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mail.py
# coding: utf-8
import objc_util
from objc_util import *
# setup an array of objects we cannot discard
objc_util.retain=getattr(objc_util,'retain',[])
root_vc = UIApplication.sharedApplication().keyWindow().rootViewController()
def mailComposeController_didFinishWithResult_error_(self, sel, controller, result, error):
root_vc.dismissModalViewControllerAnimated_(True)
objc_util.retain.remove(ObjCInstance(self))
def show_mail_controller(subject='', recipients=[], body='', filename=None, mime_type=''):
'''show a mail controller, prepopulating with subject, recipients[must be list], body,
filename, and attachment mime type string, such as image/gif
'''
try:
MailDelegate = ObjCClass('MailDelegate')
except: #create new class
MailDelegate=create_objc_class('MailDelegate',
superclass=NSObject,
methods=[mailComposeController_didFinishWithResult_error_],
protocols=['MFMailComposeViewController'])
#retain callback
objc_util.retain.append(
mailComposeController_didFinishWithResult_error_)
MFMailComposeViewController=ObjCClass('MFMailComposeViewController')
mail_vc=MFMailComposeViewController.alloc().init()
delegate=MailDelegate.alloc().init().autorelease()
objc_util.retain.append(delegate)
mail_vc.mailComposeDelegate=delegate
#set message properties
mail_vc.setSubject_(subject)
if isinstance(recipients,list):
mail_vc.setToRecipients_(recipients)
isHTML = isinstance(body,basestring) and body.startswith('<html>'):
isHTML=True
mail_vc.setMessageBody_isHTML_(body,isHTML)
if filename and os.path.exists(filename):
mail_vc.addAttachmentData_mimeType_fileName_(
NSData.dataWithContentsOfFile_(os.path.abspath(filename)),
mime_type, filename )
#present the controller
root_vc.presentModalViewController_animated_(mail_vc,True)
def main():
import urllib
urllib.urlretrieve('http://www.heathersanimations.com/fireworks/22_1.gif','test.gif')
v=ui.View(bg_color=(1,1,1), frame=( 0,0,555,555))
v.present()
b=ui.Button(title='Mail', frame=(25,25,200,200))
@ui.in_background
def a(sender):
v.close() #if using a view, must close first
show_mail_controller('Enlarge you gif! ',
['someone@somewhere.com'],'Try this amazing animated gif!', 'test.gif','image/gif')
b.action=a
v.add_subview(b)
if __name__=='__main__':
main()
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cclauss commented Oct 27, 2015

Nice!

Lines 33-36 could be rewritten as:

isHTML = isinstance(body, basestring) and body.strip().startswith('<html>')

Lines 14, 20, and 54 are too long even for the GitHub listing.

@artembosten
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Doesnt work for me

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