email template fo rreplacements

src/helpers/email.js

@@ -39,6 +39,53 @@ exports.SendEmail = async function (to, subject, text, html) {
   };
 };
 
+exports.SendEmailHandlebars = async function (to, templateName, model) {
+  // Ensure the sender and mailtrapTestClient are correctly defined or imported
+
+  // Load and compile the main template
+  const mainTemplateSource = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'src', 'templates', 'emails', 'main.hbs'), 'utf8');
+  const mainTemplate = Handlebars.compile(mainTemplateSource);
+
+  // Dynamically load and compile the specified template
+  const templateSource = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'src', 'templates', 'emails', `${templateName}.hbs`), 'utf8');
+
+  // Extract subject and optional text version from the template source
+  const subjectMatch = templateSource.match(/{{!-- Subject: (.*) --}}/);
+  const textMatch = templateSource.match(/{{!-- Text: ([\s\S]*?) --}}/);
+
+  const subject = subjectMatch ? subjectMatch[1].trim() : 'Default Subject';
+  const textVersion = textMatch ? textMatch[1].trim() : null;
+
+  // Remove the subject and text annotations from the template source
+  const cleanTemplateSource = templateSource.replace(/{{!-- Subject: .* --}}/, '').replace(/{{!-- Text: [\s\S]*? --}}/, '');
+
+  // Compile the cleaned template
+  const template = Handlebars.compile(cleanTemplateSource);
+
+  // Render the specified template with the provided model
+  const templateHtml = template(model);
+
+  // Render the main template, inserting the specific template HTML
+  const html = mainTemplate({ body: templateHtml });
+
+  // Generate a plain text version if not explicitly provided
+  const text = textVersion || html.replace(/<[^>]*>?/gm, ''); // Simple regex to strip HTML tags. Might need refinement.
+
+  const message = {
+    from: sender, // Ensure 'sender' is defined
+    to,
+    subject,
+    text,
+    html,
+  };
+
+  // Assuming mailtrapTestClient is correctly set up to send emails
+  await mailtrapTestClient
+    .send(message)
+    .then(console.log)
+    .catch(console.error);
+};
+
 exports.SendEmail_Test = async function (to, subject, text, html) {
   const message = {
     from: sender,