(Node.js) Forward an Email using CreateForward

Reads an email from an IMAP server, creates a forward version of the email using the CreateForward method, and sends the email to another recipient.

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOSX, and ARM

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    // Read the 1st (most recent) email in an Inbox.
    var imap = new chilkat.Imap();

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    imap.Ssl = true;
    imap.Port = 993;
    var success = imap.Connect("imap.someMailServer.com");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

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

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

    var numEmails = imap.NumMessages;

    // Fetch the email at the last sequence number.
    // (We are assuming the Inbox has at least 1 email)
    // email: Email
    var email = imap.FetchSingle(numEmails,false);
    if (imap.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

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

    console.log(email.Subject);

    // eForward: Email
    var eForward = email.CreateForward();

    // The eForward email has no To or CC recipients yet.
    // Add one or more..
    eForward.AddTo("Chilkat Support","support@chilkatsoft.com");

    // We also need to specify the From name/address.
    eForward.FromAddress = "matt@someMailServer.com";
    eForward.FromName = "Matt";

    // If we wish to add text at the start of the email body:
    var sbHtmlBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    if (eForward.HasHtmlBody() == true) {
        sbHtmlBody.Append(eForward.GetHtmlBody());
        sbHtmlBody.Prepend("<p>Hello, this is an email I'm forwarding to you...</p>");
        eForward.SetHtmlBody(sbHtmlBody.GetAsString());
    }

    var sbPtBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    if (eForward.HasPlainTextBody() == true) {
        sbPtBody.Append(eForward.GetPlainTextBody());
        sbPtBody.Prepend("Hello, this is an email I'm forwarding to you...\r\n\r\n");
        eForward.SetTextBody(sbPtBody.GetAsString(),"text/plain");
    }

    // We could save the .eml, then double-click on it to view in our mail program, such as Outlook or Thunderbird..
    eForward.SaveEml("qa_output/forward.eml");

    // We could send (forward) the email..
    var mailman = new chilkat.MailMan();

    mailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.someMailServer.com";
    mailman.SmtpUsername = "myLogin";
    mailman.SmtpPassword = "myPassword";
    mailman.SmtpPort = 587;
    mailman.StartTLS = true;

    success = mailman.SendEmail(eForward);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log("Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.");
    }

    console.log("Mail Sent!");


}

chilkatExample();