Cassandra Pace

Hi there,

I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble setting up email verification on your Rails 7 app. I understand how frustrating it can be dealing with fake users and the potential risks of sending emails to nonexistent addresses. A Rails-specific tutorial can definitely make things easier.

To help you out, here's a step-by-step guide to integrate MailTester Ninja (https://mailtester.ninja/) with your Rails 7 application:

1. Add the MailTester Ninja gem to your Gemfile:

   gem 'mailtester_ninja'
   

2. Run bundle install:

   bundle install
   

3. Create an initializer: In config/initializers, create a file named mailtester_ninja.rb and add your API key:

   MailTesterNinja.configure do |config|
     config.api_key = 'your_api_key_here'
   end
   

4. Verify emails before saving users: In your User model (app/models/user.rb), add a before_save callback to verify email addresses:

   class User < ApplicationRecord
     before_save :verify_email
   
     private
   
     def verify_email
       response = MailTesterNinja.verify(email)
       unless response.valid?
         errors.add(:email, "is invalid")
         throw(:abort)
       end
     end
   end
   

5. Handle verification results: Customize the error handling and user feedback as needed. You might want to display a message to the user if their email address is invalid.

6. Testing: Test the setup by attempting to create a user with an invalid email address and ensuring it gets rejected.

This should help you integrate email verification into your Rails 7 app and prevent fake users from clogging your database. If you have any further questions or run into issues, feel free to ask!

Best regards,

Let me know if you need any more assistance!