Sending mails using Foundation templates

cmd/web/main.go

@@ -59,14 +59,6 @@ func run() (*driver.DB, error) {
 
 	listenForMail()
 
-	msg := models.MailData{
-		To:      "John@do.do",
-		From:    "me@here.com",
-		Subject: "mail",
-		Content: "Hello, <strong>world</strong>",
-	}
-	app.MailChan <- msg
-
 	// change this to true when in production
 	app.InProduction = false
 

cmd/web/send-mail.go

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"go-udemy-web-1/internal/models"
 	"log"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	mail "github.com/xhit/go-simple-mail"
@@ -32,7 +35,19 @@ func sendMsg(m models.MailData) {
 
 	email := mail.NewMSG()
 	email.SetFrom(m.From).AddTo(m.To).SetSubject(m.Subject)
-	email.SetBody(mail.TextHTML, m.Content)
+	if m.Template == "" {
+		email.SetBody(mail.TextHTML, m.Content)
+	} else {
+		data, err := os.ReadFile(fmt.Sprintf("./email-templates/%s", m.Template))
+		if err != nil {
+			app.ErrorLog.Println(err)
+			email.SetBody(mail.TextHTML, m.Content)
+		} else {
+			mailTemplate := string(data)
+			msgToSend := strings.Replace(mailTemplate, "[%body%]", m.Content, 1)
+			email.SetBody(mail.TextHTML, msgToSend)
+		}
+	}
 
 	err = email.Send(client)
 	if err != nil {