(beating dead horse but I'm totally lost..) Error: sendMail is not a member of

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Sorry guys, this used to work and then stopped on its own. I have read multiple forums and have tried:

  • confirmed no mail settings set in addons.cfg
  • only mail binding that shows up is 2.5.3 version in console

openhab> list | grep -i mail
251 │ Active │ 80 │ 1.6.2 │ JavaMail API
252 │ Active │ 80 │ 2.5.3 │ openHAB Add-ons :: Bundles :: Mail Binding

  • cleared cache, rebooted
  • cleared cache, rebooted
  • rebooted and rebooted

I’m running 2.5.3. Sometimes Mail has worked in the past and sometimes after a reboot it just stops on its own. I have no idea how to troubleshoot this any further.

Test rules file:

rule “test rule for notification”
when
Item ZWaveNode02026931ZW4006InWallSmartMotionSwitch_Switch1 changed
then
val mailActions = getActions(“mail”,“mail:smtp:24e0787e”)
mailActions.sendMail(“email@email.com”, “Test”, “This is a test”)
end

Mail thing is set up through PaperUI
image

Error

2020-03-28 17:16:56.441 [ERROR] [ntime.internal.engine.RuleEngineImpl] - Rule ‘test rule for notification’: ‘sendMail’ is not a member of ‘org.eclipse.smarthome.core.thing.binding.ThingActions’; line 6, column 5, length 169

Is there anything else I can try?

I also noticed that the “sendNotification” also gives me an error. This also used to work without any issues.

2020-03-28 17:26:04.528 [ERROR] [ntime.internal.engine.RuleEngineImpl] - Rule ‘test rule for notification’: The name ‘sendNotification’ cannot be resolved to an item or type; line 7, column 5, length 155

rule “test rule for notification”
when
Item ZWaveNode02026931ZW4006InWallSmartMotionSwitch_Switch1 changed
then
sendNotification(“email@email.com”, “test”)
end

Thank you for any pointers!

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Have you tried restarting openHAB (no reboot, no clear of cache)? That usually resolves this for me. It may or may not work for you.

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Double check 2.5 issues after upgrade .
Enable debugging for the binding and check if the SMTP server thing changes status (OFFLINE?), eventually there’s a problem with the mail relay.
Restarting/rebooting will not solve config problems.

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I can’t believe it, that actually resolved the problem. As soon as I restarted the service, I got a notification.

Both sendNotification and mailActions.sendMail are working now!

Thanks for the tip!

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I’m glad it worked for you. What I find is that anytime I upgrade, downgrade, or clear the cache, I have to restart openHAB again in order to get rid of the sendMail not a member issue. Usually I forget and wonder why some rules are failing and email is not coming, then remember and restart…

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