@airhorn/azure
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@airhorn/azure
Azure Communication Services and Notification Hubs provider for Airhorn.
Installation
npm install airhorn @airhorn/azure
Features
- SMS sending via Azure Communication Services
- Email sending via Azure Communication Services
- Mobile push notifications to iOS and Android devices via Azure Notification Hubs
- Automatic error handling and retry support
- Integration with Airhorn's notification system
- Support for multiple connection strings
Usage
SMS with Azure Communication Services
import { Airhorn } from 'airhorn';
import { AirhornAzure } from '@airhorn/azure';
// Create Azure provider for SMS
const azureProvider = new AirhornAzure({
connectionString: 'endpoint=https://your-service.communication.azure.com/;accesskey=your-key',
});
// Create Airhorn instance with Azure provider
const airhorn = new Airhorn({
providers: [azureProvider],
});
const data = {
orderId: '12345',
customerName: 'John',
};
// Send SMS
const template = {
from: '+1234567890', // Your sender phone number (must be provisioned in Azure)
content: 'Hello <%= customerName %>!, your order #<%= orderId %> has been shipped!',
type: AirhornSendType.SMS,
};
const result = await airhorn.send(
'+0987654321', // to
template,
data,
AirhornSendType.SMS
);
Email with Azure Communication Services
import { Airhorn } from 'airhorn';
import { AirhornAzure } from '@airhorn/azure';
// Create Azure provider with email support
const azureProvider = new AirhornAzure({
connectionString: 'endpoint=https://your-service.communication.azure.com/;accesskey=your-key',
});
// Create Airhorn instance
const airhorn = new Airhorn({
providers: [azureProvider],
});
const data = {
orderId: '656565',
customerName: 'John',
};
// Send Email
const template = {
from: '[email protected]', // Must be verified domain in Azure
subject: 'Order Confirmation: <%= orderId %>',
content: 'Hi <%= customerName %>, your order #<%= orderId %> has been confirmed!',
};
const result = await airhorn.send(
'[email protected]', // to
template,
data,
AirhornSendType.Email
);
Mobile Push Notifications with Azure Notification Hubs
import { Airhorn } from 'airhorn';
import { AirhornAzure } from '@airhorn/azure';
const azureProvider = new AirhornAzure({
notificationHubConnectionString: 'Endpoint=sb://your-namespace.servicebus.windows.net/;SharedAccessKeyName=DefaultFullSharedAccessSignature;SharedAccessKey=your-key',
notificationHubName: 'your-hub-name',
});
const airhorn = new Airhorn({
providers: [azureProvider],
});
const data = {
orderId: '12345',
customerName: 'John',
};
// Send to iOS device via APNs
const template = {
from: 'YourApp',
content: JSON.stringify({
aps: {
alert: {
title: 'New Order',
body: 'Hi <%= customerName %>You have a new order #<%= orderId %>',
},
badge: 1,
sound: 'default',
},
// Custom data
orderId: '12345',
}),
};
// Send using tag expression
await airhorn.send(
'user:john-doe', // Tag expression
template,
data,
AirhornSendType.MobilePush,
{
platform: 'apple',
tags: 'user:john-doe && ios',
},
);
Custom Capabilities
You can specify which services to enable using the capabilities
option:
// SMS only
const smsProvider = new AirhornAzure({
connectionString: 'your-connection-string',
capabilities: [AirhornSendType.SMS],
});
// Email only
const emailProvider = new AirhornAzure({
connectionString: 'your-connection-string',
capabilities: [AirhornSendType.Email],
});
// Mobile Push only
const pushProvider = new AirhornAzure({
notificationHubConnectionString: 'your-hub-connection-string',
notificationHubName: 'your-hub-name',
capabilities: [AirhornSendType.MobilePush],
});
// All capabilities (explicit)
const allProvider = new AirhornAzure({
connectionString: 'your-communication-services-connection-string',
notificationHubConnectionString: 'your-hub-connection-string',
notificationHubName: 'your-hub-name',
capabilities: [AirhornSendType.SMS, AirhornSendType.Email, AirhornSendType.MobilePush],
});
Configuration
AirhornAzureOptions
connectionString
(optional): Azure Communication Services connection string (used for both SMS and Email if specific strings not provided)emailConnectionString
(optional): Specific connection string for Email servicesmsConnectionString
(optional): Specific connection string for SMS servicenotificationHubConnectionString
(optional): Azure Notification Hub connection stringnotificationHubName
(optional): Azure Notification Hub namecapabilities
(optional): Array ofAirhornSendType
values to specify which services to enable (defaults to SMS, MobilePush, and Email)
Additional Options
SMS Options
await airhorn.send(to, message, {
// Additional SMS options from Azure Communication Services
deliveryReportTimeoutInSeconds: 300,
tag: 'custom-tag',
});
Prerequisites
Azure Communication Services
- Create an Azure Communication Services resource in Azure Portal
- Get your connection string from the resource
- For SMS: Provision a phone number through the Azure Portal
- For Email: Verify your sending domain
Azure Notification Hubs
- Create a Notification Hub namespace and hub in Azure Portal
- Configure platform credentials (APNs for iOS, FCM for Android)
- Get your connection string and hub name
- Implement device registration in your mobile apps
Azure RBAC Permissions
Minimum required permissions for the service principal or managed identity:
For Communication Services:
Azure Communication Services Contributor
role- Or specific permissions:
Microsoft.Communication/CommunicationServices/read
Microsoft.Communication/CommunicationServices/write
For Notification Hubs:
Azure Notification Hubs Contributor
role- Or specific permissions:
Microsoft.NotificationHubs/Namespaces/NotificationHubs/read
Microsoft.NotificationHubs/Namespaces/NotificationHubs/write
Testing
pnpm test
How to Contribute
Now that you've set up your workspace, you're ready to contribute changes to the airhorn
repository you can refer to the CONTRIBUTING guide. If you have any questions please feel free to ask by creating an issue and label it question
.
Licensing and Copyright
This project is MIT License © Jared Wray