Attempt to fix the user check problem.

packages/types/src/documents/app/automation/automation.ts

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export interface SendEmailOpts {
   // workspaceId If finer grain controls being used then this will lookup config for workspace.
   workspaceId?: string
   // user If sending to an existing user the object can be provided, this is used in the context.
-  user: User
+  user?: User
   // from If sending from an address that is not what is configured in the SMTP config.
   from?: string
   // contents If sending a custom email then can supply contents which will be added to it.

packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/email.ts

@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ export async function sendEmail(
   if (userId) {
     const db = tenancy.getGlobalDB()
     user = await db.tryGet<User>(userId)
-  }
+    if (!user) {
-  if (!user) {
+      ctx.throw(404, "User not found.")
-    ctx.throw(404, "User not found.")
+    }
   }
   const response = await sendEmailFn(email, purpose, {
     workspaceId,

packages/worker/src/utilities/email.ts

@@ -60,22 +60,6 @@ function createSMTPTransport(config?: SMTPInnerConfig) {
   return nodemailer.createTransport(options)
 }
 
-async function getLinkCode(
-  purpose: EmailTemplatePurpose,
-  email: string,
-  user: User,
-  info: any = null
-) {
-  switch (purpose) {
-    case EmailTemplatePurpose.PASSWORD_RECOVERY:
-      return cache.passwordReset.createCode(user._id!, info)
-    case EmailTemplatePurpose.INVITATION:
-      return cache.invite.createCode(email, info)
-    default:
-      return null
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Builds an email using handlebars and the templates found in the system (default or otherwise).
  * @param purpose the purpose of the email being built, e.g. invitation, password reset.
@@ -159,7 +143,18 @@ export async function sendEmail(
   }
   const transport = createSMTPTransport(config)
   // if there is a link code needed this will retrieve it
-  const code = await getLinkCode(purpose, email, opts.user, opts?.info)
+  let code: string | null = null
+  switch (purpose) {
+    case EmailTemplatePurpose.PASSWORD_RECOVERY:
+      if (!opts.user || !opts.user._id) {
+        throw "User must be provided for password recovery."
+      }
+      code = await cache.passwordReset.createCode(opts.user._id, opts.info)
+      break
+    case EmailTemplatePurpose.INVITATION:
+      code = await cache.invite.createCode(email, opts.info)
+      break
+  }
   let context = await getSettingsTemplateContext(purpose, code)
 
   let message: Parameters<typeof transport.sendMail>[0] = {