topic Create HTML email using MailAction in Alfresco Archive

Create HTML email using MailAction

analyzediz — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:13:05 GMT

Hi all,I'm currently using Alfresco's MailAction class to send emails based on a scheduled job definition. From my JavaScript I am able to prepare the message by obtaining a reference to the mailAction object and setting the desired parameters such as:mail.parameters.to = "to address";mail.paramet

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

hyperation — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:30:01 GMT

Hi analyzediz,

Any luck so far?

Thanks

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

savic_prvoslav — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:39:01 GMT

hi you should do :

 setText("text",true); ‍

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

pp20218 — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 08:32:05 GMT

Hi,

I am sending mail using the Java Script code in my process definition. Like this
var mail = actions.create("mail");
mail.parameters.to = bpm_assignee.properties.email;
mail.parameters.subject = "Review and Approval of Document";
mail.parameters.from = initiator.properties.email;
mail.parameters.text = "Hi ";
mail.execute(bpm_package);

So where I need to set that? setText("text",true);

Pls reply.

Thanks

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

savic_prvoslav — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:44:05 GMT

I will provide you with the code today.

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

pp20218 — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:51:44 GMT

Thank you.

Waiting for ur reply.

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

savic_prvoslav — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 23:22:52 GMT

hi, i have code for you. hire .


var mail = actions.create("mail2");
mail.parameters.to = "savic.prvoslav[at]gmail.com";
mail.parameters.subject = "Html test";
mail.parameters.from = "savic.prvoslav[at]gmail.com";
mail.parameters.text = "My name is Savić Prvoslav<b> if you see this it is very bold</b>";
mail.parameters.node=document;
mail.execute(document);‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

I have taken freedom to add send file feature for you, hope this is helpful

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

pp20218 — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:53:40 GMT

Hi,

I tried with your code but I have so many issues. this is what I did.

(1)Copied custom-action.jar in /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/lib location.
(2)changed the review_processdefinition.xml as
var mail = actions.create("mail2");
      mail.parameters.to = bpm_assignee.properties.email;
      mail.parameters.subject = "Review and Approval of Document";
         mail.parameters.from = initiator.properties.email;
          mail.parameters.text = "Hi <b> if you see this it is very bold</b> ";
    mail.parameters.node=document;
         mail.execute(bpm_package);

only these 2 changes. When I restart the server I am getting error and my server is not starting .Log says as below.

11:04:38,939 ERROR [org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader] Context initialization failed
java.lang.RuntimeException: java.net.BindException: Address already in use
   at org.subethamail.smtp.server.SMTPServer.start(SMTPServer.java:198)
   at org.alfresco.email.server.impl.subetha.SubethaEmailServer.startup(SubethaEmailServer.java:60)
   at org.alfresco.email.server.EmailServer.onBootstrap(EmailServer.java:230)
   at org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.AbstractLifecycleBean.onApplicationEvent(AbstractLifecycleBean.java:56)
   at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.multicastEvent(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:97)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.publishEvent(AbstractApplicationContext.java:294)
….

Caused by: java.net.BindException: Address already in use
   at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method)
   at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(PlainSocketImpl.java:365)
   at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:319)
   at org.subethamail.smtp.server.SMTPServer.createServerSocket(SMTPServer.java:304)
   at org.subethamail.smtp.server.SMTPServer.start(SMTPServer.java:194)
   … 42 more

Also In 2nd way I copied that jar file and put custom-action-context.xml inside /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension Still the same problem.

I created a class CustomMailActionExecuter.java with your code but there are so many errors as below
(a) import org.alfresco.repo.action.executer.TestModeable; is not there where I will find this class?
(b) inside executeImpl() MimeMessagePreparator mailPreparer = new MimeMessagePreparator(ruleAction, actionedUponNodeRef) shows the error the constructor Object() not defined.

Can you help pls?

Thanks

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

savic_prvoslav — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:20:47 GMT

ava.lang.RuntimeException: java.net.BindException: Address already in use

this means that you have port 8080( or some port else) taken , restart your computer if this is local or see what port is taken .

