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Motivation

Nodemailer 10 was released in September 2026. Bumping the dependency is not enough this time: nodemailer is now written in TypeScript and ships its own type definitions, which take precedence over @types/nodemailer and use a different layout than the DefinitelyTyped ones. The transport compiles against the bundled types only after a few adjustments, even though nothing changes at runtime (the whole test suite passes on 10.0.9 without touching the code).

Nodemailer 10 also requires Node.js 20 or newer, which the CI currently does not meet.

Changes

  • CI: run the test workflow on Node.js 20.20.2 and align .tool-versions (nodemailer 10 declares engines.node >= 20, so yarn install --frozen-lockfile would fail on Node 18).
  • Dependencies: nodemailer dev dependency bumped to ^10.0.0; peer range widened to ^9.0.1 || ^10.0.0 so users on 9 are not warned. @types/nodemailer is kept as an optional peer for nodemailer 9 users, it is not needed with 10.
  • Type imports: nodemailer/lib/mailer no longer exposes named exports (Address, Attachment, AttachmentLike, Headers) nor a CommonJS export =. The code now uses a default import and the Mail.* namespace, which is the layout nodemailer 10 explicitly preserved for @types/nodemailer compatibility. The sources type-check against both nodemailer 10 (bundled types) and nodemailer 9 + @types/nodemailer 6.
  • Adapters: the bundled types are stricter and closer to what nodemailer actually accepts, so the adapters now handle those inputs instead of assuming the loose DefinitelyTyped shapes:
    • recipients: name/address are optional on address objects, arrays can be nested and address groups ({ name, group: [...] }) are expanded; from accepts an array like the other address fields (first one is used, as for reply_to).
    • headers: a single { key, value } object is accepted, and number/boolean/Date/address/{ prepared, value } values are converted to strings; null/undefined values are skipped.
    • attachments: content resolution is delegated to adaptContent, which also accepts a content descriptor object.
    • internal rename adaptReplyToRecipient → adaptFirstRecipient (shared by from and reply_to; not part of the public API).
  • Types: the nodemailer input shapes used by the adapters (NodemailerAddress, NodemailerRecipients, NodemailerContent) live in src/types/transport.ts next to MailtrapMailOptions.
  • Tests: 8 new adapter tests covering the cases above (444 total).
  • README: nodemailer 9 and 10 supported, Node.js 20+ required for 10, @types/nodemailer only needed with 9.

How to test

  • yarn install --frozen-lockfile && yarn lint && yarn test on Node.js 20+ (nodemailer 10.0.9 installed): lint, tsc and 444 tests pass.
  • Backward compatibility with the peer range: install nodemailer@^9 alongside @types/nodemailer@^6 and run tsc -p tsconfig.build.json --noEmit — the sources still type-check (the new adapter tests use nodemailer 10 shapes and are only meant to compile against the dev dependency).
  • yarn build and check that dist/types/transport.d.ts and dist/adapters/*.d.ts only reference nodemailer/lib/mailer through the default import.
  • Send a message through MailtrapTransport with nodemailer 10 (see examples/sending/transport.ts) and confirm the payload is unchanged.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added compatibility with Nodemailer 10 while maintaining support for Nodemailer 9.
    • Added support for grouped and nested recipients.
    • Expanded header conversion to handle dates, booleans, numbers, addresses, arrays, and empty values.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved recipient and header conversion for consistent message formatting.
    • Improved validation for missing sender addresses and empty attachment content.
  • Documentation

    • Updated setup guidance for Nodemailer versions and TypeScript type definitions.

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Walkthrough

The package now supports Nodemailer 9 and 10. Node.js is pinned to 20.20.2. Transport types and adapters handle Nodemailer recipient groups, header values, and attachment content.

