--- title: "Sending Messages With Gmailr" output: rmarkdown::html_vignette vignette: > %\VignetteEngine{knitr::rmarkdown} %\VignetteIndexEntry{Sending Messages With Gmailr} %\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} --- ```{r} #| include: false knitr::opts_chunk$set( collapse = TRUE, comment = "#>" ) ``` ```{r} #| label: setup #| message: false library(gmailr) ``` ## Constructing a MIME message ### Text First we will construct a simple text only message ```{r} #| label: sending_messages_simple text_msg <- gm_mime() |> gm_to("james.f.hester@gmail.com") |> gm_from("me@somewhere.com") |> gm_text_body("Gmailr is a very handy package!") ``` You can convert the message to a properly formatted MIME message using `as.character()`. ```{r} #| label: sending_messages_simple_print strwrap(as.character(text_msg)) ``` ### HTML You can also construct html messages. It is customary to provide a text only message along with the html message, but with modern email clients this is not strictly necessary. ```{r} #| label: sending_messages_html html_msg <- gm_mime() |> gm_to("james.f.hester@gmail.com") |> gm_from("me@somewhere.com") |> gm_html_body("Gmailr is a very handy package!") ``` ### Attachments You can add attachments to your message in two ways. 1. If the data is in a file, use `gm_attach_file()`. The mime type is automatically guessed by `mime::guess_type`, or you can specify it yourself with the `type` parameter. ```{r} #| label: sending_messages_attachments_2 write.csv(file = "iris.csv", iris) msg <- html_msg |> gm_subject("Here are some flowers") |> gm_attach_file("iris.csv") ``` 2. If the data are already loaded into R, you can use `gm_attach_part()` to attach the binary data to your file. ```{r} #| label: sending_messages_attachments_1 msg <- html_msg |> gm_attach_part(part = charToRaw("attach me!"), name = "please") ``` ### Including images You can also add use attached images in HTML by setting the Content ID feature of mime emails. This can be done by referencing the image via a `` tag using the `id` argument of `send_file()`. The tag value can by any unique identifier. E.g. here is an example of including a ggplot2 image ```{r} # First create a plot to send, and save it to mtcars.png mtcars$gear <- as.factor(mtcars$gear) png("mtcars.png", width = 400, height = 400, pointsize = 12) with( mtcars, plot(hp, mpg, col = as.factor(gear), pch = 19, xlab = "Horsepower", ylab = "Miles / gallon" ) ) legend("topright", title = "# gears", pch = 19, col = seq_along(levels(mtcars$gear)), legend = levels(mtcars$gear) ) dev.off() # Next create an HTML email that references the plot as 'foobar' email <- gm_mime() |> gm_to("someaddress@somewhere.com") |> gm_from("someaddress@somewhere.com") |> gm_subject("Cars report") |> gm_html_body( '

A plot of MotorTrend data (1974)


' ) |> gm_attach_file("mtcars.png", id = "foobar") ``` ```{r} #| include: false unlink("mtcars.png") ``` ## Uploading ### Create Draft You can upload any mime message into your gmail drafts using `gm_create_draft()`. Be sure to give yourself at least `compose` permissions first. ```{r} #| label: sending_messages_create_draft #| eval: false gm_create_draft(file_attachment) ``` ### Insert This inserts the message directly into your mailbox, bypassing gmail's default scanning and classification algorithms. ```{r} #| label: sending_messages_insert_message #| eval: false gm_insert_message(file_attachment) ``` ### Import This imports the email as though it was a normal message, with the same scanning and classification as normal email. ```{r} #| label: sending_messages_file_attachment #| eval: false gm_import_message(file_attachment) ``` ## Sending ### Draft `gm_send_draft()` sends an email using the `draft_id` of an existing draft (possibly created with `gm_create_draft()`). ```{r} #| label: sending_messages_send_draft #| eval: false my_drafts <- gm_drafts() gm_send_draft(gm_id(my_drafts, "draft_id")[1]) ``` ### Message You can also send an email message directly from a `mime` object using `gm_send_message()`. ```{r} #| label: sending_messages_send_message #| eval: false gm_send_message(file_attachment) ``` ```{r} #| label: sending_messages_clenup #| include: false unlink("iris.csv") ``` ## Troubleshooting ### Gmail API error 400: Mail service not enabled It is possible to have a high-functioning Google account that does not have Gmail enabled. For example, your account might be fully operational with respect to Google Drive and yet have no mail capabilities. Such an account cannot be used with the Gmail API and therefore with `gmailr`. However, you will still be able to complete the `gmailr` authorization process via `gm_auth()`. The problem will only reveal itself upon the first attempt to use the API and it will look something like this: ``` Error in gmailr_POST(c("messages", "send"), user_id, class = "gmail_message", : Gmail API error: 400 Mail service not enabled ``` You can confirm the account's lack of mail capability by visiting `https://mail.google.com/mail/` while logged in. If you don't already have Gmail, this link gives you the option of adding mail to your existing account or creating a new, mail-capable account.