Notification Engine Example

<?php

namespace App\Helpers;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
use Propaganistas\LaravelPhone\PhoneNumber;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
use App\UserNotification;
use App\Mail\NotificationMail;
use Twilio;

/*
 * A custom helper to encapsulate all notificiation engine logic
 */

class Notification
{

  public static function sendSms($id, $to, $message) {

    Log::debug("Attempting to send a SMS message", ['to' => $to, 'message' => $message]);

    // Attempt to send the message
    try {

      // Make sure the phone number is in the right format
      $to = PhoneNumber::make($to, 'GB')->formatE164();

      // Send request to twilio
      $result = Twilio::message($to, $message);

    } catch (\Services_Twilio_RestException $e) {
      Log::critical("Sending SMS failed", ['error' => $e->getMessage()]);
      abort(500, "Sending the SMS message failed");
    }

    $date = new \DateTime;
    $now = $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');

    // Store notification in DB
    if($id != "TEST") {
      $notificaionRecord = new UserNotification;
      $notificaionRecord->type = "sms";
      $notificaionRecord->recipient = $to;
      $notificaionRecord->user_id = $id;
      $notificaionRecord->message = $message;
      $notificaionRecord->sent_at = $now;
      $notificaionRecord->save();
    }

    return true;

  }

  public static function sendVoiceCall($id, $to, $message) {

    Log::debug("Attempting to send a voice call", ['to' => $to, 'message' => $message]);

    // Attempt to send the message
    try {

      // Make sure the phone number is in the right format
      $to = PhoneNumber::make($to, 'GB')->formatE164();

      // Send request to twilio
      $result = Twilio::call($to, function($call) use(&$message) {
        $call->say($message, ['voice' => 'alice', 'language' => 'en-GB', 'loop' => 2]);
      });

    } catch (\Services_Twilio_RestException $e) {
      Log::critical("Sending voice call failed", ['error' => $e->getMessage()]);
      abort(500, "Sending the voice call failed");
    }

    $date = new \DateTime;
    $now = $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');

    // Store notification in DB
    if($id != "TEST") {
      $notificaionRecord = new UserNotification;
      $notificaionRecord->type = "phone";
      $notificaionRecord->recipient = $to;
      $notificaionRecord->user_id = $id;
      $notificaionRecord->message = $message;
      $notificaionRecord->sent_at = $now;
      $notificaionRecord->save();
    }

    return true;

  }

  public static function sendEmail($id, $to, $message) {

    Log::debug("Attempting to send an email", ['to' => $to, 'message' => $message]);

    Mail::to($to)->send(new NotificationMail($message));

    $date = new \DateTime;
    $now = $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');

    // Store notification in DB
    if($id != "TEST") {
      $notificaionRecord = new UserNotification;
      $notificaionRecord->type = "email";
      $notificaionRecord->recipient = $to;
      $notificaionRecord->user_id = $id;
      $notificaionRecord->message = $message;
      $notificaionRecord->sent_at = $now;
      $notificaionRecord->save();
    }

    return true;

  }

}