I'm using the Play Framework 2.2.0 with java 7.4.
I've been trying all week to find an email module or package that I can use to send an email from my play application. I have tried many different packages and each time I get either a package not found exception, a compilation error or package not found exception.
I have had many variations of the Build.scala, and the Build.sbt. I also tried unmanaged dependencies and managed dependencies pulling from 'maven' I believe it's called and pulling from my /lib directory respectively. The packages I have downloaded to my /lib directory are:
commons-io-2.3
javax.mail
play-plugins-mailer_2.2.0
My versions of my Build.scala have been:
Build.scala
1st attempt:
import sbt._
import Keys._
object ApplicationBuild extends Build {
val appName = "Asset Manager"
val appVersion = "1.0"
val appDependencies = Seq(
"mysql" % "mysql-connector-java" % "5.1.27",
"org.scala-tools" %% "scala-stm" % "0.3",
"org.apache.derby" % "derby" % "10.4.1.3" % "test",
"org.apache.commons" % "commons-email" % "1.3.1",
"commons-io" % "commons-io" % "2.3"
)
}
2nd attempt:
import sbt._
import Keys._
object ApplicationBuild extends Build {
lazy val buildVersion = "2.2.0"
lazy val playVersion = "2.2.0"
val appName = "Asset Manager"
val appVersion = "1.0"
val appDependencies = Seq(
"mysql" % "mysql-connector-java" % "5.1.27",
"org.scala-tools" %% "scala-stm" % "0.3",
"org.apache.derby" % "derby" % "10.4.1.3" % "test",
"commons-io" % "commons-io" % "2.3"
)
libraryDependencies += "org.apache.commons" % "commons-email" % "1.3.1";
libraryDependencies += "com.typesafe" %% "play-plugins-util" % buildVersion;
}
My Emailing Java File Parts.java:
1st attempt
package controllers;
import play.libs.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import org.apache.commons.mail.*;
...
SimpleEmail email = new SimpleEmail();
email.setFrom(User.getByUsername(Session.get("username")).email);
email.addTo(app.configuration().getString("ownerEmail"));
email.addTo(part.email);
email.setSubject("Part Added: " + part.vendor + " - " + part.label);
email.setMsg("A Part has been added to the Asset Manager:\n\n"
+ part.toString());
Mail.send(email);
...
2nd attempt:
package controllers;
import play.libs.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.mail.*;
import javax.mail.internet.*;
import javax.activation.*;
import com.typesafe.plugin._;
...
MailerAPI mail = play.Play.application().plugin(MailerPlugin.class).email();
mail.setSubject("test");
mail.addRecipient("");
mail.addFrom("");
mail.sendHtml("A Part has been added to the Asset Manager:\n\n" + part.toString());
...
3rd attempt:
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.mail.internet.*;
import javax.activation.*;
...
String to = "...";
String from = "...";
String host = "localhost";
Properties properties = System.getProperties();
properties.setProperty("mail.smtp.host", host);
// Get the default Session object.
Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(properties);
try{
MimeMessage message = new MimeMessage(session);
message.setFrom(new InternetAddress(from));
message.addRecipient(Message.RecipientType.TO,
new InternetAddress(to));
message.setSubject("This is the Subject Line!");
message.setText("This is actual message");
// Send message
Transport.send(message);
System.out.println("Sent message successfully....");
}catch (MessagingException me) {
me.printStackTrace();
}
...
My question is how do I set up my Play Framework so that it doesn't tell me this:
**Compilation error**
error: cannot find symbol
In ..\app\controllers\Parts.java at line 116.
113 // mail.addFrom("");
114 // mail.sendHtml("A Part has been added to the Asset Manager:\n\n" + part.toString());
115
116 SimpleEmail email = new SimpleEmail();
117 email.setHostName("smtp.googlemail.com");
118 email.setSmtpPort(465);
119 email.setFrom("","");
120 // email.setFrom(User.getByUsername(Session.get("username")).email);
121 email.addTo("");
**note: I emptied out some strings that contained personal information.
Whenever I try to refresh my page. I need to know where I put my package specific information, how the build.scala should look, whether the command order (../play clean; ../play dependencies; ../play run) is correct, whether I should be using managed or unmanaged and ultimately whether or not this is even possible!?!?
Thanks all.
Thank you for the response. I just solved it this morning! The error was caused by my packages not being added to my path. I highly recommend using a power IDE for classpath modifications. I entered it into Eclipse and instantly I had my object reference's corrected. For the mailer itself here's my results: