Cómo crear una simple API Web de conversión de correo electrónico en ASP.NET Core

Cómo crear una simple API Web de conversión de correo electrónico en ASP.NET Core

Crear un microservice o Web API para la conversión de correo electrónico permite que otras aplicaciones aprovechen la funcionalidad de conversion sin integrar toda la biblioteca de Aspose.Email.Esta aproximación proporciona una solución centralizada, escalable que puede servir a múltiples clientes, aplicacións, o sistemas.Utilizando ASP.NET Core y el Converter de LowCode de E-mail, se puede construir un robusto servicio RESTful que acepta los archivos de email a través de las cargas HTTP y devuelve los arquivos convertidos para descargar.

Por qué crear una API de conversión de correo electrónico?

Una API de conversión de correo electrónico dedicada ofrece varias ventajas:

  • Procesamiento centralizado : el servicio único gestiona toda la lógica de conversión
  • Cross-Platform Access : cualquier aplicación puede consumir la API a través de HTTP
  • Scalabilidad : Despliegue independientemente y escala basada en la demanda
  • Independencia de la tecnología : Los clientes no necesitan dependencias de .NET o Aspose
  • Microservice Architecture : Se adapta a los patrones de aplicación distribuidos modernos
  • Gestión de recursos : Control centralizado de los recursos de procesamiento

Prerequisitos

Antes de construir la API de conversión de correo electrónico, asegúrese de tener:

  • ASP.NET Core 6.0 o superior entorno de desarrollo
  • Visual Studio 2022 o Visual Studio Code con extensiones C
  • Aspose.Email NuGet paquete
  • Conocimiento básico del diseño RESTful API
  • Comprensión del archivo upload/download en web APIs

Paso 1: Configurar el proyecto API

Crea un nuevo proyecto ASP.NET Core Web API:

dotnet new webapi -n EmailConverterApi
cd EmailConverterApi
dotnet add package Aspose.Email
dotnet add package Swashbuckle.AspNetCore

Configurar el archivo del proyecto (EmailConverterApi.csproj):

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Aspose.Email" Version="24.3.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.5.0" />
  </ItemGroup>

</Project>

Paso 2: Crea el controlador de conversión de correo electrónico

Crea un controlador completo que gestione las operaciones de conversión de correo electrónico:

using Aspose.Email.LowCode;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;

namespace EmailConverterApi.Controllers
{
    [ApiController]
    [Route("api/[controller]")]
    [Produces("application/json")]
    public class EmailConverterController : ControllerBase
    {
        private readonly ILogger<EmailConverterController> _logger;
        private readonly IConfiguration _configuration;
        private readonly long _maxFileSize;
        private readonly string[] _allowedExtensions = { ".eml", ".msg" };
        private readonly string[] _supportedOutputFormats = { "html", "eml", "msg", "mhtml", "mht" };

        public EmailConverterController(ILogger<EmailConverterController> logger, IConfiguration configuration)
        {
            _logger = logger;
            _configuration = configuration;
            _maxFileSize = _configuration.GetValue<long>("MaxFileSize", 10 * 1024 * 1024); // 10MB default
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Converts an email file to the specified format
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="emailFile">The email file to convert (EML or MSG)</param>
        /// <param name="format">Output format (html, eml, msg, mhtml, mht)</param>
        /// <param name="filename">Optional custom filename for the output</param>
        /// <returns>The converted file for download</returns>
        [HttpPost("convert")]
        [ProducesResponseType(typeof(FileResult), 200)]
        [ProducesResponseType(typeof(ApiErrorResponse), 400)]
        [ProducesResponseType(typeof(ApiErrorResponse), 500)]
        public async Task<IActionResult> ConvertEmail(
            [Required] IFormFile emailFile,
            [FromQuery, Required] string format = "html",
            [FromQuery] string? filename = null)
        {
            var requestId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..8];
            _logger.LogInformation("Starting conversion request {RequestId} for file: {FileName}, format: {Format}", 
                requestId, emailFile?.FileName, format);

            try
            {
                // Validate request
                var validationResult = ValidateRequest(emailFile, format);
                if (validationResult != null)
                {
                    _logger.LogWarning("Validation failed for request {RequestId}: {Error}", requestId, validationResult.Message);
                    return validationResult;
                }

                // Create in-memory output handler
                var outputHandler = new MemoryOutputHandler();
                
