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April 7, 2022
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How to send the email notification to the entire user group instead of single user.

  • April 7, 2022
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Hi,

 

I have a requirement to send the email notification to the group. How can that be done?

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Best answer by JeevanRaj

Hi @keerthana_h_n 

 

You could fetch the users in a group and iterate through them to get their email ID. Below is a sample code to fetch the user email IDs.


        UserManager userManager=jrSession.getUserManager();
        Group group = (Group) userManager.getAuthorizable("GroupId");
        log.info("group >>> "+group);
        final Iterator<Authorizable> memberslist = group.getMembers();
        while (memberslist.hasNext()) {
        final Authorizable user = memberslist.next();
        if (user != null && !user.isGroup() && user.getProperty("./profile/email") != null) {

        //EMAIL ADDRESS FOR MEMBERS
        Value[] usrEmail = user.getProperty("./profile/email");

        for(Value emailGroup : usrEmail) {
        log.info("emailGroup line 152>>> "+emailGroup);
        }
        }
        }

Once you have the list of email ids you can use org.apache.commons.mail.HtmlEmail.addTo() to add the list of ids. 

Let me know if you still face any issues.

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JeevanRaj
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JeevanRajCommunity AdvisorAccepted solution
Community Advisor
April 7, 2022

Hi @keerthana_h_n 

 

You could fetch the users in a group and iterate through them to get their email ID. Below is a sample code to fetch the user email IDs.


        UserManager userManager=jrSession.getUserManager();
        Group group = (Group) userManager.getAuthorizable("GroupId");
        log.info("group >>> "+group);
        final Iterator<Authorizable> memberslist = group.getMembers();
        while (memberslist.hasNext()) {
        final Authorizable user = memberslist.next();
        if (user != null && !user.isGroup() && user.getProperty("./profile/email") != null) {

        //EMAIL ADDRESS FOR MEMBERS
        Value[] usrEmail = user.getProperty("./profile/email");

        for(Value emailGroup : usrEmail) {
        log.info("emailGroup line 152>>> "+emailGroup);
        }
        }
        }

Once you have the list of email ids you can use org.apache.commons.mail.HtmlEmail.addTo() to add the list of ids. 

Let me know if you still face any issues.

    K
    Adobe Employee
    Keerthana_H_NAdobe EmployeeAuthor
    Adobe Employee
    April 7, 2022

    Hi @jeevanraj ,

     

    I have created a list of id's and trying to add it to the email.addTo() nut it's returning an exception. Is there any way create a list to add it to the email?

     

      JeevanRaj
      Community Advisor
      JeevanRajCommunity Advisor
      Community Advisor
      April 7, 2022

      What is the exception you are getting?

       

      I was able to set emails to the group with below sample code. Let me know if it helps.

       

      try(ResourceResolver rr = request.getResourceResolver()) {
          HtmlEmail email = new HtmlEmail();
          email.addTo("receiver@example.com");
          email.setSubject("test email subject");
          email.setMsg("text email body");
          email.setHtmlMsg("<html><head></head><body><p>html email body</p></body></html>");
          email.setFrom("sender@example.com","TestUser");
          List<String> emailIds = new ArrayList<>();




          Session session = rr.adaptTo(Session.class);
          UserManager userManager = AccessControlUtil.getUserManager(session);
          Group group = (Group) userManager.getAuthorizable(<GROUP_NAME_HERE>);
          final Iterator<Authorizable> memberslist = group.getMembers();
          while (memberslist.hasNext()) {
              final Authorizable user = memberslist.next();
              if (user != null && !user.isGroup() && user.getProperty("./profile/email") != null) {

                  //EMAIL ADDRESS FOR MEMBERS
                  Value[] usrEmail = user.getProperty("./profile/email");
                  for(Value emailGroup : usrEmail) {
                      emailIds.add(emailGroup.getString());
                  }
              }
          }

          String[] arr = emailIds.stream().toArray(String[] ::new);
          email.addTo(arr);
          // Declare a MessageGateway service
          MessageGateway<Email> messageGateway;
          messageGateway = messageGatewayService.getGateway(HtmlEmail.class);
          messageGateway.send(email);
      } catch(Exception e) {
          e.printStackTrace();
      }
        DIPEN_SEN_
        DIPEN_SEN_
        Level 3
        April 7, 2022

        It can be done in 2 ways

        1. Create DL for groups and send email to DL.
        2. Use recursive method to get list of all users.(refer ACS AEM commons functionality). Either you can use ACS commons way of sending separate email to all users in a loop. Or you can create your own email service that takes multiple email addresses into TO address and send single mail. Both has its pros and cons. With single mail you make single call to SMTP but all mail ids will be visible in TO address. To hide it you have to use BCC instead of TO address. Again with multiple address in loop will not expose which all users are notified as single 1:1 email will be triggered.  
          P
          ParkashSi
          September 6, 2024

          Hi DIPEN 


          can you please elaborate on the first case i.e. create DL for groups?

           

          Thanks

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