How to send a error mail in success mail
You want to send an error mail in addition to a success mail. This is a common requirement in many applications.
Here are a few ways to achieve this:
Method 1: Using a separate error mail template
- Create a separate email template for error messages (e.g.,
error_email_template.html
orerror_email_template.txt
). - In your code, when an error occurs, use the error mail template to send an email with the error details.
- When the operation is successful, send the success mail using a different template (e.g.,
success_email_template.html
orsuccess_email_template.txt
).
Method 2: Using a single email template with conditional logic
- Create a single email template that includes conditional logic to display error messages or success messages based on the outcome of the operation.
- In your code, when an error occurs, set a flag or variable to indicate that an error occurred.
- In the email template, use conditional statements (e.g.,
if
statements) to display the error message or success message based on the flag or variable.
Method 3: Using a notification service
- Use a notification service like Sendgrid, Mailgun, or AWS SES to send emails.
- Configure the notification service to send a separate email for errors and another for success.
- In your code, when an error occurs, trigger the error email notification service.
- When the operation is successful, trigger the success email notification service.
Here's some sample code in Python using the smtplib
library to illustrate Method 1:
import smtplib
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
# Define email templates
error_email_template = """
Subject: Error: {error_message}
Dear {user},
An error occurred: {error_message}
"""
success_email_template = """
Subject: Success: {success_message}
Dear {user},
The operation was successful: {success_message}
"""
# Define email settings
email_settings = {
'from': '[email protected]',
'to': '[email protected]',
'server': 'smtp.example.com',
'port': 587,
'username': 'your_email_username',
'password': 'your_email_password'
}
# Send email
def send_email(subject, message, user):
msg = MIMEText(message)
msg['Subject'] = subject
msg['From'] = email_settings['from']
msg['To'] = email_settings['to']
server = smtplib.SMTP(email_settings['server'], email_settings['port'])
server.starttls()
server.login(email_settings['username'], email_settings['password'])
server.sendmail(email_settings['from'], email_settings['to'], msg.as_string())
server.quit()
# Example usage
if __name__ == '__main__':
try:
# Perform operation
#...
send_email('Success: Operation completed', success_email_template.format(success_message='Operation completed successfully'), 'John Doe')
except Exception as e:
send_email('Error: Operation failed', error_email_template.format(error_message=str(e)), 'John Doe')
In this example, when an error occurs, the send_email
function is called with the error email template and the error message. When the operation is successful, the send_email
function is called with the success email template and a success message.