Class EmailComponent

EmailComponent

This component is used for handling Internet Message Format based based on the standard outlined in http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2822.txt

Object

Component

EmailComponent

Package: Cake\Controller\Component
Link: http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/components/email.html
Link: http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/email.html
Deprecated: Use Network/CakeEmail
Copyright: Copyright 2005-2011, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
License: License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
Location: Cake/Controller/Component/EmailComponent.php

Properties summary

$_controller protected

Controller

Controller reference
$additionalParams public

string

List of additional headers
$attachments public

array

List of files that should be attached to the email.
$bcc public

array

Blind Carbon Copy
$cc public

array

Carbon Copy
$charset public

string

charset the email is sent in
$date public

string

The date to put in the Date: header. This should be a date conforming with the RFC2822 standard. Leave null, to have today's date generated.
$delivery public

string

What method should the email be sent by
$filePaths public

array

The list of paths to search if an attachment isn't absolute
$from public

string

The mail which the email is sent from
$headers public

array

Associative array of a user defined headers Keys will be prefixed 'X-' as per RFC2822 Section 4.7.5
$htmlMessage public

string

Contains the rendered HTML message if one was sent.
$layout public

string

Layout for the View
$lineFeed public

string

Line feed character(s) to be used when sending using mail() function By default PHP_EOL is used. RFC2822 requires it to be CRLF but some Unix mail transfer agents replace LF by CRLF automatically (which leads to doubling CR if CRLF is used).
$messageId public

mixed

Whether to generate a Message-ID header for the e-mail. True to generate a Message-ID, False to let it be handled by sendmail (or similar) or a string to completely override the Message-ID.
$readReceipt public

string

The read receipt email
$replyTo public

string

The email the recipient will reply to
$return public

string

The mail that will be used in case of any errors like - Remote mailserver down - Remote user has exceeded his quota - Unknown user
$sendAs public

string

What format should the email be sent in
$smtpOptions public

array

List of options to use for smtp mail method
$subject public

string

The subject of the email
$template public

string

Template for the view
$textMessage public

string

Contains the rendered plain text message if one was sent.
$to public

string

Recipient of the email
$xMailer public

string

What mailer should EmailComponent identify itself as

Inherited Properties

_Collection, _componentMap, components, settings

Method Summary

__construct() public deprecated

Constructor
_encode() protected deprecated

Encode the specified string using the current charset
_findFiles() protected deprecated

Find the specified attachment in the list of file paths
_formatAddresses() protected deprecated

Format addresses to be an array with email as key and alias as value
_formatAttachFiles() protected deprecated

Format the attach array
_strip() protected deprecated

Remove certain elements (such as bcc:, to:, %0a) from given value. Helps prevent header injection / manipulation on user content.
initialize() public deprecated

Initialize component
reset() public deprecated

Reset all EmailComponent internal variables to be able to send out a new email.
send() public deprecated

Send an email using the specified content, template and layout

Method Detail

__construct() public deprecated ¶

__construct( ComponentCollection $collection , array $settings = array() )

Constructor

Parameters

ComponentCollection $collection: A ComponentCollection this component can use to lazy load its components
array $settings optional array(): Array of configuration settings.

Overrides

Component::__construct()

_encode() protected deprecated ¶

_encode( string $subject )

Encode the specified string using the current charset

Parameters

string $subject: String to encode

Returns

string
Encoded string

_findFiles() protected deprecated ¶

_findFiles( string $attachment )

Find the specified attachment in the list of file paths

Parameters

string $attachment: Attachment file name to find

Returns

string
Path to located file

_formatAddresses() protected deprecated ¶

_formatAddresses( array $addresses )

Format addresses to be an array with email as key and alias as value

Parameters

array $addresses

Returns

array

_formatAttachFiles() protected deprecated ¶

_formatAttachFiles( )

Format the attach array

Returns

array

_strip() protected deprecated ¶

_strip( string $value , boolean $message = false )

Remove certain elements (such as bcc:, to:, %0a) from given value. Helps prevent header injection / manipulation on user content.

