public static MailMessage CreateEmailFromTemplate <T>(string htmlTemplateFile, string textTemplateFile, T model)
where T : class
{
ReplaceTemplate htmlTpl = new ReplaceTemplate(htmlTemplateFile);
ReplaceTemplate txtTpl = new ReplaceTemplate(textTemplateFile);
var props = model.GetType().GetProperties().Where(q => q.CanRead);
foreach (PropertyInfo p in props)
{
txtTpl.AddReplacementValue(p.Name, GetPropertyValue(model, p.Name).ToString());
htmlTpl.AddReplacementValue(p.Name, GetPropertyValue(model, p.Name).ToString());
}
MailMessage msg = new MailMessage();
msg.AlternateViews.Add(AlternateView.CreateAlternateViewFromString(htmlTpl.GetTemplate(), null, MediaTypeNames.Text.Html));
msg.AlternateViews.Add(AlternateView.CreateAlternateViewFromString(txtTpl.GetTemplate(), null, MediaTypeNames.Text.Plain));
//optional AppSettings values
SetOptionalDefaults(msg);
return(msg);
}
/// <summary>
/// Generates email message based on a template
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Model type for template string replacements</typeparam>
/// <param name="template">path to template file relative to the executable</param>
/// <param name="model">Model Data for template replacements - only properties in a readable scope are used in replacements(privates are hidden from replacements)</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static MailMessage CreateEmailFromTemplate <T>(string template, T model)
where T : class
{
ReplaceTemplate tpl = new ReplaceTemplate(template);
var props = model.GetType().GetProperties().Where(q => q.CanRead);
foreach (PropertyInfo p in props)
{
tpl.AddReplacementValue(p.Name, GetPropertyValue(model, p.Name).ToString());
}
MailMessage msg = new MailMessage {
Body = tpl.GetTemplate()
};
//optional AppSettings values
SetOptionalDefaults(msg);
return(msg);
}