throw new Error('Please Set a Template Directory');

[hayanisaid]

I got this error, even the path directory to templates is correct
this is My Code 💯

var sendemail   = require('sendemail');
var path    = require('path');
var dir ='./templates'; // unresolved

sendemail.set_template_directory(dir);
var options = {
  templateName: 'welcome',
  context: {
    tempalateVariableName: 'Variable Value',
    name: 'Joe Bloggs'
  },
  subject: 'Welcome to Email',
  senderEmailAddress: 'me@gmail.com',
  toAddresses: ['me@gmail.com', 'me@gmail.com'],

  htmlCharset: 'utf16',
  textCharset: 'utf16',
  subjectCharset: 'utf8'
};

sendemail.sendMany(options, callback);

[nelsonic]

Hi @hayanisaid your code is almost there! Let's get it working!

Presumably the ./templates directory exists and contains the welcome template ...?
The error is being thrown on Line 19

sendemail/lib/index.js

Line 19 in b35dbe2

throw new Error('Please Set a Template Directory');

Because set_template_directory is called on Line 25 expecting the TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY environment variable to be defined:

sendemail/lib/index.js

Line 25 in b35dbe2

set_template_directory(process.env.TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY);

If you follow the second step in the instructions to set your Environment Variables: https://github.com/dwyl/sendemail#2-set-your-environment-variables
create an .env file in your project (and remember to add .env to your .gitignore file)
add the TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY path to the .env file:

export  TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY=./templates
# also include your AWS keys here they are not already in your environment.

and then update your code to:

var sendemail   = require('sendemail');

var options = {
  templateName: 'welcome',
  context: {
    tempalateVariableName: 'Variable Value',
    name: 'Joe Bloggs'
  },
  subject: 'Welcome to Email',
  senderEmailAddress: 'me@gmail.com',
  toAddresses: ['me@gmail.com', 'me@gmail.com'],

  htmlCharset: 'utf16',
  textCharset: 'utf16',
  subjectCharset: 'utf8'
};

sendemail.sendMany(options, callback);

It should work.
Let us know your progress!
Thanks for opening this issue and Welcome to dwyl! 🎉

[hayanisaid]

Hi @nelsonic , Thank you for reply
I already did this and the error still the same, and Installed env2 ,and when I run this code it work,I have .env file and work normally!

const env = require('env2')('.env');

// your app goes here
console.log(process.env.TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY) // output  ./templates 

but when I run sendmail function it doesn't work !!!

[nelsonic]

Hmm... that's very strange... 😕
Could you try the following:

git clone https://github.com/dwyl/sendemail.git 
cd sendemail
npm install
cd examples
vi .env
# copy the values in the .env file in your project into this new file
node send-welcome-email.js

Let us know if that works (as a "baseline" of functionality)
Thanks!

[PManager1]

no, it didn't work.

throw new Error('Please Set a Template Directory');
^

Error: Please Set a Template Directory
at set_template_directory (/Users//Desktop/DESKTOP/APP/aws-email2/sendemail/lib/index.js:19:11)
at Object. (/Users//Desktop/DESKTOP/APP/aws-email2/sendemail/lib/index.js:25:1)