throw error if MailDev doesn't run

also allow calling in multiple file

1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/shared/utils/miscs/email-child-process.js b/shared/utils/miscs/email-child-process.js
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index 000000000..40ae37d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/utils/miscs/email-child-process.js
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+const MailDev = require('maildev')
+
+// must run maildev as forked ChildProcess
+// failed instantiation stops main process with exit code 0
+process.on('message', (msg) => {
+  if (msg.start) {
+    const maildev = new MailDev({
+      ip: '127.0.0.1',
+      smtp: 1025,
+      disableWeb: true,
+      silent: true
+    })
+
+    maildev.on('new', email => {
+      process.send({ email })
+    })
+
+    maildev.listen(err => {
+      if (err) {
+        // cannot send as Error object
+        return process.send({ err: err.message })
+      }
+
+      return process.send({ err: null })
+    })
+  }
+})