Email and OTP Service

This is a Django-based mail microservice that handles sending OTPs for verification and sending emails. It is designed to be integrated with other microservices, for various task purposes.

Features

• Send OTPs to users via email.
• Verify OTPs sent to users.
• Send general emails.
• Swagger documentation for all endpoints.

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Django 3.2+
• Django REST framework
• drf-yasg (for Swagger documentation)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Noah-droid/email-service.git
   cd mail

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install the dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Configure the email settings in mail/settings.py:

   EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
   EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com'
   EMAIL_PORT = 587
   EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
   EMAIL_HOST_USER = '[email protected]'
   EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'your_email_password'
   DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = EMAIL_HOST_USER

5. Apply migrations:

   python manage.py makemigrations
   python manage.py migrate

6. Run the development server:

   python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8594

Endpoints

Send OTP

• URL: /service/send-otp/
• Method: POST
• Request Body:

  {
      "email": "[email protected]"
  }

• Response:
  • 200 OK if the OTP is sent successfully.
  • 400 Bad Request if there is an error in the request.

Verify OTP

• URL: /service/verify-otp/
• Method: POST
• Request Body:

  {
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "otp": "123456"
  }

• Response:
  • 200 OK if the OTP is verified successfully.
  • 400 Bad Request if the OTP is invalid or expired.

Send Email

• URL: /service/send-email/
• Method: POST
• Request Body:

  {
      "to_email": "[email protected]",
      "subject": "Email Subject",
      "message": "Email message content."
  }

• Response:
  • 200 OK if the email is sent successfully.
  • 400 Bad Request if there is an error in the request.

Swagger Documentation

The Swagger UI for API documentation is available at:

• Swagger UI: http://localhost:8594/swagger/
• ReDoc: http://localhost:8594/redoc/