Firewatch

An SMS-based app leveraging the queue-times API to help maximize your theme park trip.

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Prerequisites

Before building or running anything, ensure the following are prepared:

1. Python - this application was developed for Python 3.8+
2. Terraform - all application infrastructre is managed via Terraform v0.13+
3. Heroku - account must be verified + CLI must be authenticated via heroku login
4. Twilio - a phone number capable of handling SMS must be provisioned

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Standing Up the Application

1. Clone this repository and cd into /infrastructure.
2. Create a new file dev.tfvars and add the below variables:

env_name = "dev"

twilio_account_sid  = ""
twilio_auth_token   = ""
twilio_phone_number = ""

3. Run terraform init and terraform plan -var-file dev.tfvars to preview the application infrastructure.
4. Run terraform apply -var-file dev.tfvars to stand up the application.
5. Copy the output twilio_webhook_target_url and update the webhook URL on Twilio for the provisioned phone number.
6. Send a sample text message to the provisioned phone number! Firewatch will be your lookout while you enjoy your day.