Item request notifications

backend/services/email/domain/ForumEmailService.js

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const TemplateManager = require("../core/TemplateManager");
  * - Sending reply notifications to comment authors
  * - Sending answer accepted notifications
  * - Sending thread activity notifications to participants
+ * - Sending location-based item request notifications to nearby users
  */
 class ForumEmailService {
   constructor() {
@@ -384,6 +385,66 @@ class ForumEmailService {
       return { success: false, error: error.message };
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Send notification to nearby users about an item request
+   * @param {Object} recipient - Recipient user object
+   * @param {string} recipient.firstName - Recipient's first name
+   * @param {string} recipient.email - Recipient's email
+   * @param {Object} requester - User who posted the item request
+   * @param {string} requester.firstName - Requester's first name
+   * @param {string} requester.lastName - Requester's last name
+   * @param {Object} post - Forum post object (item request)
+   * @param {number} post.id - Post ID
+   * @param {string} post.title - Item being requested
+   * @param {string} post.content - Request description
+   * @param {string|number} distance - Distance from recipient to request location (in miles)
+   * @returns {Promise<{success: boolean, messageId?: string, error?: string}>}
+   */
+  async sendItemRequestNotification(recipient, requester, post, distance) {
+    if (!this.initialized) {
+      await this.initialize();
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const frontendUrl = process.env.FRONTEND_URL || "http://localhost:3000";
+      const postUrl = `${frontendUrl}/forum/posts/${post.id}`;
+
+      const variables = {
+        recipientName: recipient.firstName || "there",
+        requesterName:
+          `${requester.firstName} ${requester.lastName}`.trim() || "Someone",
+        itemRequested: post.title,
+        requestDescription: post.content,
+        postUrl: postUrl,
+        distance: distance,
+      };
+
+      const htmlContent = await this.templateManager.renderTemplate(
+        "forumItemRequestNotification",
+        variables
+      );
+
+      const subject = `Someone nearby is looking for: ${post.title}`;
+
+      const result = await this.emailClient.sendEmail(
+        recipient.email,
+        subject,
+        htmlContent
+      );
+
+      if (result.success) {
+        console.log(
+          `Item request notification email sent to ${recipient.email}`
+        );
+      }
+
+      return result;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Failed to send item request notification email:", error);
+      return { success: false, error: error.message };
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = ForumEmailService;