def METHOD_NAME(self, email_messages: Sequence[EmailMessage]) -> int:
    num_sent = len(email_messages)
    if get_forward_address():
        self.prepare_email_messages_for_forwarding(email_messages)
        num_sent = self._do_send_messages(email_messages)
    if settings.DEVELOPMENT_LOG_EMAILS:
        for email in email_messages:
            self.log_email(email)
            email_log_url = settings.ROOT_DOMAIN_URI + "/emails"
            logging.info("Emails sent in development are available at %s", email_log_url)
    return num_sent