AutomationSMTPServer

Simple SMTP server that can be used for email verification of automated testing. More information can be found on its <a target="_blank" href="http://automationrhapsody.com/automation-smtp-server/">home page</a>.

About

Automation SMTP Server is simple SMTP server run as console application. It acts as SMTP server saving all email messages as EML file to disk. With build in EMLFile class you can later read those mails and verify them in your automation testing project.

Configuration

• Port – Automation SMTP Server have a config file in which port on which server listens can be configured. Port also can be passed as argument when running it from command prompt. It port is not provided in one of both ways 25 is taken by default.
• Emails directory – emails are saved in folder named "temp" in same directory where Automation SMTP Server EXE is. This cannot be changed.

Usage

1. From your automation test project add reference to AutomationSMTPServer.exe.

2. Delete previous emails

    private string currentDir =	
    	Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
    private string mailsDir = currentDir + "temp";
      
    if (Directory.Exists(mailsDir))
    {
    	Directory.Delete(mailsDir, true);
    }
   

3. Start Automation SMTP Server as process

    Process smtpServer = new Process();
    smtpServer.StartInfo.FileName = currentDir + "AutomationSMTPServer.exe";
    smtpServer.StartInfo.Arguments = "25";
    smtpServer.Start();
   

4. Read emails

    string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(mailsDir);
    List<EMLFile> mails = new List<EMLFile>();
      
    foreach (string file in files)
    {
    	EMLFile mail = new EMLFile(file);
    	mails.Add(mail);
    	File.Delete(file);
    }
   

5. Do desired verifications with EMLFile objects

6. Stop Automation SMTP Server by killing the process

   smtpServer.Kill();

7. Yes, it is that easy!