Simplenews filter [#2179459]

I have seen similar feature requests before, but this still seems a feature which has not made it into many mail modules.

This module always you to dynamically filter a newsletter's recipients when sending using the results of a view.

I have set up a sandbox here:
https://drupal.org/sandbox/dieuwe/2179443

I have had to "cannibalise" two functions from simplenews to make this work:
1. Form submit (modified to call my mail spool function instead)
2. Mail spool function (modified to use the SelectQuery generated by the view)

Would appreciate any feedback on whether you think this is a good approach and if this functionality should remain separate or be integrated into simplenews. I have one project I am working on which requires this feature and another coming up with probably will too, so I will be updating the sandbox as often as I can.

(I have been working with simplenews 1.x, have not had a chance to check out the 2.x branch)

Comments

Comment #1

Berdir

German

Switzerland

CreditAttribution: Berdir commented 22 January 2014 at 23:04

See #1884290: Implement a pluggable system for who emails get sent to, work went into 7.x-2.x to provide an API for such use cases. The party CRM project is AFAIK relying on that.

Comment #2

dieuwe

Auckland, NZ

CreditAttribution: dieuwe commented 23 January 2014 at 20:59

Thanks, will take a look at supporting the 2.x branch.

I don't know if this is the place to ask, but what is the state of simplenews 2.x? Release plans, etc? Just wondering if it's worth switching to that for new projects or if there is no way that branch will work on a live site in the foreseeable future. Couldn't find much from scanning the issue queue.