Merge pull request #22 from xtr-dev/dev

Move sendEmail to dedicated file for better visibility

README.md

@@ -56,53 +56,55 @@ export default buildConfig({
 })
 ```
 
-### 2. Send emails using Payload collections
+### 2. Send emails with type-safe helper
 
 ```typescript
-import { renderTemplate } from '@xtr-dev/payload-mailing'
+// sendEmail is a primary export for easy access
+import { sendEmail } from '@xtr-dev/payload-mailing'
+import { Email } from './payload-types' // Your generated types
 
-// Option 1: Using templates with variables
-const { html, text, subject } = await renderTemplate(payload, 'welcome-email', {
-  firstName: 'John',
-  welcomeUrl: 'https://yoursite.com/welcome'
-})
-
-// Create email using Payload's collection API (full type safety!)
-const email = await payload.create({
-  collection: 'emails',
+// Option 1: Using templates with full type safety
+const email = await sendEmail<Email>(payload, {
+  template: {
+    slug: 'welcome-email',
+    variables: {
+      firstName: 'John',
+      welcomeUrl: 'https://yoursite.com/welcome'
+    }
+  },
   data: {
-    to: ['user@example.com'],
-    subject,
-    html,
-    text,
+    to: 'user@example.com',
     // Schedule for later (optional)
     scheduledAt: new Date(Date.now() + 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000),
-    // Add any custom fields you've defined
     priority: 1,
-    customField: 'your-value', // Your custom collection fields work!
+    // Your custom fields are type-safe!
+    customField: 'your-value',
   }
 })
 
-// Option 2: Direct HTML email (no template needed)
-const directEmail = await payload.create({
-  collection: 'emails',
+// Option 2: Direct HTML email (no template)
+const directEmail = await sendEmail<Email>(payload, {
   data: {
-    to: ['user@example.com'],
+    to: ['user@example.com', 'another@example.com'],
     subject: 'Welcome!',
     html: '<h1>Welcome John!</h1><p>Thanks for joining!</p>',
     text: 'Welcome John! Thanks for joining!',
+    // All your custom fields work with TypeScript autocomplete!
+    customField: 'value',
+  }
+})
+
+// Option 3: Use payload.create() directly for full control
+const manualEmail = await payload.create({
+  collection: 'emails',
+  data: {
+    to: ['user@example.com'],
+    subject: 'Hello',
+    html: '<p>Hello World</p>',
   }
 })
 ```
 
-## Why This Approach is Better
-
-- ✅ **Full Type Safety**: Use your generated Payload types
-- ✅ **No Learning Curve**: Just use `payload.create()` like any collection
-- ✅ **Maximum Flexibility**: Add any custom fields to your email collection
-- ✅ **Payload Integration**: Leverage validation, hooks, access control
-- ✅ **Consistent API**: One way to create data in Payload
-
 ## Configuration
 
 ### Plugin Options
@@ -848,6 +850,55 @@ import {
 } from '@xtr-dev/payload-mailing'
 ```
 
+## API Reference
+
+### `sendEmail<T>(payload, options)`
+
+Type-safe email sending with automatic template rendering and validation.
+
+```typescript
+import { sendEmail } from '@xtr-dev/payload-mailing'
+import { Email } from './payload-types'
+
+const email = await sendEmail<Email>(payload, {
+  template: {
+    slug: 'template-slug',
+    variables: { /* template variables */ }
+  },
+  data: {
+    to: 'user@example.com',
+    // Your custom fields are type-safe here!
+  }
+})
+```
+
+**Type Parameters:**
+- `T extends BaseEmailData` - Your generated Email type for full type safety
+
+**Options:**
+- `template.slug` - Template slug to render
+- `template.variables` - Variables to pass to template
+- `data` - Email data (merged with template output)
+- `collectionSlug` - Custom collection name (defaults to 'emails')
+
+### `renderTemplate(payload, slug, variables)`
+
+Render an email template without sending.
+
+```typescript
+const { html, text, subject } = await renderTemplate(
+  payload,
+  'welcome-email',
+  { name: 'John' }
+)
+```
+
+### Helper Functions
+
+- `getMailing(payload)` - Get mailing context
+- `processEmails(payload)` - Manually trigger email processing
+- `retryFailedEmails(payload)` - Manually retry failed emails
+
 ## Migration Guide (v0.0.x → v0.1.0)
 
