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Node-RED nodes for ProcessCube

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        defaults: {
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        outputs: 1,
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            $('#node-input-template_link').typedInput('type', this.template_link_type);
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<script type="text/html" data-template-name="processcube-google-docs-mail-template">
    <div class="form-row">
        <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> Name</label>
        <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name" />
    </div>
    <div class="form-row">
        <label for="node-input-template_link"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> Template Link</label>
        <input type="text" id="node-input-template_link" placeholder="Template Link" />
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# Email Template Renderer (with Google Drive/Docs Support)

This Node-RED template module downloads a ZIP archive from a URL, extracts an HTML file and embedded images, replaces placeholders, and prepares the HTML content with inline attachments (CID) for email delivery.

## Google Drive / Docs Link Support

The ZIP file must be publicly accessible via a **shared Google Drive link** (at least “Anyone with the link can view”). The following link formats are supported:

```js
// Format 0: Google Docs (export as ZIP)
const editMatch = link.match(/https:\/\/docs\.google\.com\/document\/d\/([^/]+)/);
if (editMatch) {
    const fileId = editMatch[1];
    return `https://docs.google.com/document/d/${fileId}/export?format=zip`;
}

// Format 1: Google Drive – shared file
const fileMatch = link.match(/https:\/\/drive\.google\.com\/file\/d\/([^/]+)\/view/);
if (fileMatch) {
    return `https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=${fileMatch[1]}`;
}

// Format 2: Google Drive – open by ID
const openMatch = link.match(/https:\/\/drive\.google\.com\/open\?id=([^&]+)/);
if (openMatch) {
    return `https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=${openMatch[1]}`;
}
```

> Make sure that the file is shared with one of these formats and publicly accessible.

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## Processing Steps

1. **Download** the ZIP archive from the URL.
2. **Extract** the contents (expects one HTML file in the root directory).
3. **Embed images**: All images referenced in `images/` will be replaced with `cid:` links.
4. **Replace placeholders** in the following formats:
   - `{{field}}`
   - `///field///`
5. **Output**:
   - rendered HTML string
   - `msg.attachments[]` containing Nodemailer-compatible inline files

---

## Inputs

### `template_link` (String||msg): The URL to the ZIP archive containing the HTML template and images.
### `payload` (JSON): Field to replace placeholders in the HTML template.

Fields for placeholder replacement. Example:

```json
{
  "user_name": "Martin",
  "newsletter_date": "May 5, 2025",
  "announcement": "Our new album will be released soon!"
}
```

Used to replace `{{user_name}}` or `///user_name///` in the HTML template.

---

## Outputs

### `payload` (String)

The rendered HTML content with embedded CID references and replaced placeholders.

### `attachments` (Array)

Array of objects like:

```json
{
  "filename": "image1.png",
  "path": "/path/to/file/image1.png",
  "cid": "image1"
}
```

---

## Example

```text
&lt;p&gt;Hello &#123;&#123;user_name&#125;&#125;,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src=&quot;images/image1.png&quot;&gt;
```

Becomes:

```text
&lt;p&gt;Hello Martin,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src=&quot;cid:image1&quot;&gt;
```

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## References

- [The ProcessCube Developer Network](https://processcube.io) – All documentation for the ProcessCube&copy; platform  
- [Node-RED Integration in ProcessCube&copy;](https://processcube.io/docs/node-red) – Node-RED integration in ProcessCube&copy;
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