app/soc/modules/ghop/logic/helper/notifications.py
author Madhusudan.C.S <madhusudancs@gmail.com>
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:57:12 +0200
changeset 2825 e57a661a174d
permissions -rw-r--r--
Added method to send out mail about a Task update. Reviewed by: Lennard de Rijk

#!/usr/bin/python2.5
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"""Appengine Tasks related to GHOPTask.
"""

__authors__ = [
    '"Madhusudan.C.S" <madhusudancs@gmail.com>'
  ]


import os
import time

from django.template import loader
from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode

from soc.logic import accounts
from soc.logic import dicts
from soc.logic import mail_dispatcher


def sendTaskUpdateMail(subscriber, subject, message_properties=None):
  """Sends an email to a user about an update to a Task.

    Args:
      subscriber: The user entity to whom the message must be sent
      subject: Subject of the mail
      message_properties: The mail message properties
      template: Optional django template that is used to build the message body
  """

  from soc.logic.models.site import logic as site_logic

  site_entity = site_logic.getSingleton()
  site_name = site_entity.site_name

  # get the default mail sender
  default_sender = mail_dispatcher.getDefaultMailSender()

  if not default_sender:
    # no valid sender found, abort
    return
  else:
    (sender_name, sender) = default_sender

  to = accounts.denormalizeAccount(subscriber.account).email()

  # create the message contents
  new_message_properties = {
      'to_name': subscriber.name,
      'sender_name': sender_name,
      'to': to,
      'sender': sender,
      'site_name': site_name,
      'subject': force_unicode(subject),
      }

  messageProperties = dicts.merge(message_properties, new_message_properties)

  template = 'modules/ghop/task/update_notification'

  # send out the message using the default new notification template
  mail_dispatcher.sendMailFromTemplate(template, messageProperties)