How do I get nodemailer to work? - node.js

Question

I cannot figure out how to get nodemailer to work, I have inserted my credentials for gmail too and tried sending an email to myself but it did not send me anything and it did not err, so I am confused. It is possible that I am missing stuff from my code...
here is the email file:
var nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
var config = require('./config/config');
var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport("SMTP",{
service: "Gmail",
auth: {
user: config.mailer.auth.user,
pass: config.mailer.auth.pass
}
});
var EmailAddressRequiredError = new Error('email address required');
exports.sendOne = function(templateName, locals, fn) {
if(!locals.email) {
return fn(EmailAddressRequiredError);
}
if(!locals.subject) {
return fn(EmailAddressRequiredError);
}
// template
var transport = smtpTransport;
transport.sendMail({
from: config.mailer.defaultFromAddress,
to: locals.email,
subject: locals.subject,
html: html,
text: text
}, function (err, responseStatus) {
if(err) {
return fn(err);
}
return fn(null, responseStatus.message, html, text);
});
};
Here is the route file sending the email:
exports.forgotPasswordPost = function(req, res, next) {
console.log("Forgot Password Post");
if(req.body.email === '') {
console.log('err');
} else {
crypto.randomBytes(48, function(ex, buf) {
var userToken = buf.toString('hex');
console.log(userToken);
User.findOne({email: (req.body.email)}, function(err, usr) {
if(err || !usr) {
res.send('That email does not exist.');
} else {
console.log(usr);
//just call the usr found and set one of the fields to what you want it to be then save it and it will update accordingly
usr.token = userToken;
usr.tokenCreated = new Date ();
usr.save(function(err, usr){
// res.redirect('login', {title: 'Weblio', message: 'Your token was sent by email. Please enter it on the form below.'});
console.log(usr);
});
console.log(usr);
var resetUrl = req.protocol + '://' + req.host + '/password_reset/' + usr.token;
console.log(resetUrl);
var locals = {
resetUrl: resetUrl,
};
console.log(locals);
mailer.sendOne('password_reset', locals, function(err, email) {
console.log('email sent');
res.redirect('successPost');
});
}
});
});
}
};
Do I need anything else beside what I have here?

Answer 1

I did not identify the locals correctly.
This is the code that worked for me:
var nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
var config = require('./config/config');
var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport("SMTP",{
// host: "smtp.gmail.com",
// secureConnection: true,
// port: 465,
service: "Gmail",
//debug : true,
auth: {
user: config.mailer.auth.user,
pass: config.mailer.auth.pass
}
});
var EmailAddressRequiredError = new Error('email address required');
exports.sendOne = function(template, locals, err) {
var message = {
from: config.mailer.defaultFromAddress,
to: locals.email,
subject: locals.subject,
html: locals.html,
text: locals.text
};
console.log('hitlocal email');
console.log(message);
//console.log(message.to.locals.email);
if(!locals.email) {
// console.log('email err');
}
if(!locals.subject) {
console.log('subj err');
}
// template
var transport = smtpTransport;
// console.log('hit here');
// console.log(transport);
transport.sendMail(message, function(err) {
if(err) {
console.log('email js error');
console.log(err);
}
console.log('Message sent')
//return fn(null, responseStatus.message, html, text);
});
};
And this is the routes file:
var locals = {
email: 'first last <' + req.body.email + '>',
subject: 'Password Reset',
html: '<p> Please go to the following link to reset your password.' + resetUrl + '</p>',
text: 'Texty Text it'
};
console.log('locals spot here');
console.log(locals.email);
mailer.sendOne('forgotPassword', locals, function(err) {
console.log('email sent');
});

Answer 2

I think you need to point to the gmail server not Gmail. I forget what it is exactly but sometihng like gmail.smtp