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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Imap;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Mailboxes;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        // See Get Yahoo Mail OAuth2 Access Token for Desktop App
        // for sample code showing how to obtain a Yahoo Mail access token.

        // In this example, our access token was previously saved to the following file which contains JSON like this:
        // {
        //   "access_token": "kCVQdnOdul...LHucA--",
        //   "refresh_token": "AIenVXETSo0jklFBVkPS8vVm8E.Ej9ToRG.xDbDYmZ65WIs5t6CZhDrD",
        //   "expires_in": 3600,
        //   "token_type": "bearer",
        //   "xoauth_yahoo_guid": "HGDQCVF5JB4YDOWHITQJFBHCWA"
        // }

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        try {
            json.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/yahooMail.json");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println("Failed to load Yahoo Mail access token file.");
            return;
        }

        String accessToken = json.stringOf("access_token");

        // Do OAuth2 authentication by using the access token as the password in the Login method below...
        Imap imap = new Imap();

        imap.setSsl(true);
        imap.setPort(993);

        // Connect to the Yahoo IMAP server.
        try {
            imap.connect("imap.mail.yahoo.com");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Indicate that XOAUTH2 authentication is to be used:
        imap.setAuthMethod("XOAUTH2");

        // Login
        // Use the email address of the Yahoo Mail account that granted authorization.
        try {
            imap.login("user@yahoo.com", accessToken);
            System.out.println("Successfully authenticated with Yahoo IMAP using XOAUTH2!");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
        }

        // Get the list of mailboxes.
        String refName = "";
        String wildcardedMailbox = "*";
        boolean subscribed = false;

        Mailboxes mboxes = new Mailboxes();
        try {
            imap.mbxList(subscribed, refName, wildcardedMailbox, mboxes);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        int i = 0;
        while (i < mboxes.getCount()) {
            System.out.println(mboxes.getName(i));
            i = i + 1;
        }

        // Sample output looks like this:

        // Archive
        // Bulk Mail
        // Draft
        // Inbox
        // Inbox/emailsWithAttach
        // Inbox/test
        // Sent
        // Trash

        // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
        imap.disconnect();
    }
}