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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);

    }