Node.js

Read IMAP Mailbox

Read all emails from an IMAP mailbox. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var imap = new chilkat.Imap();

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    // Use TLS
    imap.Ssl = true;
    imap.Port = 993;
    success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Login
    success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Get the message IDs of all the emails in the mailbox
    // We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
    var fetchUids = true;
    var messageSet = new chilkat.MessageSet();
    success = imap.QueryMbx("ALL",fetchUids,messageSet);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Fetch the emails into a bundle object:
    var bundle = new chilkat.EmailBundle();
    var headersOnly = false;
    success = imap.FetchMsgSet(headersOnly,messageSet,bundle);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Loop over the bundle and display the FROM and SUBJECT of each.
    var email = new chilkat.Email();
    var i = 0;
    var numEmails = bundle.MessageCount;
    while (i < numEmails) {

        bundle.EmailAt(i,email);

        console.log(email.From);
        console.log(email.Subject);
        console.log("--");
        i = i+1;
    }

    // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    success = imap.Disconnect();

}

chilkatExample();