Added SMTP-AUTH support to scrapy.mail (closes #149)

docs/topics/email.rst

@@ -8,17 +8,15 @@ Sending e-mail
    :synopsis: Email sending facility
 
 Although Python makes sending e-mails relatively easy via the `smtplib`_
-library, Scrapy provides its own facility for sending e-mails which is very easy
-to use and it's implemented using `Twisted non-blocking IO`_, to avoid
-interfering with the non-blocking IO of the crawler.
-
-It's also very easy to configure, having only a few settings.
+library, Scrapy provides its own facility for sending e-mails which is very
+easy to use and it's implemented using `Twisted non-blocking IO`_, to avoid
+interfering with the non-blocking IO of the crawler. It also provides a
+simple API for sending attachments and it's very easy to configure, with a few
+:ref:`settings <topics-email-settings`.
 
 .. _smtplib: http://docs.python.org/library/smtplib.html
 .. _Twisted non-blocking IO: http://twistedmatrix.com/projects/core/documentation/howto/async.html
 
-It also has built-in support for sending attachments.
-
 Quick example
 =============
 
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@ MailSender class reference
 MailSender is the preferred class to use for sending emails from Scrapy, as it
 uses `Twisted non-blocking IO`_, like the rest of the framework. 
 
-.. class:: MailSender(smtphost, mailfrom)
+.. class:: MailSender(smtphost=None, mailfrom=None, smtpuser=None, smtppass=None, smtpport=None):
 
     :param smtphost: the SMTP host to use for sending the emails. If omitted, the 
       :setting:`MAIL_HOST` setting will be used.
@@ -45,6 +43,17 @@ uses `Twisted non-blocking IO`_, like the rest of the framework.
       If omitted, the :setting:`MAIL_FROM` setting will be used.
     :type mailfrom: str
 
+    :param smtpuser: the SMTP user. If omitted, the :setting:`MAIL_USER`
+      setting will be used. If not given, no SMTP authentication will be
+      performed.
+    :type smtphost: str
+
+    :param smtppass: the SMTP pass for authetnication.
+    :type smtppass: str
+
+    :param smtpport: the SMTP port to connect to
+    :type smtpport: int
+
     .. method:: send(to, subject, body, cc=None, attachs=())
 
         Send email to the given recipients. Emits the :signal:`mail_sent` signal.
@@ -72,16 +81,69 @@ uses `Twisted non-blocking IO`_, like the rest of the framework.
         :type attachs: iterable
 
 
-MailSender settings
-===================
+.. _topics-email-settings:
+
+Mail settings
+=============
 
 These settings define the default constructor values of the :class:`MailSender`
 class, and can be used to configure e-mail notifications in your project without
-writing any code (for those extensions that use the :class:`MailSender` class):
+writing any code (for those extensions and code that uses :class:`MailSender`).
+
+.. setting:: MAIL_FROM
+
+MAIL_FROM
+---------
+
+Default: ``'scrapy@localhost'``
+
+Sender email to use (``From:`` header) for sending emails.
+
+.. setting:: MAIL_HOST
+
+MAIL_HOST
+---------
+
+Default: ``'localhost'``
+
+SMTP host to use for sending emails.
+
+.. setting:: MAIL_PORT
+
+MAIL_PORT
+---------
+
+Default: ``25``
+
+SMTP port to use for sending emails.
+
+.. setting:: MAIL_USER
+
+MAIL_USER
+---------
+
+Default: ``None``
+
+User to use for SMTP authentication. If disabled no SMTP authentication will be
+performed.
+
+.. setting:: MAIL_PASS
+
+MAIL_PASS
+---------
+
+Default: ``None``
+
+Password to use for SMTP authentication, along with :setting:`MAIL_USER`.
+
+.. setting:: MAIL_DEBUG
+
+MAIL_DEBUG
+----------
+
+Default: ``False``
 
-* :setting:`MAIL_DEBUG`
-* :setting:`MAIL_FROM`
-* :setting:`MAIL_HOST`
+Whether to enable the debugging mode.
 
 
 Mail signals

docs/topics/settings.rst

@@ -615,36 +615,6 @@ If ``True``, all standard output (and error) of your process will be redirected
 to the log. For example if you ``print 'hello'`` it will appear in the Scrapy
 log.
 
