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Co-authored-by: David Woloszyn <[email protected]>
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---
title: SMS gateway
tags:
- SMS
- Gateway
- Notification
---

<Since version="4.5" issueNumber="MDL-83406" />

SMS gateway plugins allow you to create SMS gateway providers.
Providers are an interface between [SMS API](/apis/subsystems/sms/index.md) and the external SMS provider (e.g. Amazon Web Services).
This allows for the sending of SMS notifications to users from your Moodle instance.

For example, you set up MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) in Moodle and choose 'AWS' as your SMS gateway provider.
This enables users to receive SMS notifications as part of the authentication process.

## File structure

SMS gateway plugins are located in the `/sms/gateway` directory. A plugin should not include any custom files outside its own
plugin folder.

Each plugin is in a separate subdirectory and consists of a number of mandatory files and any other files the developer is going to use. See the [common plugin files](/apis/commonfiles/index.mdx) documentation for other files which may be useful in your plugin.

<details>
<summary>The directory layout for the `smsgateway` plugin.</summary>

```console
sms/gateway/example
├── classes
│   ├── gateway.php
│   ├── hook_listener.php
│   └── privacy
│   └── provider.php
├── lang
│   └── en
│   └── smsgateway_example.php
├── settings.php
└── version.php
```

</details>

## Key files

There are a number of key files within the SMS gateway plugin which will need to be configured for correct functionality.

- gateway.php
- hook_listener.php

### gateway.php

Each plugin must create a class called `gateway` which extends the `\core_sms\gateway` class.
The SMS API will use the extended methods from this class.

```php title="Implementing the base SMS gateway"

class gateway extends \core_sms\gateway {

#[\Override]
public function send(
message $message,
): message {
// Sample code to send an SMS message.
$config = (object)json_decode($awsconfig, true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
$class = '\smsgateway_aws\local\service\\' . $config->gateway;
$recipientnumber = manager::format_number(
phonenumber: $message->recipientnumber,
countrycode: isset($config->countrycode) ?? null,
);
if (class_exists($class)) {
$status = call_user_func(
$class . '::send_sms_message',
$message->content,
$recipientnumber,
$config,
);
}
return $message->with(
status: $status,
);
}

#[\Override]
public function get_send_priority(message $message): int {
return 50;
}
}

```

### hook_listener.php

[Hooks](/apis/core/hooks/index.md) can be dispatched from the SMS API which the plugin can then listened to.
It is necessary for plugins developers to assess these hooks and implement accordingly.

#### after_sms_gateway_form_hook

This hook will allow plugins to add required form fields to assist users in configuring their SMS gateway.

```php title="Listener method for after_sms_gateway_form_hook"

public static function set_form_definition_for_aws_sms_gateway(after_sms_gateway_form_hook $hook): void {
if ($hook->plugin !== 'smsgateway_example') {
return;
}

$gateways = [
'smsgateway_example' => get_string('list', 'smsgateway_example'),
];
$mform->addElement(
'select',
'gateway',
get_string('gateway', 'smsgateway_example'),
$gateways,
);
}

```

:::info

For a real plugin example, see the [AWS SMS Gateway plugin](https://github.com/moodle/moodle/tree/main/sms/gateway/aws).

:::
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---
title: SMS API
tags:
- SMS
---

<Since version="4.5" issueNumber="MDL-79808" />

The SMS API lets you send SMS messages using configured gateways, fetch messages that were previously sent, and check on their status.
The SMS API allows developers to implement SMS-related features into their plugins.
The subsystem contains an SMS Manager class `\core_sms\manager` which facilitates the actions performed by the API.

Some of the actions made possible are:

- Sending messages
- Fetching messages
- Checking the status of a message
- Getting SMS gateways.

Currently, the design of the SMS API features the following plugin types:

- [SMS gateway](/apis/plugintypes/sms/index.md)

## Sending an SMS

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recipientuserid: $user->id,
issensitive: false,
async: false,
gatewayid: 22,
);
```

:::info Message lengths

A single SMS sent by the API may consist of up to 480 UTF-8 characters. It is up to the message _gateway_ plugin to determine how this message is sent to the recipient.
A single SMS sent by the API may consist of up to 480 UTF-8 characters. It is up to the message _gateway plugin_ to determine how this message is sent to the recipient.

Any message longer than the maximum length will be immediately rejected.

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GQ --> |Gateway failed to send the message| GF
end
```

## Getting SMS gateways

[SMS gateways](/apis/plugintypes/sms/index.md) are plugins that provide a way to interface with external SMS providers.
Once a gateway is configured, any component implementing the SMS API can get a list of gateways.

```php title="Getting the list of enabled gateways"
$manager = \core\di::get(\core_sms\manager::class);
$gatewayrecords = $manager->get_gateway_records();

// It is also possible to filter the request.
$gatewayrecords = $manager->get_gateway_records(['id' => $id]);

// To get all the enabled gateway instances.
$gatewayrecords = $manager->get_enabled_gateway_instances();
```

## Important hooks

The SMS API dispatches some [hooks](/apis/core/hooks/index.md) which should be considered when implemented by a plugin/component.

- before_gateway_deleted
- before_gateway_disabled

Before deleting or disabling an [SMS gateways](/apis/plugintypes/sms/index.md), these two hooks are dispatched from the SMS API.
This allows components that are actively using that gateway to stop the action, or do necessary cleanup.
Listening to these hooks is crucial to avoid data loss or accidental deletion when disabling an active gateway.

```php title="Implement the hooks to check for usage before deletion or deactivation"

public static function check_gateway_usage_in_example_plugin(
before_gateway_deleted|before_gateway_disabled $hook,
): void {
try {
$smsgatewayid = (int)get_config('example_plugin', 'smsgateway');
if ($smsgatewayid && $smsgatewayid === (int)$hook->gateway->id) {
$hook->stop_propagation();
}
} catch (\dml_exception $exception) {
$hook->stop_propagation();
}
}

```

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