Email logic (needs cleanup)

src/registrar/admin.py

@@ -1703,12 +1703,21 @@ class DomainRequestAdmin(ListHeaderAdmin, ImportExportModelAdmin):
             return super().save_model(request, obj, form, change)
 
         # == Handle non-status changes == #
-        if obj.action_needed_reason and not obj.action_needed_reason_email:
-            self._handle_action_needed_reason_email(obj)
-            should_save = True
-
         # Get the original domain request from the database.
         original_obj = models.DomainRequest.objects.get(pk=obj.pk)
+
+        if obj.action_needed_reason:
+            text = self._get_action_needed_reason_default_email_text(obj, obj.action_needed_reason)
+            body_text = text.get("email_body_text")
+            if body_text:
+                body_text.strip().lstrip("\n")
+                is_default_email = body_text == obj.action_needed_reason_email
+                reason_changed = obj.action_needed_reason != original_obj.action_needed_reason
+                if is_default_email and reason_changed:
+                    obj.action_needed_reason_email = body_text
+            should_save = True
+
+
         if obj.status == original_obj.status:
             # If the status hasn't changed, let the base function take care of it
             return super().save_model(request, obj, form, change)
@@ -1721,10 +1730,6 @@ class DomainRequestAdmin(ListHeaderAdmin, ImportExportModelAdmin):
         if should_save:
             return super().save_model(request, obj, form, change)
 
-    def _handle_action_needed_reason_email(self, obj):
-        text = self._get_action_needed_reason_default_email_text(obj, obj.action_needed_reason)
-        obj.action_needed_reason_email = text.get("email_body_text")
-
     def _handle_status_change(self, request, obj, original_obj):
         """
         Checks for various conditions when a status change is triggered.

src/registrar/models/domain_request.py

@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
             # We don't send emails out in state "other"
             if self.action_needed_reason != self.ActionNeededReasons.OTHER:
                 _email_content = self.action_needed_reason_email
-                self._send_action_needed_reason_email(custom_email_content=_email_content)
+                self._send_action_needed_reason_email(email_content=_email_content)
 
     def sync_yes_no_form_fields(self):
         """Some yes/no forms use a db field to track whether it was checked or not.
@@ -857,10 +857,10 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
 
         # Send out an email if an action needed reason exists
         if self.action_needed_reason and self.action_needed_reason != self.ActionNeededReasons.OTHER:
-            custom_email_content = self.action_needed_reason_email
-            self._send_action_needed_reason_email(send_email, custom_email_content)
+            email_content = self.action_needed_reason_email
+            self._send_action_needed_reason_email(send_email, email_content)
 
-    def _send_action_needed_reason_email(self, send_email=True, custom_email_content=None):
+    def _send_action_needed_reason_email(self, send_email=True, email_content=None):
         """Sends out an automatic email for each valid action needed reason provided"""
 
         # Store the filenames of the template and template subject
@@ -871,7 +871,8 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
         # If these hashes differ, then that means that we're sending custom content.
         default_email_hash = self._get_action_needed_reason_email_hash()
         current_email_hash = convert_string_to_sha256_hash(self.action_needed_reason_email)
-        if default_email_hash != current_email_hash:
+        if self.action_needed_reason_email and default_email_hash != current_email_hash:
+            print(f"sending custom email for: {current_email_hash}")
             email_template_name = "custom_email.txt"
 
         # Check for the "type" of action needed reason.
@@ -902,7 +903,7 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
                 email_template_subject=f"emails/action_needed_reasons/{email_template_subject_name}",
                 send_email=send_email,
                 bcc_address=bcc_address,
-                custom_email_content=custom_email_content,
+                custom_email_content=email_content,
                 wrap_email=True,
             )
 
@@ -919,7 +920,8 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
         recipient = self.creator if flag_is_active(None, "profile_feature") else self.submitter
         # Return the content of the rendered views
         context = {"domain_request": self, "recipient": recipient}
-        body_text = template.render(context=context)
+        body_text = template.render(context=context).strip().lstrip("\n")
+        print(f"body: {body_text}")
         return convert_string_to_sha256_hash(body_text)
 
     @transition(

src/registrar/models/utility/generic_helper.py

@@ -324,5 +324,7 @@ def convert_queryset_to_dict(queryset, is_model=True, key="id"):
     return request_dict
 
 
-def convert_string_to_sha256_hash(string_to_convert):
+def convert_string_to_sha256_hash(string_to_convert: str):
+    if not string_to_convert:
+        return None
     return hashlib.sha256(string_to_convert.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()

src/registrar/utility/email.py

@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ def send_templated_email(
 
     template = get_template(template_name)
     email_body = template.render(context=context)
+    if email_body:
+        email_body.strip().lstrip("\n")
 
     subject_template = get_template(subject_template_name)
     subject = subject_template.render(context=context)