This Django web application shows how you can use Twilio Client to make browser-to-phone and browser-to-browser calls.
This application powers the support site for the Birchwood Bicycle Polo Co., which sells equipment to those who play "the sport of kings." It has three main features:
In this tutorial, we'll point out the key bits of code that make this application work. Check out the project README on GitHub to see how to run the code yourself.
Learn how Zendesk uses Twilio Client to make phone support available in 40+ countries.
The home page of our app displays a form for customers to submit support tickets. We use one of Django's generic class-based views, CreateView to power the page.
The SupportTicket model itself has just a few fields. The phone_number field uses the django-phonenumber-field library.
class SupportTicket(models.Model): """A support ticket submitted by an unsatisfied customer""" name = models.CharField(max_length=100) phone_number = PhoneNumberField() description = models.TextField() timestamp = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib.messages.views import SuccessMessageMixin
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse, reverse_lazy
from django.http import HttpResponse, JsonResponse
from django.shortcuts import render
from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
from django.views.generic import CreateView
from twilio.twiml.voice_response import Dial
from twilio.jwt.client import ClientCapabilityToken
from .models import SupportTicket
class SupportTicketCreate(SuccessMessageMixin, CreateView):
"""Renders the home page and the support ticket form"""
model = SupportTicket
fields = ['name', 'phone_number', 'description']
template_name = 'index.html'
success_url = reverse_lazy('home')
success_message = "Your ticket was submitted! An agent will call you soon."
def support_dashboard(request):
"""Shows the list of support tickets to a support agent"""
context = {}
context['support_tickets'] = SupportTicket.objects.order_by('-timestamp')
return render(request, 'browser_calls/support_dashboard.html', context)
def get_token(request):
"""Returns a Twilio Client token"""
# Create a TwilioCapability token with our Twilio API credentials
capability = ClientCapabilityToken(
settings.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID,
settings.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN)
# Allow our users to make outgoing calls with Twilio Client
capability.allow_client_outgoing(settings.TWIML_APPLICATION_SID)
# If the user is on the support dashboard page, we allow them to accept
# incoming calls to "support_agent"
# (in a real app we would also require the user to be authenticated)
if request.GET['forPage'] == reverse('dashboard'):
capability.allow_client_incoming('support_agent')
else:
# Otherwise we give them a name of "customer"
capability.allow_client_incoming('customer')
# Generate the capability token
token = capability.generate()
return JsonResponse({'token': token})
@csrf_exempt
def call(request):
"""Returns TwiML instructions to Twilio's POST requests"""
response = Dial(caller_id=settings.TWILIO_NUMBER)
# If the browser sent a phoneNumber param, we know this request
# is a support agent trying to call a customer's phone
if 'phoneNumber' in request.POST:
response.number(request.POST['phoneNumber'])
else:
# Otherwise we assume this request is a customer trying
# to contact support from the home page
response.client('support_agent')
return HttpResponse(str(response))
Now we can create a ticket. Next up, let's work on the dashboard for the support agent.
When a support agent visits /support/dashboard, they see all the support tickets which have been submitted.
Each ticket also has a "Call Customer" button which invokes a JavaScript function we wrote named callCustomer(). That function kicks off a Twilio Client call to the phone number passed as its sole parameter.
{% extends "base.html" %}
{% load bootstrap_tags %}
{% block title %}Support Dashboard{% endblock title %}
{% block content %}
<div class="container">
<h2>Support Tickets</h2>
<p class="lead">
This is the list of most recent support tickets. Click the "Call customer" button to start a phone call from your browser.
</p>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-4 col-md-push-8">
<div class="panel panel-primary client-controls">
<div class="panel-heading">
<h3 class="panel-title">Make a call</h3>
</div>
<div class="panel-body">
<p><strong>Status</strong></p>
<div class="well well-sm" id="call-status">
Connecting to Twilio...
</div>
<button class="btn btn-lg btn-success answer-button" disabled>Answer call</button>
<button class="btn btn-lg btn-danger hangup-button" disabled onclick="hangUp()">Hang up</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-8 col-md-pull-4">
{% for ticket in support_tickets %}
<div class="panel panel-default">
<div class="panel-heading">
<h3 class="panel-title">Ticket #{{ ticket.id }} <small class="pull-right">{{ ticket.timestamp }}</small></h3>
</div>
<div class="panel-body">
<div class="pull-right">
<button onclick="callCustomer('{{ ticket.phone_number }}')" type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg call-customer-button">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-earphone" aria-hidden="true"></span> Call customer
</button>
</div>
<p><strong>Name:</strong> {{ ticket.name }}</p>
<p><strong>Phone number:</strong> {{ ticket.phone_number.as_international }}</p>
<p><strong>Description:</strong></p>
{{ ticket.description|linebreaks }}
</div>
</div>
{% endfor %}
</div>
</div>
</div>
{% endblock %}
Great, now we have an interface good enough for our support agents. Next up, in order to let our agents make calls to their customers through the browser, we need to provide them a capability token.
We use the Twilio Python helper library to generate and configure our capability tokens. To allow our support agents to call the phone numbers on our tickets, we use the allow_client_outgoing() method.
That method requires an identifier for a TwiML Application. Twilio will send a POST request to our backend every time a user makes a Twilio Client call — the TwiML Application tells Twilio which URL to send that request to.
from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib.messages.views import SuccessMessageMixin
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse, reverse_lazy
from django.http import HttpResponse, JsonResponse
from django.shortcuts import render
from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
from django.views.generic import CreateView
from twilio.twiml.voice_response import Dial
from twilio.jwt.client import ClientCapabilityToken
from .models import SupportTicket
class SupportTicketCreate(SuccessMessageMixin, CreateView):
"""Renders the home page and the support ticket form"""
model = SupportTicket
fields = ['name', 'phone_number', 'description']
template_name = 'index.html'
success_url = reverse_lazy('home')
success_message = "Your ticket was submitted! An agent will call you soon."
def support_dashboard(request):
"""Shows the list of support tickets to a support agent"""
context = {}
context['support_tickets'] = SupportTicket.objects.order_by('-timestamp')
return render(request, 'browser_calls/support_dashboard.html', context)
def get_token(request):
"""Returns a Twilio Client token"""
# Create a TwilioCapability token with our Twilio API credentials
capability = ClientCapabilityToken(
settings.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID,
settings.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN)
# Allow our users to make outgoing calls with Twilio Client
capability.allow_client_outgoing(settings.TWIML_APPLICATION_SID)
# If the user is on the support dashboard page, we allow them to accept
# incoming calls to "support_agent"
# (in a real app we would also require the user to be authenticated)
if request.GET['forPage'] == reverse('dashboard'):
capability.allow_client_incoming('support_agent')
else:
# Otherwise we give them a name of "customer"
capability.allow_client_incoming('customer')
# Generate the capability token
token = capability.generate()
return JsonResponse({'token': token})
@csrf_exempt
def call(request):
"""Returns TwiML instructions to Twilio's POST requests"""
response = Dial(caller_id=settings.TWILIO_NUMBER)
# If the browser sent a phoneNumber param, we know this request
# is a support agent trying to call a customer's phone
if 'phoneNumber' in request.POST:
response.number(request.POST['phoneNumber'])
else:
# Otherwise we assume this request is a customer trying
# to contact support from the home page
response.client('support_agent')
return HttpResponse(str(response))
Once we are equipped with our Capability Token, the next step is to set up the Twilio Device Client in the browser.
