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Diffstat (limited to 'actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb')
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1 files changed, 32 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb index 1800ff5839..4af2d0a4a8 100644 --- a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb +++ b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb @@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ module ActionMailer #:nodoc: # # $ rails generate mailer Notifier # - # The generated model inherits from <tt>ActionMailer::Base</tt>. Emails are defined by creating methods - # within the model which are then used to set variables to be used in the mail template, to - # change options on the mail, or to add attachments. + # The generated model inherits from <tt>ActionMailer::Base</tt>. A mailer model defines methods + # used to generate an email message. In these methods, you can setup variables to be used in + # the mailer views, options on the mail itself such as the <tt>:from</tt> address, and attachments. # # Examples: # # class Notifier < ActionMailer::Base # default :from => 'no-reply@example.com', - # :return_path => 'system@example.com' + # :return_path => 'system@example.com' # # def welcome(recipient) # @account = recipient @@ -267,6 +267,33 @@ module ActionMailer #:nodoc: # set something in the defaults using a proc, and then set the same thing inside of your # mailer method, it will get over written by the mailer method. # + # = Callbacks + # + # You can specify callbacks using before_filter and after_filter for configuring your messages. + # This may be useful, for example, when you want to add default inline attachments for all + # messages sent out by a certain mailer class: + # + # class Notifier < ActionMailer::Base + # before_filter :add_inline_attachment! + # + # def welcome + # mail + # end + # + # private + # + # def add_inline_attachment! + # attachments.inline["footer.jpg"] = File.read('/path/to/filename.jpg') + # end + # end + # + # Callbacks in ActionMailer are implemented using AbstractController::Callbacks, so you + # can define and configure callbacks in the same manner that you would use callbacks in + # classes that inherit from ActionController::Base. + # + # Note that unless you have a specific reason to do so, you should prefer using before_filter + # rather than after_filter in your ActionMailer classes so that headers are parsed properly. + # # = Configuration options # # These options are specified on the class level, like @@ -330,6 +357,7 @@ module ActionMailer #:nodoc: include AbstractController::Helpers include AbstractController::Translation include AbstractController::AssetPaths + include AbstractController::Callbacks self.protected_instance_variables = [:@_action_has_layout] |