nodly/templates/config/mailers/nodemailer.js

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import nodemailer from "nodemailer";
import dotenv from "dotenv";

dotenv.config();

let transporter;

export const initMailer = () => {
  transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
    host: process.env.MAIL_HOST,
    port: parseInt(process.env.MAIL_PORT) || 587,
    secure: process.env.MAIL_SECURE === "true", // true for 465, false for 587
    auth: {
      user: process.env.MAIL_USER,
      pass: process.env.MAIL_PASS,
    },
  });

  console.log("Mailer initialized");
};

export const getMailer = () => {
  if (!transporter) throw new Error("Mailer not initialized. Call initMailer() first.");
  return transporter;
};