ActionMailer in Action Rob Kaufman Notch8.com [email_address] Talk about ActionMailer Beyond just send a message via SMTP

Rob Kaufman

Notch8.com

[email_address]

Talk about ActionMailer

Beyond just send a message via SMTP

Intro to ActionMailer (Send) ActionMailer allows you to send and receive email. Most people just use send ActionMailer is more MV than MVC AM model in /app/model inherets from ActionMailer::Base instead of ActionRecord::Base AM views are stored in /app/views/model_name Plain text vs HTML email

ActionMailer allows you to send and receive email. Most people just use send

ActionMailer is more MV than MVC

AM model in /app/model

inherets from ActionMailer::Base instead of ActionRecord::Base

AM views are stored in /app/views/model_name

Plain text vs HTML email

Safety First - Overview IDs in email Careful about 'real' email addresses in development env Careful about a lot of email Understand limits of email via own server

IDs in email

Careful about 'real' email addresses in development env

Careful about a lot of email

Understand limits of email via own server

Safety First - Checklist Before Committing Create new email tagging Create new NotifierTest method Create new Notifier method Create new Notifier view Verify that email body includes a link at the bottom to unsubscribe

Before Committing

Create new email tagging

Create new NotifierTest method

Create new Notifier method

Create new Notifier view

Verify that email body includes a link at the bottom to unsubscribe

Safety First - Checklist Before Commiting (cont.) Verify that the email contains the lead id Verify that the email bodies fields are all correctly formated Verify mime-type if sending HTML email Test, Commit, Push Bootstrap

Before Commiting (cont.)

Verify that the email contains the lead id

Verify that the email bodies fields are all correctly formated

Verify mime-type if sending HTML email

Test, Commit, Push

Bootstrap

Safety First - Checklist Before Sending Send sample copy to Design (currently Andy) and Marketing (Casey and Carrie) Send sample to at least 2 individuals (besides author) to look for typos/errors Run RAILS_ENV=production rake email:check EMAIL_TEMPLATE=’template_name’ to verify Inbox delivery

Before Sending

Send sample copy to Design (currently Andy) and Marketing (Casey and Carrie)

Send sample to at least 2 individuals (besides author) to look for typos/errors

Run RAILS_ENV=production rake email:check EMAIL_TEMPLATE=’template_name’ to verify Inbox delivery

Safety First - mail_safety Overrides Tmail::Mail.deliveries so that everything is sent where you want it. Can be used w/ either sendmail or smtp

Overrides Tmail::Mail.deliveries so that everything is sent where you want it.

Can be used w/ either sendmail or smtp

Setting up Email Testing

Testing - Assert Email

Testing - Email Test Task Hits the big 4 (Hotmail, AOL, Yahoo, Gmail) Can be used just to send the templates If freepopd is installed, can check that the emails where received as well

Hits the big 4 (Hotmail, AOL, Yahoo, Gmail)

Can be used just to send the templates

If freepopd is installed, can check that the emails where received as well

Testing - Email Test Task rake email:send Sends all templates rake email:send EMAIL_TEMPLATE=hello Just sends the hello email rake email:accounts:check Sends all , waits for you, then checks all rake email:accounts:clear Removes all emails (cleans accounts) rake email: accounts:count_messages

rake email:send

Sends all templates

rake email:send EMAIL_TEMPLATE=hello

Just sends the hello email

rake email:accounts:check

Sends all , waits for you, then checks all

rake email:accounts:clear

Removes all emails (cleans accounts)

rake email: accounts:count_messages

Summary and Questions