                // Perform conversion
                using var inputStream = emailFile!.OpenReadStream();
                await ConvertEmailInternal(inputStream, emailFile.FileName, outputHandler, format);

                // Get converted content
                var convertedContent = outputHandler.GetContent();
                var outputFileName = filename ?? GenerateOutputFileName(emailFile.FileName, format);
                var contentType = GetContentType(format);

                _logger.LogInformation("Successfully converted {RequestId}: {InputFile} -> {OutputFile} ({Size} bytes)", 
                    requestId, emailFile.FileName, outputFileName, convertedContent.Length);

                // Return file for download
                return File(convertedContent, contentType, outputFileName);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                _logger.LogError(ex, "Conversion failed for request {RequestId}: {Error}", requestId, ex.Message);
                return StatusCode(500, new ApiErrorResponse 
                { 
                    Message = "Internal server error during conversion", 
                    RequestId = requestId 
                });
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets information about supported formats and API capabilities
        /// </summary>
        [HttpGet("info")]
        [ProducesResponseType(typeof(ApiInfoResponse), 200)]
        public IActionResult GetApiInfo()
        {
            return Ok(new ApiInfoResponse
            {
                SupportedInputFormats = _allowedExtensions,
                SupportedOutputFormats = _supportedOutputFormats,
                MaxFileSizeMB = _maxFileSize / (1024 * 1024),
                Version = "1.0.0",
                Description = "Email format conversion API powered by Aspose.Email"
            });
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Health check endpoint
        /// </summary>
        [HttpGet("health")]
        [ProducesResponseType(typeof(HealthResponse), 200)]
        public IActionResult HealthCheck()
        {
            return Ok(new HealthResponse 
            { 
                Status = "Healthy", 
                Timestamp = DateTime.UtcNow,
                Version = "1.0.0"
            });
        }

        private IActionResult? ValidateRequest(IFormFile? emailFile, string format)
        {
            if (emailFile == null || emailFile.Length == 0)
            {
                return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse { Message = "No file provided or file is empty" });
            }

            if (emailFile.Length > _maxFileSize)
            {
                return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse 
                { 
                    Message = $"File size exceeds maximum allowed size of {_maxFileSize / (1024 * 1024)}MB" 
                });
            }

            var extension = Path.GetExtension(emailFile.FileName)?.ToLowerInvariant();
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(extension) || !_allowedExtensions.Contains(extension))
            {
                return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse 
                { 
                    Message = $"Unsupported file format. Allowed formats: {string.Join(", ", _allowedExtensions)}" 
                });
            }

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(format) || !_supportedOutputFormats.Contains(format.ToLowerInvariant()))
            {
                return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse 
                { 
                    Message = $"Unsupported output format. Supported formats: {string.Join(", ", _supportedOutputFormats)}" 
                });
            }

            return null;
        }

        private static async Task ConvertEmailInternal(Stream inputStream, string fileName, IOutputHandler outputHandler, string format)
        {
            switch (format.ToLowerInvariant())
            {
                case "html":
                    await Converter.ConvertToHtml(inputStream, fileName, outputHandler);
                    break;
                case "eml":
                    await Converter.ConvertToEml(inputStream, fileName, outputHandler);
                    break;
                case "msg":
                    await Converter.ConvertToMsg(inputStream, fileName, outputHandler);
                    break;
                case "mhtml":
                    await Converter.ConvertToMhtml(inputStream, fileName, outputHandler);
                    break;
                case "mht":
                    await Converter.ConvertToMht(inputStream, fileName, outputHandler);
                    break;
                default:
                    throw new ArgumentException($"Unsupported conversion format: {format}");
            }
        }

        private static string GenerateOutputFileName(string inputFileName, string format)
        {
            var nameWithoutExtension = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(inputFileName);
            return $"{nameWithoutExtension}.{format.ToLowerInvariant()}";
        }

        private static string GetContentType(string format) => format.ToLowerInvariant() switch
        {
            "html" => "text/html",
            "eml" => "message/rfc822",
            "msg" => "application/vnd.ms-outlook",
            "mhtml" => "message/rfc822",
            "mht" => "message/rfc822",
            _ => "application/octet-stream"
        };
    }
}

