(Node.js) Read iCloud Email Account using IMAP

Demonstrates how to set the IMAP settings for an iCloud email account and downloads the email from Inbox.

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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 Chilkat Imap to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Unlock Imap for sample code.

    var imap = new chilkat.Imap();

    // Connect to the iCloud IMAP Mail Server
    imap.Ssl = true;
    imap.Port = 993;
    var success = imap.Connect("imap.mail.me.com");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // The username is usually the name part of your iCloud email address 
    // (for example, emilyparker, not emilyparker@icloud.com).
    success = imap.Login("ICLOUD_USERNAME","ICLOUD_PASSWORD");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

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

    // Once the folder/mailbox is selected, the NumMessages property
    // will contain the number of emails in the mailbox.
    // Loop from 1 to NumMessages to fetch each email by sequence number.

    // email: Email
    var email;
    var i;
    var n = imap.NumMessages;
    var bUid = false;
    for (i = 1; i <= n; i++) {

        // Download the email by sequence number.
        email = imap.FetchSingle(i,bUid);
        if (imap.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
            console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

        console.log(i + ": " + email.From);
        console.log("    " + email.Subject);
        console.log("-");

    }

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

    console.log("Success.");

    // Sample output:

    // 	1: iCloud <noreply@email.apple.com>
    // 	    Welcome to iCloud Mail.
    // 	-
    // 	2: "Chilkat Software" <support@chilkatsoft.com>
    // 	    This is a test
    // 	-
    // 	Success.

}

chilkatExample();