To use the Twilio Device Client in a web browser we use the twilio.js library.
We start by retrieving a capability token from the view we defined in the previous step with a POST request through AJAX. Then we enable the Twilio Device Client for this page by passing our token to Twilio.Device.setup().
After that the Twilio.Device.ready() callback will let us know when the browser is ready to make and receive calls.
/**
* Twilio Client configuration for the browser-calls-django
* example application.
*/
// Store some selectors for elements we'll reuse
var callStatus = $("#call-status");
var answerButton = $(".answer-button");
var callSupportButton = $(".call-support-button");
var hangUpButton = $(".hangup-button");
var callCustomerButtons = $(".call-customer-button");
/* Helper function to update the call status bar */
function updateCallStatus(status) {
callStatus.text(status);
}
/* Get a Twilio Client token with an AJAX request */
$(document).ready(function() {
$.get("/support/token", {forPage: window.location.pathname}, function(data) {
// Set up the Twilio Client Device with the token
Twilio.Device.setup(data.token);
});
});
/* Callback to let us know Twilio Client is ready */
Twilio.Device.ready(function (device) {
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Report any errors to the call status display */
Twilio.Device.error(function (error) {
updateCallStatus("ERROR: " + error.message);
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client initiates a new connection */
Twilio.Device.connect(function (connection) {
// Enable the hang up button and disable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", false);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", true);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", true);
answerButton.prop("disabled", true);
// If phoneNumber is part of the connection, this is a call from a
// support agent to a customer's phone
if ("phoneNumber" in connection.message) {
updateCallStatus("In call with " + connection.message.phoneNumber);
} else {
// This is a call from a website user to a support agent
updateCallStatus("In call with support");
}
});
/* Callback for when a call ends */
Twilio.Device.disconnect(function(connection) {
// Disable the hangup button and enable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", true);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", false);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", false);
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client receives a new incoming call */
Twilio.Device.incoming(function(connection) {
updateCallStatus("Incoming support call");
// Set a callback to be executed when the connection is accepted
connection.accept(function() {
updateCallStatus("In call with customer");
});
// Set a callback on the answer button and enable it
answerButton.click(function() {
connection.accept();
});
answerButton.prop("disabled", false);
});
/* Call a customer from a support ticket */
function callCustomer(phoneNumber) {
updateCallStatus("Calling " + phoneNumber + "...");
var params = {"phoneNumber": phoneNumber};
Twilio.Device.connect(params);
}
/* Call the support_agent from the home page */
function callSupport() {
updateCallStatus("Calling support...");
// Our backend will assume that no params means a call to support_agent
Twilio.Device.connect();
}
/* End a call */
function hangUp() {
Twilio.Device.disconnectAll();
}
Now that we have almost everything in place, it's time to see the core of this tutorial. Let's look at how we can let our agents start a call from their browsers.
When our support agents click on the Call Customer button on a support ticket, the function highlighted on the code snippet will initiate the call.
We use Twilio.Device.connect() to begin a new outgoing call. Our backend will tell Twilio how to handle this call, so we include a phoneNumber parameter that we'll use on our Connect route.
/**
* Twilio Client configuration for the browser-calls-django
* example application.
*/
// Store some selectors for elements we'll reuse
var callStatus = $("#call-status");
var answerButton = $(".answer-button");
var callSupportButton = $(".call-support-button");
var hangUpButton = $(".hangup-button");
var callCustomerButtons = $(".call-customer-button");
/* Helper function to update the call status bar */
function updateCallStatus(status) {
callStatus.text(status);
}
/* Get a Twilio Client token with an AJAX request */
$(document).ready(function() {
$.get("/support/token", {forPage: window.location.pathname}, function(data) {
// Set up the Twilio Client Device with the token
Twilio.Device.setup(data.token);
});
});
/* Callback to let us know Twilio Client is ready */
Twilio.Device.ready(function (device) {
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Report any errors to the call status display */
Twilio.Device.error(function (error) {
updateCallStatus("ERROR: " + error.message);
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client initiates a new connection */
Twilio.Device.connect(function (connection) {
// Enable the hang up button and disable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", false);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", true);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", true);
answerButton.prop("disabled", true);
// If phoneNumber is part of the connection, this is a call from a
// support agent to a customer's phone
if ("phoneNumber" in connection.message) {
updateCallStatus("In call with " + connection.message.phoneNumber);
} else {
// This is a call from a website user to a support agent
updateCallStatus("In call with support");
}
});
/* Callback for when a call ends */
Twilio.Device.disconnect(function(connection) {
// Disable the hangup button and enable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", true);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", false);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", false);
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client receives a new incoming call */
Twilio.Device.incoming(function(connection) {
updateCallStatus("Incoming support call");
// Set a callback to be executed when the connection is accepted
connection.accept(function() {
updateCallStatus("In call with customer");
});
// Set a callback on the answer button and enable it
answerButton.click(function() {
connection.accept();
});
answerButton.prop("disabled", false);
});
/* Call a customer from a support ticket */
function callCustomer(phoneNumber) {
updateCallStatus("Calling " + phoneNumber + "...");
var params = {"phoneNumber": phoneNumber};
Twilio.Device.connect(params);
}
/* Call the support_agent from the home page */
function callSupport() {
updateCallStatus("Calling support...");
// Our backend will assume that no params means a call to support_agent
Twilio.Device.connect();
}
/* End a call */
function hangUp() {
Twilio.Device.disconnectAll();
}
Great! Now our agents are able to make calls to their customers. Next up, let's look at how to connect that call to a phone number.
Whenever one of our users makes a call, Twilio will send a POST request to the URL we set on our TwiML Application - in this case, /support/call.
