Flash message showing error is not submitted if sending of email fails (in case of exception)

[sypets]

This is related to https://github.com/in2code-de/powermail/issues/1087, but not the same issue. In fact, to solve https://github.com/in2code-de/powermail/issues/1087 I am using a patched version.

Reproduce

1. Use email configuration with smtp (most likely for this to work, we need synchronous sending of mail without mail queue)
2. make sure flash messages are displayed properly, e.g .with fix https://github.com/in2code-de/powermail/pull/1092 (or just debug to make sure flash messages are not submitted)
3. create simple form with a field which is marked as sender email

4. Now fill out form in FE and use a wrong email address

• Expected result: After sending the form, I would expect an error message.
• Actual result: no error message, only log message in error log (logging framework)

I do have a log message, so I know an exception is thrown:

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:31:18 +0200 [CRITICAL] request="97db7bed8235d" component="In2code.Powermail.Controller.FormController": Mail could not be sent - {"0":"Expected response code \"250/251/252\" but got code \"550\", with message \"550 5.1.1 <fehlerhafte-email@whatever-this-is-wrong.de>... User unknown\".","url":"https://mysite.de/test/powermail/powermail-einfaches-formular_intranet?tx_powermail_pi1%5Baction%5D=checkCreate&tx_powermail_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=Form&cHash=ff72d9da8605e047124607eb4cc8e6c1"}

Possible fix

Fix in FormController:sendMailPreflight

         } catch (Throwable $exception) {
             $logger = ObjectUtility::getLogger(__CLASS__);
             $logger->critical('Mail could not be sent', [$exception->getMessage()]);
+            $this->addFlashMessage(
+                LocalizationUtility::translate('error_mail_not_created'),
+                '',
+                \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Type\ContextualFeedbackSeverity::ERROR
+            );
+            $this->messageClass = 'error';
         }

https://github.com/in2code-de/powermail/blob/master/Classes/Controller/FormController.php#L394

(ideally a more specific message would be displayed - we know email sending failed and we could even differentiate between mail to sender and mail to receiver.)

Versions

• TYPO3 12.4.18
• powermail (latest release): 12.3.5

[sypets]

Additionally: Ideally a more specific message would be displayed - we know email sending failed and we could even differentiate between mail to sender and mail to receiver.