added ability to notify user that they have a registration token.

Controllers/AdminController.cs

@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@ namespace CarCareTracker.Controllers
             };
             return View(viewModel);
         }
-        public IActionResult GenerateNewToken(string emailAddress)
+        public IActionResult GenerateNewToken(string emailAddress, bool autoNotify)
         {
-            var result = _loginLogic.GenerateUserToken(emailAddress);
+            var result = _loginLogic.GenerateUserToken(emailAddress, autoNotify);
-            //send an email test block.
-            SendEmail(emailAddress);
             return Json(result);
         }
         public IActionResult DeleteToken(int tokenId)
@@ -36,31 +34,5 @@ namespace CarCareTracker.Controllers
             var result = _loginLogic.DeleteUserToken(tokenId);
             return Json(result);
         }
-        private bool SendEmail(string emailAddress)
-        {
-            var mailConfig = new MailConfig();
-            string to = emailAddress;
-            string from = mailConfig.EmailFrom;
-            var server = mailConfig.EmailServer;
-            MailMessage message = new MailMessage(from, to);
-            message.Subject = "Using the new SMTP client.";
-            message.Body = @"Using this new feature, you can send an email message from an application very easily.";
-            SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient(server);
-            client.EnableSsl = mailConfig.UseSSL;
-            client.Port = mailConfig.Port;
-            client.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(mailConfig.Username, mailConfig.Password);
-
-            try
-            {
-                client.Send(message);
-                return true;
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Console.WriteLine("Exception caught in CreateTestMessage2(): {0}",
-                    ex.ToString());
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
     }
 }

Helper/MailHelper.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+using CarCareTracker.Models;
+using System.Net.Mail;
+using System.Net;
+
+namespace CarCareTracker.Helper
+{
+    public interface IMailHelper
+    {
+        OperationResponse NotifyUserForRegistration(string emailAddress, string token);
+        OperationResponse NotifyUserForPasswordReset(string emailAddress, string token);
+    }
+    public class MailHelper : IMailHelper
+    {
+        private readonly MailConfig mailConfig;
+        public MailHelper(
+            IConfiguration config
+            ) {
+            //load mailConfig from Configuration
+            mailConfig = config.GetSection("MailConfig").Get<MailConfig>();
+        }
+        public OperationResponse NotifyUserForRegistration(string emailAddress, string token)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(emailAddress) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(token)) {
+                return new OperationResponse { Success = false, Message = "Email Address or Token is invalid" };
+            }
+            string emailSubject = "Your Registration Token for LubeLogger";
+            string emailBody = $"A token has been generated on your behalf, please complete your registration for LubeLogger using the token: {token}";
+            var result = SendEmail(emailAddress, emailSubject, emailBody);
+            if (result)
+            {
+                return new OperationResponse { Success = true, Message = "Email Sent!" };
+            } else
+            {
+                return new OperationResponse { Success = false, Message = StaticHelper.GenericErrorMessage };
+            }
+        }
+        public OperationResponse NotifyUserForPasswordReset(string emailAddress, string token)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(emailAddress) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(token))
+            {
+                return new OperationResponse { Success = false, Message = "Email Address or Token is invalid" };
+            }
+            string emailSubject = "Your Password Reset Token for LubeLogger";
+            string emailBody = $"A token has been generated on your behalf, please reset your password for LubeLogger using the token: {token}";
+            var result = SendEmail(emailAddress, emailSubject, emailBody);
+            if (result)
+            {
+                return new OperationResponse { Success = true, Message = "Email Sent!" };
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return new OperationResponse { Success = false, Message = StaticHelper.GenericErrorMessage };
+            }
+        }
+        private bool SendEmail(string emailTo, string emailSubject, string emailBody) {
+            string to = emailTo;
+            string from = mailConfig.EmailFrom;
+            var server = mailConfig.EmailServer;
+            MailMessage message = new MailMessage(from, to);
+            message.Subject = emailSubject;
+            message.Body = emailBody;
+            SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient(server);
+            client.EnableSsl = mailConfig.UseSSL;
+            client.Port = mailConfig.Port;
+            client.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(mailConfig.Username, mailConfig.Password);
+            try
+            {
+                client.Send(message);
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