We use TwiML to respond to the request and tell Twilio how to handle the call. Twilio will pass along the phoneNumber parameter from the previous step in its request, which we will then Dial in our TwiML.
from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib.messages.views import SuccessMessageMixin
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse, reverse_lazy
from django.http import HttpResponse, JsonResponse
from django.shortcuts import render
from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
from django.views.generic import CreateView
from twilio.twiml.voice_response import Dial
from twilio.jwt.client import ClientCapabilityToken
from .models import SupportTicket
class SupportTicketCreate(SuccessMessageMixin, CreateView):
"""Renders the home page and the support ticket form"""
model = SupportTicket
fields = ['name', 'phone_number', 'description']
template_name = 'index.html'
success_url = reverse_lazy('home')
success_message = "Your ticket was submitted! An agent will call you soon."
def support_dashboard(request):
"""Shows the list of support tickets to a support agent"""
context = {}
context['support_tickets'] = SupportTicket.objects.order_by('-timestamp')
return render(request, 'browser_calls/support_dashboard.html', context)
def get_token(request):
"""Returns a Twilio Client token"""
# Create a TwilioCapability token with our Twilio API credentials
capability = ClientCapabilityToken(
settings.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID,
settings.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN)
# Allow our users to make outgoing calls with Twilio Client
capability.allow_client_outgoing(settings.TWIML_APPLICATION_SID)
# If the user is on the support dashboard page, we allow them to accept
# incoming calls to "support_agent"
# (in a real app we would also require the user to be authenticated)
if request.GET['forPage'] == reverse('dashboard'):
capability.allow_client_incoming('support_agent')
else:
# Otherwise we give them a name of "customer"
capability.allow_client_incoming('customer')
# Generate the capability token
token = capability.generate()
return JsonResponse({'token': token})
@csrf_exempt
def call(request):
"""Returns TwiML instructions to Twilio's POST requests"""
response = Dial(caller_id=settings.TWILIO_NUMBER)
# If the browser sent a phoneNumber param, we know this request
# is a support agent trying to call a customer's phone
if 'phoneNumber' in request.POST:
response.number(request.POST['phoneNumber'])
else:
# Otherwise we assume this request is a customer trying
# to contact support from the home page
response.client('support_agent')
return HttpResponse(str(response))
After our call view responds, Twilio completes the connection between our support agent's browser and the customer's phone. Let's go back to the browser and look at how to notify the agent of a call in progress.
We use the Twilio.Device.connect() callback to update some UI elements to notify our users that they are in a call. This function receives a Connection object, which offers some additional details about the call.
/**
* Twilio Client configuration for the browser-calls-django
* example application.
*/
// Store some selectors for elements we'll reuse
var callStatus = $("#call-status");
var answerButton = $(".answer-button");
var callSupportButton = $(".call-support-button");
var hangUpButton = $(".hangup-button");
var callCustomerButtons = $(".call-customer-button");
/* Helper function to update the call status bar */
function updateCallStatus(status) {
callStatus.text(status);
}
/* Get a Twilio Client token with an AJAX request */
$(document).ready(function() {
$.get("/support/token", {forPage: window.location.pathname}, function(data) {
// Set up the Twilio Client Device with the token
Twilio.Device.setup(data.token);
});
});
/* Callback to let us know Twilio Client is ready */
Twilio.Device.ready(function (device) {
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Report any errors to the call status display */
Twilio.Device.error(function (error) {
updateCallStatus("ERROR: " + error.message);
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client initiates a new connection */
Twilio.Device.connect(function (connection) {
// Enable the hang up button and disable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", false);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", true);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", true);
answerButton.prop("disabled", true);
// If phoneNumber is part of the connection, this is a call from a
// support agent to a customer's phone
if ("phoneNumber" in connection.message) {
updateCallStatus("In call with " + connection.message.phoneNumber);
} else {
// This is a call from a website user to a support agent
updateCallStatus("In call with support");
}
});
/* Callback for when a call ends */
Twilio.Device.disconnect(function(connection) {
// Disable the hangup button and enable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", true);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", false);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", false);
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client receives a new incoming call */
Twilio.Device.incoming(function(connection) {
updateCallStatus("Incoming support call");
// Set a callback to be executed when the connection is accepted
connection.accept(function() {
updateCallStatus("In call with customer");
});
// Set a callback on the answer button and enable it
answerButton.click(function() {
connection.accept();
});
answerButton.prop("disabled", false);
});
/* Call a customer from a support ticket */
function callCustomer(phoneNumber) {
updateCallStatus("Calling " + phoneNumber + "...");
var params = {"phoneNumber": phoneNumber};
Twilio.Device.connect(params);
}
/* Call the support_agent from the home page */
function callSupport() {
updateCallStatus("Calling support...");
// Our backend will assume that no params means a call to support_agent
Twilio.Device.connect();
}
/* End a call */
function hangUp() {
Twilio.Device.disconnectAll();
}
And that's all for our browser-to-phone example. Next up, we will go even further and show a browser-to-browser example.
Support tickets are useful, but sometimes a customer needs help right now. With just a little more work we let customers speak with a support agent live via a browser-to-browser call.
When a customer clicks the Call support button on the home page we again use Twilio.Device.connect() to initiate the call. This time we don't pass any additional parameters — our backend will route this call to our support agent.
/**
* Twilio Client configuration for the browser-calls-django
* example application.
*/
// Store some selectors for elements we'll reuse
var callStatus = $("#call-status");
var answerButton = $(".answer-button");
var callSupportButton = $(".call-support-button");
var hangUpButton = $(".hangup-button");
var callCustomerButtons = $(".call-customer-button");
/* Helper function to update the call status bar */
function updateCallStatus(status) {
callStatus.text(status);
}
/* Get a Twilio Client token with an AJAX request */
$(document).ready(function() {
$.get("/support/token", {forPage: window.location.pathname}, function(data) {
// Set up the Twilio Client Device with the token
Twilio.Device.setup(data.token);
});
});
/* Callback to let us know Twilio Client is ready */
Twilio.Device.ready(function (device) {
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Report any errors to the call status display */
Twilio.Device.error(function (error) {
updateCallStatus("ERROR: " + error.message);
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client initiates a new connection */
Twilio.Device.connect(function (connection) {
// Enable the hang up button and disable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", false);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", true);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", true);
answerButton.prop("disabled", true);
// If phoneNumber is part of the connection, this is a call from a
// support agent to a customer's phone
if ("phoneNumber" in connection.message) {
updateCallStatus("In call with " + connection.message.phoneNumber);
} else {
// This is a call from a website user to a support agent
updateCallStatus("In call with support");
}
});
/* Callback for when a call ends */
Twilio.Device.disconnect(function(connection) {
// Disable the hangup button and enable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", true);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", false);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", false);
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client receives a new incoming call */
Twilio.Device.incoming(function(connection) {
updateCallStatus("Incoming support call");
// Set a callback to be executed when the connection is accepted
connection.accept(function() {
updateCallStatus("In call with customer");
});
// Set a callback on the answer button and enable it
answerButton.click(function() {
connection.accept();
});
answerButton.prop("disabled", false);
});
/* Call a customer from a support ticket */
function callCustomer(phoneNumber) {
updateCallStatus("Calling " + phoneNumber + "...");
var params = {"phoneNumber": phoneNumber};
Twilio.Device.connect(params);
}
/* Call the support_agent from the home page */
function callSupport() {
updateCallStatus("Calling support...");
// Our backend will assume that no params means a call to support_agent
Twilio.Device.connect();
}
/* End a call */
function hangUp() {
Twilio.Device.disconnectAll();
}
Setting up the browser-to-browser call was rather simple right? Now let's look at how our backend will route this call to our support agent.
