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URDT USSD service

This is a USSD service built using the go-vise engine.

Prerequisites

Set up go-vise by cloning the repository into a separate directory. The main upstream repository is hosted at: https://git.defalsify.org/vise.git

git clone https://git.defalsify.org/vise.git

Setup

  1. Clone the ussd repo in its own directory

    git clone https://git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd.git
    
  2. Navigate to the project directory.

  3. Enter the services/registration subfolder:

    cd services/registration
    
  4. make the .bin files from the .vis files

    make VISE_PATH=/var/path/to/your/go-vise -B
    
  5. Return to the project root (cd ../..)

  6. Run the USSD menu

    go run cmd/main.go -session-id=0712345678
    

Running the different binaries

  1. CLI:

    go run cmd/main.go -session-id=0712345678
    
  2. Africastalking:

    go run cmd/africastalking/main.go
    
  3. Async:

    go run cmd/async/main.go
    
  4. Http:

    go run cmd/http/main.go
    

Flags

Below are the supported flags:

  1. -session-id:

    Specifies the session ID. (CLI only).

    Default: 075xx2123.

    Example:

    go run cmd/main.go -session-id=0712345678
    
  2. -d:

    Enables engine debug output.

    Default: false.

    Example:

    go run cmd/main.go -session-id=0712345678 -d
    
  3. -db:

    Specifies the database type.

    Default: gdbm.

    Example:

    go run cmd/main.go -session-id=0712345678 -d -db=postgres
    

    Note: If using -db=postgres, ensure PostgreSQL is running with the connection details specified in your .env file.

License

AGPL-3.0.