closes #3756

public/language/en_GB/error.json

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 	"no-user": "User does not exist",
 	"no-teaser": "Teaser does not exist",
 	"no-privileges": "You do not have enough privileges for this action.",
-	"no-emailers-configured": "No email plugins were loaded, so a test email could not be sent",
 
 	"category-disabled": "Category disabled",
 

src/controllers/admin/dashboard.js

@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@ dashboardController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 					doneText: 'Reload not required',
 					notDoneText:'Reload required'
 				},
-				{
-					done: plugins.hasListeners('filter:email.send'),
-					doneText: 'Emailer Installed',
-					notDoneText:'Emailer not installed',
-					tooltip:'Install an emailer plugin from the plugin page in order to activate registration emails and email digests',
-					link:'/admin/extend/plugins'
-				},
 				{
 					done: plugins.hasListeners('filter:search.query'),
 					doneText: 'Search Plugin Installed',

src/controllers/index.js

@@ -85,13 +85,10 @@ Controllers.reset = function(req, res, next) {
 Controllers.login = function(req, res, next) {
 	var data = {},
 		loginStrategies = require('../routes/authentication').getLoginStrategies(),
-		emailersPresent = plugins.hasListeners('filter:email.send');
+		registrationType = meta.config.registrationType || 'normal';
-
-	var registrationType = meta.config.registrationType || 'normal';
 
 	data.alternate_logins = loginStrategies.length > 0;
 	data.authentication = loginStrategies;
-	data.showResetLink = emailersPresent;
 	data.allowLocalLogin = parseInt(meta.config.allowLocalLogin, 10) === 1 || parseInt(req.query.local, 10) === 1;
 	data.allowRegistration = registrationType === 'normal' || registrationType === 'admin-approval';
 	data.allowLoginWith = '[[login:' + (meta.config.allowLoginWith || 'username-email') + ']]';

src/emailer.js

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 "use strict";
 
-var	fs = require('fs'),
+var	async = require('async'),
-	async = require('async'),
-	path = require('path'),
 	winston = require('winston'),
 	templates = require('templates.js'),
+	nodemailer = require('nodemailer'),
 
 	User = require('./user'),
 	Plugins = require('./plugins'),
@@ -45,49 +44,18 @@ var	fs = require('fs'),
 	};
 
 	Emailer.sendToEmail = function(template, email, language, params, callback) {
-		function renderAndTranslate(tpl, params, callback) {
-			async.waterfall([
-				function(next) {
-					render('emails/partials/footer' + (tpl.indexOf('_plaintext') !== -1 ? '_plaintext' : ''), params, next);
-				},
-				function(footer, next) {
-					params.footer = footer;
-					render(tpl, params, next);
-				},
-				function(html, next) {
-					translator.translate(html, lang, function(translated) {
-						next(null, translated);
-					});
-				}
-			], callback);
-		}
-
-		function render(tpl, params, next) {
-			if (meta.config['email:custom:' + tpl.replace('emails/', '')]) {
-				var text = templates.parse(meta.config['email:custom:' + tpl.replace('emails/', '')], params);
-				next(null, text);
-			} else {
-				app.render(tpl, params, next);
-			}
-		}
-
 		callback = callback || function() {};
 
-		if (!Plugins.hasListeners('filter:email.send')) {
-			winston.warn('[emailer] No active email plugin found to send "' + template + '" email');
-			return callback();
-		}
-
 		var lang = language || meta.config.defaultLang || 'en_GB';
 
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
 				async.parallel({
 					html: function(next) {
-						renderAndTranslate('emails/' + template, params, next);
+						renderAndTranslate('emails/' + template, params, lang, next);
 					},
 					plaintext: function(next) {
-						renderAndTranslate('emails/' + template + '_plaintext', params, next);
+						renderAndTranslate('emails/' + template + '_plaintext', params, lang, next);
 					},
 					subject: function(next) {
 						translator.translate(params.subject, lang, function(translated) {
@@ -112,14 +80,51 @@ var	fs = require('fs'),
 				Plugins.fireHook('filter:email.modify', data, next);
 			},
 			function (data, next) {
+				if (Plugins.hasListeners('filter:email.send')) {
 					Plugins.fireHook('filter:email.send', data, next);
+				} else {
+					Emailer.sendViaFallback(data, next);
 				}
-		], function (err, data) {
+			}
+		], function (err) {
 			callback(err);
 		});
 	};
 
+	Emailer.sendViaFallback = function(data, callback) {
+		// Some minor alterations to the data to conform to nodemailer standard
+		data.text = data.plaintext;
+		delete data.plaintext;
 
+		nodemailer.mail(data);
+		callback(null);
+	};
+
+	function render(tpl, params, next) {
+		if (meta.config['email:custom:' + tpl.replace('emails/', '')]) {
+			var text = templates.parse(meta.config['email:custom:' + tpl.replace('emails/', '')], params);
+			next(null, text);
+		} else {
+			app.render(tpl, params, next);
+		}
+	}
+
+	function renderAndTranslate(tpl, params, lang, callback) {
+		async.waterfall([
+			function(next) {
+				render('emails/partials/footer' + (tpl.indexOf('_plaintext') !== -1 ? '_plaintext' : ''), params, next);
+			},
+			function(footer, next) {
+				params.footer = footer;
+				render(tpl, params, next);
+			},
+			function(html, next) {
+				translator.translate(html, lang, function(translated) {
+					next(null, translated);
+				});
+			}
+		], callback);
+	}
 
 }(module.exports));
 

src/socket.io/admin.js

@@ -199,14 +199,10 @@ SocketAdmin.settings.clearSitemapCache = function(socket, data, callback) {
 };
 
 SocketAdmin.email.test = function(socket, data, callback) {
-	if (plugins.hasListeners('filter:email.send')) {
 	emailer.send(data.template, socket.uid, {
 		subject: '[NodeBB] Test Email',
 		site_title: meta.config.title || 'NodeBB'
 	}, callback);
-	} else {
-		callback(new Error('[[error:no-emailers-configured]]'));
-	}
 };
 
 SocketAdmin.analytics.get = function(socket, data, callback) {

src/user/digest.js

@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ var	async = require('async'),
 			return winston.verbose('[user/jobs] Did not send digests (' + interval + ') because subscription system is disabled.');
 		}
 
-		if (!plugins.hasListeners('filter:email.send')) {
-			return winston.error('[user/jobs] Did not send digests (' + interval + ') because no active email plugin was found.');
-		}
-
 		if (!interval) {
 			// interval is one of: day, week, month, or year
 			interval = 'day';