mail fix

app/email_utils.py

@@ -12,10 +12,18 @@ def _truthy(v: str | None) -> bool:
 def send_email(*, to_email: str, subject: str, body_text: str):
     """Send a plain-text email using SMTP settings from:
 
-    1) Environment variables (highest priority)
+    1) Admin-configured settings stored in the database (AppSettings) (highest priority)
-    2) Admin-configured settings stored in the database (AppSettings)
+    2) Environment variables (fallback)
 
-    Required env vars:
+    If you *do* want environment variables to override DB settings (e.g. in production),
+    set SMTP_OVERRIDE_DB=1.
+
+    Required configuration (either from DB or env):
+      - host
+      - username
+      - password
+
+    When using env vars, the names are:
       - SMTP_HOST
       - SMTP_PORT
       - SMTP_USERNAME
@@ -28,9 +36,12 @@ def send_email(*, to_email: str, subject: str, body_text: str):
       - SMTP_DEBUG (default: "0") - set to 1 to print SMTP conversation to console
     """
 
-    # Pull optional defaults from DB (if available). This keeps backwards compatibility:
+    # Load DB settings (best-effort). If the DB has a complete SMTP config, we will use
-    # existing deployments that only use env vars keep working unchanged.
+    # it even if environment variables are present.
-    db_defaults = {}
+    #
+    # This fixes the common deployment situation where a .env/.flaskenv provides SMTP_*
+    # values that unintentionally override admin-configured settings.
+    db_defaults: dict[str, object] = {}
     try:
         # Local import to avoid import cycles and to keep this module lightweight.
         from flask import current_app
@@ -39,7 +50,8 @@ def send_email(*, to_email: str, subject: str, body_text: str):
         from .models import AppSettings
 
         # Only try if app context exists (send_email is called inside requests/CLI normally).
-        _ = current_app  # noqa: F841
+        # Accessing the LocalProxy will raise if there is no active app context.
+        current_app._get_current_object()
         s = db.session.get(AppSettings, 1)
         if s:
             db_defaults = {
@@ -56,33 +68,55 @@ def send_email(*, to_email: str, subject: str, body_text: str):
         # Best-effort; if DB isn't ready we fall back to env vars only.
         db_defaults = {}
 
-    host = os.environ.get("SMTP_HOST") or db_defaults.get("host")
+    # DB-first selection rules:
-    port = int(os.environ.get("SMTP_PORT") or db_defaults.get("port") or 587)
+    # - If *any* SMTP field is configured in DB, treat DB as authoritative (and do NOT
-    username = os.environ.get("SMTP_USERNAME") or db_defaults.get("username")
+    #   silently mix in env vars). This avoids confusion where partial DB config still
-    password = os.environ.get("SMTP_PASSWORD") or db_defaults.get("password")
+    #   results in env vars being used.
-    from_email = os.environ.get("SMTP_FROM") or db_defaults.get("from_email") or username
+    # - Env override is only possible with SMTP_OVERRIDE_DB=1.
-    starttls = _truthy(os.environ.get("SMTP_STARTTLS")) if os.environ.get("SMTP_STARTTLS") is not None else bool(
+    override_db = _truthy(os.environ.get("SMTP_OVERRIDE_DB"))
-        db_defaults.get("starttls") if db_defaults.get("starttls") is not None else True
+    db_config_present = bool(
-    )
+        db_defaults.get("host")
-    timeout = float(os.environ.get("SMTP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS") or db_defaults.get("timeout") or 10)
+        or db_defaults.get("username")
-    debug = _truthy(os.environ.get("SMTP_DEBUG")) if os.environ.get("SMTP_DEBUG") is not None else bool(
+        or db_defaults.get("password")
-        db_defaults.get("debug") or False
+        or db_defaults.get("from_email")
+        or (db_defaults.get("port") is not None)
     )
 
+    if db_config_present and not override_db:
+        config_source = "db"
+        host = str(db_defaults.get("host") or "") or None
+        port = int(db_defaults.get("port") or 587)
+        username = str(db_defaults.get("username") or "") or None
+        password = str(db_defaults.get("password") or "") or None
+        from_email = (str(db_defaults.get("from_email")) if db_defaults.get("from_email") else None) or username
+        starttls = bool(db_defaults.get("starttls") if db_defaults.get("starttls") is not None else True)
+        timeout = float(db_defaults.get("timeout") or 10)
+        debug = bool(db_defaults.get("debug") or False)
+    else:
+        config_source = "env"
+        host = os.environ.get("SMTP_HOST")
+        port = int(os.environ.get("SMTP_PORT") or 587)
+        username = os.environ.get("SMTP_USERNAME")
+        password = os.environ.get("SMTP_PASSWORD")
+        from_email = os.environ.get("SMTP_FROM") or username
+        starttls = _truthy(os.environ.get("SMTP_STARTTLS")) if os.environ.get("SMTP_STARTTLS") is not None else True
+        timeout = float(os.environ.get("SMTP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS") or 10)
+        debug = _truthy(os.environ.get("SMTP_DEBUG")) if os.environ.get("SMTP_DEBUG") is not None else False
+
     missing = []
     if not host:
-        missing.append("SMTP_HOST")
+        missing.append("host")
     if not username:
-        missing.append("SMTP_USERNAME")
+        missing.append("username")
     if not password:
-        missing.append("SMTP_PASSWORD")
+        missing.append("password")
     if not from_email:
-        missing.append("SMTP_FROM")
+        missing.append("from_email")
     if missing:
         raise RuntimeError(
-            "Missing SMTP configuration: "
+            f"Missing SMTP configuration ({config_source}): "
             + ", ".join(missing)
-            + ". Set them as environment variables (or configure them in Admin → Settings)."
+            + ". Configure it in Admin → Settings (or set SMTP_* environment variables)."
         )
 
     msg = EmailMessage()
@@ -98,6 +132,7 @@ def send_email(*, to_email: str, subject: str, body_text: str):
     with smtplib.SMTP(host, port, timeout=timeout) as smtp:
         if debug:
             smtp.set_debuglevel(1)
+            print(f"[email_utils] Using SMTP config from: {config_source}")
         smtp.ehlo()
         if starttls:
             smtp.starttls()