private AlternateView CreateAlternativeView(Template template, string alternativeViewName)
{
var fullViewName = GetAlternativeViewName(template, alternativeViewName);
var output = _alternativeViewRenderer.Render(template, fullViewName);
string contentType;
string body;
using (var reader = new StringReader(output))
{
contentType = ParseHeadersForContentType(reader);
body = reader.ReadToEnd();
}
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(contentType))
{
if (alternativeViewName.Equals("text", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
{
contentType = "text/plain";
}
else if (alternativeViewName.Equals("html", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
{
contentType = "text/html";
}
else
{
throw new Exception("The 'Content-Type' header is missing from the alternative view '" +
fullViewName + "'.");
}
}
var stream = CreateStreamOfBody(body);
var alternativeView = new AlternateView(stream, contentType);
if (alternativeView.ContentType.CharSet == null)
{
// Must set a charset otherwise mail readers seem to guess the wrong one!
// Strings are unicode by default in .net.
alternativeView.ContentType.CharSet = Encoding.Unicode.WebName;
// A different charset can be specified in the Content-Type header.
// e.g. Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
}
template.ImageEmbedder.AddImagesToView(alternativeView);
return(alternativeView);
}
/// <summary>
/// Renders the Template view and builds a <see cref="MailMessage" />. Does not send the Template.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="emailTemplate">The Template to render.</param>
/// <returns>A <see cref="MailMessage" /> containing the rendered Template.</returns>
private MailMessage ToMailMessage(EmailTemplate emailTemplate)
{
var content = _renderer.Render(emailTemplate);
return(_templateParser.Parse(content, emailTemplate)); // template to mailmessage (+add attachments)
}
