Fixes #4036 - adds test email button to general settings

app/Http/Controllers/Api/SettingsController.php

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use App\Models\Ldap;
 use Validator;
 use App\Models\Setting;
+use Mail;
 
 class SettingsController extends Controller
 {
@@ -160,4 +161,28 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test the email configuration
+     *
+     * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
+     * @since [v3.0]
+     * @return Redirect
+     */
+    public function ajaxTestEmail()
+    {
+        try {
+            Mail::send('emails.test', [], function ($m) {
+                $m->to(config('mail.from.address'), config('mail.from.name'));
+                $m->replyTo(config('mail.reply_to.address'), config('mail.reply_to.name'));
+                $m->subject(trans('mail.test_email'));
+            });
+            return response()->json(['message' => 'Mail sent! '], 200);
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            return response()->json(['message' => $e->getMessage()], 500);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+
+
 }

app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use App\Models\User;
 use App\Http\Requests\SetupUserRequest;
 use App\Http\Requests\ImageUploadRequest;
 use App\Http\Requests\SettingsLdapRequest;
+use App\Helpers\Helper;
 
 /**
  * This controller handles all actions related to Settings for
@@ -1020,9 +1021,9 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
                 $m->replyTo(config('mail.reply_to.address'), config('mail.reply_to.name'));
                 $m->subject(trans('mail.test_email'));
             });
-            return response()->json(['message' => 'Mail sent! '], 200);
+            return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('success', null, 'Maiol sent!'));
         } catch (Exception $e) {
-            return response()->json(['message' => $e->getMessage()], 500);
+            return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('success', null, $e->getMessage()));
         }
 
     }

resources/views/settings/general.blade.php

@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
                                <div id="mailteststatus-error" class="text-danger"></div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="col-md-9 col-md-offset-3">
-                               <p class="help-block">This will attempt to send a test mail to {{ config('mail.reply_to.address') }}.</p>
+                               <p class="help-block">This will attempt to send a test mail to {{ config('mail.from.address') }}.</p>
                            </div>
 
                        </div>
@@ -235,10 +235,12 @@
         $("#mailtest").click(function(){
             $("#mailtestrow").removeClass('text-success');
             $("#mailtestrow").removeClass('text-danger');
+            $("#mailtesticon").html('');
             $("#mailteststatus").html('');
+            $('#mailteststatus-error').html('');
             $("#mailtesticon").html('<i class="fa fa-spinner spin"></i> Sending Test Email...');
             $.ajax({
-                url: '{{ route('settings.mailtest') }}',
+                url: '{{ route('api.settings.mailtest') }}',
                 type: 'POST',
                 headers: {
                     "X-Requested-With": 'XMLHttpRequest',
@@ -265,7 +267,11 @@
                     $("#mailteststatus").addClass('text-danger');
                     $("#mailtesticon").html('<i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle text-danger"></i>');
                     $('#mailteststatus').html('Mail could not be sent.');
-                    $('#mailteststatus-error').html('Error: ' + data.responseJSON.messages);
+                    if (data.responseJSON) {
+                        $('#mailteststatus-error').html('Error: ' + data.responseJSON.messages);
+                    } else {
+                        console.dir(data);
+                    }
 
                 }
 

resources/views/setup/index.blade.php

@@ -165,13 +165,22 @@ Create a User ::
       </td>
     </tr>
 
-    <tr id="mailrow">
+    <tr id="mailtestrow" class="warning">
       <td>Email</td>
-      <td id="mailtesticon">
+      <td>
+            <a class="btn btn-default btn-sm pull-left" id="mailtest" style="margin-right: 10px;">
+                Send Test</a>
       </td>
-      <td id="mailtestresult">
-        <button class="btn btn-default" id="mailtest"> Test Email</button>
-        <span id="mailtestresult"></span>
+        <td>
+            <span id="mailtesticon"></span>
+            <span id="mailtestresult"></span>
+            <span id="mailteststatus"></span>
+            <div class="col-md-12">
+                <div id="mailteststatus-error" class="text-danger"></div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="col-md-12">
+                <p class="help-block">This will attempt to send a test mail to {{ config('mail.from.address') }}.</p>
+            </div>
       </td>
     </tr>
   </tbody>
@@ -190,34 +199,61 @@ Create a User ::
 <script type="text/javascript">
     $(document).ready(function () {
 