Paso 3: Crea el operador de salida in-memory

Crea un tráiler de salida personalizado que captura contenido convertido en memoria:

using Aspose.Email.LowCode;
using System.Text;

namespace EmailConverterApi.Services
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Output handler that captures converted content in memory for API responses
    /// </summary>
    public class MemoryOutputHandler : IOutputHandler
    {
        private byte[]? _content;
        private string? _fileName;

        public async Task AddOutputStream(string name, Func<Stream, Task> writeAction)
        {
            _fileName = name;
            using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
            await writeAction(memoryStream);
            _content = memoryStream.ToArray();
        }

        public void AddOutputStream(string name, Action<Stream> writeAction)
        {
            _fileName = name;
            using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
            writeAction(memoryStream);
            _content = memoryStream.ToArray();
        }

        public byte[] GetContent()
        {
            return _content ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("No content has been written to this handler");
        }

        public string GetContentAsString()
        {
            var content = GetContent();
            return Encoding.UTF8.GetString(content);
        }

        public string GetFileName()
        {
            return _fileName ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("No file name available");
        }

        public bool HasContent => _content != null && _content.Length > 0;
    }
}

Paso 4: Crear modelos de respuesta

Define los modelos de respuesta estructurados para la API:

namespace EmailConverterApi.Models
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Standard error response model
    /// </summary>
    public class ApiErrorResponse
    {
        public string Message { get; set; } = string.Empty;
        public string? RequestId { get; set; }
        public DateTime Timestamp { get; set; } = DateTime.UtcNow;
        public string? Details { get; set; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// API information response model
    /// </summary>
    public class ApiInfoResponse
    {
        public string[] SupportedInputFormats { get; set; } = Array.Empty<string>();
        public string[] SupportedOutputFormats { get; set; } = Array.Empty<string>();
        public long MaxFileSizeMB { get; set; }
        public string Version { get; set; } = string.Empty;
        public string Description { get; set; } = string.Empty;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Health check response model
    /// </summary>
    public class HealthResponse
    {
        public string Status { get; set; } = string.Empty;
        public DateTime Timestamp { get; set; }
        public string Version { get; set; } = string.Empty;
        public Dictionary<string, object>? AdditionalInfo { get; set; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Conversion request model for batch operations
    /// </summary>
    public class BatchConversionRequest
    {
        public string OutputFormat { get; set; } = "html";
        public bool ZipOutput { get; set; } = true;
        public string? CustomPrefix { get; set; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Batch conversion result
    /// </summary>
    public class BatchConversionResult
    {
        public int TotalFiles { get; set; }
        public int SuccessfulConversions { get; set; }
        public int FailedConversions { get; set; }
        public List<ConversionError> Errors { get; set; } = new();
        public string? OutputFileName { get; set; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Individual conversion error details
    /// </summary>
    public class ConversionError
    {
        public string FileName { get; set; } = string.Empty;
        public string ErrorMessage { get; set; } = string.Empty;
    }
}

Paso 5: Añadir soporte de conversión de batch

Extender el controlador para soportar las conversiones de batch:

/// <summary>
/// Converts multiple email files and returns them as a ZIP archive
/// </summary>
/// <param name="emailFiles">Multiple email files to convert</param>
/// <param name="request">Batch conversion settings</param>
/// <returns>ZIP file containing all converted emails</returns>
[HttpPost("convert-batch")]
[ProducesResponseType(typeof(FileResult), 200)]
[ProducesResponseType(typeof(ApiErrorResponse), 400)]
[ProducesResponseType(typeof(ApiErrorResponse), 500)]
public async Task<IActionResult> ConvertEmailBatch(
    [Required] IFormFileCollection emailFiles,
    [FromForm] BatchConversionRequest request)
{
    var requestId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..8];
    _logger.LogInformation("Starting batch conversion request {RequestId} for {FileCount} files, format: {Format}", 
        requestId, emailFiles.Count, request.OutputFormat);

    try
    {
        if (!emailFiles.Any())
        {
            return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse { Message = "No files provided for batch conversion" });
        }

        if (!_supportedOutputFormats.Contains(request.OutputFormat.ToLowerInvariant()))
        {
            return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse 
            { 
                Message = $"Unsupported output format: {request.OutputFormat}" 
            });
        }

        var results = new List<(string FileName, byte[] Content, bool Success, string? Error)>();

        // Process each file
        foreach (var file in emailFiles)
        {
            try
            {
                var validationResult = ValidateRequest(file, request.OutputFormat);
                if (validationResult != null)
                {
                    results.Add((file.FileName, Array.Empty<byte>(), false, "Validation failed"));
                    continue;
                }

                var outputHandler = new MemoryOutputHandler();
                using var inputStream = file.OpenReadStream();
                
                await ConvertEmailInternal(inputStream, file.FileName, outputHandler, request.OutputFormat);
                
                results.Add((file.FileName, outputHandler.GetContent(), true, null));
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to convert file {FileName} in batch {RequestId}", file.FileName, requestId);
                results.Add((file.FileName, Array.Empty<byte>(), false, ex.Message));
            }
        }

