messages and email

recruitment/views.py

@@ -4692,7 +4692,8 @@ def message_detail(request, message_id):
 
 @login_required
 def message_create(request):
-    """Create a new message"""
+    """Create a new message""" 
+    from .email_service import EmailService
     if request.method == "POST":
         form = MessageForm(request.user, request.POST)
 
@@ -4700,8 +4701,25 @@ def message_create(request):
             message = form.save(commit=False)
             message.sender = request.user
             message.save()
-
             messages.success(request, "Message sent successfully!")
+            ["recipient", "job", "subject", "content", "message_type"]
+            recipient_email = form.cleaned_data['recipient'].email # Assuming recipient is a User or Model with an 'email' field
+            subject = form.cleaned_data['subject']
+            custom_message = form.cleaned_data['content']
+            job_id = form.cleaned_data['job'].id if 'job' in form.cleaned_data and form.cleaned_data['job'] else None
+            sender_user_id = request.user.id
+           
+            task_id = async_task(
+                        'recruitment.tasks.send_bulk_email_task', 
+                        subject,
+                        custom_message, # Pass the custom message
+                        [recipient_email], # Pass the specific recipient as a list of one
+                      
+                        sender_user_id=sender_user_id,
+                        job_id=job_id,
+                        hook='recruitment.tasks.email_success_hook')
+            
+            logger.info(f"{task_id} queued.")
             return redirect("message_list")
         else:
             messages.error(request, "Please correct the errors below.")
@@ -4714,6 +4732,8 @@ def message_create(request):
     if request.user.user_type != "staff":
         return render(request, "messages/candidate_message_form.html", context)
     return render(request, "messages/message_form.html", context)
+
+
 @login_required
 def message_reply(request, message_id):
     """Reply to a message"""