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vtdocs-renderformandsavedata.express.val.run
v9
October 23, 2023
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import { set } from "https://esm.town/v/std/set?v=11";
import { email } from "https://esm.town/v/std/email?v=9";
let { submittedEmailAddresses } = await import("https://esm.town/v/vtdocs/submittedEmailAddresses");
export const renderFormAndSaveData = async (
req: express.Request,
res: express.Response,
) => {
// A visit from a web browser? Serve a HTML page with a form
if (req.method === "GET") {
return res.send(`
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Email Form</title>
</head>
<body>
<!-- Change the action here to THIS val's Express endpoint! -->
<form action="https://vtdocs-renderFormAndSaveData.express.val.run" method="post">
<label for="email">Email:</label>
<input type="email" id="email" name="email" required>
<br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>
`);
}
// Otherwise, someone has submitted a form so let's handle that
if (submittedEmailAddresses === undefined) {
submittedEmailAddresses = [];
}
const emailAddress = req.body.email;
if (submittedEmailAddresses.includes(emailAddress)) {
return res.send("you're already signed up!");
}
await email({
text: `${emailAddress} just signed up!`,
subject: "new sign up",
});
submittedEmailAddresses.push(emailAddress);
await set(
"submittedEmailAddresses",
submittedEmailAddresses,
);
return res.send("thanks! you're signed up!");
};
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v9
October 23, 2023