ez-send

npm install ez-send

Send emails in Node with a single function.

A simple-to-use abstraction that sits on top of Nodemailer for simple use cases and quick prototyping.

Only works with username/password authentication and TLS-secured mail servers (PORT 465).

Emails are automatically formatted in a simple HTML template.

Basic Example

.env

HOST="smtp.example.com"
USER="[e-mail]"
PASS="my_password_123"

index.js

import ezSend from 'ez-send';

const sendEmail = async (recipient, subject, body) => {
  const host = process.env.HOST;
  const user = process.env.USER;
  const pass = process.env.PASS;
  await ezSend(host, user, pass, recipient, subject, body);
};

const body = 'Thank you for signing up to our mailing list. You will now receive promotional emails and newsletters related to our product.'

sendEmail('[e-mail]', 'Welcome!', body);

Modular Example with Express

.env

HOST="smtp.example.com"
USER="[e-mail]"
PASS="my_password_123"

services/email.js

import ezSend from 'ez-send';

const host = process.env.HOST;
const user = process.env.USER;
const pass = process.env.PASS;

export default async (recipient, subject, body) => {
  await ezSend(host, user, pass, recipient, subject, body);
};

index.js

import express from 'express';
import { randomBytes } from 'crypto';
import sendEmail from './services/email';

const app = express();

app.post('/register-user', async (req, res) => {
  try {
    const { username, password, email } = req.body;
    // handle other non-email logic
    const body = 'Thank you for signing up to our service! Click on the link below to confirm your email address:';
    const verificationCode = randomBytes(4).toString('hex');
    const verificationLink = `${process.env.API_URL}/confirm-email/${username}/${verificationCode}`;
    await sendEmail(email, 'Thank you for signing up', body, [verificationLink, 'Verify your email']);
    res.sendStatus(201);
  } catch (err) {
    // handle error
  }
});