Add fromName field support to emails collection

- Add fromName field to Emails collection schema for sender display name
- Update BaseEmailDocument and QueuedEmail interfaces to include fromName
- Add SendEmailTaskInput support for fromName field in job tasks
- Update MailingService to combine fromName and from into proper "Name <email>" format
- Add fromName, from, and replyTo fields to job input schema for admin UI
- Update field copying logic to handle new sender-related fields

Users can now specify a display name for emails (e.g., "John Doe <john@example.com>").

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

CUSTOM-TYPES.md

@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-# Using Custom ID Types
-
-The mailing plugin now supports both `string` and `number` ID types. By default, it works with the generic `BaseEmailDocument` interface, but you can provide your own types for full type safety.
-
-## Usage with Your Generated Types
-
-When you have your own generated Payload types (e.g., from `payload generate:types`), you can use them with the mailing plugin:
-
-```typescript
-import { sendEmail, BaseEmailDocument } from '@xtr-dev/payload-mailing'
-import { Email } from './payload-types' // Your generated types
-
-// Option 1: Use your specific Email type
-const email = await sendEmail<Email>(payload, {
-  template: {
-    slug: 'welcome',
-    variables: { name: 'John' }
-  },
-  data: {
-    to: 'user@example.com',
-    // All your custom fields are now type-safe
-  }
-})
-
-// Option 2: Extend BaseEmailDocument for custom fields
-interface MyEmail extends BaseEmailDocument {
-  customField: string
-  anotherField?: number
-}
-
-const customEmail = await sendEmail<MyEmail>(payload, {
-  data: {
-    to: 'user@example.com',
-    subject: 'Hello',
-    html: '<p>Hello World</p>',
-    customField: 'my value', // Type-safe!
-  }
-})
-```
-
-## Compatibility
-
-The plugin works with:
-- **String IDs**: `id: string`
-- **Number IDs**: `id: number`
-- **Nullable fields**: Fields can be `null`, `undefined`, or have values
-- **Date fields**: Timestamp fields support both `Date` objects and `string` (ISO) formats
-- **JSON variables**: Variables field supports any JSON-compatible value type
-- **Generated types**: Works with `payload generate:types` output
-
-Your Payload configuration determines which types are used. The plugin automatically adapts to your setup.
-
-## Type Definitions
-
-The base interfaces provided by the plugin:
-
-```typescript
-// JSON value type that matches Payload's JSON field type
-type JSONValue = string | number | boolean | { [k: string]: unknown } | unknown[] | null | undefined
-
-interface BaseEmailDocument {
-  id: string | number
-  template?: any
-  to: string[]
-  cc?: string[] | null
-  bcc?: string[] | null
-  from?: string | null
-  replyTo?: string | null
-  subject: string
-  html: string
-  text?: string | null
-  variables?: JSONValue  // Supports any JSON-compatible value
-  scheduledAt?: string | Date | null
-  sentAt?: string | Date | null
-  status?: 'pending' | 'processing' | 'sent' | 'failed' | null
-  attempts?: number | null
-  lastAttemptAt?: string | Date | null
-  error?: string | null
-  priority?: number | null
-  createdAt?: string | Date | null
-  updatedAt?: string | Date | null
-}
-
-interface BaseEmailTemplateDocument {
-  id: string | number
-  name: string
-  slug: string
-  subject?: string | null
-  content?: any
-  createdAt?: string | Date | null
-  updatedAt?: string | Date | null
-}
-```
-
-These provide a foundation that works with any ID type while maintaining type safety for the core email functionality.

src/collections/Emails.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ const Emails: CollectionConfig = {
         description: 'Sender email address (optional, uses default if not provided)',
       },
     },
+    {
+      name: 'fromName',
+      type: 'text',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Sender display name (optional, e.g., "John Doe" for "John Doe <john@example.com>")',
+      },
+    },
     {
       name: 'replyTo',
       type: 'text',

src/jobs/sendEmailTask.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ export interface SendEmailTaskInput {
   to: string | string[]
   cc?: string | string[]
   bcc?: string | string[]
+  from?: string
+  fromName?: string
+  replyTo?: string
   scheduledAt?: string | Date // ISO date string or Date object
   priority?: number
 
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ function transformTaskInputToSendEmailOptions(taskInput: SendEmailTaskInput) {
   }
 
   // Standard email fields that should be copied to data
-  const standardFields = ['to', 'cc', 'bcc', 'subject', 'html', 'text', 'scheduledAt', 'priority']
+  const standardFields = ['to', 'cc', 'bcc', 'from', 'fromName', 'replyTo', 'subject', 'html', 'text', 'scheduledAt', 'priority']
 
   // Template-specific fields that should not be copied to data
   const templateFields = ['templateSlug', 'variables']
@@ -135,6 +138,30 @@ export const sendEmailJob = {
         description: 'Optional comma-separated list of BCC email addresses'
       }
     },
+    {
+      name: 'from',
+      type: 'text' as const,
+      label: 'From Email',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Optional sender email address (uses default if not provided)'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'fromName',
+      type: 'text' as const,
+      label: 'From Name',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Optional sender display name (e.g., "John Doe")'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'replyTo',
+      type: 'text' as const,
+      label: 'Reply To',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Optional reply-to email address'
+      }
+    },
     {
       name: 'scheduledAt',
       type: 'date' as const,

src/services/MailingService.ts

@@ -238,8 +238,16 @@ export class MailingService implements IMailingService {
         id: emailId,
       }) as BaseEmailDocument
 
+      // Combine from and fromName for nodemailer
+      let fromField = email.from
+      if (email.fromName && email.from) {
+        fromField = `"${email.fromName}" <${email.from}>`
+      } else if (email.from) {
+        fromField = email.from
+      }
+
       const mailOptions = {
-        from: email.from,
+        from: fromField,
         to: email.to,
         cc: email.cc || undefined,
         bcc: email.bcc || undefined,

src/types/index.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export interface BaseEmailDocument {
   cc?: string[] | null
   bcc?: string[] | null
   from?: string | null
+  fromName?: string | null
   replyTo?: string | null
   subject: string
   html: string
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ export interface QueuedEmail {
   cc?: string[] | null
   bcc?: string[] | null
   from?: string | null
+  fromName?: string | null
   replyTo?: string | null
   subject: string
   html: string