Helper/StaticHelper.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     {
         public static string DbName = "data/cartracker.db";
         public static string UserConfigPath = "config/userConfig.json";
+        public static string GenericErrorMessage = "An error occurred, please try again later";
 
         public static string TruncateStrings(string input, int maxLength = 25)
         {

Logic/LoginLogic.cs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace CarCareTracker.Logic
 {
     public interface ILoginLogic
     {
-        bool GenerateUserToken(string emailAddress);
+        OperationResponse GenerateUserToken(string emailAddress, bool autoNotify);
         bool DeleteUserToken(int tokenId);
         OperationResponse RegisterNewUser(LoginModel credentials);
         OperationResponse ResetUserPassword(LoginModel credentials);
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ namespace CarCareTracker.Logic
     {
         private readonly IUserRecordDataAccess _userData;
         private readonly ITokenRecordDataAccess _tokenData;
-        public LoginLogic(IUserRecordDataAccess userData, ITokenRecordDataAccess tokenData)
+        private readonly IMailHelper _mailHelper;
+        public LoginLogic(IUserRecordDataAccess userData, ITokenRecordDataAccess tokenData, IMailHelper mailHelper)
         {
             _userData = userData;
             _tokenData = tokenData;
+            _mailHelper = mailHelper;
         }
         public OperationResponse RegisterNewUser(LoginModel credentials)
         {
@@ -113,13 +115,13 @@ namespace CarCareTracker.Logic
             var result = _tokenData.GetTokens();
             return result;
         }
-        public bool GenerateUserToken(string emailAddress)
+        public OperationResponse GenerateUserToken(string emailAddress, bool autoNotify)
         {
             //check if email address already has a token attached to it.
             var existingToken = _tokenData.GetTokenRecordByEmailAddress(emailAddress);
             if (existingToken.Id != default)
             {
-                return false;
+                return new OperationResponse { Success = false, Message = "There is an existing token tied to this email address" };
             }
             var token = new Token()
             {
@@ -127,7 +129,21 @@ namespace CarCareTracker.Logic
                 EmailAddress = emailAddress
             };
             var result = _tokenData.CreateNewToken(token);
-            return result;
+            if (result && autoNotify)
+            {
+                result = _mailHelper.NotifyUserForRegistration(emailAddress, token.Body).Success;
+                if (!result)
+                {
+                    return new OperationResponse { Success = false, Message = "Token Generated, but Email failed to send, please check your SMTP settings." };
+                }
+            }
+            if (result)
+            {
+                return new OperationResponse { Success = true, Message = "Token Generated!" };
+            } else
+            {
+                return new OperationResponse { Success = false, Message = StaticHelper.GenericErrorMessage };
+            }
         }
         public bool DeleteUserToken(int tokenId)
         {

Program.cs

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ builder.Services.AddSingleton<IFileHelper, FileHelper>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<IGasHelper, GasHelper>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<IReminderHelper, ReminderHelper>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<IReportHelper, ReportHelper>();
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<IMailHelper, MailHelper>();
 
 //configur logic
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<ILoginLogic, LoginLogic>();

Views/Admin/Index.cshtml

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-5">
             <div class="row">
+                <div class="form-check form-switch">
+                    <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" role="switch" id="enableAutoNotify" checked>
+                    <label class="form-check-label" for="enableAutoNotify">Auto Notify(via Email)</label>
+                </div>
                 <button onclick="generateNewToken()" class="btn btn-primary btn-md mt-1 mb-1"><i class="bi bi-pencil-square me-2"></i>Generate User Token</button>
             </div>
             <table class="table table-hover">
@@ -88,11 +92,12 @@
             },
         }).then(function (result) {
             if (result.isConfirmed) {
-                $.get('/Admin/GenerateNewToken', {emailAddress: result.value.emailAddress}, function (data) {
+                var autoNotify = $("#enableAutoNotify").is(":checked");
-                    if (data) {
+                $.get('/Admin/GenerateNewToken', {emailAddress: result.value.emailAddress, autoNotify: autoNotify}, function (data) {
+                    if (data.success) {
                         reloadPage();
                     } else {
-                        errorToast("An error occurred, make sure the email address doesn't already have a token generated for it.")
+                        errorToast(data.message)
                     }
                 });
             }