Parameters

string $value: Value to strip
boolean $message optional false: Set to true to indicate main message content

Returns

string
Stripped value

initialize() public deprecated ¶

initialize( Controller $controller )

Initialize component

Parameters

Controller $controller: Instantiating controller

Overrides

Component::initialize()

reset() public deprecated ¶

reset( )

Reset all EmailComponent internal variables to be able to send out a new email.

send() public deprecated ¶

send( mixed $content = null , string $template = null , string $layout = null )

Send an email using the specified content, template and layout

Parameters

mixed $content optional null: Either an array of text lines, or a string with contents If you are rendering a template this variable will be sent to the templates as $content
string $template optional null: Template to use when sending email
string $layout optional null: Layout to use to enclose email body

Returns

boolean
Success

Methods inherited from Component

__get() public ¶

__get( string $name )

Magic method for lazy loading $components.

Parameters

string $name: Name of component to get.

Returns

mixed
A Component object or null.

beforeRedirect() public ¶

beforeRedirect( Controller $controller , string|array $url , integer $status = null , boolean $exit = true )

Called before Controller::redirect(). Allows you to replace the url that will be redirected to with a new url. The return of this method can either be an array or a string.

If the return is an array and contains a 'url' key. You may also supply the following:

status The status code for the redirect
exit Whether or not the redirect should exit.

If your response is a string or an array that does not contain a 'url' key it will be used as the new url to redirect to.

Parameters

Controller $controller: Controller with components to beforeRedirect
string|array $url: Either the string or url array that is being redirected to.
integer $status optional null: The status code of the redirect
boolean $exit optional true: Will the script exit.

Returns

array|null
Either an array or null.

Link

@link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers/components.html#Component::beforeRedirect

beforeRender() public ¶

beforeRender( Controller $controller )

Called after the Controller::beforeRender(), after the view class is loaded, and before the Controller::render()

Parameters

Controller $controller: Controller with components to beforeRender

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers/components.html#Component::beforeRender

shutdown() public ¶

shutdown( Controller $controller )

Called after Controller::render() and before the output is printed to the browser.

Parameters

Controller $controller: Controller with components to shutdown

Link

@link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers/components.html#Component::shutdown

startup() public ¶

startup( Controller $controller )

Called after the Controller::beforeFilter() and before the controller action

Parameters

Controller $controller: Controller with components to startup

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers/components.html#Component::startup

Methods inherited from Object

_mergeVars() protected ¶

_mergeVars( array $properties , string $class , boolean $normalize = true )

Merges this objects $property with the property in $class' definition. This classes value for the property will be merged on top of $class'

This provides some of the DRY magic CakePHP provides. If you want to shut it off, redefine this method as an empty function.

Parameters

array $properties: The name of the properties to merge.
string $class: The class to merge the property with.
boolean $normalize optional true: Set to true to run the properties through Set::normalize() before merging.

_set() protected ¶

_set( array $properties = array() )

Allows setting of multiple properties of the object in a single line of code. Will only set properties that are part of a class declaration.

Parameters

array $properties optional array(): An associative array containing properties and corresponding values.

_stop() protected ¶

_stop( integer|string $status = 0 )

Stop execution of the current script. Wraps exit() making testing easier.

Parameters

integer|string $status optional 0: see http://php.net/exit for values

dispatchMethod() public ¶

dispatchMethod( string $method , array $params = array() )

Calls a method on this object with the given parameters. Provides an OO wrapper for call_user_func_array

Parameters

string $method: Name of the method to call
array $params optional array(): Parameter list to use when calling $method

Returns

mixed
Returns the result of the method call

log() public ¶

log( string $msg , integer $type = LOG_ERROR )

Convenience method to write a message to CakeLog. See CakeLog::write() for more information on writing to logs.

Parameters

string $msg: Log message
integer $type optional LOG_ERROR: Error type constant. Defined in app/Config/core.php.

Returns

boolean
Success of log write

requestAction() public ¶

requestAction( mixed $url , array $extra = array() )

Calls a controller's method from any location. Can be used to connect controllers together or tie plugins into a main application. requestAction can be used to return rendered views or fetch the return value from controller actions.

Under the hood this method uses Router::reverse() to convert the $url parameter into a string URL. You should use URL formats that are compatible with Router::reverse()

Passing POST and GET data

POST and GET data can be simulated in requestAction. Use $extra['url'] for GET data. The $extra['data'] parameter allows POST data simulation.

Parameters

mixed $url: String or array-based url. Unlike other url arrays in CakePHP, this url will not automatically handle passed and named arguments in the $url parameter.
array $extra optional array(): if array includes the key "return" it sets the AutoRender to true. Can also be used to submit GET/POST data, and named/passed arguments.

