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supply the email body as a string. You can achieve this using the `:body`
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option. In such cases don't forget to add the `:content_type` option. Rails
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endeavor. Before your email reaches your Rails app, you would have had to
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configure your system to somehow forward emails to your app, which needs to be
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listening for that. So, to receive emails in your Rails app you'll need to:
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like your app to receive to `/path/to/app/bin/rails runner
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'UserMailer.receive(STDIN.read)'`.
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parse the raw incoming email into an email object, decode it, instantiate a new
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mailer, and pass the email object to the mailer `receive` instance
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method. Here's an example:
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class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base
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def receive(email)
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page = Page.find_by(address: email.to.first)
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page.emails.create(
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body: email.body
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)
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if email.has_attachments?
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email.attachments.each do |attachment|
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page.attachments.create({
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file: attachment,
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description: email.subject
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})
|
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end
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end
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+
end
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|
+
end
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+
```
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+
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+
Action Mailer Callbacks
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|
+
---------------------------
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|
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|
+
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+
Action Mailer allows for you to specify a `before_action`, `after_action` and
|
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|
+
`around_action`.
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|
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|
+
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+
* Filters can be specified with a block or a symbol to a method in the mailer
|
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|
+
class similar to controllers.
|
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|
+
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+
* You could use a `before_action` to populate the mail object with defaults,
|
|
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|
+
delivery_method_options or insert default headers and attachments.
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|
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|
+
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+
* You could use an `after_action` to do similar setup as a `before_action` but
|
|
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|
+
using instance variables set in your mailer action.
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|
+
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|
+
```ruby
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|
+
class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base
|
|
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|
+
after_action :set_delivery_options,
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|
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|
+
:prevent_delivery_to_guests,
|
|
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|
+
:set_business_headers
|
|
606
|
+
|
|
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|
+
def feedback_message(business, user)
|
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|
+
@business = business
|
|
609
|
+
@user = user
|
|
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|
+
mail
|
|
611
|
+
end
|
|
612
|
+
|
|
613
|
+
def campaign_message(business, user)
|
|
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|
+
@business = business
|
|
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|
+
@user = user
|
|
616
|
+
end
|
|
617
|
+
|
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|
+
private
|
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619
|
+
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+
def set_delivery_options
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|
621
|
+
# You have access to the mail instance,
|
|
622
|
+
# @business and @user instance variables here
|
|
623
|
+
if @business && @business.has_smtp_settings?
|
|
624
|
+
mail.delivery_method.settings.merge!(@business.smtp_settings)
|
|
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|
+
end
|
|
626
|
+
end
|
|
627
|
+
|
|
628
|
+
def prevent_delivery_to_guests
|
|
629
|
+
if @user && @user.guest?
|
|
630
|
+
mail.perform_deliveries = false
|
|
631
|
+
end
|
|
632
|
+
end
|
|
633
|
+
|
|
634
|
+
def set_business_headers
|
|
635
|
+
if @business
|
|
636
|
+
headers["X-SMTPAPI-CATEGORY"] = @business.code
|
|
637
|
+
end
|
|
638
|
+
end
|
|
639
|
+
end
|
|
640
|
+
```
|
|
641
|
+
|
|
642
|
+
* Mailer Filters abort further processing if body is set to a non-nil value.
|
|
643
|
+
|
|
644
|
+
Using Action Mailer Helpers
|
|
645
|
+
---------------------------
|
|
646
|
+
|
|
647
|
+
Action Mailer now just inherits from `AbstractController`, so you have access to
|
|
648
|
+
the same generic helpers as you do in Action Controller.
|
|
649
|
+
|
|
650
|
+
Action Mailer Configuration
|
|
651
|
+
---------------------------
|
|
652
|
+
|
|
653
|
+
The following configuration options are best made in one of the environment
|
|
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|
+
files (environment.rb, production.rb, etc...)
