Enhance address header methods with detailed documentation

Updated comments in `header.go` and `msg.go` to provide more detailed explanations and references to RFC 5322. This improves clarity on how headers are set and utilized, and the conditions under which they operate.
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Winni Neessen 2024-10-05 13:56:47 +02:00
parent 78e2857782
commit 1dcdad9da1
Signed by: wneessen
GPG key ID: 385AC9889632126E
2 changed files with 26 additions and 7 deletions

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@ -105,8 +105,11 @@ const (
// HeaderCc is the "Carbon Copy" header field.
HeaderCc AddrHeader = "Cc"
// HeaderEnvelopeFrom is the envelope FROM header field. It is not included in the mail body but only used by
// the Client for the envelope.
// HeaderEnvelopeFrom is the envelope FROM header field.
//
// It is generally not included in the mail body but only used by the Client for the communication with the
// SMTP server. If the Msg has no "FROM" address set in the mail body, the msgWriter will try to use the
// envelope from address, if this has been set for the Msg.
HeaderEnvelopeFrom AddrHeader = "EnvelopeFrom"
// HeaderFrom is the "From" header field.

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msg.go
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@ -338,7 +338,13 @@ func (m *Msg) SetGenHeaderPreformatted(header Header, value string) {
m.preformHeader[header] = value
}
// SetAddrHeader sets an address related header field of the Msg
// SetAddrHeader sets the specified AddrHeader for the Msg to the given values.
//
// Addresses are parsed according to RFC 5322. If parsing of ANY of the provided values fails,
// and error is returned. If you cannot guarantee that all provided values are valid, you can
// use SetAddrHeaderIgnoreInvalid instead, which will skip any parsing error silently.
//
// https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5322#section-3.4
func (m *Msg) SetAddrHeader(header AddrHeader, values ...string) error {
if m.addrHeader == nil {
m.addrHeader = make(map[AddrHeader][]*mail.Address)
@ -362,8 +368,12 @@ func (m *Msg) SetAddrHeader(header AddrHeader, values ...string) error {
return nil
}
// SetAddrHeaderIgnoreInvalid sets an address related header field of the Msg and ignores invalid address
// in the validation process
// SetAddrHeaderIgnoreInvalid sets the specified AddrHeader for the Msg to the given values.
//
// Addresses are parsed according to RFC 5322. If parsing of ANY of the provided values fails,
// the error is ignored and the address omiitted from the address list.
//
// https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5322#section-3.4
func (m *Msg) SetAddrHeaderIgnoreInvalid(header AddrHeader, values ...string) {
var addresses []*mail.Address
for _, addrVal := range values {
@ -376,8 +386,14 @@ func (m *Msg) SetAddrHeaderIgnoreInvalid(header AddrHeader, values ...string) {
m.addrHeader[header] = addresses
}
// EnvelopeFrom takes and validates a given mail address and sets it as envelope "FROM"
// addrHeader of the Msg
// EnvelopeFrom sets the envelope from address for the Msg.
//
// The HeaderEnvelopeFrom address is generally not included in the mail body but only used by the Client for the
// communication with the SMTP server. If the Msg has no "FROM" address set in the mail body, the msgWriter will
// try to use the envelope from address, if this has been set for the Msg. The provided address is validated
// according to RFC 5322 and will return an error if the validation fails.
//
// https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5322#section-3.4
func (m *Msg) EnvelopeFrom(from string) error {
return m.SetAddrHeader(HeaderEnvelopeFrom, from)
}