How exactly do you use sails to send mails?

[kanlanc]

I have used the template that comes when sails new is used, I originally thought that changing the config of verifyEmail would do what I need after adding the mailgun creds but this is not happening, this is my package.json

{
  "name": "happyfitt",
  "private": true,
  "version": "1.1.7",
  "description": "Happyfitt made using sails and react",
  "keywords": [],
  "dependencies": {
    "@sailshq/connect-redis": "^3.2.1",
    "@sailshq/lodash": "^3.10.3",
    "@sailshq/socket.io-redis": "^5.2.0",
    "moment": "^2.24.0",
    "qr-image": "^3.2.0",
    "sails": "^1.1.0",
    "sails-hook-apianalytics": "^2.0.3",
    "sails-hook-organics": "^0.15.0",
    "sails-hook-orm": "^2.1.1",
    "sails-hook-sockets": "^1.5.5",
    "sails-mongo": "^1.0.1"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@sailshq/eslint": "^4.19.3",
    "@sailshq/htmlhint": "^0.9.16",
    "@sailshq/lesshint": "^4.6.6",
    "chai": "^4.2.0",
    "grunt": "1.0.1",
    "istanbul": "^0.4.5",
    "mocha": "^6.1.4",
    "sails-hook-fixtures": "^1.0.1",
    "sails-hook-grunt": "^3.1.0",
    "supertest": "^4.0.2"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "start": "NODE_ENV=production node app.js",
    "test-eslint": "npm run lint -s && echo 'Done.'",
    "lint": "eslint . --max-warnings=0 --report-unused-disable-directives && echo '✔  Your .js files look so good.' ",
    "debug": "node debug app.js",
    "test": "mocha test",
    "coverage": "istanbul cover _mocha -- -t 10000 -R spec tests/boostrap.test.js test/**/*.test.js",
    "deploy": "echo 'This script assumes a dead-simple, opinionated setup on Heroku.' && echo 'But, of course, you can deploy your app anywhere you like.' && echo '(Node.js/Sails.js apps are supported on all modern hosting platforms.)' && echo && echo 'Warning: Specifically, this script assumes you are on the master branch, and that your app can be deployed simply by force-pushing on top of the *deploy* branch.  It will also temporarily use a local *predeploy* branch for preparing assets, that it will delete after it finishes.  Please make sure there is nothing you care about on either of these two branches!!!' && echo '' && echo '' && echo 'Preparing to deploy...' && echo '--' && git status && echo '' && echo '--' && echo 'I hope you are on the master branch and have everything committed/pulled/pushed and are completely up to date and stuff.' && echo '********************************************'  && echo '** IF NOT THEN PLEASE PRESS <CTRL+C> NOW! **' && echo '********************************************' && echo 'Press CTRL+C to cancel.' && echo '(you have five seconds)' && sleep 1 && echo '...4' && sleep 1 && echo '...3' && sleep 1 && echo '...2' && sleep 1 && echo '...1' && sleep 1  && echo '' && echo 'Alright, here we go.  No turning back now!' && echo 'Trying to switch to master branch...' && git checkout master && echo && echo 'OK.  Now wiping node_modules/ and running npm install...' && rm -rf node_modules && rm -rf package-lock.json && npm install && (git add package-lock.json && git commit -am 'AUTOMATED COMMIT: Did fresh npm install before deploying, and it caused something relevant (probably the package-lock.json file) to change!  This commit tracks that change.' || true) && echo 'Deploying as version:' && npm version patch && echo '' && git push origin master && git push --tags && (git branch -D predeploy > /dev/null 2>&1 || true) && git checkout -b predeploy && (echo 'Now building+minifying assets for production...' && echo '(Hang tight, this could take a while.)' && echo && node node_modules/grunt/bin/grunt buildProd || (echo && echo '------------------------------------------' && echo 'IMPORTANT!  IMPORTANT!  IMPORTANT!' && echo 'ERROR: Could not compile assets for production!' && echo && echo 'Attempting to recover automatically by stashing, ' && echo 'switching back to the master branch, and then ' && echo 'deleting the predeploy branch... ' && echo && echo 'After this, please fix the issues logged above' && echo 'and push that up.  Then, try deploying again.' && echo '------------------------------------------' && echo && echo 'Staging, deleting the predeploy branch, and switching back to master...' && git stash && git checkout master && git branch -D predeploy && false)) && mv www .www && git add .www && node -e 'sailsrc = JSON.parse(require(\"fs\").readFileSync(\"./.sailsrc\", \"utf8\"));  if (sailsrc.paths&&sailsrc.paths.public !== undefined || sailsrc.hooks&&sailsrc.hooks.grunt !== undefined) { throw new Error(\"Cannot complete deployment script: .sailsrc file has conflicting contents!  Please throw away this midway-complete deployment, switch back to your original branch (master), remove the conflicting stuff from .sailsrc, then commit and push that up.\"); }  sailsrc.paths = sailsrc.paths || {};  sailsrc.paths.public = \"./.www\";   sailsrc.hooks = sailsrc.hooks || {};  sailsrc.hooks.grunt = false;  require(\"fs\").writeFileSync(\"./.sailsrc\", JSON.stringify(sailsrc))' && git commit -am 'AUTOMATED COMMIT: Automatically bundling compiled assets as part of deploy, updating the EJS layout and .sailsrc file accordingly.' && git push origin predeploy && git checkout master && git push origin +predeploy:deploy && git push --tags && git branch -D predeploy && git push origin :predeploy && echo '' && echo '--' && echo 'OK, done.  It should be live momentarily on your staging environment.' && echo '(if you get impatient, check the Heroku dashboard for status)' && echo && echo 'Staging environment:' && echo ' 🌐–•  https://staging.example.com' && echo '       (hold ⌘ and click to open links in the terminal)' && echo && echo 'Please review that to make sure it looks good.' && echo 'When you are ready to go to production, visit your pipeline on Heroku and press the PROMOTE TO PRODUCTION button.'"
  },
  "main": "app.js",
  "repository": {
    "type": "git",
    "url": "https://github.com/highskillzz/Happyfitt.git"
  },
  "author": "Vikranth Kanumuru",
  "license": "",
  "engines": {
    "node": "^10.15"
  }
}

