---
phase: 02-marketing-site
plan: 02
subsystem: ui
tags: [nodemailer, smtp, react, server-actions, zod, honeypot, forms]

# Dependency graph
requires:
  - phase: 02-marketing-site-01
    provides: ContactSection stub in page.tsx (_components directory, page structure)
provides:
  - Nodemailer SMTP transporter + sendContactEmail() in src/lib/contact-mailer.ts
  - Server Action with Zod validation and honeypot check in src/lib/contact-action.ts
  - ContactSection client component with useActionState form in src/app/_components/ContactSection.tsx
  - CONTACT_* env var placeholders in .env.local for SMTP configuration
affects: [02-marketing-site-03, phase-6-signing-flow]

# Tech tracking
tech-stack:
  added: [nodemailer@^7.0.7, @types/nodemailer]
  patterns: [Server Action with useActionState, honeypot spam protection, Zod server-side validation, env var SMTP credentials]

key-files:
  created:
    - teressa-copeland-homes/src/lib/contact-mailer.ts
    - teressa-copeland-homes/src/lib/contact-action.ts
    - teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/_components/ContactSection.tsx
  modified:
    - teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/page.tsx
    - teressa-copeland-homes/package.json
    - teressa-copeland-homes/package-lock.json

key-decisions:
  - "nodemailer pinned to ^7.0.7 — v8 was initially installed but conflicts with next-auth@5.0.0-beta.30 peerOptional dep requiring ^7.0.7"
  - "useActionState imported from 'react' not 'react-dom' — correct API for React 19 / Next.js 16"
  - "Honeypot field silent success pattern: bots get status=success without email sent, preventing bot discovery of rejection"
  - "SMTP credentials exclusively via process.env.CONTACT_* — zero hardcoded values"

patterns-established:
  - "Server Actions: 'use server' at top of file, exported typed action function signature (_prev: State, formData: FormData)"
  - "Client forms: useActionState(serverAction, initialState) — React 19 pattern"
  - "Honeypot: name=website, display:none, tabIndex=-1, autoComplete=off, aria-hidden=true"

requirements-completed: [MKTG-03]

# Metrics
duration: 4min
completed: 2026-03-19
---

# Phase 2 Plan 02: Contact Form Summary

**Nodemailer SMTP contact form with Zod server-side validation, honeypot spam protection, and useActionState success-swap UI**

## Performance

- **Duration:** ~4 min
- **Started:** 2026-03-19T20:57:00Z
- **Completed:** 2026-03-19T21:02:07Z
- **Tasks:** 2
- **Files modified:** 5 (3 created, 2 modified)

## Accomplishments
- Nodemailer transporter wired to SMTP via env vars — `sendContactEmail()` sends HTML + plain text emails
- Server Action with Zod schema validates all required fields server-side and silently discards honeypot-filled submissions
- ContactSection client component renders 4-field form, shows inline error alerts, and replaces itself with thank-you message on success

## Task Commits

Each task was committed atomically:

1. **Task 1: Install nodemailer and create mailer + server action** - `39f233d` (feat)
2. **Task 2: Build ContactSection client component and wire into page** - `47c6dd9` (feat)

## Files Created/Modified
- `src/lib/contact-mailer.ts` - Nodemailer transporter + `sendContactEmail()` with HTML/text body
- `src/lib/contact-action.ts` - `'use server'` action: Zod validation, honeypot check, mailer call
- `src/app/_components/ContactSection.tsx` - Client component with useActionState, success swap, error alert
- `src/app/page.tsx` - Replaced `<section id="contact" />` stub with `<ContactSection />`
- `package.json / package-lock.json` - nodemailer@^7.0.7 and @types/nodemailer added

## Decisions Made
- **nodemailer v7 not v8:** next-auth@5.0.0-beta.30 declares `peerOptional nodemailer@"^7.0.7"` which conflicts with v8. Installed `^7.0.7` explicitly.
- **useActionState from 'react':** Per plan research notes, `useFormState` from react-dom was removed in React 19. Using the React 19 canonical API.
- **Honeypot silent success:** Bots that fill the hidden field receive `{ status: 'success' }` — they never learn submissions were discarded.

## Deviations from Plan

### Auto-fixed Issues

**1. [Rule 3 - Blocking] Pinned nodemailer to v7 to satisfy next-auth peer dep**
- **Found during:** Task 1 (npm install)
- **Issue:** `npm install nodemailer` installed v8.0.3; npm ERESOLVE error because next-auth@5.0.0-beta.30 requires `peerOptional nodemailer@"^7.0.7"`
- **Fix:** Installed `nodemailer@^7.0.7` explicitly instead
- **Files modified:** package.json, package-lock.json
- **Verification:** `npm install` completed without ERESOLVE; build passes
- **Committed in:** `39f233d` (Task 1 commit)

---

**Total deviations:** 1 auto-fixed (1 blocking dependency conflict)
**Impact on plan:** Version pin was necessary to avoid peer dependency conflict with next-auth. Nodemailer v7 API is identical for this use case.

## Issues Encountered
- nodemailer v8 conflicts with next-auth@5.0.0-beta.30 peer dep — resolved by using v7 (same API surface for SMTP transport)

## User Setup Required

Before contact form email delivery works, Teressa must configure SMTP credentials in `.env.local`:

```
CONTACT_EMAIL_USER=teressa@teressacopelandhomes.com   # or Gmail address
CONTACT_EMAIL_PASS=your_app_password                  # Gmail: App Password (requires 2FA)
CONTACT_SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com                      # or mail.privateemail.com for Namecheap
CONTACT_SMTP_PORT=587                                 # 587 STARTTLS recommended
```

For Gmail: Google Account → Security → 2-Step Verification → App passwords → generate one for "Mail".

## Next Phase Readiness
- Contact form fully wired and builds cleanly — ready for Plan 03 (remaining homepage sections if any)
- SMTP credentials must be provided before live email delivery works in production
- DNS (SPF/DKIM/DMARC) for teressacopelandhomes.com must be configured before emails reach real clients reliably (existing blocker from Phase 1)

## Self-Check: PASSED

- FOUND: teressa-copeland-homes/src/lib/contact-mailer.ts
- FOUND: teressa-copeland-homes/src/lib/contact-action.ts
- FOUND: teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/_components/ContactSection.tsx
- FOUND: .planning/phases/02-marketing-site/02-02-SUMMARY.md
- FOUND: commit 39f233d (Task 1 — nodemailer + mailer + server action)
- FOUND: commit 47c6dd9 (Task 2 — ContactSection component + page.tsx wiring)
- Build: passes with zero TypeScript errors

---
*Phase: 02-marketing-site*
*Completed: 2026-03-19*