|
|
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|
+
|
|
656
|
+
| Configuration | Description |
|
|
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|
+
|---------------|-------------|
|
|
658
|
+
|`logger`|Generates information on the mailing run if available. Can be set to `nil` for no logging. Compatible with both Ruby's own `Logger` and `Log4r` loggers.|
|
|
659
|
+
|`smtp_settings`|Allows detailed configuration for `:smtp` delivery method:<ul><li>`:address` - Allows you to use a remote mail server. Just change it from its default `"localhost"` setting.</li><li>`:port` - On the off chance that your mail server doesn't run on port 25, you can change it.</li><li>`:domain` - If you need to specify a HELO domain, you can do it here.</li><li>`:user_name` - If your mail server requires authentication, set the username in this setting.</li><li>`:password` - If your mail server requires authentication, set the password in this setting.</li><li>`:authentication` - If your mail server requires authentication, you need to specify the authentication type here. This is a symbol and one of `:plain`, `:login`, `:cram_md5`.</li><li>`:enable_starttls_auto` - Set this to `false` if there is a problem with your server certificate that you cannot resolve.</li></ul>|
|
|
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|
+
|`sendmail_settings`|Allows you to override options for the `:sendmail` delivery method.<ul><li>`:location` - The location of the sendmail executable. Defaults to `/usr/sbin/sendmail`.</li><li>`:arguments` - The command line arguments to be passed to sendmail. Defaults to `-i -t`.</li></ul>|
|
|
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|
+
|`raise_delivery_errors`|Whether or not errors should be raised if the email fails to be delivered. This only works if the external email server is configured for immediate delivery.|
|
|
662
|
+
|`delivery_method`|Defines a delivery method. Possible values are:<ul><li>`:smtp` (default), can be configured by using `config.action_mailer.smtp_settings`.</li><li>`:sendmail`, can be configured by using `config.action_mailer.sendmail_settings`.</li><li>`:file`: save emails to files; can be configured by using `config.action_mailer.file_settings`.</li><li>`:test`: save emails to `ActionMailer::Base.deliveries` array.</li></ul>See [API docs](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionMailer/Base.html) for more info.|
|
|
663
|
+
|`perform_deliveries`|Determines whether deliveries are actually carried out when the `deliver` method is invoked on the Mail message. By default they are, but this can be turned off to help functional testing.|
|
|
664
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|`deliveries`|Keeps an array of all the emails sent out through the Action Mailer with delivery_method :test. Most useful for unit and functional testing.|
|
|
665
|
+
|`default_options`|Allows you to set default values for the `mail` method options (`:from`, `:reply_to`, etc.).|
|
|
666
|
+
|
|
667
|
+
For a complete writeup of possible configurations see the
|
|
668
|
+
[Configuring Action Mailer](configuring.html#configuring-action-mailer) in
|
|
669
|
+
our Configuring Rails Applications guide.
|
|
670
|
+
|
|
671
|
+
### Example Action Mailer Configuration
|
|
672
|
+
|
|
673
|
+
An example would be adding the following to your appropriate
|
|
674
|
+
`config/environments/$RAILS_ENV.rb` file:
|
|
675
|
+
|
|
676
|
+
```ruby
|
|
677
|
+
config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :sendmail
|
|
678
|
+
# Defaults to:
|
|
679
|
+
# config.action_mailer.sendmail_settings = {
|
|
680
|
+
# location: '/usr/sbin/sendmail',
|
|
681
|
+
# arguments: '-i -t'
|
|
682
|
+
# }
|
|
683
|
+
config.action_mailer.perform_deliveries = true
|
|
684
|
+
config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = true
|
|
685
|
+
config.action_mailer.default_options = {from: 'no-reply@example.com'}
|
|
686
|
+
```
|
|
687
|
+
|
|
688
|
+
### Action Mailer Configuration for Gmail
|
|
689
|
+
|
|
690
|
+
As Action Mailer now uses the [Mail gem](https://github.com/mikel/mail), this
|
|
691
|
+
becomes as simple as adding to your `config/environments/$RAILS_ENV.rb` file:
|
|
692
|
+
|
|
693
|
+
```ruby
|
|
694
|
+
config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp
|
|
695
|
+
config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = {
|
|
696
|
+
address: 'smtp.gmail.com',
|
|
697
|
+
port: 587,
|
|
698
|
+
domain: 'example.com',
|
|
699
|
+
user_name: '<username>',
|
|
700
|
+
password: '<password>',
|
|
701
|
+
authentication: 'plain',
|
|
702
|
+
enable_starttls_auto: true }
|
|
703
|
+
```
|
|
704
|
+
|
|
705
|
+
Mailer Testing
|
|
706
|
+
--------------
|
|
707
|
+
|
|
708
|
+
You can find detailed instructions on how to test your mailers in the
|
|
709
|
+
[testing guide](testing.html#testing-your-mailers).
|
|
710
|
+
|
|
711
|
+
Intercepting Emails
|
|
712
|
+
-------------------
|
|
713
|
+
|
|
714
|
+
There are situations where you need to edit an email before it's
|
|
715
|
+
delivered. Fortunately Action Mailer provides hooks to intercept every
|
|
716
|
+
email. You can register an interceptor to make modifications to mail messages
|
|
717
|
+
right before they are handed to the delivery agents.
|
|
718
|
+
|
|
719
|
+
```ruby
|
|
720
|
+
class SandboxEmailInterceptor
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|
721
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+
def self.delivering_email(message)
|
|
722
|
+
message.to = ['sandbox@example.com']
|
|
723
|
+
end
|
|
724
|
+
end
|
|
725
|
+
```
|
|
726
|
+
|
|
727
|
+
Before the interceptor can do its job you need to register it with the Action
|
|
728
|
+
Mailer framework. You can do this in an initializer file
|
|
729
|
+
`config/initializers/sandbox_email_interceptor.rb`
|
|
730
|
+
|
|
731
|
+
```ruby
|
|
732
|
+
ActionMailer::Base.register_interceptor(SandboxEmailInterceptor) if Rails.env.staging?
|
|
733
|
+
```
|
|
734
|
+
|
|
735
|
+
NOTE: The example above uses a custom environment called "staging" for a
|
|
736
|
+
production like server but for testing purposes. You can read
|
|
737
|
+
[Creating Rails environments](configuring.html#creating-rails-environments)
|
|
738
|
+
for more information about custom Rails environments.
|