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Go Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

List Yahoo Mail IMAP Mailboxes

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List Yahoo Mail mailboxes.

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    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 := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/yahooMail.json")
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println("Failed to load Yahoo Mail access token file.")
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    accessToken := json.StringOf("access_token")

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

    imap.SetSsl(true)
    imap.SetPort(993)

    //  Connect to the Yahoo IMAP server.
    success = imap.Connect("imap.mail.yahoo.com")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(imap.LastErrorText())
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        imap.DisposeImap()
        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.
    success = imap.Login("user@yahoo.com",*accessToken)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(imap.LastErrorText())
    } else {
        fmt.Println("Successfully authenticated with Yahoo IMAP using XOAUTH2!")
    }

    //  Get the list of mailboxes.
    refName := ""
    wildcardedMailbox := "*"
    subscribed := false

    mboxes := chilkat.NewMailboxes()
    success = imap.MbxList(subscribed,refName,wildcardedMailbox,mboxes)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(imap.LastErrorText())
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        imap.DisposeImap()
        mboxes.DisposeMailboxes()
        return
    }

    i := 0
    for i < mboxes.Count() {
        fmt.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.
    success = imap.Disconnect()

    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    imap.DisposeImap()
    mboxes.DisposeMailboxes()