(Ruby) Outlook -- Search Multiple Folders

I don't yet see how it's possible to do a recursive search of Outlook folders using the Microsoft Graph API. My best guess is to somehow use OData v4.0's $expand query option, but the hierarchical structure of the "mailFolder" and "messages" Microsoft Graph resources don't quite fit. Suggestions are welcome and can be sent to support@chilkatsoft.com.

This example will iterate over a list of folder previously obtained by a recursive traversal of the Outlook mail folders. (See the link in the example code below.)

A separate search is performed on each desired folder, and the results are combined into a single result set.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.68 or greater.

This example applies to: Exchange Online | Office 365 | Hotmail.com | Live.com | MSN.com | Outlook.com | Passport.com

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require 'chilkat'

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

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

# Use your previously obtained access token here:
# See the following examples for getting an access token:
#    Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).
#    Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD Endpoint).
#    Refresh Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).
#    Refresh Access Token (Azure AD Endpoint).

http.put_AuthToken("MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN")

# This example will iterate over the folders previously discovered by recursively traversing the Outlook folders
# as shown in this example:  Outlook Recursive Folder Traversal)

# The XML map produced by the recursive traversal looks like this:

# 	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
# 	<hashtable>
# 	<e><k>/Sent Items</k><v>AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEJAAAA</v></e>
# 	<e><k>/Inbox</k><v>AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA</v></e>
# 	<e><k>/Junk Email</k><v>AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEiAAAA</v></e>
# 	<e><k>/Inbox/xyz</k><v>AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwEAAAA=</v></e>
# 	<e><k>/Inbox/abc/subFolderA/a</k><v>AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwIAAAA=</v></e>
# 	<e><k>/Inbox/abc</k><v>AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA=</v></e>
# 	<e><k>/Outbox</k><v>AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgELAAAA</v></e>
# 	<e><k>/Inbox/abc/subFolderA</k><v>AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwAAAQ==</v></e>
# 	<e><k>/Inbox/abc/subFolderB</k><v>AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAAA=</v></e>
# 	<e><k>/Archive</k><v>AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAG8XunwAAAA=</v></e>
# 	<e><k>/Deleted Items</k><v>AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEKAAAA</v></e>
# 	<e><k>/Drafts</k><v>AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA</v></e>
# 	</hashtable>

# We'll iterate over the folders, and search all folders beginning with "/Inbox" (effectively, we're recursively searching
# everything under Inbox)
xmlMap = Chilkat::CkXml.new()
success = xmlMap.LoadXmlFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml")
if (success != true)
    print "Failed to load XML folder map." + "\n";
    exit
end

# We're going to return just the message id, subject, and FROM name/address.
http.SetUrlVar("select","id,subject,from")

# Our search will be for emails with the word "sample" in the subject.
http.SetUrlVar("filter","contains(subject,'sample')")

json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
json.put_EmitCompact(false)

jsonCombined = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jsonCombined.put_EmitCompact(false)

sbResponse = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
sbPath = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
numFolders = xmlMap.get_NumChildren()
i = 0
j = 0
k = 0
while i < numFolders
    xmlMap.put_I(i)
    sbPath.SetString(xmlMap.getChildContent("e[i]|k"))

    if (sbPath.StartsWith("/Inbox",true) == true)

        print "------------------------------------------------------------------" + "\n";
        print "Searching " + sbPath.getAsString() + "\n";

        # Search this mail folder..
        http.SetUrlVar("folder_id",xmlMap.getChildContent("e[i]|v"))

        sbResponse.Clear()
        success = http.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}",sbResponse)
        if ((success != true) and (http.get_LastStatus() == 0))
            print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
            exit
        end

        json.LoadSb(sbResponse)

        if (http.get_LastStatus() != 200)
            print "HTTP response status = " + http.get_LastStatus().to_s() + "\n";
            print json.emit() + "\n";
            print "Failed." + "\n";
            exit
        end

        print json.emit() + "\n";

        # Each mail folder search will return JSON with a value array, which is non-empty if any matching messages were found:

        # 			{
        # 			  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA')/messages(id,subject,from)",
        # 			  "value": [
        # 				Individual messages, if any, are listed here.
        # 			  ]
        # 			}

        numMessages = json.SizeOfArray("value")
        j = 0
        while j < numMessages
            json.put_J(j)

            # Add this message to the final result set.
            jsonCombined.put_K(k)
            jsonCombined.UpdateString("value[k].folderPath",sbPath.getAsString())
            jsonCombined.UpdateString("value[k].id",json.stringOf("value[j].id"))
            jsonCombined.UpdateString("value[k].subject",json.stringOf("value[j].subject"))
            jsonCombined.UpdateString("value[k].from.emailAddress.name",json.stringOf("value[j].from.emailAddress.name"))
            jsonCombined.UpdateString("value[k].from.emailAddress.address",json.stringOf("value[j].from.emailAddress.address"))
            k = k + 1

            j = j + 1
        end

    end

    i = i + 1
end

# Show the final combined JSON search result.
print "------------------------------------------------------------------" + "\n";
print "Combined Search Results:" + "\n";
print jsonCombined.emit() + "\n";

# Sample output for the above program:

# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Searching /Inbox
# {
#   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA')/messages(id,subject,from)",
#   "value": [
#     {
#       "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfr\"",
#       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj10AAAA=",
#       "subject": "A sample email with Amazon in the body",
#       "from": {
#         "emailAddress": {
#           "name": "Chilkat Software",
#           "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
#         }
#       }
#     }
#   ]
# }
# 
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Searching /Inbox/xyz
# {
#   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwEAAAA%3D')/messages(id,subject,from)",
#   "value": [
#   ]
# }
# 
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Searching /Inbox/abc/subFolderA/a
# {
#   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwIAAAA%3D')/messages(id,subject,from)",
#   "value": [
#     {
#       "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpzfb\"",
#       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwIAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzombFQAAAA==",
#       "subject": "Sample email from admin@chilkat.io",
#       "from": {
#         "emailAddress": {
#           "name": "Chilkat Software",
#           "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
#         }
#       }
#     }
#   ]
# }
# 
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Searching /Inbox/abc
# {
#   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA%3D')/messages(id,subject,from)",
#   "value": [
#   ]
# }
# 
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Searching /Inbox/abc/subFolderA
# {
#   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwAAAQ%3D%3D')/messages(id,subject,from)",
#   "value": [
#   ]
# }
# 
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Searching /Inbox/abc/subFolderB
# {
#   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAAA%3D')/messages(id,subject,from)",
#   "value": [
#   ]
# }
# 
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Combined Search Results:
# {
#   "value": [
#     {
#       "folderPath": "/Inbox",
#       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj10AAAA=",
#       "subject": "A sample email with Amazon in the body",
#       "from": {
#         "emailAddress": {
#           "name": "Chilkat Software",
#           "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
#         }
#       }
#     },
#     {
#       "folderPath": "/Inbox/abc/subFolderA/a",
#       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwIAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzombFQAAAA==",
#       "subject": "Sample email from admin@chilkat.io",
#       "from": {
#         "emailAddress": {
#           "name": "Chilkat Software",
#           "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
#         }
#       }
#     }
#   ]
# }
#