What is this project?

This is an example of how an order confirmation can be sent from a Node express server.

This project was initially created using the express-generator package.

How to run the server

• Run npm install
• Create file /.env and fill out your SMTP details

   EMAIL_HOST="smtp.example.com"
   EMAIL_PORT="2000"
   EMAIL_USER="user"
   EMAIL_PASS="pass"
  

• Run npm run start
• Visit http://localhost:3000/ to see the greeting page

How to send an email

Create a POST request with Content-Type: application/json header. The body of the request should be a JSON object with a 'to' property storing the recipient email address.

Bash example

curl --location --request POST 'localhost:3000/mail/send/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "to": "callum@tennant.io"
}'

JavaScript example

var myHeaders = new Headers();
myHeaders.append("Content-Type", "application/json");

var raw = JSON.stringify({"to":"callum@tennant.io"});

var requestOptions = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: myHeaders,
  body: raw,
  redirect: 'follow'
};

fetch("localhost:3000/mail/send/", requestOptions)
  .then(response => response.text())
  .then(result => console.log(result))
  .catch(error => console.log('error', error));