public async Task<ActionResult> Index()
{
var model = new MailRecipientsViewModel();
// Get a list of all the recipients:
var recipients = await db.MailRecipients.ToListAsync();
foreach(var item in recipients)
{
// Put the relevant data into the ViewModel:
var newRecipient = new SelectRecipientEditorViewModel()
{
MailRecipientId = item.MailRecipientId,
FullName = item.FullName,
Company = item.Company,
Email = item.Email,
LastMailedDate = item.getLastEmailDate().HasValue ? item.getLastEmailDate().Value.ToShortDateString() : "",
Selected = true
};
// Add to the list contained by the "wrapper" ViewModel:
model.MailRecipients.Add(newRecipient);
}
// Pass to the view and return:
return View(model);
}
public ActionResult SendMail(MailRecipientsViewModel recipients)
{
// Retrieve the ids of the recipients selected:
var selectedIds = recipients.getSelectedRecipientIds();
// Grab the recipient records:
var selectedMailRecipients = this.LoadRecipientsFromIds(selectedIds);
// Build the message container for each:
var messageContainers = this.createRecipientMailMessages(selectedMailRecipients);
// Send the mail:
var sender = new MailSender();
var sent = sender.SendMail(messageContainers);
// Save a record of each mail sent:
this.SaveSentMail(sent);
// Reload the index form:
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}