From 16acf4f9c759896fe180dec4eb75d88cebf7a7c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zane Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 11:58:58 -0400 Subject: Add note for custom mailer view paths in action mailer guide. [ci skip] Adds stuff Fixes a typo Integrates changes Adds link to append_view_path in actionmailer guide. --- guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) (limited to 'guides') diff --git a/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md b/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md index 6c5f03ab38..2bc8fb1baf 100644 --- a/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md +++ b/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md @@ -422,6 +422,22 @@ 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. -- cgit v1.2.3