Bric::Dist::Action::Email(3p)

NAME
Bric::Dist::Action::Email - Class to email distribution resources

VITALS

Version
    $LastChangedRevision$

Date
    $LastChangedDate: 2006-03-15 12:28:37 +0100 (Wed, 15 Mar 2006) $

Subversion ID
    $Id: Email.pm 7171 2006-03-15 11:28:37Z slanning $

SYNOPSIS
  use Bric::Dist::Action::Email;

  my $id = 1; # Assume that this is an Email action.
  # This line will automatically instantiate the correct subclass.
  my $action = Bric::Dist::Action->lookup({ id => $id });

  # Set up the action.
  $action->set_from('me@example.com');
  $action->set_to('you@example.net');

  # Perform the action on a list of resources.
  $action = $action->do_it($resources_href);

  # Undo is a no-op.
  $action = $action->undo_it($resources_href);

DESCRIPTION
This subclass of Bric::Dist::Action can be used to email distribution resources to one or more email addresses.

CLASS INTERFACE

  Constructors
See Bric::Dist::Action.

  Class Methods
The following class method is in addition to those provided by Bric::Dist::Action, and overrides the same method in that class.

has_more

  if (Bric::Dist::Action::Email->has_more) {
      print "It has more attributes than Bric::Dist::Action\n";
  }

Returns true to indicate that this action has more properties than does the base class (Bric::Dist::Action).

my_meths

  my $meths = Bric::Dist::Action::Email->my_meths
  my @meths = Bric::Dist::Action::Email->my_meths(1);
  my $meths_aref = Bric::Dist::Action::Email->my_meths(1);
  @meths = Bric::Dist::Action::Email->my_meths(0, 1);
  $meths_aref = Bric::Dist::Action::Email->my_meths(0, 1);

Returns Bric::Dist::Action::Email attribute accessor introspection data. See Bric for complete documentation of the format of that data. Returns accessor introspection data for the following attributes:

from
    Address from whom email will be sent.

to  Addresses to whom email will be sent.

cc  Addresses to whom email will be Cc'd.

bcc Addresses to whom email will be Bcc'd.

subject
    Subject of the email to be sent.

content_type
    The content type the email will be sent as.

handle_text
    Determines how text resources are to be handled.

handle_other
    Determines how non-text resources are to be handled.

INSTANCE INTERFACE

  Accessors
The following accessors are in addition to those provided by Bric::Dist::Action.

from

  my $from = $action->get_from;
  $action = $action->set_from($from);

Get and set the address from which email will be sent. Optional.

to

  my $to = $action->get_to;
  $action = $action->set_to($to);

Get and set the address or addresses to which email will be sent. Multiple addresses should be separated by commas. Either "to" or "bcc" or both are required.

cc

  my $cc = $action->get_cc;
  $action = $action->set_cc($cc);

Get and set the address or addresses to which email will be Cc'd. Multiple addresses should be separated by commas. Optional.

bcc

  my $bcc = $action->get_bcc;
  $action = $action->set_bcc($bcc);

Get and set the address or addresses to which email will be Bcc'd. Multiple addresses should be separated by commas. Either "to" or "bcc" or both are required.

subject

  my $subject = $action->get_subject;
  $action = $action->set_subject($subject);

Get and set the subject to be used when emails are sent. Optional.

content_type

  my $content_type = $action->get_content_type;
  $action = $action->set_content_type($content_type);

Get and set the content type to be used when emails are sent. If not specified, Bric::Dist::Action::Email will use the media type of the first text file it uses for the email message.

handle_text

  my $handle_text = $action->get_handle_text;
  $action = $action->set_handle_text($handle_text);

Get and set the constant value that determines how text resources are handled. All files with a media type starting with "text/" are considered text files. The possible values for this attribute are available via the constants defined for this class:

"INLINE"
    Concatenate the contents of all text resources and include the resulting string inlinex as the email message. The default value.

"ATTACH"
    Attach all text files to the email message.

"IGNORE"
    Ignore text resources.

handle_other

  my $handle_other = $action->get_handle_other;
  $action = $action->set_handle_other($handle_other);

Get and set the contant value that deterimines how non-text resources, such as image files, are handled. All files with a media type that does not start with "text/" are considered non-text files. The possible values for this attribute are available via the constants defined for this class:

"IGNORE"
    Ignore text resources. The default value.

"ATTACH"
    Attach all text files to the email message.

  Other Instance Methods
do_it

 $action = $action->do_it($job, $server_type);

Emails the resources (files) for a given job and server type.

Thows:

Exception::DA

save

  $action = $action->save;

Saves the action for the server type and job, along with all of its attributes.

Thows:

Exception::DA

AUTHOR
David Wheeler <david@kineticode.com>

SEE ALSO

Bric::Dist::Action
    Base class from which Bric::Dist::Action::Email inherits much of its interface.

Bric::Dist::ActionType
    Defines the types of actions that the Bricolage distribution supports, including emailing resources.

Bric::Dist::ServerType
    Defines the interface for Bricolage distribution destinations, including a list of actions to be performed before distributing to a given destination, as well as a list of servers for that destination.

Bric::Util::Job::Dist
    Manages distribution jobs, including processing all the actions required for each destination for which resources are to be distributed.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (c) 2003 Kineticode, Inc. See Bric::License for complete license terms and conditions.