loopback-connector-mailgun

loopback-connector-mailgun

Loopback connector module which allow to send emails via Mailgun.

1. Installation

npm install loopback-connector-mailgun --save

2. Configuration

datasources.json

{
    "mailgun": {
        "connector": "loopback-connector-mailgun",
        "apikey": "[your api key here]",
        "domain": "[your domain here]"
    }
}

model-config.json

{
    "Email": {
        "dataSource": "mailgun",
        "public": false
    }
}

Additionaly you can set defaults

{
    "mailgun": {
        "connector": "loopback-connector-mailgun",
        "apikey": "[your api key here]",
        "defaults": {
            "someSettings": "SomeSettingsValues"
        }
    }
}

3. Use

Basic option same as built in Loopback. Returns a Promise

loopback.Email.send({
    to: "[e-mail]",
    from: "[e-mail]",
    subject: "subject",
    text: "text message",
    html: "html <b>message</b>",
    attachments : [path.resolve('../client/images/an-image.jpg'))],
    var : {
        myVar1 : 'a custom value'
    },
    headers : {
        "X-My-Header" : "My Custom header"
    }
})
.then(function(response){})
.catch(function(err){});

###quick note on attachments Refer to Mailgun documentation on limitations concerning attachments. The attachments property can be either an array or a string.