Linger.Email 0.4.0-alpha

Linger.Email

A C# email helper library that provides simplified email operations and SMTP support for .NET Framework 4.6.2+ and .NET Standard 2.0+.

Introduction

Linger.Email simplifies email operations in .NET applications by providing an easy-to-use interface for sending emails, managing attachments, and handling SMTP configurations.

Features

Email Operations

• Simple email sending with fluent API
• HTML and plain text support
• File attachment handling
• Email template support
• Async operations

SMTP Configuration

• Multiple SMTP server support
• SSL/TLS encryption
• Custom port configuration
• Authentication options

Usage Examples

Basic Email Sending

// Simple text email 
var email = new EmailMessage 
{ 
    From = "sender@example.com", 
    To = new[] { "recipient@example.com" }, 
    Subject = "Hello", 
    Body = "This is a test email" 
};
await emailService.SendAsync(email);

// Multiple recipients 
var groupEmail = new EmailMessage 
{ 
    From = "sender@example.com", 
    To = new[] { "recipient1@example.com", "recipient2@example.com" }, 
    Cc = new[] { "manager@example.com" }, 
    Bcc = new[] { "archive@example.com" }, 
    Subject = "Team Meeting", 
    Body = "Let's meet tomorrow at 2 PM" 
};
await emailService.SendAsync(groupEmail);

HTML Email with Attachments

// HTML email with single attachment 
var reportEmail = new EmailMessage 
{ 
    From = "reports@company.com", 
    To = new[] { "manager@company.com" },
    Subject = "Monthly Report", 
    IsHtml = true,
    Body = @" Monthly Sales Report Please find the attached report for this month.  Total Sales: $50,000 Growth: 15% " 
};
reportEmail.Attachments.Add(new EmailAttachment("monthly-report.pdf"));
await emailService.SendAsync(reportEmail);

// Multiple attachments with custom names 
var documentsEmail = new EmailMessage
{ 
    From = "documents@company.com", 
    To = new[] { "client@example.com" }, 
    Subject = "Project Documentation", 
    IsHtml = true, 
    Body = "Please find attached the project documents.", 
    Attachments = new List { new EmailAttachment("specs.pdf", "Project-Specifications.pdf"), new EmailAttachment("timeline.xlsx", "Project-Timeline.xlsx") }
};
await emailService.SendAsync(documentsEmail);

Install

From Visual Studio

1. Open the Solution Explorer.
2. Right-click on a project within your solution.
3. Click on Manage NuGet Packages....
4. Click on the Browse tab and search for "Linger.Email".
5. Click on the Linger.Email package, select the appropriate version and click Install.

Package Manager Console

PM> Install-Package Linger.Email

.NET CLI Console

> dotnet add package Linger.Email