To allow our support agents to accept incoming calls we use the allow_client_incoming() method when generating their capability token. We have to also pass support_agent as the client's name to this method.
When Twilio sends a POST request to our call view, we can connect the call to our support agent by responding with a <Client> TwiML noun and the support_agent name.
from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib.messages.views import SuccessMessageMixin
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse, reverse_lazy
from django.http import HttpResponse, JsonResponse
from django.shortcuts import render
from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
from django.views.generic import CreateView
from twilio.twiml.voice_response import Dial
from twilio.jwt.client import ClientCapabilityToken
from .models import SupportTicket
class SupportTicketCreate(SuccessMessageMixin, CreateView):
"""Renders the home page and the support ticket form"""
model = SupportTicket
fields = ['name', 'phone_number', 'description']
template_name = 'index.html'
success_url = reverse_lazy('home')
success_message = "Your ticket was submitted! An agent will call you soon."
def support_dashboard(request):
"""Shows the list of support tickets to a support agent"""
context = {}
context['support_tickets'] = SupportTicket.objects.order_by('-timestamp')
return render(request, 'browser_calls/support_dashboard.html', context)
def get_token(request):
"""Returns a Twilio Client token"""
# Create a TwilioCapability token with our Twilio API credentials
capability = ClientCapabilityToken(
settings.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID,
settings.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN)
# Allow our users to make outgoing calls with Twilio Client
capability.allow_client_outgoing(settings.TWIML_APPLICATION_SID)
# If the user is on the support dashboard page, we allow them to accept
# incoming calls to "support_agent"
# (in a real app we would also require the user to be authenticated)
if request.GET['forPage'] == reverse('dashboard'):
capability.allow_client_incoming('support_agent')
else:
# Otherwise we give them a name of "customer"
capability.allow_client_incoming('customer')
# Generate the capability token
token = capability.generate()
return JsonResponse({'token': token})
@csrf_exempt
def call(request):
"""Returns TwiML instructions to Twilio's POST requests"""
response = Dial(caller_id=settings.TWILIO_NUMBER)
# If the browser sent a phoneNumber param, we know this request
# is a support agent trying to call a customer's phone
if 'phoneNumber' in request.POST:
response.number(request.POST['phoneNumber'])
else:
# Otherwise we assume this request is a customer trying
# to contact support from the home page
response.client('support_agent')
return HttpResponse(str(response))
That's how we prepare everything for accepting incoming calls. Now we should go back in the browser and see how to handle the connection this time.
When our support agent's client receives an incoming call, it will trigger the function we defined on the Twilio.Device.incoming() callback.
The incoming connection will be in a pending state until we invoke its .accept() method, which we do in a function bound to the Answer Call button.
We also set a .accept() callback to update the UI once the call is live.
/**
* Twilio Client configuration for the browser-calls-django
* example application.
*/
// Store some selectors for elements we'll reuse
var callStatus = $("#call-status");
var answerButton = $(".answer-button");
var callSupportButton = $(".call-support-button");
var hangUpButton = $(".hangup-button");
var callCustomerButtons = $(".call-customer-button");
/* Helper function to update the call status bar */
function updateCallStatus(status) {
callStatus.text(status);
}
/* Get a Twilio Client token with an AJAX request */
$(document).ready(function() {
$.get("/support/token", {forPage: window.location.pathname}, function(data) {
// Set up the Twilio Client Device with the token
Twilio.Device.setup(data.token);
});
});
/* Callback to let us know Twilio Client is ready */
Twilio.Device.ready(function (device) {
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Report any errors to the call status display */
Twilio.Device.error(function (error) {
updateCallStatus("ERROR: " + error.message);
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client initiates a new connection */
Twilio.Device.connect(function (connection) {
// Enable the hang up button and disable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", false);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", true);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", true);
answerButton.prop("disabled", true);
// If phoneNumber is part of the connection, this is a call from a
// support agent to a customer's phone
if ("phoneNumber" in connection.message) {
updateCallStatus("In call with " + connection.message.phoneNumber);
} else {
// This is a call from a website user to a support agent
updateCallStatus("In call with support");
}
});
/* Callback for when a call ends */
Twilio.Device.disconnect(function(connection) {
// Disable the hangup button and enable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", true);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", false);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", false);
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client receives a new incoming call */
Twilio.Device.incoming(function(connection) {
updateCallStatus("Incoming support call");
// Set a callback to be executed when the connection is accepted
connection.accept(function() {
updateCallStatus("In call with customer");
});
// Set a callback on the answer button and enable it
answerButton.click(function() {
connection.accept();
});
answerButton.prop("disabled", false);
});
/* Call a customer from a support ticket */
function callCustomer(phoneNumber) {
updateCallStatus("Calling " + phoneNumber + "...");
var params = {"phoneNumber": phoneNumber};
Twilio.Device.connect(params);
}
/* Call the support_agent from the home page */
function callSupport() {
updateCallStatus("Calling support...");
// Our backend will assume that no params means a call to support_agent
Twilio.Device.connect();
}
/* End a call */
function hangUp() {
Twilio.Device.disconnectAll();
}
Great! Now we know how to work on both cases: browser-to-phone and browser-to-browser calls! Next up, we will see what happens when they decide to hang up the call.
In order to finish a call we invoke Twilio.Device.disconnectAll(), which we wired to the Hang up button in our UI.
We also pass a callback function to Twilio.Device.disconnect() above, to reset some UI elements.
/**
* Twilio Client configuration for the browser-calls-django
* example application.
