Company
Date Published
May 11, 2021
Author
Phil Leggetter
Word count
1008
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The author of this post, a dad, wanted to create a Santa Delivery Notification system for his family using the Nexmo Dispatch API with Facebook Messenger as the primary notification channel and SMS fallback. The system uses a combination of Node.JS, the Nexmo Dispatch API, the Santa API, Facebook Page and Application to determine where the user is located and compare it to Santa's delivery route. Once subscribed, the system sends notifications when Santa is moving away from the user's location, with an option for SMS fallback if the message isn't read. The author has made the code available on GitHub and invites readers to try out the Dispatch API standalone and suggest enhancements or ideas for improvement.