 **🚨 BREAKING CHANGES**: The API has been simplified to use Payload collections directly.

dev/README.md

@@ -184,25 +184,43 @@ The plugin automatically processes the outbox every 5 minutes and retries failed
 ## Plugin API Usage
 
 ```javascript
-import { sendEmail, scheduleEmail } from '@xtr-dev/payload-mailing'
+import { sendEmail } from '@xtr-dev/payload-mailing'
 
-// Send immediate email
-const emailId = await sendEmail(payload, {
-  templateId: 'welcome-template-id',
-  to: 'user@example.com',
-  variables: {
-    firstName: 'John',
-    siteName: 'My App'
+// Send immediate email with template
+const email = await sendEmail(payload, {
+  template: {
+    slug: 'welcome-email',
+    variables: {
+      firstName: 'John',
+      siteName: 'My App'
+    }
+  },
+  data: {
+    to: 'user@example.com',
   }
 })
 
-// Schedule email
-const scheduledId = await scheduleEmail(payload, {
-  templateId: 'reminder-template-id', 
-  to: 'user@example.com',
-  scheduledAt: new Date(Date.now() + 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000), // 24 hours
-  variables: {
-    eventName: 'Product Launch'
+// Schedule email for later
+const scheduledEmail = await sendEmail(payload, {
+  template: {
+    slug: 'reminder',
+    variables: {
+      eventName: 'Product Launch'
+    }
+  },
+  data: {
+    to: 'user@example.com',
+    scheduledAt: new Date(Date.now() + 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000), // 24 hours
+  }
+})
+
+// Send direct HTML email (no template)
+const directEmail = await sendEmail(payload, {
+  data: {
+    to: 'user@example.com',
+    subject: 'Direct Email',
+    html: '<h1>Hello World</h1>',
+    text: 'Hello World'
   }
 })
 ```

dev/app/api/test-email/route.ts

@@ -1,37 +1,50 @@
 import { getPayload } from 'payload'
 import config from '@payload-config'
-import { sendEmail, scheduleEmail } from '@xtr-dev/payload-mailing'
+import { sendEmail } from '@xtr-dev/payload-mailing'
 
 export async function POST(request: Request) {
   try {
     const payload = await getPayload({ config })
     const body = await request.json()
-    const { type = 'send', templateSlug, to, variables, scheduledAt } = body
+    const { type = 'send', templateSlug, to, variables, scheduledAt, subject, html, text } = body
 
-    let result
-    if (type === 'send') {
-      // Send immediately
-      result = await sendEmail(payload, {
-        templateSlug,
+    // Use the new sendEmail API
+    const emailOptions: any = {
+      data: {
         to,
-        variables,
-      })
-    } else if (type === 'schedule') {
-      // Schedule for later
-      result = await scheduleEmail(payload, {
-        templateSlug,
-        to,
-        variables,
-        scheduledAt: scheduledAt ? new Date(scheduledAt) : new Date(Date.now() + 60000), // Default to 1 minute
-      })
-    } else {
-      return Response.json({ error: 'Invalid type. Use "send" or "schedule"' }, { status: 400 })
+      }
     }
 
+    // Add template if provided
+    if (templateSlug) {
+      emailOptions.template = {
+        slug: templateSlug,
+        variables: variables || {}
+      }
+    } else if (subject && html) {
+      // Direct email without template
+      emailOptions.data.subject = subject
+      emailOptions.data.html = html
+      if (text) {
+        emailOptions.data.text = text
+      }
+    } else {
+      return Response.json({
+        error: 'Either templateSlug or subject+html must be provided'
+      }, { status: 400 })
+    }
+
+    // Add scheduling if needed
+    if (type === 'schedule' || scheduledAt) {
+      emailOptions.data.scheduledAt = scheduledAt ? new Date(scheduledAt) : new Date(Date.now() + 60000)
+    }
+
+    const result = await sendEmail(payload, emailOptions)
+
     return Response.json({
       success: true,
-      emailId: result,
-      message: type === 'send' ? 'Email sent successfully' : 'Email scheduled successfully',
+      emailId: result.id,
+      message: scheduledAt ? 'Email scheduled successfully' : 'Email queued successfully',
     })
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Test email error:', error)

dev/test-plugin.mjs

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Simple test to verify plugin can be imported and initialized
-import { mailingPlugin, sendEmail, scheduleEmail } from '@xtr-dev/payload-mailing'
+import { mailingPlugin, sendEmail, renderTemplate } from '@xtr-dev/payload-mailing'
 
 console.log('✅ Plugin imports successfully')
 console.log('✅ mailingPlugin:', typeof mailingPlugin)
 console.log('✅ sendEmail:', typeof sendEmail)
-console.log('✅ scheduleEmail:', typeof scheduleEmail)
+console.log('✅ renderTemplate:', typeof renderTemplate)
 
 // Test plugin configuration
 try {

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@xtr-dev/payload-mailing",
-  "version": "0.1.4",
+  "version": "0.1.6",
   "description": "Template-based email system with scheduling and job processing for PayloadCMS",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",

src/index.ts

@@ -15,10 +15,15 @@ export { default as Emails } from './collections/Emails.js'
 export { mailingJobs, sendEmailJob } from './jobs/index.js'
 export type { SendEmailTaskInput } from './jobs/sendEmailTask.js'
 
