Backend robustness to email sending or analytics tracking failures (#728)

* Make `sendEmail` functions await email send success

* Make tracking and email sending not throw on failure

functions/src/analytics.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as Amplitude from '@amplitude/node'
 import { DEV_CONFIG } from '../../common/envs/dev'
 import { PROD_CONFIG } from '../../common/envs/prod'
 
-import { isProd } from './utils'
+import { isProd, tryOrLogError } from './utils'
 
 const key = isProd() ? PROD_CONFIG.amplitudeApiKey : DEV_CONFIG.amplitudeApiKey
 
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ export const track = async (
   eventProperties?: any,
   amplitudeProperties?: Partial<Amplitude.Event>
 ) => {
-  await amp.logEvent({
+  return await tryOrLogError(
-    event_type: eventName,
+    amp.logEvent({
-    user_id: userId,
+      event_type: eventName,
-    event_properties: eventProperties,
+      user_id: userId,
-    ...amplitudeProperties,
+      event_properties: eventProperties,
-  })
+      ...amplitudeProperties,
+    })
+  )
 }

functions/src/emails.ts

@@ -74,9 +74,8 @@ export const sendMarketResolutionEmail = async (
 
   // Modify template here:
   // https://app.mailgun.com/app/sending/domains/mg.manifold.markets/templates/edit/market-resolved/initial
-  // Mailgun username: james@mantic.markets
 
-  await sendTemplateEmail(
+  return await sendTemplateEmail(
     privateUser.email,
     subject,
     'market-resolved',
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ export const sendWelcomeEmail = async (
   const emailType = 'generic'
   const unsubscribeLink = `${UNSUBSCRIBE_ENDPOINT}?id=${userId}&type=${emailType}`
 
-  await sendTemplateEmail(
+  return await sendTemplateEmail(
     privateUser.email,
     'Welcome to Manifold Markets!',
     'welcome',
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ export const sendOneWeekBonusEmail = async (
   const emailType = 'generic'
   const unsubscribeLink = `${UNSUBSCRIBE_ENDPOINT}?id=${userId}&type=${emailType}`
 
-  await sendTemplateEmail(
+  return await sendTemplateEmail(
     privateUser.email,
     'Manifold Markets one week anniversary gift',
     'one-week',
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ export const sendThankYouEmail = async (
   const emailType = 'generic'
   const unsubscribeLink = `${UNSUBSCRIBE_ENDPOINT}?id=${userId}&type=${emailType}`
 
-  await sendTemplateEmail(
+  return await sendTemplateEmail(
     privateUser.email,
     'Thanks for your Manifold purchase',
     'thank-you',
@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@ export const sendMarketCloseEmail = async (
   const emailType = 'market-resolve'
   const unsubscribeUrl = `${UNSUBSCRIBE_ENDPOINT}?id=${userId}&type=${emailType}`
 
-  await sendTemplateEmail(
+  return await sendTemplateEmail(
     privateUser.email,
     'Your market has closed',
     'market-close',
@@ -309,7 +308,7 @@ export const sendNewCommentEmail = async (
   if (contract.outcomeType === 'FREE_RESPONSE' && answerId && answerText) {
     const answerNumber = `#${answerId}`
 
-    await sendTemplateEmail(
+    return await sendTemplateEmail(
       privateUser.email,
       subject,
       'market-answer-comment',
@@ -332,7 +331,7 @@ export const sendNewCommentEmail = async (
         bet.outcome
       )}`
     }
-    await sendTemplateEmail(
+    return await sendTemplateEmail(
       privateUser.email,
       subject,
       'market-comment',
@@ -377,7 +376,7 @@ export const sendNewAnswerEmail = async (
   const subject = `New answer on ${question}`
   const from = `${name} <info@manifold.markets>`
 
-  await sendTemplateEmail(
+  return await sendTemplateEmail(
     privateUser.email,
     subject,
     'market-answer',

functions/src/send-email.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 import * as mailgun from 'mailgun-js'
+import { tryOrLogError } from './utils'
 
 const initMailgun = () => {
   const apiKey = process.env.MAILGUN_KEY as string
   return mailgun({ apiKey, domain: 'mg.manifold.markets' })
 }
 
-export const sendTextEmail = (to: string, subject: string, text: string) => {
+export const sendTextEmail = async (
+  to: string,
+  subject: string,
+  text: string
+) => {
   const data: mailgun.messages.SendData = {
     from: 'Manifold Markets <info@manifold.markets>',
     to,
@@ -14,14 +19,15 @@ export const sendTextEmail = (to: string, subject: string, text: string) => {
     // Don't rewrite urls in plaintext emails
     'o:tracking-clicks': 'htmlonly',
   }
-  const mg = initMailgun()
+  const mg = initMailgun().messages()
-  return mg.messages().send(data, (error) => {
+  const result = await tryOrLogError(mg.send(data))
-    if (error) console.log('Error sending email', error)
+  if (result != null) {
-    else console.log('Sent text email', to, subject)
+    console.log('Sent text email', to, subject)
-  })
+  }
+  return result
 }
 
-export const sendTemplateEmail = (
+export const sendTemplateEmail = async (
   to: string,
   subject: string,
   templateId: string,
@@ -38,10 +44,10 @@ export const sendTemplateEmail = (
     'o:tag': templateId,
     'o:tracking': true,
   }
-  const mg = initMailgun()
+  const mg = initMailgun().messages()
-
+  const result = await tryOrLogError(mg.send(data))
-  return mg.messages().send(data, (error) => {
+  if (result != null) {
-    if (error) console.log('Error sending email', error)
+    console.log('Sent template email', templateId, to, subject)
-    else console.log('Sent template email', templateId, to, subject)
+  }
-  })
+  return result
 }

functions/src/utils.ts

@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ export const writeAsync = async (
   }
 }
 
+export const tryOrLogError = async <T>(task: Promise<T>) => {
+  try {
+    return await task
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e)
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
 export const isProd = () => {
   return admin.instanceId().app.options.projectId === 'mantic-markets'
 }