-.. setting:: MAIL_DEBUG
-
-MAIL_DEBUG
-----------
-
-Default: ``False``
-
-Whether to enable the debugging mode in the the :ref:`Scrapy e-mail sending
-facility <topics-email>`.
-
-.. setting:: MAIL_FROM
-
-MAIL_FROM
----------
-
-Default: ``'scrapy@localhost'``
-
-Email to use as sender address for sending emails using the :ref:`Scrapy e-mail
-sending facility <topics-email>`.
-
-.. setting:: MAIL_HOST
-
-MAIL_HOST
----------
-
-Default: ``'localhost'``
-
-Host to use for sending emails using the :ref:`Scrapy e-mail sending facility
-<topics-email>`.
-
 .. setting:: MEMDEBUG_ENABLED
 
 MEMDEBUG_ENABLED

scrapy/conf/default_settings.py

@@ -138,7 +138,10 @@ LOG_FILE = None
 
 MAIL_DEBUG = False
 MAIL_HOST = 'localhost'
+MAIL_PORT = 25
 MAIL_FROM = 'scrapy@localhost'
+MAIL_PASS = None
+MAIL_USER = None
 
 MEMDEBUG_ENABLED = False        # enable memory debugging
 MEMDEBUG_NOTIFY = []            # send memory debugging report by mail at engine shutdown

scrapy/mail.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from email.Utils import COMMASPACE, formatdate
 from email import Encoders
 
 from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
-from twisted.mail.smtp import SMTPSenderFactory
+from twisted.mail.smtp import ESMTPSenderFactory
 
 from scrapy import log
 from scrapy.core.exceptions import NotConfigured
@@ -27,9 +27,13 @@ mail_sent = object()
 
 class MailSender(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, smtphost=None, mailfrom=None):
-        self.smtphost = smtphost if smtphost else settings['MAIL_HOST']
-        self.mailfrom = mailfrom if mailfrom else settings['MAIL_FROM']
+    def __init__(self, smtphost=None, mailfrom=None, smtpuser=None, smtppass=None, \
+            smtpport=None):
+        self.smtphost = smtphost or settings['MAIL_HOST']
+        self.smtpport = smtpport or settings.getint('MAIL_PORT')
+        self.smtpuser = smtpuser or settings['MAIL_USER']
+        self.smtppass = smtppass or settings['MAIL_PASS']
+        self.mailfrom = mailfrom or settings['MAIL_FROM']
 
         if not self.smtphost or not self.mailfrom:
             raise NotConfigured("MAIL_HOST and MAIL_FROM settings are required")
@@ -68,11 +72,12 @@ class MailSender(object):
                 (to, cc, subject, len(attachs)), level=log.DEBUG)
             return
 
-        dfd = self._sendmail(self.smtphost, self.mailfrom, rcpts, msg.as_string())
+        dfd = self._sendmail(rcpts, msg.as_string())
         dfd.addCallbacks(self._sent_ok, self._sent_failed,
             callbackArgs=[to, cc, subject, len(attachs)],
             errbackArgs=[to, cc, subject, len(attachs)])
         reactor.addSystemEventTrigger('before', 'shutdown', lambda: dfd)
+        return dfd
 
     def _sent_ok(self, result, to, cc, subject, nattachs):
         log.msg('Mail sent OK: To=%s Cc=%s Subject="%s" Attachs=%d' % \
@@ -83,13 +88,12 @@ class MailSender(object):
         log.msg('Unable to send mail: To=%s Cc=%s Subject="%s" Attachs=%d - %s' % \
             (to, cc, subject, nattachs, errstr), level=log.ERROR)
 
-    def _sendmail(self, smtphost, from_addr, to_addrs, msg, port=25):
-        """ This is based on twisted.mail.smtp.sendmail except that it
-        instantiates a quiet (noisy=False) SMTPSenderFactory """
+    def _sendmail(self, to_addrs, msg):
         msg = StringIO(msg)
         d = defer.Deferred()
-        factory = SMTPSenderFactory(from_addr, to_addrs, msg, d)
+        factory = ESMTPSenderFactory(self.smtpuser, self.smtppass, self.mailfrom, \
+            to_addrs, msg, d, heloFallback=True, requireAuthentication=False, \
+            requireTransportSecurity=False)
         factory.noisy = False
-        reactor.connectTCP(smtphost, port, factory)
+        reactor.connectTCP(self.smtphost, self.smtpport, factory)
         return d
-