Changes

Nodemailer compatibility and adapter updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
Nodemailer compatibility
.github/workflows/test.yml, .tool-versions, package.json, README.md
Node.js is pinned to 20.20.2. The development dependency uses Nodemailer 10, and the peer dependency accepts versions 9 and 10. The README describes the Nodemailer 10 Node.js requirement and type-install guidance.
Transport types
src/types/transport.ts, src/adapters/content.ts, src/adapters/headers.ts, src/adapters/attachement.ts
Transport options and adapter inputs use shared types derived from Nodemailer's SendMailOptions.
Recipient adaptation
src/adapters/recipients.ts, src/adapters/mail.ts, src/__tests__/adapters/recipients.test.ts, src/__tests__/adapters/mail.test.ts
Recipient adaptation flattens nested arrays and address groups. adaptFirstRecipient replaces adaptReplyToRecipient; mail adaptation uses it for from and reply_to.
Header and attachment adaptation
src/adapters/headers.ts, src/adapters/attachement.ts, src/__tests__/adapters/headers.test.ts, src/__tests__/adapters/attachment.test.ts
Header tests cover value conversion and skipped empty values. Attachment adaptation uses adaptContent and throws CONTENT_REQUIRED when the adapted content is empty.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant MailAdapter
  participant RecipientAdapter
  participant FlattenRecipients
  MailAdapter->>RecipientAdapter: adaptFirstRecipient(data.from or data.replyTo)
  RecipientAdapter->>FlattenRecipients: flattenRecipients(recipients)
  FlattenRecipients-->>RecipientAdapter: flat recipient list
  RecipientAdapter-->>MailAdapter: first adapted recipient
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🟡 Changes recommended

A few adapter edge cases can still generate invalid payloads or throw unexpectedly (e.g., empty from.email passing validation and content: "" falling through to readFileSync).

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Pull request overview

This PR updates the Nodemailer transport integration to support Nodemailer 10 (new bundled TypeScript type layout) while preserving compatibility with Nodemailer 9 + @types/nodemailer, and updates CI/tooling to meet Nodemailer 10’s Node.js 20+ requirement.

Changes:

  • Bump dev dependency to nodemailer@^10.0.0, widen peerDependencies.nodemailer to ^9.0.1 || ^10.0.0, and keep @types/nodemailer as an optional peer for Nodemailer 9 users.
  • Refactor adapter type imports and input-shape handling (recipients flattening/groups, header value normalization, attachment/content handling) to align with Nodemailer 10’s stricter/bundled types.
  • Update CI and local tooling to Node.js 20.20.2, add/adjust tests, and update README guidance for Nodemailer 9/10 + TypeScript usage.
File summaries
File Description
yarn.lock Updates lockfile to Nodemailer 10.0.9.
src/types/transport.ts Switches to default import for nodemailer/lib/mailer and introduces structural nodemailer input types used by adapters.
src/adapters/recipients.ts Adds recipient flattening/group expansion and renames reply-to helper to adaptFirstRecipient.
src/adapters/mail.ts Uses adaptFirstRecipient for from/reply_to to support new recipient shapes.
src/adapters/headers.ts Switches to default mailer import and adds header value coercion/normalization logic.
src/adapters/content.ts Updates content typing to align with the new nodemailer input-content shapes.
src/adapters/attachement.ts Switches to default mailer import and delegates attachment content resolution to adaptContent.
src/tests/adapters/recipients.test.ts Adds coverage for optional names, nested recipient arrays, and groups; updates helper name.
src/tests/adapters/mail.test.ts Updates expectations to use adaptFirstRecipient.
src/tests/adapters/headers.test.ts Adds coverage for single {key,value} header, coercion, and skipping empty values.
src/tests/adapters/attachment.test.ts Adds coverage for attachment “content object” resolution.
README.md Documents Nodemailer 9/10 support, Node 20+ requirement for v10, and @types/nodemailer usage with v9 only.
package.json Bumps Nodemailer dev dependency and widens peer range; keeps peers optional via peerDependenciesMeta.
.tool-versions Aligns local Node.js version with Nodemailer 10’s minimum requirement.
.github/workflows/test.yml Runs CI tests on Node.js 20.20.2.
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201-201: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial

Confirm the in-app Nodemailer examples.

