From 55b4a36a8153d9b66f163dd65b4d01ae9a163f21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryderjj89 <raiden89@live.com>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2025 18:46:07 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Remove EMAIL_RECIPIENTS environment variable and update email
 notification logic

---
 backend/src/index.ts     | 12 ++++--------
 docker-compose-build.yml |  3 +--
 docker-compose.yml       |  3 +--
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index f561b93..242d4c4 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -325,18 +325,14 @@ app.post('/api/events/:slug/rsvp', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
       // Get recipients from event settings
       let recipients: string[] = [];
       
-      // First try to use the event's email recipients
+      // Use the event's email recipients
       if (eventEmailRecipients) {
         recipients = eventEmailRecipients.split(',').map(addr => addr.trim()).filter(Boolean);
       }
       
-      // If no event recipients, fall back to environment variables
-      if (recipients.length === 0) {
-        if (process.env.EMAIL_RECIPIENTS) {
-          recipients = process.env.EMAIL_RECIPIENTS.split(',').map(addr => addr.trim()).filter(Boolean);
-        } else if (process.env.EMAIL_USER) {
-          recipients = [process.env.EMAIL_USER];
-        }
+      // If no recipients are set for the event, use the sender email as a fallback
+      if (recipients.length === 0 && process.env.EMAIL_USER) {
+        recipients = [process.env.EMAIL_USER];
       }
       
       if (recipients.length > 0) {
diff --git a/docker-compose-build.yml b/docker-compose-build.yml
index c23e8a7..51626b2 100644
--- a/docker-compose-build.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-build.yml
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@ services:
       - EMAIL_PASS=yourpassword
       - EMAIL_FROM_NAME=RSVP Manager
       - EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=your@email.com
-      - EMAIL_RECIPIENTS=admin1@email.com,admin2@email.com
       - EMAIL_SECURE=false
       - FRONTEND_BASE_URL=https://your-frontend-domain.com
     restart: unless-stopped
 
 volumes:
   data:
-  uploads: 
+  uploads:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 88c3d61..37619ea 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@ services:
       - EMAIL_FROM_NAME=RSVP Manager
       - EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=your@email.com
       - EMAIL_SECURE=false
-      - EMAIL_RECIPIENTS=admin1@email.com,admin2@email.com
       - FRONTEND_BASE_URL=https://your-frontend-domain.com
     restart: unless-stopped
 
 volumes:
   data:
-  uploads: 
+  uploads: