React native mail

React Native Mail!

React Native Mail is a popular library for sending emails from your React Native app. It provides a simple and easy-to-use API for composing, sending, and managing emails. Here's an overview of the library and its features:

Features:

  1. Compose emails: Create and send emails with attachments, HTML content, and custom headers.
  2. Send emails: Send emails using various email providers, such as Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo.
  3. Manage emails: Retrieve and manage emails from your inbox, including deleting, marking as read, and searching.
  4. Attachments: Support for sending and receiving attachments, including images, documents, and more.
  5. Customization: Customize the email composition and sending process with custom headers, subject lines, and body content.

Installation:

To use React Native Mail in your project, follow these steps:

  1. Install the library using npm or yarn:
    npm install react-native-mail
  2. Link the library to your project:
    react-native link react-native-mail

    Usage:

Here's an example of how to use React Native Mail to send an email:

import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { View, Text, Button } from 'react-native';
import Mail from 'react-native-mail';

const App = () => {
  const [email, setEmail] = useState('');

  const sendEmail = () => {
    const mail = new Mail({
      subject: 'Hello from React Native!',
      body: 'This is a test email from React Native!',
      to: ['[email protected]'],
      cc: ['[email protected]'],
      bcc: ['[email protected]'],
      attachments: [
        { uri: 'file:///path/to/attachment.jpg', type: 'image/jpeg' },
      ],
    });

    mail.send();
  };

  return (
    <View>
      <Text>Email:</Text>
      <TextInput
        value={email}
        onChangeText={(text) => setEmail(text)}
        placeholder="Enter email"
      />
      <Button title="Send Email" onPress={sendEmail} />
    </View>
  );
};

export default App;

In this example, we create a new Mail object and set its properties, such as the subject, body, to, cc, and bcc fields. We also add an attachment to the email. Finally, we call the send() method to send the email.

Note: React Native Mail uses the react-native-communications library under the hood, which provides a cross-platform API for sending emails. However, this library is not officially supported by Facebook, and its future development is uncertain.

Alternatives:

If you're looking for alternative libraries for sending emails in React Native, you can consider the following options:

  1. react-native-email: A popular library for sending emails in React Native, with a simpler API than React Native Mail.
  2. react-native-smtp: A library that provides a simple API for sending emails using SMTP.
  3. react-native-email-compose: A library that provides a more advanced API for composing and sending emails.

Remember to check the documentation and compatibility of each library before choosing the one that best fits your needs.