send email when message is sent

backend/services/emailService.js

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class EmailService {
         "alphaInvitationToUser.html",
         "feedbackConfirmationToUser.html",
         "feedbackNotificationToAdmin.html",
+        "newMessageToUser.html",
       ];
 
       for (const templateFile of templateFiles) {
@@ -1849,6 +1850,44 @@ class EmailService {
       htmlContent
     );
   }
+
+  async sendNewMessageNotification(receiver, sender, message) {
+    try {
+      const frontendUrl = process.env.FRONTEND_URL || "http://localhost:3000";
+      const conversationUrl = `${frontendUrl}/messages/conversations/${sender.id}`;
+
+      const timestamp = new Date(message.createdAt).toLocaleString("en-US", {
+        dateStyle: "medium",
+        timeStyle: "short",
+      });
+
+      const variables = {
+        recipientName: receiver.firstName || "there",
+        senderName: `${sender.firstName} ${sender.lastName}`.trim() || "A user",
+        subject: message.subject,
+        messageContent: message.content,
+        conversationUrl: conversationUrl,
+        timestamp: timestamp,
+      };
+
+      const htmlContent = this.renderTemplate("newMessageToUser", variables);
+
+      const subject = `New message from ${sender.firstName} ${sender.lastName}`;
+
+      const result = await this.sendEmail(receiver.email, subject, htmlContent);
+
+      if (result.success) {
+        console.log(
+          `Message notification email sent to ${receiver.email} from ${sender.email}`
+        );
+      }
+
+      return result;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Failed to send message notification email:", error);
+      return { success: false, error: error.message };
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = new EmailService();