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diff --git a/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md b/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md index cb07781d1c..37cbf3f53d 100644 --- a/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md +++ b/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -**DO NOT READ THIS FILE ON GITHUB, GUIDES ARE PUBLISHED ON http://guides.rubyonrails.org.** +**DO NOT READ THIS FILE ON GITHUB, GUIDES ARE PUBLISHED ON https://guides.rubyonrails.org.** Action Mailer Basics ==================== @@ -20,9 +20,18 @@ Introduction ------------ Action Mailer allows you to send emails from your application using mailer classes -and views. Mailers work very similarly to controllers. They inherit from -`ActionMailer::Base` and live in `app/mailers`, and they have associated views -that appear in `app/views`. +and views. + +#### Mailers are similar to controllers + +They inherit from `ActionMailer::Base` and live in `app/mailers`. Mailers also work +very similarly to controllers. Some examples of similarities are enumerated below. +Mailers have: + +* Actions, and also, associated views that appear in `app/views`. +* Instance variables that are accessible in views. +* The ability to utilise layouts and partials. +* The ability to access a params hash. Sending Emails -------------- @@ -35,7 +44,7 @@ views. #### Create the Mailer ```bash -$ bin/rails generate mailer UserMailer +$ rails generate mailer UserMailer create app/mailers/user_mailer.rb create app/mailers/application_mailer.rb invoke erb @@ -60,8 +69,7 @@ end ``` As you can see, you can generate mailers just like you use other generators with -Rails. Mailers are conceptually similar to controllers, and so we get a mailer, -a directory for views, and a test. +Rails. If you didn't want to use a generator, you could create your own file inside of `app/mailers`, just make sure that it inherits from `ActionMailer::Base`: @@ -73,10 +81,9 @@ end #### Edit the Mailer -Mailers are very similar to Rails controllers. They also have methods called -"actions" and use views to structure the content. Where a controller generates -content like HTML to send back to the client, a Mailer creates a message to be -delivered via email. +Mailers have methods called "actions" and they use views to structure their content. +Where a controller generates content like HTML to send back to the client, a Mailer +creates a message to be delivered via email. `app/mailers/user_mailer.rb` contains an empty mailer: @@ -110,9 +117,6 @@ messages in this class. This can be overridden on a per-email basis. * `mail` - The actual email message, we are passing the `:to` and `:subject` headers in. -Just like controllers, any instance variables we define in the method become -available for use in the views. - #### Create a Mailer View Create a file called `welcome_email.html.erb` in `app/views/user_mailer/`. This @@ -169,8 +173,8 @@ Setting this up is painfully simple. First, let's create a simple `User` scaffold: ```bash -$ bin/rails generate scaffold user name email login -$ bin/rails db:migrate +$ rails generate scaffold user name email login +$ rails db:migrate ``` Now that we have a user model to play with, we will just edit the @@ -213,6 +217,8 @@ pending jobs on restart. If you need a persistent backend, you will need to use an Active Job adapter that has a persistent backend (Sidekiq, Resque, etc). +NOTE: When calling `deliver_later` the job will be placed under `mailers` queue. Make sure Active Job adapter support it otherwise the job may be silently ignored preventing email delivery. You can change that by specifying `config.action_mailer.deliver_later_queue_name` option. + If you want to send emails right away (from a cronjob for example) just call `deliver_now`: @@ -234,7 +240,7 @@ params. The method `welcome_email` returns an `ActionMailer::MessageDelivery` object which can then just be told `deliver_now` or `deliver_later` to send itself out. The `ActionMailer::MessageDelivery` object is just a wrapper around a `Mail::Message`. If -you want to inspect, alter or do anything else with the `Mail::Message` object you can +you want to inspect, alter, or do anything else with the `Mail::Message` object you can access it with the `message` method on the `ActionMailer::MessageDelivery` object. ### Auto encoding header values @@ -266,7 +272,7 @@ Action Mailer makes it very easy to add attachments. * Pass the file name and content and Action Mailer and the [Mail gem](https://github.com/mikel/mail) will automatically guess the - mime_type, set the encoding and create the attachment. + mime_type, set the encoding, and create the attachment. ```ruby attachments['filename.jpg'] = File.read('/path/to/filename.jpg') @@ -416,6 +422,21 @@ use the rendered text for the text part. The render command is the same one used inside of Action Controller, so you can use all the same options, such as `:text`, `:inline` etc. +If you would like to render a template located outside of the default `app/views/mailer_name/` directory, you can apply the `prepend_view_path`, like so: + +```ruby +class UserMailer < ApplicationMailer + prepend_view_path "custom/path/to/mailer/view" + + # This will try to load "custom/path/to/mailer/view/welcome_email" template + def welcome_email + # ... + end +end +``` + +You can also consider using the [append_view_path](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/action_view_overview.html#view-paths) method. + #### Caching mailer view You can perform fragment caching in mailer views like in application views using the `cache` method. @@ -805,9 +826,9 @@ config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = { user_name: '<username>', password: '<password>', authentication: 'plain', - enable_starttls_auto: true } + enable_starttls_auto: true } ``` -Note: As of July 15, 2014, Google increased [its security measures](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255) and now blocks attempts from apps it deems less secure. +NOTE: As of July 15, 2014, Google increased [its security measures](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255) and now blocks attempts from apps it deems less secure. You can change your Gmail settings [here](https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps) to allow the attempts. If your Gmail account has 2-factor authentication enabled, then you will need to set an [app password](https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords) and use that instead of your regular password. Alternatively, you can use another ESP to send email by replacing 'smtp.gmail.com' above with the address of your provider. |