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

pp20218 — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:25:08 GMT

Hi,

That issue is fixed I had some other changes. Now when I put the custom-action-context.xml under shared/extension and custom-action.jar under webapps/alfresco/lib I am getting some different kind of error

org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowException: 09040001 Failed to signal transition {0} from workflow task {1}.
   at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.JBPMEngine.endTask(JBPMEngine.java:1809)
   at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.WorkflowServiceImpl.endTask(WorkflowServiceImpl.java:621)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:307)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:183)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:150)
   at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.AlwaysProceedMethodInterceptor.invoke(AlwaysProceedMethodInterceptor.java:34)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:43)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.invoke(AuditMethodInterceptor.java:135)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:107)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)
   at $Proxy54.endTask(Unknown Source)
   at org.alfresco.web.bean.workflow.StartWorkflowWizard.finishImpl(StartWorkflowWizard.java:233)
   at org.alfresco.web.bean.dialog.BaseDialogBean$1.execute(BaseDialogBean.java:118)
   at org.alfresco.web.bean.dialog.BaseDialogBean$1.execute(BaseDialogBean.java:115)
   at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:321)
   at org.alfresco.web.bean.dialog.BaseDialogBean.finish(BaseDialogBean.java:124)
   at org.alfresco.web.bean.wizard.WizardManager.finish(WizardManager.java:593)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.apache.myfaces.el.MethodBindingImpl.invoke(MethodBindingImpl.java:132)
   at org.apache.myfaces.application.ActionListenerImpl.processAction(ActionListenerImpl.java:61)
   at javax.faces.component.UICommand.broadcast(UICommand.java:109)
   at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot._broadcastForPhase(UIViewRoot.java:97)
   at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot.processApplication(UIViewRoot.java:171)
   at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.InvokeApplicationExecutor.execute(InvokeApplicationExecutor.java:32)
   at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.executePhase(LifecycleImpl.java:95)
   at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:70)
   at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:139)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
   at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AuthenticationFilter.java:104)
   at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor468.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory$1.invoke(ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory.java:116)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)
   at $Proxy200.doFilter(Unknown Source)
   at org.alfresco.repo.web.filter.beans.BeanProxyFilter.doFilter(BeanProxyFilter.java:82)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
   at org.alfresco.repo.web.filter.beans.NullFilter.doFilter(NullFilter.java:68)
   at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor468.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory$1.invoke(ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory.java:116)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)
   at $Proxy200.doFilter(Unknown Source)
   at org.alfresco.repo.web.filter.beans.BeanProxyFilter.doFilter(BeanProxyFilter.java:82)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
   at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
   at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:298)
   at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:852)
   at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:588)
   at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:489)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Caused by: org.jbpm.graph.def.DelegationException: 09040000 Script expression has not been provided
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.raiseException(GraphElement.java:388)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.raiseException(GraphElement.java:379)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.executeAction(GraphElement.java:301)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.executeActions(GraphElement.java:241)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.fireAndPropagateEvent(GraphElement.java:213)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.fireEvent(GraphElement.java:196)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.Transition.take(Transition.java:152)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node.leave(Node.java:479)
   at org.jbpm.graph.node.TaskNode.leave(TaskNode.java:213)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node.leave(Node.java:438)
   at org.jbpm.graph.node.TaskNode.execute(TaskNode.java:194)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node.enter(Node.java:390)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.hibernate.proxy.pojo.cglib.CGLIBLazyInitializer.invoke(CGLIBLazyInitializer.java:157)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$2c4150c5.enter(<generated>)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.Transition.take(Transition.java:167)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node.leave(Node.java:479)
   at org.jbpm.graph.node.StartState.leave(StartState.java:82)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.hibernate.proxy.pojo.cglib.CGLIBLazyInitializer.invoke(CGLIBLazyInitializer.java:157)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$2c4150c5.leave(<generated>)
   at org.jbpm.graph.exe.Token.signal(Token.java:223)
   at org.jbpm.graph.exe.Token.signal(Token.java:150)
   at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskInstance.end(TaskInstance.java:490)
   at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.WorkflowTaskInstance.end(WorkflowTaskInstance.java:135)
   at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskInstance.end(TaskInstance.java:406)
   at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.JBPMEngine$26.doInJbpm(JBPMEngine.java:1783)
   at org.springmodules.workflow.jbpm31.JbpmTemplate$1.doInHibernate(JbpmTemplate.java:87)
   at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTemplate.doExecute(HibernateTemplate.java:406)
   at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTemplate.execute(HibernateTemplate.java:339)
   at org.springmodules.workflow.jbpm31.JbpmTemplate.execute(JbpmTemplate.java:80)
   at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.JBPMEngine.endTask(JBPMEngine.java:1758)
   … 71 more
Caused by: org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowException: 09040000 Script expression has not been provided
   at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoJavaScript.execute(AlfrescoJavaScript.java:117)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.Action.execute(Action.java:129)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.executeAction(GraphElement.java:284)
   … 106 more

I need to put both the jar and the XML right or only jar is enough?

