SMTPTransporter

The SMTPTransporter class allows you to configure SMTP connections and send emails.

Functions and properties

SMTP Transporter objects provide the following properties and functions:


4D.SMTPTransporter.new( server : object ) : 4D.SMTPTransporter configures a new IMAP connection
.acceptUnsecureConnection : boolean true if Qodly is allowed to establish an unencrypted connection
.authenticationMode : string the authentication mode used to open the session on the mail server
.bodyCharset : string the charset and encoding used for the body part of the email
.checkConnection() : object checks the connection using information stored in the transporter object
.connectionTimeOut : integer the maximum wait time (in seconds) allowed to establish a connection to the server
.headerCharset : string the charset and encoding used for the email header
.host : string the name or the IP address of the host server
.keepAlive : boolean true if the SMTP connection must be kept alive until the `transporter` object is destroyed
.logFile : string the path of the extended log file defined (if any) for the mail connection
.port : integer the port number used for mail transactions
.send( mail : object ) : object sends the mail object to the SMTP server defined in the `transporter` object and returns a status object
.sendTimeOut : integer the maximum wait time (in seconds) of a call to `.send()` before a timeout occurs
.user : string the user name used for authentication on the mail server

4D.SMTPTransporter.new()

4D.SMTPTransporter.new( server : object ) : 4D.SMTPTransporter

Parameter	Type		Description
server	object	->	Mail server information
Result	4D.SMTPTransporter	<-	SMTP transporter object

Description

The 4D.SMTPTransporter.new() function configures a new SMTP connection according to the server parameter and returns a new transporter object. The returned transporter object will then usually be used to send emails.

note

This function does not open any connection to the SMTP server. The SMTP connection is actually opened when the .send() function is executed.

The SMTP connection is automatically closed:

when the transporter object is destroyed if the keepAlive property is true (default),
after each .send() function execution if the keepAlive property is set to false.

In the server parameter, pass an object containing the following properties:

server	Default value (if omitted)
.acceptUnsecureConnection : boolean true if Qodly is allowed to establish an unencrypted connection	False
.accessTokenOAuth2: string .accessTokenOAuth2: object Text string or token object representing OAuth2 authorization credentials. Used only with OAUTH2 `authenticationMode`. If `accessTokenOAuth2` is used but `authenticationMode` is omitted, the OAuth 2 protocol is used (if allowed by the server). Not returned in the SMTP transporter object.	none
.authenticationMode : string the authentication mode used to open the session on the mail server	the most secure authentication mode supported by the server is used
.bodyCharset : string the charset and encoding used for the body part of the email	`mail mode UTF8` (US-ASCII_UTF8_QP)
.connectionTimeOut : integer the maximum wait time (in seconds) allowed to establish a connection to the server	30
.headerCharset : string the charset and encoding used for the email header	`mail mode UTF8` (US-ASCII_UTF8_QP)
.host : string the name or the IP address of the host server	mandatory
.keepAlive : boolean true if the SMTP connection must be kept alive until the `transporter` object is destroyed	True
.logFile : string the path of the extended log file defined (if any) for the mail connection	none
password : string User password for authentication on the server. Not returned in the SMTP transporter object.	none
.port : integer the port number used for mail transactions	587
.sendTimeOut : integer the maximum wait time (in seconds) of a call to `.send()` before a timeout occurs	100
.user : string the user name used for authentication on the mail server	none

Result

The function returns a SMTP transporter object. All returned properties are read-only.

Example

var server : object
var transporter : 4D.SMTPTransporter
var status : object
var info : string

server = newObject()
server.host = "smtp.gmail.com" //Mandatory
server.port = 465
server.user = "qodly@gmail.com"
server.password = "XXXX"
server.logFile = "LogTest.txt" //Log to save in the Logs folder

transporter = 4D.SMTPTransporter.new (server)

email = newObject()
email.subject = "my first mail"
email.from = "qodly@gmail.com"
email.to = "qodly@qodly.com , test@qodly.com"
email.stringBody = "Hello World"
email.htmlBody = "<h1>Hello World</h1><h4>'Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit...'</h4>\
<p>There are many variations of passages of Lorem Ipsum available."\
+"The generated Lorem Ipsum is therefore always free from repetition, injected humour, or non-characteristic words etc.</p>"

status = transporter.send(email)
if(not(status.success))
  info = "An error occurred: "+status.message
end

.acceptUnsecureConnection

.acceptUnsecureConnection : boolean

Description

The .acceptUnsecureConnection property contains true if Qodly is allowed to establish an unencrypted connection when encrypted connection is not possible.

