server/lib/public/mail/imailer.php

<?php
/**
 * @author Lukas Reschke <lukas@owncloud.com>
 * @author Morris Jobke <hey@morrisjobke.de>
 *
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2016, ownCloud, Inc.
 * @license AGPL-3.0
 *
 * This code is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 *
 */

namespace OCP\Mail;
use OC\Mail\Message;

/**
 * Class IMailer provides some basic functions to create a mail message that can be used in combination with
 * \OC\Mail\Message.
 *
 * Example usage:
 *
 * 	$mailer = \OC::$server->getMailer();
 * 	$message = $mailer->createMessage();
 * 	$message->setSubject('Your Subject');
 * 	$message->setFrom(array('cloud@domain.org' => 'ownCloud Notifier');
 * 	$message->setTo(array('recipient@domain.org' => 'Recipient');
 * 	$message->setBody('The message text');
 * 	$mailer->send($message);
 *
 * This message can then be passed to send() of \OC\Mail\Mailer
 *
 * @package OCP\Mail
 * @since 8.1.0
 */
interface IMailer {
	/**
	 * Creates a new message object that can be passed to send()
	 *
	 * @return Message
	 * @since 8.1.0
	 */
	public function createMessage();

	/**
	 * Send the specified message. Also sets the from address to the value defined in config.php
	 * if no-one has been passed.
	 *
	 * @param Message $message Message to send
	 * @return string[] Array with failed recipients. Be aware that this depends on the used mail backend and
	 * therefore should be considered
	 * @throws \Exception In case it was not possible to send the message. (for example if an invalid mail address
	 * has been supplied.)
	 * @since 8.1.0
	 */
	public function send(Message $message);

	/**
	 * Checks if an e-mail address is valid
	 *
	 * @param string $email Email address to be validated
	 * @return bool True if the mail address is valid, false otherwise
	 * @since 8.1.0
	 */
	public function validateMailAddress($email);
}