Returns

mixed

Boolean true or false on success/failure, or contents of rendered action if 'return' is set in $extra.

toString() public ¶

toString( )

Object-to-string conversion. Each class can override this method as necessary.

Returns

string
The name of this class

Properties detail

`$_controller` ¶

protected Controller

Controller reference

null

`$additionalParams` ¶

public string

List of additional headers

These will NOT be used if you are using safemode and mail()

null

`$attachments` ¶

public array

List of files that should be attached to the email.

Can be both absolute and relative paths

array()

`$bcc` ¶

public array

Blind Carbon Copy

List of email's that should receive a copy of the email. The Recipient WILL NOT be able to see this list

array()

`$cc` ¶

public array

Carbon Copy

List of email's that should receive a copy of the email. The Recipient WILL be able to see this list

array()

`$charset` ¶

public string

charset the email is sent in

'utf-8'

`$date` ¶

public string

The date to put in the Date: header. This should be a date conforming with the RFC2822 standard. Leave null, to have today's date generated.

null

`$delivery` ¶

public string

What method should the email be sent by

Supported methods: - mail - smtp - debug

'mail'

`$filePaths` ¶

public array

The list of paths to search if an attachment isn't absolute

array()

`$from` ¶

public string

The mail which the email is sent from

null

`$headers` ¶

public array

Associative array of a user defined headers Keys will be prefixed 'X-' as per RFC2822 Section 4.7.5

array()

`$htmlMessage` ¶

public string

Contains the rendered HTML message if one was sent.

null

`$layout` ¶

public string

Layout for the View

'default'

`$lineFeed` ¶

public string

Line feed character(s) to be used when sending using mail() function By default PHP_EOL is used. RFC2822 requires it to be CRLF but some Unix mail transfer agents replace LF by CRLF automatically (which leads to doubling CR if CRLF is used).

PHP_EOL

`$messageId` ¶

public mixed

Whether to generate a Message-ID header for the e-mail. True to generate a Message-ID, False to let it be handled by sendmail (or similar) or a string to completely override the Message-ID.

If you are sending Email from a shell, be sure to set this value. As you could encounter delivery issues if you do not.

true

`$readReceipt` ¶

public string

The read receipt email

null

`$replyTo` ¶

public string

The email the recipient will reply to

null

`$return` ¶

public string

The mail that will be used in case of any errors like - Remote mailserver down - Remote user has exceeded his quota - Unknown user

null

`$sendAs` ¶

public string

What format should the email be sent in

Supported formats: - text - html - both

'text'

`$smtpOptions` ¶

public array

List of options to use for smtp mail method

Options is: - port - host - timeout - username - password - client

array()

`$subject` ¶

public string

The subject of the email

null

`$template` ¶

public string

Template for the view

null

`$textMessage` ¶

public string

Contains the rendered plain text message if one was sent.

null

`$to` ¶

public string

Recipient of the email

null

`$xMailer` ¶

public string

What mailer should EmailComponent identify itself as

'CakePHP Email Component'

Packages

Classes

Interfaces

Class EmailComponent

Properties summary

Inherited Properties

Method Summary

__construct() public deprecated

_encode() protected deprecated

_findFiles() protected deprecated

_formatAddresses() protected deprecated

_formatAttachFiles() protected deprecated

_strip() protected deprecated

initialize() public deprecated

reset() public deprecated

send() public deprecated

Method Detail

__construct() public deprecated ¶

Parameters

Overrides

_encode() protected deprecated ¶

Parameters

Returns

_findFiles() protected deprecated ¶

Parameters

Returns

_formatAddresses() protected deprecated ¶

Parameters

Returns

_formatAttachFiles() protected deprecated ¶

Returns

_strip() protected deprecated ¶

Parameters

Returns

initialize() public deprecated ¶

Parameters

Overrides

reset() public deprecated ¶

send() public deprecated ¶

Parameters

Returns

Methods inherited from Component

__get() public ¶

Parameters

Returns

beforeRedirect() public ¶

Parameters

Returns

Link

beforeRender() public ¶

Parameters

Link

shutdown() public ¶

Parameters

Link

startup() public ¶

Parameters

Link

Methods inherited from Object

_mergeVars() protected ¶

Parameters

_set() protected ¶

Parameters

_stop() protected ¶

Parameters

dispatchMethod() public ¶

Parameters

Returns

log() public ¶

Parameters

Returns

requestAction() public ¶

Passing POST and GET data

Parameters

Returns

toString() public ¶

Returns

Properties detail