Send emails from custom module

[Eduardo G.]

Hi all, I'm developing some modules to add extra funcionality to whmcs.

I use them as Addon Modules.

How should I send an email from my module?

I want to create email templates so my module can use them to send emails, but found nothing about email funcions.

How are you managing this?

 

Thanks

[HerrZ]

sending email templates by using the api

http://wiki.whmcs.com/API:Send_Email

[Eduardo G.]

Thanks, HerrZ.

 

I'm trying to create these modules without the usage of an API, so any user can just upload them and use them, without the need of enabling api accessn creating api user and configuring module.

IMHO, I think API is great for external apps, but not so much for internal modules, don't you agree?

 

Are module developers using always API funcions? should I use them? isn't it too complicated using and configuring api access for extra modules? am I wrong?

[HerrZ]

i agree and i dont explored yet which core function sends out the email templates by default.

 

for sending just the templates the api is theoretical a big lump of code for sure. but its easy to use like a swiss army knife. i built me an whmcs api class. so i can easily call any api function anywhere in my code. no matter it is standalone, or cms or whmcs system. concluding it is a little bit oversized but its IMHO the best solution as long the core is encoded

 

Are module developers using always API funcions?

no

 

and you are not wrong and i think the way you are thinking is in a good code ethic. hope you understand my sentences in "english".

merci.

[Eduardo G.]

Thanks very much for your answer, I'm glad to see that my point of view is not far from others.

Making an api-class is a great idea, but it still needs api enabled to use the modules I made.

Hmm.. open source code, I miss you...

 

Anyway thanks for sharing your opinion with me ;-)