        // Create ZIP archive
        var zipContent = CreateZipArchive(results, request);
        var zipFileName = $"converted_emails_{DateTime.Now:yyyyMMdd_HHmmss}.zip";

        _logger.LogInformation("Batch conversion {RequestId} completed: {Success}/{Total} successful", 
            requestId, results.Count(r => r.Success), results.Count);

        return File(zipContent, "application/zip", zipFileName);
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        _logger.LogError(ex, "Batch conversion failed for request {RequestId}: {Error}", requestId, ex.Message);
        return StatusCode(500, new ApiErrorResponse 
        { 
            Message = "Internal server error during batch conversion", 
            RequestId = requestId 
        });
    }
}

private static byte[] CreateZipArchive(List<(string FileName, byte[] Content, bool Success, string? Error)> results, BatchConversionRequest request)
{
    using var zipStream = new MemoryStream();
    using (var archive = new System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive(zipStream, System.IO.Compression.ZipArchiveMode.Create, true))
    {
        // Add successful conversions
        foreach (var (fileName, content, success, _) in results.Where(r => r.Success))
        {
            var outputFileName = GenerateOutputFileName(fileName, request.OutputFormat);
            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.CustomPrefix))
            {
                outputFileName = $"{request.CustomPrefix}_{outputFileName}";
            }

            var entry = archive.CreateEntry(outputFileName);
            using var entryStream = entry.Open();
            entryStream.Write(content, 0, content.Length);
        }

        // Add error log if there were failures
        var failures = results.Where(r => !r.Success).ToList();
        if (failures.Any())
        {
            var errorLog = string.Join("\n", failures.Select(f => $"{f.FileName}: {f.Error}"));
            var errorEntry = archive.CreateEntry("conversion_errors.txt");
            using var errorStream = errorEntry.Open();
            using var writer = new StreamWriter(errorStream);
            writer.Write(errorLog);
        }
    }

    return zipStream.ToArray();
}

Paso 6: Configure la aplicación

Instalar la aplicación con la configuración adecuada en Program.cs:

using EmailConverterApi.Services;
using Microsoft.OpenApi.Models;

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

// Add services
builder.Services.AddControllers();
builder.Services.AddEndpointsApiExplorer();
builder.Services.AddSwaggerGen(c =>
{
    c.SwaggerDoc("v1", new OpenApiInfo
    {
        Title = "Email Converter API",
        Version = "v1",
        Description = "RESTful API for converting email files between different formats using Aspose.Email",
        Contact = new OpenApiContact
        {
            Name = "API Support",
            Email = "support@example.com"
        }
    });
    
    // Include XML comments if available
    var xmlFile = $"{System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Name}.xml";
    var xmlPath = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, xmlFile);
    if (File.Exists(xmlPath))
    {
        c.IncludeXmlComments(xmlPath);
    }
});

// Configure file upload limits
builder.Services.Configure<IISServerOptions>(options =>
{
    options.MaxRequestBodySize = 50 * 1024 * 1024; // 50MB
});

// Add CORS if needed
builder.Services.AddCors(options =>
{
    options.AddPolicy("AllowAll", policy =>
    {
        policy.AllowAnyOrigin()
              .AllowAnyHeader()
              .AllowAnyMethod();
    });
});

// Add logging
builder.Logging.AddConsole();
builder.Logging.AddDebug();

var app = builder.Build();

// Configure pipeline
if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
{
    app.UseSwagger();
    app.UseSwaggerUI(c =>
    {
        c.SwaggerEndpoint("/swagger/v1/swagger.json", "Email Converter API V1");
        c.RoutePrefix = string.Empty; // Swagger at root
    });
}

app.UseHttpsRedirection();
app.UseCors("AllowAll");
app.UseAuthorization();
app.MapControllers();

app.Run();

Paso 7: Configuraciones de configuración

Añade la configuración en appsettings.json:

{
  "Logging": {
    "LogLevel": {
      "Default": "Information",
      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning",
      "EmailConverterApi": "Debug"
    }
  },
  "AllowedHosts": "*",
  "MaxFileSize": 52428800,
  "ConversionSettings": {
    "DefaultOutputFormat": "html",
    "EnableBatchConversion": true,
    "MaxBatchSize": 10,
    "TempDirectory": "temp"
  }
}

