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List Yahoo Mail IMAP Mailboxes

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#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkImap.h>
#include <C_CkMailboxes.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObject json;
    const char *accessToken;
    HCkImap imap;
    const char *refName;
    const char *wildcardedMailbox;
    BOOL subscribed;
    HCkMailboxes mboxes;
    int i;

    success = FALSE;

    //  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"
    //  }

    json = CkJsonObject_Create();
    success = CkJsonObject_LoadFile(json,"qa_data/tokens/yahooMail.json");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("Failed to load Yahoo Mail access token file.\n");
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        return;
    }

    accessToken = CkJsonObject_stringOf(json,"access_token");

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

    CkImap_putSsl(imap,TRUE);
    CkImap_putPort(imap,993);

    //  Connect to the Yahoo IMAP server.
    success = CkImap_Connect(imap,"imap.mail.yahoo.com");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    //  Indicate that XOAUTH2 authentication is to be used:
    CkImap_putAuthMethod(imap,"XOAUTH2");

    //  Login
    //  Use the email address of the Yahoo Mail account that granted authorization.
    success = CkImap_Login(imap,"user@yahoo.com",accessToken);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
    }
    else {
        printf("Successfully authenticated with Yahoo IMAP using XOAUTH2!\n");
    }

    //  Get the list of mailboxes.
    refName = "";
    wildcardedMailbox = "*";
    subscribed = FALSE;

    mboxes = CkMailboxes_Create();
    success = CkImap_MbxList(imap,subscribed,refName,wildcardedMailbox,mboxes);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        CkMailboxes_Dispose(mboxes);
        return;
    }

    i = 0;
    while (i < CkMailboxes_getCount(mboxes)) {
        printf("%s\n",CkMailboxes_getName(mboxes,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.
    success = CkImap_Disconnect(imap);


    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
    CkImap_Dispose(imap);
    CkMailboxes_Dispose(mboxes);

    }