Newsletter

SendNewsletter extends Command {
    function __construct( NewsletterSender $sender )
    {
        $this->sender = $sender;
    }
    
    function execute()
    {
        $recurring = RecurringSubscription::getEmails();
        $single = SingleSubscription::getEmails();
        $this->sender->send($recurring);
        $this->sender->send($single);
    }
}

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class NewsletterSender{
   function __construct( RealSender $sender )
   {
       $this->sender = $sender;
   }

   function send( Illuminate\Support\Collection $subscriptions )
   {
         foreach( $subscriptions as $subscription ){
             $email = new Email();
             $email->to      = $subscription->contact->email; //  $email->generateTo($subscription->contact)
             $email->subject = $subscription->template->getSubject();
             $email->content = $subscription->template->getContent();
             $this->sender->queue($email);
         }
   }
}

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class RecurringSubscription extends Eloquent //implements Subscription {
    function getEmails()
    {
       ...
       return self::where( DB::raw('MOD(TO_DAYS( NOW()), period) = 0') );
       // or use create_at if date of first email is important  
    }
}

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class SingleSubscription extends Eloquent //implements Subscription {
    function getEmails()
    {
        ...
        return self::where('date', $today);
    }
}