It contains false if unencrypted connections are unallowed, in which case an error in returned when encrypted connection is not possible.

Available secured ports are:

SMTP
- 465: SMTPS
- 587 or 25: SMTP with STARTTLS upgrade if supported by the server.
IMAP
- 143: IMAP non-encrypted port
- 993: IMAP with STARTTLS upgrade if supported by the server
POP3
- 110: POP3 non-encrypted port
- 995: POP3 with STARTTLS upgrade if supported by the server.

.authenticationMode

.authenticationMode : string

Description

The .authenticationMode property contains the authentication mode used to open the session on the mail server.

By default, the most secured mode supported by the server is used.

Possible values are:

Value	Constants	Comment
CRAM-MD5	`kSMTPAuthenticationCRAMMD`	Authentication using CRAM-MD5 protocol
LOGIN	`kSMTPAuthenticationLogin`	Authentication using LOGIN protocol
OAUTH2	`kSMTPAuthenticationOAUTH2`	Authentication using OAuth2 protocol
PLAIN	`kSMTPAuthenticationPlain`	Authentication using PLAIN protocol

.bodyCharset

.bodyCharset : string

Description

The .bodyCharset property contains the charset and encoding used for the body part of the email.

Possible values:

Constant	Value	Comment
mail mode ISO2022JP	US-ASCII_ISO-2022-JP_UTF8_QP	headerCharset: US-ASCII if possible, Japanese (ISO-2022-JP) & Quoted-printable if possible, otherwise UTF-8 & Quoted-printable bodyCharset: US-ASCII if possible, Japanese (ISO-2022-JP) & 7-bit if possible, otherwise UTF-8 & Quoted-printable
mail mode ISO88591	ISO-8859-1	headerCharset: ISO-8859-1 & Quoted-printable bodyCharset: ISO-8859-1 & 8-bit
mail mode UTF8	US-ASCII_UTF8_QP	headerCharset & bodyCharset: US-ASCII if possible, otherwise UTF-8 & Quoted-printable (default value)
mail mode UTF8 in base64	US-ASCII_UTF8_B64	headerCharset & bodyCharset: US-ASCII if possible, otherwise UTF-8 & base64

.checkConnection()

.checkConnection() : object

Parameter	Type		Description
Result	object	<-	Status of the transporter object connection

Description

The .checkConnection() function checks the connection using information stored in the transporter object, recreates the connection if necessary, and returns the status. This function allows you to verify that the values provided by the user are valid and consistent.

Returned object

The function sends a request to the mail server and returns an object describing the mail status. This object can contain the following properties:

Property		Type	Description
success		boolean	true if the check is successful, false otherwise
status		number	(SMTP only) Status code returned by the mail server (0 in case of an issue unrelated to the mail processing)
statusText		text	Status message returned by the mail server, or last error returned in the Qodly error stack
errors		collection	Qodly error stack (not returned if a mail server response is received)
	[ ].errCode	number	Qodly error code
	[ ].message	text	Description of the Qodly error
	[ ].componentSignature	text	Signature of the internal component which returned the error

For information about SMTP status codes, please refer to this page.

Example

var options : object
var transporter : 4D.SMTPTransporter
var info : string

options = newObject()

options.host = "smtp.gmail.com"
options.user = "test@gmail.com"
options.password = "XXXXXX"

transporter = 4D.SMTPTransporter.new (options)

status = transporter.checkConnection()
if(status.success == true)
    info = "SMTP connection check successful!"
else
    info = "Error # "+string(status.status) + ", " + status.statusText)
end

.connectionTimeOut

.connectionTimeOut : integer

Description

The .connectionTimeOut property contains the maximum wait time (in seconds) allowed to establish a connection to the server. By default, if the property has not been set in the server object (used to create the transporter object with SMTP New transporter, POP3 New transporter, or IMAP New transporter), the value is 30.

