Quick Note: Implement a simple Laravel 8 Queue for sending mail

Prerequisites

Before you start, you should familiar with Laravel and it’s a quick note only. AWS SES settings and using mailable.

##### Install package
$ composer require aws/aws-sdk-php -W
##### Check config/services.php
# 'ses' => [
#     'key' => env('AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID'),
#     'secret' => env('AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY'),
#     'region' => env('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION', 'us-west-2'),
# ],
##### Check .env 
# MAIL_MAILER=ses
# MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=noreply@example.com
# AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
# AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
# AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1

Create a mailable class:

$ php artisan make:mail Hey

Edit app/Mail/Hey.php

<?php
namespace App\Mail;
use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
use Illuminate\Mail\Mailable;
use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
class Hey extends Mailable
{
    use Queueable, SerializesModels;
/**
     * Create a new message instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        //
    }
/**
     * Build the message.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function build()
    {
        return $this->view('mail.hey');
    }
}

Create resources/views/mail/hey.blade.php

<p>
  Hey! How are you? You can customize HTML.
</p>

Using database driver

$ php artisan queue:table
###### Edit.env
# QUEUE_CONNECTION=database
$ php artisan migrate
###### Create Job
$ php artisan make:job SendMail

Edit app/Jobs/SendMail

<?php
namespace App\Jobs;
use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldBeUnique;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
use App\Mail\Hey;
class SendMail implements ShouldQueue
{
    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
/**
     * Create a new job instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        //
    }
/**
     * Execute the job.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function handle()
    {
        // Implement job task
        $mail = new Hey();
        Mail::to('hey@example.com')->send($mail);
    }
}

Dispatch Job

$ php artisan make:controller MailController
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Jobs\SendMail;
class MailController extends Controller
{
    public function send()
    {
        $job = new SendMail();
        $this->dispatch($job);
return "ok";
    }
}

Define route

use App\Http\Controllers\MailController;
Route::get('send-queue-mail', [MailController::class, 'send']);

Start queue worker

$ php artisan queue:work