Node.js

Sorting Email

Demonstrates how to sort an email bundle. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var imap = new chilkat.Imap();

    // Connect to the 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;
    }

    var fetchUids = true;
    var messageSet = new chilkat.MessageSet();
    success = imap.QueryMbx("ALL",fetchUids,messageSet);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

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

    // Sort the email bundle by date, recipient, sender, or subject:
    var ascending = true;
    bundle.SortByDate(ascending);

    // To sort by recipient, sender, or subject, call 
    // SortBySender, SortByRecipient, or SortBySubject.

    // Display the Subject and From of each email.
    var email = new chilkat.Email();
    var i = 0;
    while (i < bundle.MessageCount) {
        bundle.EmailAt(i,email);

        console.log(email.GetHeaderField("Date"));
        console.log(email.Subject);
        console.log(email.From);
        console.log("--");

        i = i+1;
    }

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

}

chilkatExample();