gistfile1.rb

#generate invite gets called from email_invite_with_template
def email_invite_with_template(template,params)
  verification_mail = generate_invite
  
  params[:login] ||= login.email
  
  # create the attachment, if neede
  if params[:include_optouts]
    raise "request_report required parameter" unless params[:request_report]
    raise "requests required parameter" unless params[:requests]
    
    request_report = params.delete(:request_report)
    request_report.compress
    
    attachment = {
      :content_type => request_report.mime_type,
      :body => File.open(request_report.fname) { |f| f.read },
      :filename => request_report.fname.gsub(/^.*\//,'')
    }
  end
  
  verification_mail.send_mail ACTIVATE_URL, 
    params.merge(:queue => :email, :sender => SENDER, :template => template, :attachment => attachment, :merchant => self)

  increment!(:invite_count)
  
  # add a note to each catalog 
  catalogs.each do |catalog|
    catalog.update_attribute(:note, catalog.note.to_s + "\n\nEmailed invite #{Time.now.to_date.to_s}")
  end
end

#generate_invite creates an account if one doesn't exist, then it tries to find the first Verification Mail that was sent to this email addaress
def generate_invite
  unless self.account
    self.create_account
  end

  VerificationMail.find(:first,:conditions => {:email_sent_to => login.email}) || login.build_verification_mail
end