 Issue 29984580:
  Issue 4413 - Merge formmail.py and formmail2.py  (Closed) 
  Base URL: https://hg.adblockplus.org/sitescripts/
    
  
    Issue 29984580:
  Issue 4413 - Merge formmail.py and formmail2.py  (Closed) 
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| 1 # formmail | 1 # formmail | 
| 2 | 2 | 
| 3 The web handler that extracts form data from a POST request, uses it to | 3 The web handler that extracts form data from a POST request, uses it to | 
| 4 populate an email template and then sends the produced email to a configured | 4 populate an email template and then sends the produced email to a configured | 
| 5 list of addresses. | 5 list of addresses. | 
| 6 | 6 | 
| 7 ## Dependencies | 7 ## Dependencies | 
| 8 | 8 | 
| 9 * [Python 2.7](https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/) | 9 * [Python 2.7](https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/) | 
| 10 * [Jinja2](http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/2.10/intro/) | 10 * [Jinja2](http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/2.10/intro/) | 
| 11 * Other packages are required for testing, please see the list of 'deps' in | 11 * Other packages are required for testing, please see the list of 'deps' in | 
| 12 [`tox.ini`](../../tox.ini) | 12 [`tox.ini`](../../tox.ini) | 
| 13 | 13 | 
| 14 ## Running the web handler | 14 ## Running the web handler | 
| 15 | 15 | 
| 16 Normally, the formmail web handler is run by the multiplexer, and configured | 16 Normally, the formmail web handler is run by the multiplexer, and configured | 
| 17 via the sitescripts config file. Please refer to the main [README](../../README. md) | 17 via the sitescripts config file. Please refer to the main | 
| 18 for more information about the multiplexer and configuring `sitescripts.ini`. | 18 [README](../../README.md) for more information about the multiplexer and | 
| 19 configuring `sitescripts.ini`. | |
| 19 | 20 | 
| 20 In order to activate this handler, add the following line to the multiplexer | 21 In order to activate this handler, add the following line to the multiplexer | 
| 21 config file: | 22 config file: | 
| 22 | 23 | 
| 23 [multiplexer] | 24 [multiplexer] | 
| 24 sitescripts.formmail.web.formmail = | 25 sitescripts.formmail.web.formmail = | 
| 25 | 26 | 
| 26 ## Configuring the web handler | 27 ## Configuring the web handler | 
| 27 | 28 | 
| 28 `formmail.py` can handle multiple URLs and forms. Each URL will correspond to a | 29 `formmail.py` can handle multiple URLs and forms. Each URL will correspond to a | 
| 29 group of config variables that all start with the same prefix, for example: | 30 group of config variables that all start with the same prefix, for example: | 
| 30 handler1. These variables are configured in the [formmail] section of the | 31 handler1. These variables are configured in the [formmail] section of the | 
| 31 config file. | 32 config file. | 
| 32 | 33 | 
| 33 The URL of the form, where the POST request comes from: | 34 The URL of the form, where the POST request comes from: | 
| 34 | 35 | 
| 35 [formmail] | 36 [formmail] | 
| 36 handler1.url=formmail/test/apply/submit | 37 handler1.url = formmail/test/apply/submit | 
| 37 | 38 | 
| 38 The CSV file into which all submissions will be saved (optional): | 39 The CSV file into which all submissions will be saved (optional): | 
| 39 | 40 | 
| 40 handler1.csv_log = /var/log/something.csv_log | 41 handler1.csv_log = /var/log/handler1-log.csv | 
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rhowell
2019/01/18 20:08:07
Does the spacing around the `=` matter? This is th
 
Vasily Kuznetsov
2019/01/21 13:54:18
AFAIK it doesn't. This is parsed by python ConfigP
 
rhowell
2019/01/22 22:53:54
Done.
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| 41 | 42 | 
| 42 The Jinja2 template for the email. This is where the recipient email addresses | 43 The Jinja2 template for the email. This is where the recipient email addresses | 
| 43 are entered. [(See an example email template.)](formmail/test/template/test.mail ): | 44 are entered. | 
| 45 [(See an example email template here.)](formmail/test/template/test.mail) | |
| 44 | 46 | 
| 45 handler1.template=formmail/test/template/test.mail | 47 handler1.template = formmail/handler1/mail-template.tmpl | 
| 46 | 48 | 
| 47 The `handler1.fields.xxx` subgroup includes the descriptions of the form fields: | 49 The `handler1.fields.xxx` subgroup includes the descriptions of the form | 
| 50 fields, and these must match the fields on the form. These are the fields | |
| 51 expected in the POST request and then made available to the template. Each | |
| 52 variable in the group defines a field and its value can be: | |
| 53 * "mandatory" (which makes the field mandatory) | |
| 54 * and/or "email" (which makes the field an email) | |
| 55 * or it can be empty (just a normal optional field). | |
| 48 | 56 | 
| 49 handler1.fields.email=mandatory, email | 57 For mandatory fields we can also set "group-name.fields.field-name.mandatory" | 
| 50 handler1.fields.email.mandatory=You failed the email test | 58 to override the error message that will be returned by the handler if the field | 
| 51 handler1.fields.email.email=You failed the email validation | 59 was empty. Likewise for email fields we can define | 
| 52 handler1.fields.non_mandatory_email=email | 60 "group-name.fields.field-name.email" to set the error message that's returned | 
| 53 handler1.fields.non_mandatory_message= | 61 if the content of the field doesn't look like an email. See an example: | 
| 54 handler1.fields.mandatory=mandatory | 62 | 
| 63 handler1.fields.email = mandatory, email | |
| 64 handler1.fields.email.mandatory = You failed the email test | |
| 65 handler1.fields.email.email = You failed the email validation | |
| 66 handler1.fields.non_mandatory_email = email | |
| 67 handler1.fields.non_mandatory_message = | |
| 68 handler1.fields.mandatory = mandatory | |
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