micro

This is a Docker service that sends emails using Flask, RabbitMQ, Mysql and PHP. Languages used to complete this Project PHP, Python, SQL

"I am just playing around with some technology here and was a fun project."

flask (API)

• gets the POST request and then validates the JSON and passes it RabbitMQ
• View list of sent emails.

RabbitMQ

• stores all the messages that needs to be send in the email queue.

PHP (Consumer and sender)

• This service connects to rabbitMQ, processes the messages and sends it to mailer service via API
• It has 2 mailing services to switch if one fails.
• Emails can be send directly from the terminal
• Saves data of sent emails to Database

Mysql

• The storage of choice for this project

Instructions

• Insert your api keys for SendGrid and Mailjet in .env file
• run docker-compose up in the folder

All systems go!

Sending email via POST:

• POST JSON to localhost:5000/email
• example:

{
    "email":"micromailer@cocobean.co.za", 
    "name":"Micro Emailer", "subject":"example subject", 
    "body":"body", 
    "type":"text/html"
}

View all emails sent:

• http://localhost:5000/email_logs

Sending mail from terminal:

• run docker exec -it micro_email_php bash
• run

php src/cmd.php --email="micromailer@cocobean.co.za" --name="Micro Mail" --subject="Example Subject" --body="Welcome" --type="text/plain"

type is optional and can be text/html or text/plain