*/
// Store some selectors for elements we'll reuse
var callStatus = $("#call-status");
var answerButton = $(".answer-button");
var callSupportButton = $(".call-support-button");
var hangUpButton = $(".hangup-button");
var callCustomerButtons = $(".call-customer-button");
/* Helper function to update the call status bar */
function updateCallStatus(status) {
callStatus.text(status);
}
/* Get a Twilio Client token with an AJAX request */
$(document).ready(function() {
$.get("/support/token", {forPage: window.location.pathname}, function(data) {
// Set up the Twilio Client Device with the token
Twilio.Device.setup(data.token);
});
});
/* Callback to let us know Twilio Client is ready */
Twilio.Device.ready(function (device) {
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Report any errors to the call status display */
Twilio.Device.error(function (error) {
updateCallStatus("ERROR: " + error.message);
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client initiates a new connection */
Twilio.Device.connect(function (connection) {
// Enable the hang up button and disable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", false);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", true);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", true);
answerButton.prop("disabled", true);
// If phoneNumber is part of the connection, this is a call from a
// support agent to a customer's phone
if ("phoneNumber" in connection.message) {
updateCallStatus("In call with " + connection.message.phoneNumber);
} else {
// This is a call from a website user to a support agent
updateCallStatus("In call with support");
}
});
/* Callback for when a call ends */
Twilio.Device.disconnect(function(connection) {
// Disable the hangup button and enable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", true);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", false);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", false);
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client receives a new incoming call */
Twilio.Device.incoming(function(connection) {
updateCallStatus("Incoming support call");
// Set a callback to be executed when the connection is accepted
connection.accept(function() {
updateCallStatus("In call with customer");
});
// Set a callback on the answer button and enable it
answerButton.click(function() {
connection.accept();
});
answerButton.prop("disabled", false);
});
/* Call a customer from a support ticket */
function callCustomer(phoneNumber) {
updateCallStatus("Calling " + phoneNumber + "...");
var params = {"phoneNumber": phoneNumber};
Twilio.Device.connect(params);
}
/* Call the support_agent from the home page */
function callSupport() {
updateCallStatus("Calling support...");
// Our backend will assume that no params means a call to support_agent
Twilio.Device.connect();
}
/* End a call */
function hangUp() {
Twilio.Device.disconnectAll();
}
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from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib.messages.views import SuccessMessageMixin
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse, reverse_lazy
from django.http import HttpResponse, JsonResponse
from django.shortcuts import render
from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
from django.views.generic import CreateView
from twilio.twiml.voice_response import Dial
from twilio.jwt.client import ClientCapabilityToken
from .models import SupportTicket
class SupportTicketCreate(SuccessMessageMixin, CreateView):
"""Renders the home page and the support ticket form"""
model = SupportTicket
fields = ['name', 'phone_number', 'description']
template_name = 'index.html'
success_url = reverse_lazy('home')
success_message = "Your ticket was submitted! An agent will call you soon."
def support_dashboard(request):
"""Shows the list of support tickets to a support agent"""
context = {}
context['support_tickets'] = SupportTicket.objects.order_by('-timestamp')
return render(request, 'browser_calls/support_dashboard.html', context)
def get_token(request):
"""Returns a Twilio Client token"""
# Create a TwilioCapability token with our Twilio API credentials
capability = ClientCapabilityToken(
settings.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID,
settings.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN)
# Allow our users to make outgoing calls with Twilio Client
capability.allow_client_outgoing(settings.TWIML_APPLICATION_SID)
# If the user is on the support dashboard page, we allow them to accept
# incoming calls to "support_agent"
# (in a real app we would also require the user to be authenticated)
if request.GET['forPage'] == reverse('dashboard'):
capability.allow_client_incoming('support_agent')
else:
# Otherwise we give them a name of "customer"
capability.allow_client_incoming('customer')
# Generate the capability token
token = capability.generate()
return JsonResponse({'token': token})
@csrf_exempt
def call(request):
"""Returns TwiML instructions to Twilio's POST requests"""
response = Dial(caller_id=settings.TWILIO_NUMBER)
# If the browser sent a phoneNumber param, we know this request
# is a support agent trying to call a customer's phone
if 'phoneNumber' in request.POST:
response.number(request.POST['phoneNumber'])
else:
# Otherwise we assume this request is a customer trying
# to contact support from the home page
response.client('support_agent')
return HttpResponse(str(response))
{% extends "base.html" %}
{% load bootstrap_tags %}
{% block title %}Support Dashboard{% endblock title %}
{% block content %}
<div class="container">
<h2>Support Tickets</h2>
<p class="lead">
This is the list of most recent support tickets. Click the "Call customer" button to start a phone call from your browser.
</p>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-4 col-md-push-8">
<div class="panel panel-primary client-controls">
<div class="panel-heading">
<h3 class="panel-title">Make a call</h3>
</div>
<div class="panel-body">
<p><strong>Status</strong></p>
<div class="well well-sm" id="call-status">
Connecting to Twilio...
</div>
<button class="btn btn-lg btn-success answer-button" disabled>Answer call</button>
<button class="btn btn-lg btn-danger hangup-button" disabled onclick="hangUp()">Hang up</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-8 col-md-pull-4">
{% for ticket in support_tickets %}
<div class="panel panel-default">
<div class="panel-heading">
<h3 class="panel-title">Ticket #{{ ticket.id }} <small class="pull-right">{{ ticket.timestamp }}</small></h3>
</div>
<div class="panel-body">
<div class="pull-right">
<button onclick="callCustomer('{{ ticket.phone_number }}')" type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg call-customer-button">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-earphone" aria-hidden="true"></span> Call customer
</button>
</div>
<p><strong>Name:</strong> {{ ticket.name }}</p>
<p><strong>Phone number:</strong> {{ ticket.phone_number.as_international }}</p>
<p><strong>Description:</strong></p>
{{ ticket.description|linebreaks }}
</div>
</div>
{% endfor %}
</div>
</div>
</div>
{% endblock %}
from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib.messages.views import SuccessMessageMixin
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse, reverse_lazy
from django.http import HttpResponse, JsonResponse
from django.shortcuts import render
from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
from django.views.generic import CreateView
from twilio.twiml.voice_response import Dial
from twilio.jwt.client import ClientCapabilityToken
from .models import SupportTicket
class SupportTicketCreate(SuccessMessageMixin, CreateView):
"""Renders the home page and the support ticket form"""
model = SupportTicket
fields = ['name', 'phone_number', 'description']
template_name = 'index.html'
success_url = reverse_lazy('home')
success_message = "Your ticket was submitted! An agent will call you soon."
