Scalable email templates for node.js

Macaw is a suite of tools that helps you design and send transactional emails. It aims to solve the problems that usually occur at the intersection of design, copywriting and engineering.

Macaw is:

• A node.js package that helps you to use templates to send transactions emails
• A CLI tool that helps you structure and preview templates

Macaw is not:

• A Mailchimp-esque drag-and-drop email builder
• A email sending service

Quick example

Some lines of code usually say more than any documentation could, so here's a simple example of how this library could be used:

const macaw = require("macaw");
const sendgrid = require("@macaw-email/provider-sendgrid");

const mailer = macaw({
  provider: sendgrid({ apiKey: "aaaaa-bbbbbbb-ccccccc-ddddddd" })
});

const template = await mailer.template("monthly-newsletter", {
  customerName: "Example Business",
  greeting: "Hi, Thomas!"
});

await template.send({
  to: {
    name: "Thomas Schoffelen",
    email: "thomas@schof.co"
  }
});

Getting started

Quickly get up and running by executing this command in your project's root directory:

npx macaw init

This will:

1. Create a emails directory with an example template and layout file.
2. Add macaw to your package.json file.

Take a look at the files created in the emails directory, and use the documentation links below to learn what's next.

Documentation

• Templates and layouts
• Email sending providers
• Template storage sources
• Custom provider implementations
• API classes reference