+// Main email sending function
+export { sendEmail, type BaseEmailData, type SendEmailOptions } from './sendEmail.js'
+export { default as sendEmailDefault } from './sendEmail.js'
+
 // Utility functions for developers
 export {
   getMailing,
   renderTemplate,
   processEmails,
   retryFailedEmails,
+  parseAndValidateEmails,
 } from './utils/helpers.js'

src/jobs/sendEmailTask.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { renderTemplate } from '../utils/helpers.js'
+import { sendEmail, type BaseEmailData } from '../sendEmail.js'
 
 export interface SendEmailTaskInput {
   // Template mode fields
@@ -116,96 +116,44 @@ export const sendEmailJob = {
     }
   ],
   handler: async ({ input, payload }: any) => {
-    // Get mailing context from payload
-    const mailingContext = (payload as any).mailing
-    if (!mailingContext) {
-      throw new Error('Mailing plugin not properly initialized')
-    }
-
-    // Cast input to our expected type with validation
+    // Cast input to our expected type
     const taskInput = input as SendEmailTaskInput
 
-    // Validate required fields
-    if (!taskInput.to) {
-      throw new Error('Field "to" is required')
-    }
-
     try {
-      let html: string
-      let text: string | undefined
-      let subject: string
+      // Prepare options for sendEmail based on task input
+      const sendEmailOptions: any = {
+        data: {}
+      }
 
-      // Check if using template or direct email
+      // If using template mode
       if (taskInput.templateSlug) {
-        // Template mode: render the template
-        const rendered = await renderTemplate(
-          payload,
-          taskInput.templateSlug,
-          taskInput.variables || {}
-        )
-        html = rendered.html
-        text = rendered.text
-        subject = rendered.subject
-      } else {
-        // Direct email mode: use provided content
-        if (!taskInput.subject || !taskInput.html) {
-          throw new Error('Subject and HTML content are required when not using a template')
+        sendEmailOptions.template = {
+          slug: taskInput.templateSlug,
+          variables: taskInput.variables || {}
         }
-        subject = taskInput.subject
-        html = taskInput.html
-        text = taskInput.text
       }
 
-      // Parse and validate email addresses
-      const parseEmails = (emails: string | string[] | undefined): string[] | undefined => {
-        if (!emails) return undefined
+      // Build data object from task input
+      const dataFields = ['to', 'cc', 'bcc', 'subject', 'html', 'text', 'scheduledAt', 'priority']
+      const additionalFields: string[] = []
 
-        let emailList: string[]
-        if (Array.isArray(emails)) {
-          emailList = emails
-        } else {
-          emailList = emails.split(',').map(email => email.trim()).filter(Boolean)
+      // Copy standard fields
+      dataFields.forEach(field => {
+        if (taskInput[field] !== undefined) {
+          sendEmailOptions.data[field] = taskInput[field]
         }
+      })
 
-        // Basic email validation
-        const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/
-        const invalidEmails = emailList.filter(email => !emailRegex.test(email))
-        if (invalidEmails.length > 0) {
-          throw new Error(`Invalid email addresses: ${invalidEmails.join(', ')}`)
-        }
-
-        return emailList
-      }
-
-      // Prepare email data
-      const emailData: any = {
-        to: parseEmails(taskInput.to),
-        cc: parseEmails(taskInput.cc),
-        bcc: parseEmails(taskInput.bcc),
-        subject,
-        html,
-        text,
-        priority: taskInput.priority || 5,
-      }
-
-      // Add scheduled date if provided
-      if (taskInput.scheduledAt) {
-        emailData.scheduledAt = new Date(taskInput.scheduledAt).toISOString()
-      }
-
-      // Add any additional fields from input (excluding the ones we've already handled)
-      const handledFields = ['templateSlug', 'to', 'cc', 'bcc', 'variables', 'scheduledAt', 'priority']
+      // Copy any additional custom fields
       Object.keys(taskInput).forEach(key => {
-        if (!handledFields.includes(key)) {
-          emailData[key] = taskInput[key]
+        if (!['templateSlug', 'variables', ...dataFields].includes(key)) {
+          sendEmailOptions.data[key] = taskInput[key]
+          additionalFields.push(key)
         }
       })
 
