drupal_mail() should support using different MailSystemInterface classes for format() and mail()

Created on 22 April 2011, about 14 years ago

Updated 21 June 2025, 3 days ago

As requested, I have modified the API of the Mail System module to support using one MailSystemInterface class for the format() method, and another for the mail() method. The Mail System module does this by dynamically writing a custom class and adding it to the registry.

It would only take a small change to support this in core without requiring such a monstrous hack.

✨ Feature request

Status

Postponed: needs info

Version

11.0 🔥

Component

mail system

Created by

🇺🇸United States pillarsdotnet

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Needs manual testing
The change/bugfix cannot be fully demonstrated by automated testing, and thus requires manual testing in a variety of environments.

Needs backport to D7
After being applied to the 8.x branch, it should be considered for backport to the 7.x branch. Note: This tag should generally remain even after the backport has been written, approved, and committed.

stale-issue-cleanup
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Comment 3 days ago →
🇺🇸United States smustgrave
Thank you for sharing your idea for improving Drupal.

We are working to decide if this proposal meets the Criteria for evaluating proposed changes. There hasn't been any discussion here for over 8 years which suggests that this has either been implemented or there is no community support. Your thoughts on this will allow a decision to be made.

Since we need more information to move forward with this issue, the status is now Postponed (maintainer needs more info). If we don't receive additional information to help with the issue, it may be closed after three months.

Thanks!
Comment 2 days ago →
🇨🇭Switzerland berdir Switzerland
Lets close this, mailsystem supports this and the core system will be replaced with something that looks very different eventually.

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