(Node.js) IMAP Delete Old Email (before a specified date)

Demonstrates how to delete email older than a particular date.

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

    var imap = new chilkat.Imap();

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    // Use TLS
    imap.Ssl = true;
    imap.Port = 993;
    // Use your IMAP server domain.  This example 
    var success = imap.Connect("my-imap-server-domain.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;
    }

    // Get message ID's for emails older than 1/1/2018
    // messageSet: MessageSet
    var messageSet;
    var fetchUids = true;
    messageSet = imap.Search("SENTBEFORE 01-Jan-2018",fetchUids);
    if (imap.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // If desired, we can examine the Subject of each email to be deleted..
    var i = 0;
    var count = messageSet.Count;
    while (i < count) {
        // email: Email
        var email = imap.FetchSingleHeader(messageSet.GetId(i),true);
        if (imap.LastMethodSuccess == true) {
            console.log(email.Subject);

        }

        i = i+1;
    }

    // Set the Deleted flag for each message:
    success = imap.SetFlags(messageSet,"Deleted",1);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);

        return;
    }

    // Expunge and close the mailbox.
    success = imap.ExpungeAndClose();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);

        return;
    }

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


}

chilkatExample();