-    $("#mailtest").click(function(){
+        // Test Mail
 
-          $("#mailtestresult").html('<i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i> Sending Email');
+        $("#mailtest").click(function(){
 
-          $.ajax({url: "{{ route('setup.mailtest') }}", success: function(result){
-              if (result=='success') {
-                $("#mailrow").addClass('success');
-                $("#mailtesticon").html('<i class="fa fa-check preflight-success"></i>');
-                $("#mailtestresult").html('No errors on this end! Check your <code>{{ config('mail.from.address') }}</code> email account for a test email.');
-              } else {
-                $("#mailrow").addClass('danger');
-                $("#mailtesticon").html('<i class="fa fa-check preflight-error"></i>');
-                $("#mailtestresult").html('Something went wrong. Your email was not sent. Check your mail settings in your <code>.env</code> file.');
+            $("#mailtestrow").removeClass('success').removeClass('danger').removeClass('warning');
+            $("#mailtestrow").addClass('info');
+            $("#mailtesticon").html('');
+            $("#mailteststatus").html('');
+            $('#mailteststatus-error').html('');
+            $("#mailtesticon").html('<i class="fa fa-spinner spin"></i> Sending Test Email...');
 
-              }
+            $.ajax({
+                url: "{{ route('setup.mailtest') }}",
+
+                success: function (result) {
+                    if (result.status == 'success') {
+                        $("#mailtestrow").removeClass('info').removeClass('danger').removeClass('warning');
+                        $("#mailtestrow").addClass('success');
+                        $("#mailtesticon").html('');
+                        $("#mailteststatus").html('');
+                        $('#mailteststatus-error').html('');
+                        $("#mailteststatus").removeClass('text-danger');
+                        $("#mailteststatus").addClass('text-success');
+                        $("#mailteststatus").html('<i class="fa fa-check text-success"></i> Mail sent to {{ config('mail.from.address') }}!');
+                    } else {
+                        $("#mailtestrow").removeClass('success').removeClass('info').removeClass('warning');
+                        $("#mailtestrow").addClass('danger');
+                        $("#mailtesticon").html('<i class="fa fa-check preflight-error"></i>');
+                        $("#mailtestresult").html('Something went wrong. Your email was not sent. Check your mail settings in your <code>.env</code> file.');
+
+                    }
 
 
-          },
-          error: function (result) {
-            $("#mailrow").addClass('danger');
-            $("#mailtesticon").html('<i class="fa fa-check preflight-error"></i>');
-            $("#mailtestresult").html('Something went wrong. The server returned an error. Check your mail settings in your <code>.env</code> file, and check your <code>storage/logs</code> for additional information..');
-          }
+                },
+                error: function (result) {
+                    $("#mailtestrow").removeClass('success').removeClass('info').removeClass('warning');
+                    $("#mailtestrow").addClass('danger');
+                    $("#mailtesticon").html('');
+                    $("#mailteststatus").html('');
+                    $('#mailteststatus-error').html('');
+                    $("#mailteststatus").removeClass('text-success');
+                    $("#mailteststatus").addClass('text-danger');
+                    $("#mailtesticon").html('<i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle text-danger"></i>');
+                    $('#mailteststatus').html('Mail could not be sent.');
+                    if (result.responseJSON) {
+                        $('#mailteststatus-error').html('Error: ' + result.responseJSON.messages);
+                    } else {
+                        console.dir(data);
+                    }
+                }
+
+            });
 
 
         });
-
-    });
  });
 </script>
 @stop

routes/api.php

@@ -428,7 +428,15 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'v1','namespace' => 'Api'], function () {
         'as' => 'api.settings.ldaptestlogin',
         'uses' => 'SettingsController@ldaptestlogin'
     ]);
-    
+
+    Route::post(
+        'settings/mailtest',
+        [
+            'as'  => 'api.settings.mailtest',
+            'uses' => 'SettingsController@ajaxTestEmail' ]
+    );
+
+
     Route::resource('settings', 'SettingsController',
         [
             'names' =>