Is there a way to send an Email to the Account which performed the commit.

[erbenjak]

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Which mobile framework are you using?

Flutter (Dart)

Steps to reproduce

1. Some github Account commits to the repository
2. The codemagic workflow is triggered
3. It produces the build
4. It sends an email to the account which performed the commit

Expected results

It should be possible to send an email to an adress, which is determined during runtime of the codemagic workflow.

Actual results

When putting an variabe (either local or environment ) in the recipients list it leads to the script failing

Build id (optional)

No response

[himesh-cm]

Hi @erbenjak,
You can obtain the email address for a specific commit using the git log command.
Save the email address in an environment variable and trigger a notification using a service like SendGrid or Mailgun.
for example:

AUTHOR_EMAIL=$(git log -1 --format='%ae' $CM_COMMIT)

where CM_COMMIT is
Commit hash that is currently being built by Codemagic, for pull request builds it is the hash of the source commit.
You need to set up a personal access token as described in the GitHub documentation.

[himesh-cm]

If you are changing the variable's value and not using the one defined in the UI.
You need to write variables to the CM_ENV file.

For example:

echo "KEY=value" >> $CM_ENV
echo "[email protected]" >> $CM_ENV

[himesh-cm]

Hi @erbenjak,

My last suggestion won't work, and it will send the email to the original static value entered in the UI. Sending an email is a post-processing function, and it won't have access to the dynamic value.

Let me check for alternate options.

[himesh-cm]

You can use a custom script and third-party APIs such as SendGrid or Mailgun to send emails.
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scripts:
  - name: Report build start
    script: # build started
    
    . . .
  
  - name: Build finished successfully
    script: touch ~/SUCCESS
  - name: Report build status
     script: | 
        if [  -f ~/SUCCESS ] ; then
           # build successful, send success email
        else
           # build failed,  send failure email
        fi

[erbenjak]

@himesh-cm
Thanks for all the help. We've currently adopted a similar approach, but I believe there's room for improvement.

Considering the diverse use cases where users might need to send emails to dynamically determined addresses, it seems that a more streamlined solution within Codemagic would be highly valuable. This not only increases workflow simplicity and readability but also eliminates the need for every user to create their own workaround.

Given these considerations, would it be possible to convert this issue into a formal feature request?

[himesh-cm]

Hi @erbenjak, Sure, you can post your suggestion on the Idea thread here.

[himesh-cm]

While I’m closing our discussion for now, if you have any other questions or suggestions, feel free to reply back or start a new discussion anytime. Have a nice day!