def support_dashboard(request):
"""Shows the list of support tickets to a support agent"""
context = {}
context['support_tickets'] = SupportTicket.objects.order_by('-timestamp')
return render(request, 'browser_calls/support_dashboard.html', context)
def get_token(request):
"""Returns a Twilio Client token"""
# Create a TwilioCapability token with our Twilio API credentials
capability = ClientCapabilityToken(
settings.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID,
settings.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN)
# Allow our users to make outgoing calls with Twilio Client
capability.allow_client_outgoing(settings.TWIML_APPLICATION_SID)
# If the user is on the support dashboard page, we allow them to accept
# incoming calls to "support_agent"
# (in a real app we would also require the user to be authenticated)
if request.GET['forPage'] == reverse('dashboard'):
capability.allow_client_incoming('support_agent')
else:
# Otherwise we give them a name of "customer"
capability.allow_client_incoming('customer')
# Generate the capability token
token = capability.generate()
return JsonResponse({'token': token})
@csrf_exempt
def call(request):
"""Returns TwiML instructions to Twilio's POST requests"""
response = Dial(caller_id=settings.TWILIO_NUMBER)
# If the browser sent a phoneNumber param, we know this request
# is a support agent trying to call a customer's phone
if 'phoneNumber' in request.POST:
response.number(request.POST['phoneNumber'])
else:
# Otherwise we assume this request is a customer trying
# to contact support from the home page
response.client('support_agent')
return HttpResponse(str(response))
/**
* Twilio Client configuration for the browser-calls-django
* example application.
*/
// Store some selectors for elements we'll reuse
var callStatus = $("#call-status");
var answerButton = $(".answer-button");
var callSupportButton = $(".call-support-button");
var hangUpButton = $(".hangup-button");
var callCustomerButtons = $(".call-customer-button");
/* Helper function to update the call status bar */
function updateCallStatus(status) {
callStatus.text(status);
}
/* Get a Twilio Client token with an AJAX request */
$(document).ready(function() {
$.get("/support/token", {forPage: window.location.pathname}, function(data) {
// Set up the Twilio Client Device with the token
Twilio.Device.setup(data.token);
});
});
/* Callback to let us know Twilio Client is ready */
Twilio.Device.ready(function (device) {
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Report any errors to the call status display */
Twilio.Device.error(function (error) {
updateCallStatus("ERROR: " + error.message);
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client initiates a new connection */
Twilio.Device.connect(function (connection) {
// Enable the hang up button and disable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", false);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", true);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", true);
answerButton.prop("disabled", true);
// If phoneNumber is part of the connection, this is a call from a
// support agent to a customer's phone
if ("phoneNumber" in connection.message) {
updateCallStatus("In call with " + connection.message.phoneNumber);
} else {
// This is a call from a website user to a support agent
updateCallStatus("In call with support");
}
});
/* Callback for when a call ends */
Twilio.Device.disconnect(function(connection) {
// Disable the hangup button and enable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", true);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", false);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", false);
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client receives a new incoming call */
Twilio.Device.incoming(function(connection) {
updateCallStatus("Incoming support call");
// Set a callback to be executed when the connection is accepted
connection.accept(function() {
updateCallStatus("In call with customer");
});
// Set a callback on the answer button and enable it
answerButton.click(function() {
connection.accept();
});
answerButton.prop("disabled", false);
});
/* Call a customer from a support ticket */
function callCustomer(phoneNumber) {
updateCallStatus("Calling " + phoneNumber + "...");
var params = {"phoneNumber": phoneNumber};
Twilio.Device.connect(params);
}
/* Call the support_agent from the home page */
function callSupport() {
updateCallStatus("Calling support...");
// Our backend will assume that no params means a call to support_agent
Twilio.Device.connect();
}
/* End a call */
function hangUp() {
Twilio.Device.disconnectAll();
}
/**
* Twilio Client configuration for the browser-calls-django
* example application.
*/
// Store some selectors for elements we'll reuse
var callStatus = $("#call-status");
var answerButton = $(".answer-button");
var callSupportButton = $(".call-support-button");
var hangUpButton = $(".hangup-button");
var callCustomerButtons = $(".call-customer-button");
/* Helper function to update the call status bar */
function updateCallStatus(status) {
callStatus.text(status);
}
/* Get a Twilio Client token with an AJAX request */
$(document).ready(function() {
$.get("/support/token", {forPage: window.location.pathname}, function(data) {
// Set up the Twilio Client Device with the token
Twilio.Device.setup(data.token);
});
});
/* Callback to let us know Twilio Client is ready */
Twilio.Device.ready(function (device) {
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Report any errors to the call status display */
Twilio.Device.error(function (error) {
updateCallStatus("ERROR: " + error.message);
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client initiates a new connection */
Twilio.Device.connect(function (connection) {
// Enable the hang up button and disable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", false);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", true);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", true);
answerButton.prop("disabled", true);
// If phoneNumber is part of the connection, this is a call from a
// support agent to a customer's phone
if ("phoneNumber" in connection.message) {
updateCallStatus("In call with " + connection.message.phoneNumber);
} else {
// This is a call from a website user to a support agent
updateCallStatus("In call with support");
}
});
/* Callback for when a call ends */
Twilio.Device.disconnect(function(connection) {
// Disable the hangup button and enable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", true);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", false);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", false);
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client receives a new incoming call */
Twilio.Device.incoming(function(connection) {
updateCallStatus("Incoming support call");
// Set a callback to be executed when the connection is accepted
connection.accept(function() {
updateCallStatus("In call with customer");
});
// Set a callback on the answer button and enable it
answerButton.click(function() {
connection.accept();
});
answerButton.prop("disabled", false);
});
/* Call a customer from a support ticket */
function callCustomer(phoneNumber) {
updateCallStatus("Calling " + phoneNumber + "...");
var params = {"phoneNumber": phoneNumber};
Twilio.Device.connect(params);
}
/* Call the support_agent from the home page */
function callSupport() {
updateCallStatus("Calling support...");
// Our backend will assume that no params means a call to support_agent
Twilio.Device.connect();
}
/* End a call */
function hangUp() {
Twilio.Device.disconnectAll();
}
from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib.messages.views import SuccessMessageMixin
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse, reverse_lazy
from django.http import HttpResponse, JsonResponse
from django.shortcuts import render
from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
from django.views.generic import CreateView
from twilio.twiml.voice_response import Dial
from twilio.jwt.client import ClientCapabilityToken
from .models import SupportTicket
class SupportTicketCreate(SuccessMessageMixin, CreateView):
"""Renders the home page and the support ticket form"""
model = SupportTicket
fields = ['name', 'phone_number', 'description']
template_name = 'index.html'
success_url = reverse_lazy('home')
success_message = "Your ticket was submitted! An agent will call you soon."