Paso 8: Añadir error de manejo de medios

Creación de errores globales de middleware:

using System.Net;
using System.Text.Json;

namespace EmailConverterApi.Middleware
{
    public class GlobalErrorHandlingMiddleware
    {
        private readonly RequestDelegate _next;
        private readonly ILogger<GlobalErrorHandlingMiddleware> _logger;

        public GlobalErrorHandlingMiddleware(RequestDelegate next, ILogger<GlobalErrorHandlingMiddleware> logger)
        {
            _next = next;
            _logger = logger;
        }

        public async Task InvokeAsync(HttpContext context)
        {
            try
            {
                await _next(context);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                _logger.LogError(ex, "An unhandled exception occurred");
                await HandleExceptionAsync(context, ex);
            }
        }

        private static async Task HandleExceptionAsync(HttpContext context, Exception exception)
        {
            context.Response.ContentType = "application/json";
            
            var (statusCode, message) = exception switch
            {
                ArgumentException => (HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, exception.Message),
                FileNotFoundException => (HttpStatusCode.NotFound, "Requested file not found"),
                UnauthorizedAccessException => (HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized, "Access denied"),
                NotSupportedException => (HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, "Operation not supported"),
                _ => (HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError, "An error occurred while processing your request")
            };

            context.Response.StatusCode = (int)statusCode;

            var response = new
            {
                message = message,
                statusCode = (int)statusCode,
                timestamp = DateTime.UtcNow
            };

            await context.Response.WriteAsync(JsonSerializer.Serialize(response));
        }
    }
}

// Register middleware in Program.cs
app.UseMiddleware<GlobalErrorHandlingMiddleware>();

Paso 9: Ejemplos de uso del cliente

Exemplos de CURL

Convertir un solo archivo:

curl -X POST "https://localhost:5001/api/emailconverter/convert?format=html" \
  -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
  -F "emailFile=@sample.eml" \
  -o converted.html

Obtener información de API:

curl -X GET "https://localhost:5001/api/emailconverter/info"

C# El ejemplo del cliente

public class EmailConverterClient
{
    private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
    
    public EmailConverterClient(HttpClient httpClient)
    {
        _httpClient = httpClient;
    }
    
    public async Task<byte[]> ConvertEmailAsync(string filePath, string outputFormat = "html")
    {
        using var form = new MultipartFormDataContent();
        using var fileStream = File.OpenRead(filePath);
        using var fileContent = new StreamContent(fileStream);
        
        fileContent.Headers.ContentType = new System.Net.Http.Headers.MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/octet-stream");
        form.Add(fileContent, "emailFile", Path.GetFileName(filePath));
        
        var response = await _httpClient.PostAsync($"/api/emailconverter/convert?format={outputFormat}", form);
        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
        
        return await response.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync();
    }
}

El ejemplo del cliente de JavaScript

async function convertEmail(file, format = 'html') {
    const formData = new FormData();
    formData.append('emailFile', file);
    
    const response = await fetch(`/api/emailconverter/convert?format=${format}`, {
        method: 'POST',
        body: formData
    });
    
    if (!response.ok) {
        throw new Error(`Conversion failed: ${response.statusText}`);
    }
    
    return await response.blob();
}

Conclusión

Construir una API Web de conversión de correo electrónico con ASP.NET Core y Aspose.Email LowCode Converter crea un servicio poderoso y reutilizable que proporciona:

  • Tratamiento centralizado : El servicio único gestiona todas las conversiones de correo electrónico
  • Cross-Platform Access : la interfaz basada en HTTP funciona con cualquier tecnología de cliente
  • Scalabilidad : Despliegue y escala independientemente de las aplicaciones del cliente
  • Funciones completas : soporte para varios formatos, procesamiento de batch y gestión de errores
  • Production Ready : Incluye registro, configuración, validación y documentación

Esta arquitectura de API permite a las organizaciones proporcionar capacidades de conversión de correo electrónico como un servicio, apoyando múltiples aplicaciones y casos de uso al mismo tiempo que mantiene un control centralizado sobre la lógica y los recursos de procesamiento. El enfoque de microservice facilita las arquitecturas de aplicación modernas y permite la fácil integración con los sistemas y flujos de trabajo existentes.

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