I have been wanting to update my ColdFusion skills writing code in full cfscript. So, one of the first things that I did was write a method to send me email from a contact form for my UX site.

To do this I created the following CFC. Most of which is written on page 22 of the 25Meg PDF file Developing Applications ADOBE� COLDFUSION 10.

component displayname="contactUs" hint="Allows users to send email." output="false" {
  remote any function setEmailMessage(
    required string fromName,
    required string fromEmail,
    required string message,
    string subject = "Contact Form",
    string toEmail = "to@fake.com",
    string failToEmail = "fail.to@fake.com",
    numeric priority = 2,
    array attachements,
    required string smtp,
    required string smtpUsername,
    required string smtpPassword
  )
  returnformat='json' {
    /***** BEGIN DEFAULT RETURN VALUE *****/
      // Pre-populate the JSON structure that is to be returned on failure or success.
      // This can be adjusted to meet your needs.
      local.returnValue = {
        "statusCode" : 1000,
        "requestID" : createUUID(),
        "permissions" : "VALED",
        "data" = {
          "message" : "Success"
        },
        "eventName" : "/com/modules/contactUs.cfc",
        "requestParams" : arguments
     };
    /***** END DEFAULT RETURN VALUE *****/

    /***** BEGIN EMAIL PROCESS *****/
      try {
        // Create an instance of the mail object
        mail=new mail();

        // Set it's properties
        mail.setSubject( arguments.subject );
        mail.setTo( arguments.toEmail );
        mail.setFrom( arguments.fromEmail );
        if ( arguments.ccEmail !== "~") {
          mail.setCC( arguments.ccEmail );
        }
        if ( arguments.bccEmail !== "~") {
          mail.setBCC( arguments.bccEmail );
        }
        if ( arguments.failToEmail !== "~") {
          mail.setFailTo( arguments.failToEmail );
        }

        // Set the priority (1, 2 or 3 - High to Low)
        mail.addParam(
        name="X-Priority",
        value= arguments.priority
      );

      // Add email body content in text format
      mail.addPart(
        type="text",
        charset="utf-8",
        wraptext="72",
        body=REReplace( arguments.message, "<[^>]*>", "", "All" )
      );

      // Add email body content in HTML formats
      mail.addPart(
        type="html",
        charset="utf-8",
        body=arguments.message
      );

      // Set SMTP account access
      mail.setServer( arguments.smtp );
      mail.setUsername( arguments.smtpUsername );
      mail.setPassword( arguments.smtpPassword );

      // Send the email message
      mail.send();

      // Update JSON status message
      local.returnValue.data.message = "Email Sent";
    } 
    catch (any e) {
      local.returnValue.statusCode = 5000;
      local.returnValue.data.message = e.message;
    }
  /***** END EMAIL PROCESS *****/

  /***** BEGIN JSON CLEAN UP OF ARGUMENTS TO RELAY BACK THE USER *****/
    StructDelete(local.returnValue.requestParams, "smtp");
    StructDelete(local.returnValue.requestParams, "smtpUsername");
    StructDelete(local.returnValue.requestParams, "smtpPassword");
    StructDelete(local.returnValue.requestParams, "failToEmail");
    if ( local.returnValue.requestParams.ccEmail == "~" ) {
      StructDelete(local.returnValue.requestParams, "ccEmail");
    }
    if ( local.returnValue.requestParams.bccEmail == "~" ) {
      StructDelete(local.returnValue.requestParams, "bccEmail");
    }
  /***** END JSON CLEAN UP OF ARGUMENTS TO RELAY BACK THE USER *****/

  return local.returnValue;
}