How to send email from stash plugin?

[Jacob Schoen]

I attempted to add the javax.mail jar to my plugin to send emails after a post, but I get an exception

com.sun.mail.handlers.text_plain cannot be cast to javax.activation.DataContentHandler
 java.lang.ClassCastException: com.sun.mail.handlers.text_plain cannot be cast to javax.activation.DataContentHandler
   at javax.activation.MailcapCommandMap.getDataContentHandler(MailcapCommandMap.java:596)
   at javax.activation.MailcapCommandMap.createDataContentHandler(MailcapCommandMap.java:550)
   at javax.activation.DataHandler.getDataContentHandler(DataHandler.java:611)
   at javax.activation.DataHandler.writeTo(DataHandler.java:315)
   at javax.mail.internet.MimeUtility.getEncoding(MimeUtility.java:248)
   at javax.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart.updateHeaders(MimeBodyPart.java:1268)
   at javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage.updateHeaders(MimeMessage.java:2012)
   at javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage.saveChanges(MimeMessage.java:1980)
   at javax.mail.Transport.send(Transport.java:97)
   at com.gray.stash.hook.StashPostHookEmailSender.sendEmail(StashPostHookEmailSender.java:153)
   at com.gray.stash.hook.StashPostHookEmailSender.postReceive(StashPostHookEmailSender.java:96)
   at com.atlassian.stash.internal.hook.repository.AsyncPostReceiveRepositoryHookAdapter$1.visit(AsyncPostReceiveRepositoryHookAdapter.java:64)
   at com.atlassian.stash.internal.hook.repository.AsyncPostReceiveRepositoryHookAdapter$1.visit(AsyncPostReceiveRepositoryHookAdapter.java:59)
   at com.atlassian.stash.internal.hook.repository.DefaultRepositoryHookService$8.doInTransaction(DefaultRepositoryHookService.java:398)
   at com.atlassian.stash.internal.hook.repository.DefaultRepositoryHookService$8.doInTransaction(DefaultRepositoryHookService.java:392)
   at org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionTemplate.execute(TransactionTemplate.java:131)
   at com.atlassian.stash.internal.hook.repository.DefaultRepositoryHookService.visitEnabledHooks(DefaultRepositoryHookService.java:392)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
   at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:317)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:183)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:150)
   at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.MethodInvocationProceedingJoinPoint.proceed(MethodInvocationProceedingJoinPoint.java:80)
   at com.atlassian.stash.internal.aop.ProfilingAspect.profileMethod(ProfilingAspect.java:43)
   at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor173.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
   at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AbstractAspectJAdvice.invokeAdviceMethodWithGivenArgs(AbstractAspectJAdvice.java:621)
   at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AbstractAspectJAdvice.invokeAdviceMethod(AbstractAspectJAdvice.java:610)
   at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAroundAdvice.invoke(AspectJAroundAdvice.java:65)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:161)
   at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:110)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.springframework.security.access.intercept.aopalliance.MethodSecurityInterceptor.invoke(MethodSecurityInterceptor.java:61)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.adapter.ThrowsAdviceInterceptor.invoke(ThrowsAdviceInterceptor.java:124)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:161)
   at org.springframework.aop.interceptor.ExposeInvocationInterceptor.invoke(ExposeInvocationInterceptor.java:91)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
   at $Proxy182.visitEnabledHooks(Unknown Source)
   at com.atlassian.stash.internal.hook.repository.AsyncPostReceiveRepositoryHookAdapter.postReceive(AsyncPostReceiveRepositoryHookAdapter.java:59)
   at com.atlassian.stash.internal.hook.repository.AsyncPostReceiveRepositoryHookAdapter.onRepositoryPushEvent(AsyncPostReceiveRepositoryHookAdapter.java:55)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
   at com.atlassian.event.internal.SingleParameterMethodListenerInvoker.invoke(SingleParameterMethodListenerInvoker.java:36)
   at com.atlassian.event.internal.AsynchronousAbleEventDispatcher$2.run(AsynchronousAbleEventDispatcher.java:66)
   at com.atlassian.sal.core.executor.ThreadLocalDelegateRunnable.run(ThreadLocalDelegateRunnable.java:34)
   at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1110)
   at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:603)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)

This seems to be a classpath issue that comes up from time to time. So in my search for a solution, I found How to send email from plugin? that seems to cover Jira and Confluence, but I could not find any information on how to accomplish this with stash. Is there something Similar for Stash Plugins that I can access.

I also found atlassian-mail, which seems to be what the answers in the question I found where using. Is this relevant for Stash plugins? If so what do I need to add to pom to include it in my plugin?

[Colin Goudie · Accepted solution]

As the Atlassian's mentioned, just use MailService. You create a MailMessage

MailMessage message = new MailMessage(toEmails, fromEmailAddress,
                ccEmails, Sets.<String>newHashSet(), Sets.<MailAttachment>newHashSet(),
                text, subject,
                emailHeaders
        );

Then send it

if (mailService.isHostConfigured()) {
            MailMessage mailMessage = buildMessage(...);
            mailService.submit(mailMessage);
        }

[Jacob Schoen]

@Colin Thanks for the help. The code sample made it the best answer.

[Sebastian Stein]

MailService in Stash API is only an interface, but there seems to be no implementation. How do I create an implementation? I've seen the examples from Confluence where you have to use a TaskManager, but there seems to be no TaskManager in Stash API. Can you please post a more complete example?

[cofarrell]

Hi Sebastian,

You'll notice all of Stash services are interfaces. That's because the implmentation is internal and you need to import /inject the service before you can use it.

class MyClass {
  final MailService mailService;
  public MyClass(MailService mailService) {
    this.mailService = mailService;
  }
}

atlassian-plugin.xml:

<component-import key="mail-service" interface="com.atlassian.stash.mail.MailService" />
<component key="myclass" class="com.example.MyClass" />

https://developer.atlassian.com/display/DOCS/Component+Import+Plugin+Module

I hope that helps.

Charles

[Michael Heemskerk]

Hi Jacob,

The simplest option is to use Stash's MailService.

Cheers,

Michael

[Jacob Schoen]

Thanks for the point in the right direction.

[jhinch (Atlassian)]

Take a look at the MailService provided as part of Stash's public API.

[Jacob Schoen]

Thanks for the point in the right direction.

[Suman Rai]

Thanks for the quick response Seb, but it did not give me any clue. I am already running my Stash in debug mode and configure it into Ecplise. Strange thing is it is happening only for the mail ids having '&' in it.

Please help, I tried all possible options (like replacing & with %26 and amp; etc..). Also tried sending as 'R&Dteam@example.com' in to address.

Thanks

Suman

[cofarrell]

Hi Suman,

We are just using Spring Mail to send the mail. Personally I would try and write a small Java class that sends a message to your mail server and see if that works first. I suspect the problem may lie there and not in Stash directly.

Cheers,

Charles

[Suman Rai]

Thanks Charles and Seb. Yes you were correct, problem was at xchange server. I contacted to IT team regarding this and now users in 'R&Dteam' DLs are able to receive the mails. Sorry if I was not clear at begining of my question, I am new user in this world!!

Thanks a lot for promt help and analysis. Hope same will there for any other future issues.

[Suman Rai]

Hi, I am using Stash's 'MailService' to send mails. But for some Outlooks Distribution lists, which contains '&' in it (for example R&Dteam@example.com) is not receiving mails. Also I am not finding any error message any where. Can I get any help on this Forum. Thanks Suman

[seb]

Try turn on debug logging: https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/STASH/Stash+debug+logging