/// <summary>
/// The Subscribe page must call this function if Request["optin"]!=null to provide the completion of double opt in.
/// </summary>
/// <example>if (Request["optin"]!=null) { Models.TextBlock myTextBlock = VerificationLinkClicked(Request["optin"]) }</example>
/// <param name="optInCode">You need to pass in Request["optin"]</param>
/// <returns>Returns a Models.TextBlock containing the title and body text to be displayed to the user</returns>
public static Models.TextBlock VerificationLinkClicked(string optInCode)
{
Models.TextBlock textBlock;
//Web.Write("optinCode: "+Crypto.DecryptID(optInCode));
//Web.End();
//var person = Person.LoadID(Crypto.DecryptID(optInCode));
var person = new ActiveRecord <int>("Person", "PersonID");
AssertFieldsExist(person);
bool exists = person.LoadID(Crypto.DecryptID(optInCode));
if (!exists)
{
// not on database, show error
// get text to display on screen
textBlock = Models.TextBlock.LoadBySectionCode("Double_OptIn_Error");
// create if not found
if (textBlock == null)
{
textBlock = new Models.TextBlock {
SectionCode = "Double_OptIn_Error",
Title = "Problem with confirmation link",
IsTitleAvailable = true,
IsBodyPlainText = false,
BodyTextHtml = "Sorry, the link you clicked did not work. Your record was not found in our database.<br><br>If you would like to subscribe to our email newsletter, please use the subscribe panel on the right and try the process again."
};
textBlock.Save();
}
}
else
{
// opt in
person["SubscribeDate"].ValueObject = DateTime.Now;
person["HasValidatedEmail"].ValueObject = true;
person.Save();
// get text to display on screen
textBlock = Models.TextBlock.LoadBySectionCode("Double_OptIn_Confirmed");
// create if not found
if (textBlock == null)
{
textBlock = new Models.TextBlock {
SectionCode = "Double_OptIn_Confirmed",
IsBodyPlainText = false,
IsTitleAvailable = true,
Title = "Subscribe Confirmed",
BodyTextHtml = "Thanks very much for confirming your subscription.<br><br>You are now subscribed to our email newsletter."
};
textBlock.Save();
}
}
return(textBlock);
}
public ActionResult TextBlock(string sectionCode)
{
var data = Models.TextBlock.LoadBySectionCode(sectionCode);
if (data == null)
{
// add it to the database
var tb = new Models.TextBlock();
tb.SectionCode = sectionCode;
tb.IsTitleAvailable = false;
tb.IsBodyPlainText = false;
tb.IsUrlAvailable = false;
tb.IsPictureAvailable = false;
tb.Save();
data = tb;
}
return(View("Index", data));
}
/// <summary>
/// When a new person subscribes, you need to add a Person record for them (using Models.Person) and complete all the fields you have data for, then pass it to this method.
/// This method sends an email to the person asking them to click a link.
/// The final part of double opt in is when the link is clicked. The link takes them back to the Subscribe page with a URL parameter of "optin=[encryptedid]", and you need to call VerificationLinkClicked(Request["optin"]).
/// </summary>
/// <param name="person">A Models.Person object with email address and any other fields completed.</param>
/// <param name="subscribePageFileName">File name of subscribe or optin page that calls VerificationLinkClicked (may include path from site root, may start with ~)</param>
public static void SendVerificationEmail(ActiveRecord person, string subscribePageFileName)
{
// check person record is OK
AssertFieldsExist(person);
string email = person["Email"].ToString();
// validate
if (email.IsBlank())
{
throw new Exception("NewsletterDoubleOptIn: Email address was null or empty.");
}
if (!email.IsEmail())
{
throw new Exception("NewsletterDoubleOptIn: Email address was not valid [" + email + "].");
}
// send double opt in email
Models.TextBlock emailText = Models.TextBlock.LoadBySectionCode("Double_OptIn_Email");
// create if not found
if (emailText == null)
{
emailText = new Models.TextBlock()
{
SectionCode = "Double_OptIn_Email",
IsBodyPlainText = true,
IsTitleAvailable = true,
BodyTextHtml = string.Format("Please confirm that you wish to subscribe to our email newsletter.{0}{0}Click the link below if you wish to subscribe:", Environment.NewLine),
Title = "Email Newsletter - Please Confirm"
};
emailText.Save();
}
string emailBody = emailText.BodyTextHtml;
emailBody += Environment.NewLine + Web.ResolveUrlFull(subscribePageFileName) + "?optin=" + Crypto.EncryptID((int)person["PersonID"].ValueObject).UrlEncode();
SendEMail.SimpleSendEmail(email, emailText.Title, emailBody);
person["DoubleOptInEmailSentDate"].ValueObject = DateTime.Now;
person.Save();
}
