How to create my own http context for a controller?

Question

I am using asp.net mvc 3 and quartz scheduler.

Currently I have this

A job gets created and executed.
Goes to a controller where I map domain to view models with automapper
Results go to controller where I want to use Action Mailer

I get an error

System.ArgumentNullException was unhandled by user code
  Message=Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: httpContext
  Source=System.Web
  ParamName=httpContext
  StackTrace:
       at System.Web.Routing.RequestContext..ctor(HttpContextBase httpContext, RouteData routeData)
       at ActionMailer.Net.MailerBase.Email(String viewName, Object model, String masterName)
       at EmailController.SendCalendarAppointmentNotifiation(CalendarAppointmentReminderVM vm) in EmailController.cs:line 73
       at RemindersController.CalendarAppointmentsReminders(List`1 taskReminders) in RemindersController.cs:line 54
       at QuartzJobs.AppointmentRemindersJob.Execute(JobExecutionContext context) in AppointmentRemindersJob.cs:line 39
       at Quartz.Core.JobRunShell.Run()
  InnerException:

// Job

public void Execute(JobExecutionContext context)
        {


                            // some code to do some checking and to get results above(not shown)
                            RemindersController remindersController = new RemindersController();
                            remindersController.CalendarAppointmentsReminders(calendarAppointmentReminders);

            }

// controller (to do mapping)\

   public void CalendarAppointmentsReminders(List<AppointmentReminder> appointments)
        {
           List<CalendarAppointmentReminderVM> vm = Mapper.Map<List<CalendarAppointment>, List<CalendarAppointmentReminderVM>>(appointments.Select(x => x.CalendarAppointment).ToList());
            Mapper.Map<List<AppointmentReminder>, List<CalendarAppointmentReminderVM>>(appointments, vm);


            foreach (var v in vm)
            {
                new EmailController().SendCalendarAppointmentNotifiation(v);
            }

        }

// mvc mailer

 public EmailResult SendCalendarAppointmentNotifiation(CalendarAppointmentReminderVM vm)
        {
            To.Add(vm.To);
            Subject = String.Format("Subject");
            return Email("SendCalendarAppointmentEmail", vm);
        }

Dies right on return Email("SendCalendarAppointmentEmail", vm); I want to use this as I am using it to send out all my other emails and I find it alot better way to send emails(easier to make them look nicer as you can use master pages and strongly typed views).

@ Brian Driscoll - Setup to go to a local folder and all my other ones work(ones that a user request a from and contacts my controller where I call up this email controller and send out emails...so the httpcontext is made for me on the first call to the controoler) — chobo2, May 18 '11 at 19:31
I got the same problem with ActionMailer, it do not allow to send e-mail if HttpContext do not exists. That a huge limitation! — Tomas, Apr 24 '12 at 13:33

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

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The Job execution of Quartz doesn't run in a HttpRequest. Also HttpContext.Current is NULL. It seems that this asp.net mailer doesn't work without the asp.net request environment (hava a look at StackTrace)

checkout Render a view as a string (render view, put into mail and send..), but unfortunately in this post all samples works with the current ControllerContext/HttpContext too.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

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answered May 18 '11 at 21:12

benwasd

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Müller - Yes HttpContext is null. I actually got the names mixed up I am using ActionMailer not asp.net mvc mailer. I think both of these email senders suffer from the same problem they need the HttpContext. I am lost on step one. What is that doing? So in my first controller I should put the step one code in? – chobo2 May 18 '11 at 21:27
i did this with mvc2, sending asp.net rendered partial views by email in a job. i will post you the code – benwasd May 19 '11 at 07:26
how can I use it though if I need the httpContext? – chobo2 May 22 '11 at 00:02

How to create my own http context for a controller?

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