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# Mail templates
This directory contains templates for all default mails sent as result of
activity in the marketplace.
Note that, at present, changes made to the template files here will not take
effect automatically. Marketplace owner needs to notify the Sharetribe team.
## Template parts
A template consists of three files:
* `TEMPLATE_NAME-subject.txt` - holds the mail Subject line template
* `TEMPLATE_NAME-text.txt` - holds the template for the plain text version of the mail
* `TEMPLATE_NAME-html.html` - contains the template for the HTML version of the mail
All the parts are mandatory. All emails that are sent from the marketplace
contain both the plain text and HTML variants and the recipient's mail client is
free to choose which one to visualize and how.
## Template syntax
Templates use [Handlebars](http://handlebarsjs.com/) syntax.
Example html:
```html
<html>
<body>
<p>Hello {{recipient.first-name}},</p>
<p>Your <em>{{marketplace.name}}</em> account&#x27;s email address was changed.</p>
<p>If you didn&#x27;t make this change, please contact us.</p>
<p>Best regards,<br />The {{marketplace.name}} team</p>
</body>
</html>
```
Example text version:
```
Hello {{recipient.first-name}},
Your {{marketplace.name}} account's email address was changed.
If you didn't make this change, please contact us.
Best regards,
The {{marketplace.name}} team
```
Variables within `{{ }}` are expanded and escaped, so that they are safe to
place inside HTML content. As seen above, some variables have nested values,
which can be accessed with dot `.` operator.
The template syntax supports conditionals, loops, helpers and other constructs.
For details see the [Handlebars documentation](http://handlebarsjs.com/).
## List of templates
### Built-in event mails
#### email-changed
Sent to a user when their registered email address has been successfully
changed.
#### new-message
Sent to a user when the other party in a transaction has sent them a new
message.
#### password-changed
Sent to a user when their account's password was successfully changed.
#### reset-password
Sent to a user when a request for resetting their password is received. The mail
contains a link with password reset token and instructs the user to complete the
password reset.
#### verify-changed-email-address
Sent to a user when they have requested to change their registered email
address. The mail contains an email verification link and instructs the user how
to verify their email address.
#### verify-email-address
Sent to a user after they sign up for an account in the marketplace and
instructs them to verify their email address.
### Transaction engine mails
The templates in the list below correspond to mails defined in the default
transaction process. Customized transaction processes can have different set of
mail templates.
`customer` and `provider` below mean the corresponding parties in a transaction.
#### booking-request-accepted
Sent to the customer when the provider accepts a booking and the customer's
payment is captured.
#### booking-request-auto-declined
Sent to the customer when the provider does not accept the booking within the
allowed time and the transaction is automatically declined.
#### booking-request-declined
Sent to the customer when the provider manually declines a transaction.
#### money-paid
Sent to the provider when a booking's end date has passed and payment is sent to
the provider's bank account.
#### new-booking-request
Sent when a customer makes a new booking and preauthorizes payment.
#### review-by-customer-wanted
Sent to the customer when the booking end-date has passed and reviews for the
transaction can be posted. This mail should prompt the recipient to write a
review.
#### review-by-other-party-published
Sent to one of the parties in a transaction when the other party has posted a
review and the review has been published (i.e. contents of the review are
public).
#### review-by-other-party-unpublished
Sent to one of the parties in a transation when the other party has posted a
review but the review is not yet published, because the first party hasn't yet
posted their review or the review time has not expired. This mail should prompt
the recipient to write their own review.
#### review-by-provider-wanted
Sent to the customer when the booking end-date has passed and reviews for the
transaction can be posted. This mail should prompt the recipient to write a
review.