Null Name fallback on donation thank you email.

[LennonR]

Problem

If I donate without being logged in and create an account during the donation process, I won't have a name associated with my account. So the thank you email looks like this:

[begedin]

Proposed solution

• in emails/receipt.html replace {{user_first_name}} with {{name}}
• in lib/codecorps/emails/receipt_email.ex, add a get_name/1, which receives a user and
  • returns user.first_name
  • if that is nil, user.username
  • if that is nil, user.email
• in lib/codecorps/emails/receipt_email.ex, in build_model/3, replace user_first_name with name, the value of which is the result of the above function
• update any tests that break by this

[joshsmith]

@LennonR how do you feel about the proposed solution above?

[LennonR]

@joshsmith It works. I'd prefer something like "Hey {{user_first_name or 'there'}}, thanks..."

I feel like it's a bit friendlier than using somebody's email address. But not a big deal. Using email is a decent solution.

[joshsmith]

I'd prefer this, as well. @begedin can we have that be the fallback if no first_name?

[begedin]

That's actually a great idea which I did not consider.

New proposed solution

• in emails/receipt.html replace

<strong>{{user_first_name}}</strong>, thanks for your monthly donation to <a href="{{project_url}}">{{project_title}}</a>.

with

Hey {{name}}, thanks for your monthly donation to <a href="{{project_url}}">{{project_title}}</a>.

• in lib/codecorps/emails/receipt_email.ex, add a get_name/1, which receives a user and

  • returns user.first_name
  • if that is nil, returns a plain "there"

• in lib/codecorps/emails/receipt_email.ex, in build_model/3, replace user_first_name with name, the value of which is the result of the above function

• update any tests that break by this

• add a test for the case of the user having no first name into receipt_email_test.exs

Note

Not sure about calling the variable {{name}}, technically, it's a {{form_of_address}} but that term is uncommon to the point where I'm not sure it would make things clearer.

[joshsmith]

{{name}} seems fine to me.

[zacck-zz]

Hey everyone, I'd like to take a crack at this one.

[joshsmith]

Hey @zacck! Go for it. Let me know if you need anything from me.