def support_dashboard(request):
"""Shows the list of support tickets to a support agent"""
context = {}
context['support_tickets'] = SupportTicket.objects.order_by('-timestamp')
return render(request, 'browser_calls/support_dashboard.html', context)
def get_token(request):
"""Returns a Twilio Client token"""
# Create a TwilioCapability token with our Twilio API credentials
capability = ClientCapabilityToken(
settings.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID,
settings.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN)
# Allow our users to make outgoing calls with Twilio Client
capability.allow_client_outgoing(settings.TWIML_APPLICATION_SID)
# If the user is on the support dashboard page, we allow them to accept
# incoming calls to "support_agent"
# (in a real app we would also require the user to be authenticated)
if request.GET['forPage'] == reverse('dashboard'):
capability.allow_client_incoming('support_agent')
else:
# Otherwise we give them a name of "customer"
capability.allow_client_incoming('customer')
# Generate the capability token
token = capability.generate()
return JsonResponse({'token': token})
@csrf_exempt
def call(request):
"""Returns TwiML instructions to Twilio's POST requests"""
response = Dial(caller_id=settings.TWILIO_NUMBER)
# If the browser sent a phoneNumber param, we know this request
# is a support agent trying to call a customer's phone
if 'phoneNumber' in request.POST:
response.number(request.POST['phoneNumber'])
else:
# Otherwise we assume this request is a customer trying
# to contact support from the home page
response.client('support_agent')
return HttpResponse(str(response))
/**
* Twilio Client configuration for the browser-calls-django
* example application.
*/
// Store some selectors for elements we'll reuse
var callStatus = $("#call-status");
var answerButton = $(".answer-button");
var callSupportButton = $(".call-support-button");
var hangUpButton = $(".hangup-button");
var callCustomerButtons = $(".call-customer-button");
/* Helper function to update the call status bar */
function updateCallStatus(status) {
callStatus.text(status);
}
/* Get a Twilio Client token with an AJAX request */
$(document).ready(function() {
$.get("/support/token", {forPage: window.location.pathname}, function(data) {
// Set up the Twilio Client Device with the token
Twilio.Device.setup(data.token);
});
});
/* Callback to let us know Twilio Client is ready */
Twilio.Device.ready(function (device) {
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Report any errors to the call status display */
Twilio.Device.error(function (error) {
updateCallStatus("ERROR: " + error.message);
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client initiates a new connection */
Twilio.Device.connect(function (connection) {
// Enable the hang up button and disable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", false);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", true);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", true);
answerButton.prop("disabled", true);
// If phoneNumber is part of the connection, this is a call from a
// support agent to a customer's phone
if ("phoneNumber" in connection.message) {
updateCallStatus("In call with " + connection.message.phoneNumber);
} else {
// This is a call from a website user to a support agent
updateCallStatus("In call with support");
}
});
/* Callback for when a call ends */
Twilio.Device.disconnect(function(connection) {
// Disable the hangup button and enable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", true);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", false);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", false);
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client receives a new incoming call */
Twilio.Device.incoming(function(connection) {
updateCallStatus("Incoming support call");
// Set a callback to be executed when the connection is accepted
connection.accept(function() {
updateCallStatus("In call with customer");
});
// Set a callback on the answer button and enable it
answerButton.click(function() {
connection.accept();
});
answerButton.prop("disabled", false);
});
/* Call a customer from a support ticket */
function callCustomer(phoneNumber) {
updateCallStatus("Calling " + phoneNumber + "...");
var params = {"phoneNumber": phoneNumber};
Twilio.Device.connect(params);
}
/* Call the support_agent from the home page */
function callSupport() {
updateCallStatus("Calling support...");
// Our backend will assume that no params means a call to support_agent
Twilio.Device.connect();
}
/* End a call */
function hangUp() {
Twilio.Device.disconnectAll();
}
/**
* Twilio Client configuration for the browser-calls-django
* example application.
*/
// Store some selectors for elements we'll reuse
var callStatus = $("#call-status");
var answerButton = $(".answer-button");
var callSupportButton = $(".call-support-button");
var hangUpButton = $(".hangup-button");
var callCustomerButtons = $(".call-customer-button");
/* Helper function to update the call status bar */
function updateCallStatus(status) {
callStatus.text(status);
}
/* Get a Twilio Client token with an AJAX request */
$(document).ready(function() {
$.get("/support/token", {forPage: window.location.pathname}, function(data) {
// Set up the Twilio Client Device with the token
Twilio.Device.setup(data.token);
});
});
/* Callback to let us know Twilio Client is ready */
Twilio.Device.ready(function (device) {
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Report any errors to the call status display */
Twilio.Device.error(function (error) {
updateCallStatus("ERROR: " + error.message);
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client initiates a new connection */
Twilio.Device.connect(function (connection) {
// Enable the hang up button and disable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", false);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", true);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", true);
answerButton.prop("disabled", true);
// If phoneNumber is part of the connection, this is a call from a
// support agent to a customer's phone
if ("phoneNumber" in connection.message) {
updateCallStatus("In call with " + connection.message.phoneNumber);
} else {
// This is a call from a website user to a support agent
updateCallStatus("In call with support");
}
});
/* Callback for when a call ends */
Twilio.Device.disconnect(function(connection) {
// Disable the hangup button and enable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", true);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", false);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", false);
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client receives a new incoming call */
Twilio.Device.incoming(function(connection) {
updateCallStatus("Incoming support call");
// Set a callback to be executed when the connection is accepted
connection.accept(function() {
updateCallStatus("In call with customer");
});
// Set a callback on the answer button and enable it
answerButton.click(function() {
connection.accept();
});
answerButton.prop("disabled", false);
});
/* Call a customer from a support ticket */
function callCustomer(phoneNumber) {
updateCallStatus("Calling " + phoneNumber + "...");
var params = {"phoneNumber": phoneNumber};
Twilio.Device.connect(params);
}
/* Call the support_agent from the home page */
function callSupport() {
updateCallStatus("Calling support...");
// Our backend will assume that no params means a call to support_agent
Twilio.Device.connect();
}
/* End a call */
function hangUp() {
Twilio.Device.disconnectAll();
}
from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib.messages.views import SuccessMessageMixin
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse, reverse_lazy
from django.http import HttpResponse, JsonResponse
from django.shortcuts import render
from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
from django.views.generic import CreateView
from twilio.twiml.voice_response import Dial
from twilio.jwt.client import ClientCapabilityToken
from .models import SupportTicket
class SupportTicketCreate(SuccessMessageMixin, CreateView):
"""Renders the home page and the support ticket form"""
model = SupportTicket
fields = ['name', 'phone_number', 'description']
template_name = 'index.html'
success_url = reverse_lazy('home')
success_message = "Your ticket was submitted! An agent will call you soon."
