diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb')
| -rw-r--r-- | actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb | 28 |
1 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb index 1800ff5839..64f82f24a2 100644 --- a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb +++ b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb @@ -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] |