how to send message using Gmail API with Ruby Google API Client?

Question

i\'m facing several problem with API,

first:

send method asking for \'id\'(message id or thread id) .. but why ? i\'m sending new message so it shouldn\'t

Answer 1

I think

@gmail.users.messages.send(:get) is equal to @gmail.users.messages.get

because ".send" is ruby method

so now this method is working with

@gmail.users.messages.to_h['gmail.users.messages.send']

example:

msg = Mail.new
msg.date = Time.now
msg.subject = options[:subject]
msg.body = Text.new(options[:message])
msg.from = {@_user.email => @_user.full_name}
msg.to   = {
    options[:to] => options[:to_name]
}
@email = @google_api_client.execute(
    api_method: @gmail.users.messages.to_h['gmail.users.messages.send'],
    body_object: {
        raw: Base64.urlsafe_encode64(msg.to_s)
    },
    parameters: {
        userId: 'me',
    }
) 

Thanks.

Answer 2

I think you may have a look at this gem I just built that use Gmail API and not using IMAP and SMTP like other gems:

gem install gmail-api-ruby
m = Gmail::Message.new(to: test@test.com, subject: "hello", html: "<b>this is html part<b>, text: "this is the text part")
m.deliver

gmail-api-ruby

It comes with a lot of helpful methods that you use in Gmail interface