Thanks

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

savic_prvoslav — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:33:42 GMT

so all you need to to is to add jar file to web-inf/lib and to use script to send mail. that is all.

about other xml file, you do not need this for my feature.

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

pp20218 — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:46:57 GMT

Hi,

I tested send mail feature from Alfresco, it is working fine. I invited a user to the space and he received the email.It means send mail is working. Is nt it?

U mean to say I need to put only the jar file under /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/lib and in the review_processdefinition.xml i used
var mail = actions.create("mail2");
mail.parameters.to = bpm_assignee.properties.email;
mail.parameters.subject = "Review and Approval of Document";
mail.parameters.from = initiator.properties.email;
mail.parameters.text = "Hi <b> if you see this it is very bold</b> ";
mail.parameters.node=document;
mail.execute(bpm_package); code to send email

What about custom-action-context.xml where u have written

<beans>



   <bean id="mail2"   class="org.alfresco.sample.CustomMailActionExecuter" parent="action-executer">
      <property name="mailService">
         <ref bean="mailService"></ref>
      </property>
      <property name="templateService">
         <ref bean="templateService"></ref>
      </property>
      <property name="personService">
         <ref bean="personService"></ref>
      </property>
      <property name="authenticationService">
         <ref bean="authenticationService"></ref>
      </property>
      <property name="nodeService">
         <ref bean="nodeService"></ref>
      </property>
      <property name="authorityService">
         <ref bean="authorityService"></ref>
      </property> ……

Do you think this custom-action-context.xml is not required??

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

savic_prvoslav — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:51:35 GMT

that xml file is in jar you have donloaded. so you just put jar and do not extract xml file from jar

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

gauchoproluanco — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:57:21 GMT

Hi Savic,

It could be possible to send an email in html format with the default mail action? Should I use the processTemplate(template) method for this? I mean I have this code:

var mail = actions.create("mail");
mail.parameters.to = args.emailto;
mail.parameters.subject = "";
mail.parameters.from = "gauhoproluanco@alfresco.com";
 
var template = search.luceneSearch("+PATH:\"/app:company_home/st:sites/cm:ayuntamiento/*\"" + "+@cm\\:name:\"sendEmail.get.html.ftl\"")[0];

var doc = search.luceneSearch("+PATH:\"/app:company_home/st:sites/cm:ayuntamiento/*\"" + "+@cm\\:name:\"solicitud_1021947138697101994.pdf\"")[0]; 

var result = doc.processTemplate(template);

mail.parameters.text = result;

mail.execute(doc);
‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

It works ok, but instead of getting a e-mail in html format I get plain text.

Another issue is that in the e-mail from I don't get the mail.parameters.from value ("gauhoproluanco@alfresco.com")

Thanks in advance,

Luis

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

savic_prvoslav — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:57:24 GMT

You can not send html mails with default alfresco action .
but you can download it for free and use action that does .

At my blog you can notice that I use mail2 acton in javascript tutorial, that action supports html .
so you need to download my jar file and install it in alfresco then run the javascript with mail2 action name.

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

gauchoproluanco — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:30:16 GMT

Hi Savic,

Really thanks for your reply! I will download your jar and I'm going to try it.

Thanks again,

Luis

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

chud — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:55:13 GMT

If anyone encounters this issue and finds this post it may be worth knowing that at the moment Alfresco will set an email to text/html if the content of the email starts with <html

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

malleshwari — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 06:15:28 GMT

hi savic.prvoslav i followed same code but i not able to send mail, i am writing the above code in the document-actions.js file to send mail when ever a document is opened by any one.

vikram

Re: Create HTML email using MailAction

mrksjs — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 12:01:03 GMT

thanks a lot for the info chud! helped me out!