quota reached"
exit
fi

echo "Attempting to send message... "
curl -s --compressed -b cookiejar  -d "mobilenumber=${number}&message=${msg:0:140}" \
http://websms.dhimobile.com.mv/cgi-bin/websms/send_message.pl | \
sed -n 's/.*\([yY]ou .* Day\).*/\1/p'
echo -e "Done!\n"

rm cookiejar

for historical reasons, and because some people may prefer the older versions, they are included below.

#!/bin/bash

cd $HOME

user=$1
pass=$2
number=$3
msg=$4

echo -e "\nAuthenticating ... Getting cookie"
if [ -n "`curl -s --compressed -c cookiejar -d \"username=${user}&password=${pass}\" \
 http://websms.dhimobile.com.mv/cgi-bin/websms/index.pl | \
 sed -n \"s/.*\( 0 more \).*/\1/p\"`" ]
then
 echo "Shit! You've hit that quota."
 exit
fi

echo "Message is `expr length "${msg}"` characters long"

if [ `expr length "${msg}"` -gt 140 ]
then
 echo "Message will be truncated"
fi

echo "Attempting to send message... "
curl -s --compressed -b cookiejar  -d "mobilenumber=${number}&message=${msg:0:140}" \
http://websms.dhimobile.com.mv/cgi-bin/websms/send_message.pl | \
sed -n 's/.*\([yY]ou .* Day\).*/\1/p'
echo -e "Done!\n"

rm cookiejar

and of course the first ever version of it, unbloated simplicity in itself.

#!/bin/bash
#usage "./websms username password number message"

cd $HOME

curl --progress-bar -c cookiejar -d "username=${1}&password=${2}" \
http://websms.dhimobile.com.mv/cgi-bin/websms/index.pl | grep -i "day" | \
sed -e 's/<[^>]*>//g;s/^[ \t]*//'

curl --progress-bar -b cookiejar  -d "mobilenumber=${3}&message=${4}" \
http://websms.dhimobile.com.mv/cgi-bin/websms/send_message.pl | grep -i "day" | \
sed -e 's/<[^>]*>//g;s/^[ \t]*//'

rm cookiejar