# Mail Module Summary

## Quick Overview
Complete email sending system with database logging, retry mechanism, and support for users, clients, and custom recipients.

## Key Features
✅ Send emails to users, clients, and custom addresses  
✅ Email logging with status tracking  
✅ Failed email retry mechanism  
✅ Beautiful HTML email templates  
✅ Email history tracking  
✅ Error logging and handling  

## Quick Start

### 1. Run Migrations
```bash
php artisan migrate
```

### 2. Configure Email in .env
```env
MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.mailtrap.io
MAIL_PORT=2525
MAIL_USERNAME=your_username
MAIL_PASSWORD=your_password
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=noreply@yourdomain.com
```

### 3. Test Contact Form (Public - No Auth)
```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/mails \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "John Doe",
    "email": "john@example.com",
    "subject": "Test Contact",
    "body": "This is a test contact message!"
  }'
```

## Main Endpoints

| Method | Endpoint | Description | Auth |
|--------|----------|-------------|------|
| POST | `/api/mails` | Contact form (create + notify users) | Public |
| GET | `/api/mails` | List all emails | Required |
| GET | `/api/mails/{id}` | Get specific email | Required |
| DELETE | `/api/mails/{id}` | Delete email record | Required |

## Email Status
- **pending** - Queued, not sent yet
- **sent** - Successfully delivered
- **failed** - Failed to send (check error_message)

## Files Created/Modified

### New Files
- `app/Services/MailService.php`
- `app/Mail/GenericMail.php`
- `resources/views/emails/generic.blade.php`
- `routes/mails.php`
- `database/migrations/*_add_additional_fields_to_mails_table.php`

### Modified Files
- `app/Models/Mail.php` - Added fillable fields and relationships
- `app/Http/Controllers/MailController.php` - Implemented all endpoints
- `routes/api.php` - Added mails routes

## Integration Notes

### Contact Form (Public)
Anyone can submit a contact form. This creates ONE mail record in DB and sends notification emails to all users (user emails NOT saved in DB).
```json
{
  "name": "Jane Smith",
  "email": "jane@example.com",
  "subject": "Question",
  "body": "I have a question about your services."
}
```

**Response:**
```json
{
  "message": "Contact form submitted successfully",
  "contact_mail_id": 15,
  "users_notified": 5,
  "failed_count": 0
}
```

**Note:** Only the customer's contact form is saved in the database. User notification emails are sent directly without creating DB records.

## Testing with Mailtrap
For development, use [Mailtrap](https://mailtrap.io):
```env
MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.mailtrap.io
MAIL_PORT=2525
MAIL_USERNAME=your_mailtrap_username
MAIL_PASSWORD=your_mailtrap_password
```

## For Development (Log Only)
```env
MAIL_MAILER=log
```
Emails will be logged to `storage/logs/laravel.log`

## Need Help?
See `MAIL_MODULE_DOCUMENTATION.md` for complete documentation with detailed examples and troubleshooting.
