How can I use email variables in the URL to create a certificate for the reviewer?

kerimsarigul · November 2, 2023, 2:36am

Describe the issue or problem
I have page that creates a certificate for reviewer with data from the URL.

When I use the mail variables in the URL it doesn’t work. URL link cannot read mail variables.

My email template:

Get Certificate URL:
https://journalname.com/certificate/document/get_thx?name={$reviewerName}&journals=JOURNAL_NAME&title={$submissionTitle}&language=en

Simple text not URL:
https://journalname.com/certificate/document/get_thx?name={$reviewerName}&journals=JOURNAL_NAME&title={$submissionTitle}&language=en

Get Certificate URL didn’t work.
Simple text worked.

If I copy and paste text from email into the browser, the certificate is created. However, I want it to work when “Get Certificate” is clicked.

My question: Is there a way to use email variables in the URL?

What application are you using?
For example, OJS 3.3.0-15

kerimsarigul · November 10, 2023, 12:29pm

Dear @asmecher @rcgillis @jnugent

Do you have any ideas about this, how can I solve this problem/situation?

asmecher · November 11, 2023, 12:29am

Hi @kerimsarigul,

I don’t think you’ll be able to do this without making at least some small code modifications. The email variables are not URL-encoded, so when you attempt to include them in a URL, there will be lots of characters that won’t be properly escaped for use in a URL.

The best way to do achieve what you’re looking for is probably to add a new email variable that’s built in the PHP code. See for example this code, which assigns a URL to a variable in what I think is the code responsible for building the screen you’ve pasted:

github.com

pkp/pkp-lib/blob/stable-3_3_0/controllers/grid/users/reviewer/form/ThankReviewerForm.inc.php#L118


      
          		$email->setBody($this->getData('message'));
          
          		if (!$this->getData('skipEmail')) {
          			HookRegistry::call('ThankReviewerForm::thankReviewer', array(&$submission, &$reviewAssignment, &$email));
          			$request = Application::get()->getRequest();
          			$dispatcher = $request->getDispatcher();
          			$context = $request->getContext();
          			$user = $request->getUser();
          			$email->assignParams([
          				'reviewerName' => htmlspecialchars($reviewer->getFullName()),
          				'contextUrl' => $dispatcher->url($request, ROUTE_PAGE, $context->getPath()),
          				'editorialContactSignature' => $user->getContactSignature(),
          				'signatureFullName' => htmlspecialchars($user->getFullname()),
          			]);
          			if (!$email->send($request)) {
          				import('classes.notification.NotificationManager');
          				$notificationMgr = new NotificationManager();
          				$notificationMgr->createTrivialNotification($request->getUser()->getId(), NOTIFICATION_TYPE_ERROR, array('contents' => __('email.compose.error')));
          			}
          		}

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

asmecher · November 20, 2023, 4:00pm

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