docs/usage_of_plug_in_method.md
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- [How to use MailPlugger.plug_in method](#how-to-use-mailpluggerplug_in-method)
- [SMTP](#smtp)
- [API](#api)
# How to use MailPlugger.plug_in method
With `plug_in` method, we can add configurations for the delivery method.
It has a parameter which calls to `delivery_system`. This parameter is a name of the delivery system like `aws_ses`, `sparkpost`, `sendgrid`, etc. Basically, it can be anything which helps to identify this delivery system. The `delivery_system` can be either String or Symbol, but the `delivery_system` type should match with the type of the `Mail::Message` object `delivery_system` parameter (if `delivery_system` is String then in the `Mail::Message` object `delivery_system` parameter should be String as well).
It can accept 4 configurations:
- `client` which should be a Class. This Class is a special Class which generates the data and calls the API to send the message. The Class should have an `initialize` and a `deliver` method.
- `default_delivery_options` which should be a Hash. All message what we send with the `delivery_system` will get these options defined in this Hash, but if an option is defined in the `Mail::Message` object as well, then it will override the value of the default option.
- `delivery_options` which should be an Array with Symbols or Strings. It will search these options in the `Mail::Message` object like `from`, `to`, `cc`, `bcc`, `subject`, `body`, `text_part`, `html_part`, `attachments` or anything what we will add to this object. Also, we can retrieve the `Mail::Message` object with `message_obj`.
- `delivery_settings` which should be a Hash. The Mail gem can use these settings like `{ return_response: true }` or we can add SMTP settings like `{ smtp_sttings: { address: 'smtp.server.com', port: 587, ... } }`.
Example:
## SMTP
```ruby
MailPlugger.plug_in('test_smtp_client') do |smtp|
smtp.delivery_settings = {
smtp_settings: {
address: 'smtp.server.com',
port: 587,
domain: 'test.domain.com',
enable_starttls_auto: true,
user_name: 'test_user',
password: '1234',
authentication: :plain
}
}
end
```
## API
```ruby
# NOTE: This is just an example for testing...
class TestApiClientClass
def initialize(options = {})
@settings = { api_key: '12345' }
@options = options
end
def deliver
# e.g. API.new(@settings).client.post(generate_mail_hash)
puts " >>> settings: #{@settings.inspect}"
puts " >>> options: #{@options.inspect}"
puts " >>> generate_mail_hash: #{generate_mail_hash.inspect}"
{ response: 'OK' }
end
private
def generate_mail_hash
{
to: generate_recipients,
from: {
email: @options[:from].first
},
subject: @options[:subject],
content: [
{
type: 'text/plain',
value: @options[:body]
}
],
tags: [
@options[:tag]
]
}
end
def generate_recipients
@options[:to].map do |to|
{
email: to
}
end
end
end
MailPlugger.plug_in('test_api_client') do |api|
api.client = TestApiClientClass
api.default_delivery_options = { tag: 'test_tag' }
api.delivery_options = %i[from to subject body]
api.delivery_settings = { return_response: true }
end
```