/// <summary>
/// Send a new transactional message through Mandrill using a template
/// </summary>
/// <param name="message">
/// The message.
/// </param>
/// <param name="templateName">
/// </param>
/// <param name="templateContents">
/// </param>
/// <param name="send_at">
/// The send_at.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// The <see cref="Task" />.
/// </returns>
public async Task<List<EmailResult>> SendMessageTemplate(SendMessageTemplateRequest request)
{
string path = "/messages/send-template.json";
List<EmailResult> resp = await Post<List<EmailResult>>(path, request);
return resp;
}
public ActionResult SendInvitation(InvitationModel model)
{
using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
connection.Open();
SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand("insert into emailtofriends(name, email, message) values (@name, @email, @message)", connection);
command.Parameters.AddWithValue("name", model.Name);
command.Parameters.AddWithValue("email", model.Email);
command.Parameters.AddWithValue("message", model.Message);
try
{
command.ExecuteNonQuery();
}
catch (SqlException ex)
{
// do what?
}
finally
{
connection.Close();
}
//Send mandril message
try
{
MandrillApi api = new MandrillApi(ProjectConfiguration.MandrillApiKey);
var emailMessage = new EmailMessage()
{
To = new List<EmailAddress>() { new EmailAddress(model.Email, "Invited") },
FromEmail = ProjectConfiguration.FromEmail,
FromName = ProjectConfiguration.FromName,
Subject = string.Format(ProjectConfiguration.InvitationEmailSubject, model.Name),
Merge = true,
MergeLanguage = "mailchimp"
};
emailMessage.AddGlobalVariable("invitername", model.Name);
emailMessage.AddGlobalVariable("invitermessage", model.Message.Replace("\n", "<br />"));
var request = new SendMessageTemplateRequest(emailMessage, "invitation", null);
var result = api.SendMessageTemplate(request);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// do what?
}
return new EmptyResult();
}
}