def support_dashboard(request):
"""Shows the list of support tickets to a support agent"""
context = {}
context['support_tickets'] = SupportTicket.objects.order_by('-timestamp')
return render(request, 'browser_calls/support_dashboard.html', context)
def get_token(request):
"""Returns a Twilio Client token"""
# Create a TwilioCapability token with our Twilio API credentials
capability = ClientCapabilityToken(
settings.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID,
settings.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN)
# Allow our users to make outgoing calls with Twilio Client
capability.allow_client_outgoing(settings.TWIML_APPLICATION_SID)
# If the user is on the support dashboard page, we allow them to accept
# incoming calls to "support_agent"
# (in a real app we would also require the user to be authenticated)
if request.GET['forPage'] == reverse('dashboard'):
capability.allow_client_incoming('support_agent')
else:
# Otherwise we give them a name of "customer"
capability.allow_client_incoming('customer')
# Generate the capability token
token = capability.generate()
return JsonResponse({'token': token})
@csrf_exempt
def call(request):
"""Returns TwiML instructions to Twilio's POST requests"""
response = Dial(caller_id=settings.TWILIO_NUMBER)
# If the browser sent a phoneNumber param, we know this request
# is a support agent trying to call a customer's phone
if 'phoneNumber' in request.POST:
response.number(request.POST['phoneNumber'])
else:
# Otherwise we assume this request is a customer trying
# to contact support from the home page
response.client('support_agent')
return HttpResponse(str(response))
/**
* Twilio Client configuration for the browser-calls-django
* example application.
*/
// Store some selectors for elements we'll reuse
var callStatus = $("#call-status");
var answerButton = $(".answer-button");
var callSupportButton = $(".call-support-button");
var hangUpButton = $(".hangup-button");
var callCustomerButtons = $(".call-customer-button");
/* Helper function to update the call status bar */
function updateCallStatus(status) {
callStatus.text(status);
}
/* Get a Twilio Client token with an AJAX request */
$(document).ready(function() {
$.get("/support/token", {forPage: window.location.pathname}, function(data) {
// Set up the Twilio Client Device with the token
Twilio.Device.setup(data.token);
});
});
/* Callback to let us know Twilio Client is ready */
Twilio.Device.ready(function (device) {
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Report any errors to the call status display */
Twilio.Device.error(function (error) {
updateCallStatus("ERROR: " + error.message);
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client initiates a new connection */
Twilio.Device.connect(function (connection) {
// Enable the hang up button and disable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", false);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", true);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", true);
answerButton.prop("disabled", true);
// If phoneNumber is part of the connection, this is a call from a
// support agent to a customer's phone
if ("phoneNumber" in connection.message) {
updateCallStatus("In call with " + connection.message.phoneNumber);
} else {
// This is a call from a website user to a support agent
updateCallStatus("In call with support");
}
});
/* Callback for when a call ends */
Twilio.Device.disconnect(function(connection) {
// Disable the hangup button and enable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", true);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", false);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", false);
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client receives a new incoming call */
Twilio.Device.incoming(function(connection) {
updateCallStatus("Incoming support call");
// Set a callback to be executed when the connection is accepted
connection.accept(function() {
updateCallStatus("In call with customer");
});
// Set a callback on the answer button and enable it
answerButton.click(function() {
connection.accept();
});
answerButton.prop("disabled", false);
});
/* Call a customer from a support ticket */
function callCustomer(phoneNumber) {
updateCallStatus("Calling " + phoneNumber + "...");
var params = {"phoneNumber": phoneNumber};
Twilio.Device.connect(params);
}
/* Call the support_agent from the home page */
function callSupport() {
updateCallStatus("Calling support...");
// Our backend will assume that no params means a call to support_agent
Twilio.Device.connect();
}
/* End a call */
function hangUp() {
Twilio.Device.disconnectAll();
}
/**
* Twilio Client configuration for the browser-calls-django
* example application.
*/
// Store some selectors for elements we'll reuse
var callStatus = $("#call-status");
var answerButton = $(".answer-button");
var callSupportButton = $(".call-support-button");
var hangUpButton = $(".hangup-button");
var callCustomerButtons = $(".call-customer-button");
/* Helper function to update the call status bar */
function updateCallStatus(status) {
callStatus.text(status);
}
/* Get a Twilio Client token with an AJAX request */
$(document).ready(function() {
$.get("/support/token", {forPage: window.location.pathname}, function(data) {
// Set up the Twilio Client Device with the token
Twilio.Device.setup(data.token);
});
});
/* Callback to let us know Twilio Client is ready */
Twilio.Device.ready(function (device) {
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Report any errors to the call status display */
Twilio.Device.error(function (error) {
updateCallStatus("ERROR: " + error.message);
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client initiates a new connection */
Twilio.Device.connect(function (connection) {
// Enable the hang up button and disable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", false);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", true);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", true);
answerButton.prop("disabled", true);
// If phoneNumber is part of the connection, this is a call from a
// support agent to a customer's phone
if ("phoneNumber" in connection.message) {
updateCallStatus("In call with " + connection.message.phoneNumber);
} else {
// This is a call from a website user to a support agent
updateCallStatus("In call with support");
}
});
/* Callback for when a call ends */
Twilio.Device.disconnect(function(connection) {
// Disable the hangup button and enable the call buttons
hangUpButton.prop("disabled", true);
callCustomerButtons.prop("disabled", false);
callSupportButton.prop("disabled", false);
updateCallStatus("Ready");
});
/* Callback for when Twilio Client receives a new incoming call */
Twilio.Device.incoming(function(connection) {
updateCallStatus("Incoming support call");
// Set a callback to be executed when the connection is accepted
connection.accept(function() {
updateCallStatus("In call with customer");
});
// Set a callback on the answer button and enable it
answerButton.click(function() {
connection.accept();
});
answerButton.prop("disabled", false);
});
/* Call a customer from a support ticket */
function callCustomer(phoneNumber) {
updateCallStatus("Calling " + phoneNumber + "...");
var params = {"phoneNumber": phoneNumber};
Twilio.Device.connect(params);
}
/* Call the support_agent from the home page */
function callSupport() {
updateCallStatus("Calling support...");
// Our backend will assume that no params means a call to support_agent
Twilio.Device.connect();
}
/* End a call */
function hangUp() {
Twilio.Device.disconnectAll();
}