vendure/docs/content/docs/plugins/default-email-plugin.md

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title: "DefaultEmailPlugin"

DefaultEmailPlugin

The DefaultEmailPlugin configures the the EmailOptions to use an MJML-based email generator and presents a simplified interface for typical email requirements.

const config: VendureConfig = {
  // Add an instance of the plugin to the plugins array
  plugins: [
    new DefaultEmailPlugin({
      templatePath: path.join(__dirname, 'vendure/email/templates'),
      transport: {
        type: 'smtp',
        host: 'smtp.example.com',
        port: 587,
        auth: {
          user: 'username',
          pass: 'password',
        }
      },
    }),
  ],
};

Customizing templates

Emails are generated from templates which use MJML syntax. MJML is an open-source HTML-like markup language which makes the task of creating responsive email markup simple. By default, the templates are installed to <project root>/vendure/email/templates and can be freely edited.

Dynamic data such as the recipient's name or order items are specified using Handlebars syntax:

<p>Dear {{ order.customer.firstName }} {{ order.customer.lastName }},</p>

<p>Thank you for your order!</p>

<mj-table cellpadding="6px">
  {{#each order.lines }}
    <tr class="order-row">
      <td>{{ quantity }} x {{ productVariant.name }}</td>
      <td>{{ productVariant.quantity }}</td>
      <td>{{ formatMoney totalPrice }}</td>
    </tr>
  {{/each}}
</mj-table>

Handlebars helpers

The following helper functions are available for use in email templates:

• formatMoney: Formats an amount of money (which are always stored as integers in Vendure) as a decimal, e.g. 123 => 1.23
• formatDate: Formats a Date value with the dateformat package.

Dev mode

For development, the transport option can be replaced by devMode: true. Doing so configures Vendure to use the file transport and outputs emails as rendered HTML files in a directory named "test-emails" which is located adjacent to the directory configured in the templatePath.

new DefaultEmailPlugin({
  templatePath: path.join(__dirname, 'vendure/email/templates'),
  devMode: true,
})