modify welcome message path

transportmanager/server/utils/welcome_email.py

@@ -1,19 +1,31 @@
 import os
-from utils.email import send_gmail_with_attachment
 import logging
+from utils.email import send_gmail_with_attachment
+
 
 class WelcomeMessage:
-    def __init__(self, name, email):
+    """
+    Sends a welcome email with an optional attached user manual (PDF).
+
+    - Looks for the manual in SERVER_ASSETS_DIR (env) or defaults to ../assets next to this file.
+    - Manual filename can be customized with WELCOME_MANUAL_FILENAME (env), default: manual.pdf.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, name: str, email: str):
         self.name = name
         self.email = email
-        self.subject = 'Welcome to Order Go - TMS - Your Account is Ready'
-        self.assets_folder = os.path.abspath(
-            os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "assets")
-        )
-        self.manual = os.path.join(self.assets_folder, "manual.pdf")
-        print(self.manual)
-        logging.info(self.manual)
-        self.body = f'''
+        self.subject = "Welcome to Order Go - TMS - Your Account is Ready"
+
+        # Allow overriding assets folder and manual filename via env for containerized deployments.
+        default_assets = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "assets"))
+        self.assets_folder = os.getenv("SERVER_ASSETS_DIR", default_assets)
+        self.manual_filename = os.getenv("WELCOME_MANUAL_FILENAME", "manual.pdf")
+        self.manual = os.path.join(self.assets_folder, self.manual_filename)
+
+        logging.info("WelcomeMessage assets dir: %s", self.assets_folder)
+        logging.info("WelcomeMessage manual path: %s", self.manual)
+
+        self.body = f"""
 
     Dear {self.name},
 
@@ -28,7 +40,23 @@ class WelcomeMessage:
     Sincerely,
     The Order Go - TMS Team
 
-    '''
-        
+    """
+
     def send_email(self):
-        send_gmail_with_attachment(to_email=self.email, subject=self.subject, body=self.body, attachment_path=self.manual)
+        # Verify manual existence early and give a clear, actionable error if missing.
+        if not os.path.isfile(self.manual):
+            raise FileNotFoundError(
+                f"Attachment file not found: {self.manual}\n"
+                f"Tips:\n"
+                f" - Ensure the file is present in the container image at runtime.\n"
+                f" - If building with Docker, add: COPY transportmanager/server/assets/ /app/server/assets/\n"
+                f" - Or set SERVER_ASSETS_DIR to a directory that contains {self.manual_filename}\n"
+                f" - Current assets folder resolved to: {self.assets_folder}"
+            )
+
+        send_gmail_with_attachment(
+            to_email=self.email,
+            subject=self.subject,
+            body=self.body,
+            attachment_path=self.manual,
+        )