Order Email: Add ics as attachment and standardize for calendar

[mariobehling]

When an email arrives from other event platforms Gmail and other email clients automatically provide an option to add it to the calendar.

1. Please research and implement the structure of the email and possibly tags, so these emails provide the same functionality.
2. Add an .ics file as an attachment to order emails for the event as well.

Example how an event shows up on Gmail.

[ShauryaAg]

I would like to work on this issue.

[ShauryaAg]

I can't figure out how to set the SMTP_HOST, SMTP_USERNAME etc for development purposes, some help would be appreciated.

[iamareebjamal]

Set in settings table

[ShauryaAg]

Is there any easy way to do it other than using SQL queries in the Postgres Container?

[iamareebjamal]

Run frontend and change through it

[ShauryaAg]

I am unable to create a super user for it. I tried running python manage.py initialize_db -c [email protected]:password, but still the user doesn't exist.

Even though the command executes without any exceptions.

[iamareebjamal]

Should have run create_db.py while installing like mentioned in the docs

[ShauryaAg]

I have installed using docker.

Those docs do not mention to run create_db.py after installation.

[ShauryaAg]

Even when I run python create_db.py [email protected] password, it doesn't create a new user.

This is the output I get:

/data/app # python create_db.py [email protected] password
/opt/pysetup/.venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/envparse.py:195: UserWarning: Could not any envfile.
  warnings.warn('Could not any envfile.')
/opt/pysetup/.venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/envparse.py:195: UserWarning: Could not any envfile.
  warnings.warn('Could not any envfile.')
WARNING:app.instance:Using random secret "45ab1b0c5a8cb8cb2f04a98162b95cbad71d83987dd0b38c25754b3da3dcf95b" for development server. This is NOT recommended. Set proper SECRET_KEY in .env or environment variables
INFO  [alembic.runtime.migration] Context impl PostgresqlImpl.
INFO  [alembic.runtime.migration] Will assume transactional DDL.
/data/app #

It should've logged "User updated" after creating a new super user.
or at least logged "DB Exception" if it is failing.

[iamareebjamal]

I don't understand why are you using docker?

[ShauryaAg]

It is easier to setup using docker. Is it not possible to use docker for development purpose?

[iamareebjamal]

No, it is for deployment only

[ShauryaAg]

Can we create another issue to do necessary changes in order to make docker available for development purposes too?
After solving this issue.

[iamareebjamal]

What's difficult in local installation?

[ShauryaAg]

There aren't any issues, but docker installation is easier.

[iamareebjamal]

And development harder

[ShauryaAg]

Upon some research through here, here, and here. It looks like outlook and some other clients (excluding Gmail) needs Method: Request; in the file headers for it to display the "Add to calendar" and "RSVP" button.

Upon my testing, there is currently no way add that header using Sendgrid or marrow-mail (for SMTP) as of now. However Gmail displays the "Add to calendar" button just by attaching a .ics file.