lobot/letter.controller.js

## letter.controller.js
import dotenv from 'dotenv';
dotenv.config();
const Lob = require('lob')(process.env.LOB_API_KEY);
import Letter from "../models/letter"

/*
 * GET / route to show the createLetter form.
 */
function createLetter(req, res) {
  // Catch any response on the url
  let response = req.query.response
  res.render('index', { response })
}

/*
 * POST / route to process the letters.
 */
function createLetterPost(req, res) {

  const myStory = req.body.story
  // Create the address
  Lob.addresses.create({
    name: 'Robin Joseph',
    email: 'test@gmail.com',
    phone: '123456789',
    address_line1: '123 Test Street',
    address_line2: 'Unit 199',
    address_city: 'Chicago',
    address_state: 'IL',
    address_zip: '60012',
    address_country: 'US'
  })
    .then((address) => {
      return Lob.letters.create({
        description: 'My First Letter',
        to: address.id,
        from: {
          name: 'Test Person',
          address_line1: '123 Test Street',
          address_line2: 'Unit 200',
          address_city: 'Chicago',
          address_state: 'IL',
          address_zip: '60012',
          address_country: 'US'
        },
          file: '<html style="padding-top: 3in; margin: .5in;">{{story}}</html>',
            merge_variables: {
              story: myStory
            },
            color: true
        });
    })
    .then((letter) => {
      const { id, ...otherProperties } = letter;
      Letter.create({ letterId: id, ...otherProperties })
      res.redirect('/?response=Your letter was successfully sent')
    })
    .catch((err) => {
      console.log(err);
    });

}


/*
 * GET / route to get created letters.
 */
function getLetters(req, res) {

  Lob.letters.list({ limit: 50 }, function (err, response) {
    const letters = response.data
    res.render('letters', { letters })
  });

}

/*
 * GET / route to get a letter.
 */
function getALetter(req, res) {

  const letterId = req.params.letterId
  Lob.letters.retrieve(letterId, function (err, response) {
    const letter = response
    res.render('letter', { letter })
  });

}

//export all the functions
module.exports = { createLetter, createLetterPost, getLetters, getALetter };
	import dotenv from 'dotenv';
	dotenv.config();
	const Lob = require('lob')(process.env.LOB_API_KEY);
	import Letter from "../models/letter"

	/*
	* GET / route to show the createLetter form.
	*/
	function createLetter(req, res) {
	// Catch any response on the url
	let response = req.query.response
	res.render('index', { response })
	}

	/*
	* POST / route to process the letters.
	*/
	function createLetterPost(req, res) {

	const myStory = req.body.story
	// Create the address
	Lob.addresses.create({
	name: 'Robin Joseph',
	email: 'test@gmail.com',
	phone: '123456789',
	address_line1: '123 Test Street',
	address_line2: 'Unit 199',
	address_city: 'Chicago',
	address_state: 'IL',
	address_zip: '60012',
	address_country: 'US'
	})
	.then((address) => {
	return Lob.letters.create({
	description: 'My First Letter',
	to: address.id,
	from: {
	name: 'Test Person',
	address_line1: '123 Test Street',
	address_line2: 'Unit 200',
	address_city: 'Chicago',
	address_state: 'IL',
	address_zip: '60012',
	address_country: 'US'
	},
	file: '<html style="padding-top: 3in; margin: .5in;">{{story}}</html>',
	merge_variables: {
	story: myStory
	},
	color: true
	});
	})
	.then((letter) => {
	const { id, ...otherProperties } = letter;
	Letter.create({ letterId: id, ...otherProperties })
	res.redirect('/?response=Your letter was successfully sent')
	})
	.catch((err) => {
	console.log(err);
	});

	}


	/*
	* GET / route to get created letters.
	*/
	function getLetters(req, res) {

	Lob.letters.list({ limit: 50 }, function (err, response) {
	const letters = response.data
	res.render('letters', { letters })
	});

	}

	/*
	* GET / route to get a letter.
	*/
	function getALetter(req, res) {

	const letterId = req.params.letterId
	Lob.letters.retrieve(letterId, function (err, response) {
	const letter = response
	res.render('letter', { letter })
	});

	}

	//export all the functions
	module.exports = { createLetter, createLetterPost, getLetters, getALetter };