/**
* Looks up user supplied email address / alias and sends a mail
*
* @param $email email address or username
*/
function sendMail($in)
{
$in = trim($in);
if (is_email($in)) {
$user_id = UserFinder::byEmail($in);
} else {
$user_id = UserFinder::byUsername($in);
}
$error = ErrorHandler::getInstance();
if (!$user_id) {
$error->add('Invalid email address or username');
return false;
}
$email = UserSetting::getEmail($user_id);
if (!$email) {
throw new \Exception('entered email not found');
}
$code = Token::generate($user_id, 'activation_code');
$pattern = array('/@USERNAME@/', '/@IP@/', '/@URL@/', '/@EXPIRETIME@/');
$user = User::get($user_id);
$page = XmlDocumentHandler::getInstance();
$url = $page->getUrl() . 'u/reset_pwd/' . $code;
$replacement = array($user->getName(), client_ip(), $url, shortTimePeriod($this->expire_time_email));
$msg = preg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $this->password_msg);
//d($msg);
$mail = SendMail::getInstance();
$mail->addRecipient($email);
$mail->setSubject('Forgot password');
$mail->send($msg);
return true;
}