This change updates public dependency and TypeScript installation guidance. Check whether the Mailtrap app shows equivalent Nodemailer setup instructions. Update them if needed, and confirm that the in-app examples remain accurate.

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In `@src/adapters/content.ts`:
- Line 13: Update adaptContent to handle URL-backed content.path values
according to Nodemailer’s supported inputs, fetching supported URLs before
constructing the attachment, or explicitly rejecting non-local URL values with a
clear validation error; preserve existing local file-path and data-URI handling,
and keep the change scoped to the path-processing branch.

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- Line 31: Update adaptHeaderValue to reject array-valued header inputs instead
of returning only value[0], preserving scalar header handling and raising the
established validation error. Add a test covering rejection of repeated header
values such as ["one", "two"].

In `@src/adapters/recipients.ts`:
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from value containing only name, ensuring adaptation does not bypass
FROM_REQUIRED.

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Thanks for the input, looks good, suggesting one small improvement to src/adapters/attachement.ts

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@VladimirTaytor also another thing to check:
I didn't done it in this PR as it's not directly linked but node 20 will be deprecated from Github Action Runner soon (see https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/) I just saw it while pushing on another repo.

I can also upgrade the CI to 24 (I upgraded from 18 to 20 as it's the new requirement of nodemailer 10), or if you prefer, do it on another pr.

and another one: CodeQL v3 will also be deprecated (https://github.blog/changelog/2025-10-28-upcoming-deprecation-of-codeql-action-v3/)

You can see it on your github action log :
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Just reply to this comment if you want me to do it.

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Nice job 👍

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also another thing to check

@thoda-dev, any input is valuable and appreciated, especially to make CI use Node 24 😅

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also another thing to check

@thoda-dev, any input is valuable and appreciated, especially to make CI use Node 24 😅

Ok, I'll work on another PR to update all the CI, when this one will be merge (can create a conflict to the update already done in that one). I prefer to not mix things.

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Thanks for putting this together! Supporting nodemailer 10 while keeping 9 working is fiddly!

I ran the cases in the comments below against the built package, on nodemailer 9 and 10, with current main for comparison. They're tagged by how much they matter:

  • [should]: has to be fixed before merging. There are currently two of these: attachments can read local files even with disableFileAccess on, and TypeScript projects still on nodemailer 9 stop compiling.
  • [could]: improvements, ok to leave for later.
  • [nitpick]: minor, take them or leave them :)

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Thanks for the thorough pass @oshchyhol, that was really useful.

I went through every point — one commit each, with the reasoning in the replies inline. Both [should] ones are fixed, and the [could]/[nitpick] ones too.

I resolved the threads that were settled, and left the three that may deserve a second look unresolved: the address objects in custom headers, engines.node, and normalizedHeaders. Reply on them if you want to add anything, otherwise feel free to resolve them yourself.

A few extra cases turned up along the way and are handled as well: blank display names no longer go out as { name: "", email }, headers with a blank name are skipped, and the remaining nodemailer/lib/mailer imports in the adapters are gone, not just the one in types/transport.ts.

Everything was checked against both nodemailer 9 and 10.

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@oshchyhol I did a full review pass over the branch before calling it done, and a few things came up. Fixed in d4d576f.

The disableFileAccess bypass from the attachment thread has a twin on text / html.
nodemailer filters two levels deep there instead of one, so text: { content: { content: { path: "/app/.env" } } } still reached adaptContent, which read the file and sent its contents. It's on main too, but it's the same hole, so it's closed the same way: adaptContent now takes a string or a Buffer and throws CONTENT_REQUIRED for anything else.

That made the inline check in adaptAttachment a duplicate, so it calls adaptContent
again as @VladimirTaytor originally suggested — safe now that the function reads nothing.
A self-referencing text also stops overflowing the stack.

The last one is smaller: header names are trimmed when written, not only when checked,
so { " X-Foo ": "v" } goes out as X-Foo, the way nodemailer writes it.

I also ran the adapters from main and from the branch over the same normalized messages
on both nodemailer 9 and 10: same 12 intentional differences as before these changes,
nothing new.

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