and I also don't see mailgun anywhere. How do I do this exactly?

Thank you

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[kanlanc]

Anyone?

[navicstein]

You can optionally create a helper and integrate nodemailer

// am using gmail transports in this example
module.exports = {
  friendlyName: "Send email",

  description: "Sails helper to send emails",

  inputs: {
    to: {
      type: "string",
      required: true
    },
    subject: {
      type: "string",
      required: true
    },
    text: {
      type: "string",
      required: true
    }
  },
  exits: {
    success: {
      description: "All done."
    }
  },
  fn: async function(inputs) {
    var nodemailer = require("nodemailer");
    var transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
      service: "gmail",
      auth: {
        user: "example@gmail.com",
        pass: "password"
      }
    });

    var data = {
      from: "demo <no-reply@demo.com>",
      to: inputs.to,
      subject: inputs.subject,
      text: inputs.text
    };
    sails.log.debug(data);
    transporter.sendMail(data, function(error, info) {
      error
        ? sails.log.error(error)
        : sails.log.info("Email sent: " + info.response);
    });
  }
};

or checkout https://github.com/mikermcneil/ration/blob/master/api/helpers/send-template-email.js

[nahanil]

@highskillzz You appear to have sails-hook-organics installed which includes some basic mailgun stuff.

The "Web App" starter project should include some basic email functionality if you add your mailgun config. The Ration app also has a few examples of how to do it (using the sendTemplateEmail helper method to hide away some of the messiness of loading email templates).

https://github.com/mikermcneil/ration/blob/master/api/controllers/entrance/signup.js#L106
https://github.com/mikermcneil/ration/blob/master/api/controllers/deliver-contact-form-message.js#L63

[kanlanc]

Please answer this question I have, I have used zoho for making company emails and used my domain records over there. But, now I have to validate emails I get from users and mailgun seems to do that(from what I understand), but it is also asking domain details and to put records over there. Is there a way I can verify emails but not change zoho since it is providing company emails for free

[johnabrams7]

@highskillzz Hi! I think that Mailgun gives you up to 12,000 emails per month free. The Sails web app template also provides send template email, which is designed to be maximally customizable.

See: helpers/send-template-email.js