/// <summary>
/// Sends an activation request
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">The recipient name</param>
/// <param name="email">The recipient email</param>
/// <param name="activationcode">The activation code</param>
/// <param name="language">The language the message is sent in</param>
/// <param name="requestIP">The IP requesting the signup email</param>
/// <returns>An awaitable task</returns>
public static async Task SendAsync(string name, string email, string activationcode, string language, string requestIP)
{
if (DatabaseInstance.Current != null)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot send email from within a transaction scope");
}
var logEntry = new Database.SentEmailLog()
{
From = EmailSignupSettings.FromEmail,
To = email,
When = DateTime.Now,
Type = Database.EmailType.ActivationEmail,
Delivered = false,
RequestIP = requestIP
};
var markdown = string.Empty;
var subject = string.Empty;
// Insert the email log record
await DatabaseInstance.GetInstance().RunInTransactionAsync(db =>
{
// Grab the subject and body at the same time
markdown = Services.TextHelper.GetTextFromDb(db, TextConstants.ChangeEmailRequestBody, language);
subject = Services.TextHelper.GetTextFromDb(db, TextConstants.ChangeEmailRequestSubject, language);
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(markdown))
{
throw new DataException("Database is missing a template for the email body");
}
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(subject))
{
throw new DataException("Database is missing a template for the email subject");
}
markdown = BasicTemplating.ReplaceInTemplate(markdown, new {
activationcode,
username = name
});
subject = BasicTemplating.ReplaceInTemplate(subject, new {
activationcode,
username = name
});
logEntry.Subject = subject;
db.InsertItem(logEntry);
});
var text = MarkdownRenderer.RenderAsText(markdown);
markdown = MarkdownRenderer.RenderAsHtml(markdown);
// Deliver the email to the server
await SparkPost.SendEmailAsync(SparkPost.Transmission.Create(
EmailSignupSettings.FromName,
EmailSignupSettings.FromEmail,
name,
email,
subject,
markdown,
text,
true
));
// Record that we succeeded delivering the email to the server
logEntry.Delivered = true;
await DatabaseInstance.GetInstance().RunInTransactionAsync(db => db.UpdateItem(logEntry));
}