.headerCharset

.headerCharset : string

Description

The .headerCharset property contains the charset and encoding used for the email header. The header includes the following parts of the email:

subject,
attachment filename(s),
email name.

Possible values:

Constant	Value	Comment
mail mode ISO2022JP	US-ASCII_ISO-2022-JP_UTF8_QP	headerCharset: US-ASCII if possible, Japanese (ISO-2022-JP) & Quoted-printable if possible, otherwise UTF-8 & Quoted-printable bodyCharset: US-ASCII if possible, Japanese (ISO-2022-JP) & 7-bit if possible, otherwise UTF-8 & Quoted-printable
mail mode ISO88591	ISO-8859-1	headerCharset: ISO-8859-1 & Quoted-printable bodyCharset: ISO-8859-1 & 8-bit
mail mode UTF8	US-ASCII_UTF8_QP	headerCharset & bodyCharset: US-ASCII if possible, otherwise UTF-8 & Quoted-printable (default value)
mail mode UTF8 in base64	US-ASCII_UTF8_B64	headerCharset & bodyCharset: US-ASCII if possible, otherwise UTF-8 & base64

.host

.host : string

Description

The .host property contains the name or the IP address of the host server. Used for mail transactions (SMTP, POP3, IMAP).

.keepAlive

.keepAlive : boolean

Description

The .keepAlive property contains true if the SMTP connection must be kept alive until the transporter object is destroyed, and false otherwise. By default, if the keepAlive property has not been set in the server object (used to create the transporter object), it is true.

The SMTP connection is automatically closed:

when the transporter object is destroyed if the .keepAlive property is true,
after each .send() function execution if the .keepAlive property is set to false.

.logFile

.logFile : string

Description

The .logFile property contains the path of the extended log file defined (if any) for the mail connection.

.port

.port : integer

Description

The .port property contains the port number used for mail transactions. By default, if the port property has not been set in the server object (used to create the transporter object), the port used is:

SMTP - 587
POP3 - 995
IMAP - 993

.send()

.send( mail : object ) : object

Parameter	Type		Description
mail	object	->	Email to send
Result	object	<-	SMTP status

Description

The .send() function sends the mail object to the SMTP server defined in the transporter object and returns a status object.

The transporter object must have already been created using the 4D.SMTPTransporter.new() constructor.

The function creates the SMTP connection if it is not already alive. If the .keepAlive property of the transporter object is false, the SMTP connection is automatically closed after the execution of .send(), otherwise it stays alive until the transporter object is destroyed. For more information, please refer to the 4D.SMTPTransporter.new() constructor description.

In mail, pass a valid Email object to send. The origination (where the email is coming from) and destination (one or more recipients) properties must be included, the remaining properties are optional.

Returned object

The function returns an object describing the SMTP status of the operation. This object can contain the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
success	boolean	True if the send is successful, false otherwise
status	number	Status code returned by the SMTP server (0 in case of an issue unrelated to the mail processing)
statusText	string	Status message returned by the SMTP server

In case of an issue unrelated to the SMTP processing (e.g. a mandatory property is missing in mail), Qodly generates an error that you can intercept.

In this case, the resulting status object contains the following values:

Property	Value
success	false
status	0
statusText	"Failed to send email"

.sendTimeOut

.sendTimeOut : integer

Description

The .sendTimeOut property contains the maximum wait time (in seconds) of a call to .send() before a timeout occurs. By default, if the .sendTimeOut property has not been set in the server object, the value 100 is used.

.user

.user : string

Description

The .user property contains the user name used for authentication on the mail server.

Functions and properties​

4D.SMTPTransporter.new()​

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Result​

Example​

.acceptUnsecureConnection​

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.authenticationMode​

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.bodyCharset​

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.checkConnection()​

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Returned object​

Example​

.connectionTimeOut​

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.headerCharset​

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.host​

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.keepAlive​

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.logFile​

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.port​

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.send()​

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Returned object​

.sendTimeOut​

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.user​

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Functions and properties

4D.SMTPTransporter.new()

Description

Result

Example

.acceptUnsecureConnection

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.authenticationMode

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.bodyCharset

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.checkConnection()

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Returned object

Example

.connectionTimeOut

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.headerCharset

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.host

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.keepAlive

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.logFile

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.port

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.send()

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Returned object

.sendTimeOut

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.user

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