-      // Create the email in the collection using configurable collection name
-      const email = await payload.create({
-        collection: mailingContext.collections.emails,
-        data: emailData
-      })
+      // Use the sendEmail helper to create the email
+      const email = await sendEmail<BaseEmailData>(payload, sendEmailOptions)
 
       return {
         output: {
@@ -214,15 +162,14 @@ export const sendEmailJob = {
           message: `Email queued successfully with ID: ${email.id}`,
           mode: taskInput.templateSlug ? 'template' : 'direct',
           templateSlug: taskInput.templateSlug || null,
-          subject: subject,
-          recipients: emailData.to?.length || 0,
-          scheduledAt: emailData.scheduledAt || null
+          subject: email.subject,
+          recipients: Array.isArray(email.to) ? email.to.length : 1,
+          scheduledAt: email.scheduledAt || null
         }
       }
 
     } catch (error) {
       const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'
-
       throw new Error(`Failed to queue email: ${errorMessage}`)
     }
   }

src/sendEmail.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import { Payload } from 'payload'
+import { getMailing, renderTemplate, parseAndValidateEmails } from './utils/helpers.js'
+
+// Base type for email data that all emails must have
+export interface BaseEmailData {
+  to: string | string[]
+  cc?: string | string[]
+  bcc?: string | string[]
+  subject?: string
+  html?: string
+  text?: string
+  scheduledAt?: string | Date
+  priority?: number
+  [key: string]: any
+}
+
+// Options for sending emails
+export interface SendEmailOptions<T extends BaseEmailData = BaseEmailData> {
+  // Template-based email
+  template?: {
+    slug: string
+    variables?: Record<string, any>
+  }
+  // Direct email data
+  data?: Partial<T>
+  // Common options
+  collectionSlug?: string // defaults to 'emails'
+}
+
+/**
+ * Send an email with full type safety
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * // With your generated Email type
+ * import { Email } from './payload-types'
+ *
+ * const email = await sendEmail<Email>(payload, {
+ *   template: {
+ *     slug: 'welcome',
+ *     variables: { name: 'John' }
+ *   },
+ *   data: {
+ *     to: 'user@example.com',
+ *     customField: 'value' // Your custom fields are type-safe!
+ *   }
+ * })
+ * ```
+ */
+export const sendEmail = async <T extends BaseEmailData = BaseEmailData>(
+  payload: Payload,
+  options: SendEmailOptions<T>
+): Promise<T> => {
+  const mailing = getMailing(payload)
+  const collectionSlug = options.collectionSlug || mailing.collections.emails || 'emails'
+
+  let emailData: Partial<T> = { ...options.data } as Partial<T>
+
+  // If using a template, render it first
+  if (options.template) {
+    const { html, text, subject } = await renderTemplate(
+      payload,
+      options.template.slug,
+      options.template.variables || {}
+    )
+
+    // Template values take precedence over data values
+    emailData = {
+      ...emailData,
+      subject,
+      html,
+      text,
+    } as Partial<T>
+  }
+
+  // Validate required fields
+  if (!emailData.to) {
+    throw new Error('Field "to" is required for sending emails')
+  }
+
+  if (!emailData.subject || !emailData.html) {
+    throw new Error('Fields "subject" and "html" are required when not using a template')
+  }
+
+  // Process email addresses using shared validation
+  if (emailData.to) {
+    emailData.to = parseAndValidateEmails(emailData.to as string | string[])
+  }
+  if (emailData.cc) {
+    emailData.cc = parseAndValidateEmails(emailData.cc as string | string[])
+  }
+  if (emailData.bcc) {
+    emailData.bcc = parseAndValidateEmails(emailData.bcc as string | string[])
+  }
+
+  // Convert scheduledAt to ISO string if it's a Date
+  if (emailData.scheduledAt instanceof Date) {
+    emailData.scheduledAt = emailData.scheduledAt.toISOString()
+  }
+
+  // Create the email in the collection
+  const email = await payload.create({
+    collection: collectionSlug as any,
+    data: emailData as any
+  })
+
+  return email as unknown as T
+}
+
+export default sendEmail

src/utils/helpers.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,30 @@
 import { Payload } from 'payload'
 import { TemplateVariables } from '../types/index.js'
 
+/**
+ * Parse and validate email addresses
+ * @internal
+ */
+export const parseAndValidateEmails = (emails: string | string[] | undefined): string[] | undefined => {
+  if (!emails) return undefined
+
+  let emailList: string[]
+  if (Array.isArray(emails)) {
+    emailList = emails
+  } else {
+    emailList = emails.split(',').map(email => email.trim()).filter(Boolean)
+  }
+
+  // Basic email validation
+  const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/
+  const invalidEmails = emailList.filter(email => !emailRegex.test(email))
+  if (invalidEmails.length > 0) {
+    throw new Error(`Invalid email addresses: ${invalidEmails.join(', ')}`)
+  }
+
+  return emailList
+}
+
 export const getMailing = (payload: Payload) => {
   const mailing = (payload as any).mailing
   if (!mailing) {