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Swift Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

List Yahoo Mail IMAP Mailboxes

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List Yahoo Mail mailboxes.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = 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"
    //  }

    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    success = json.loadFile(path: "qa_data/tokens/yahooMail.json")
    if success != true {
        print("Failed to load Yahoo Mail access token file.")
        return
    }

    var accessToken: String? = json.string(of: "access_token")

    //  Do OAuth2 authentication by using the access token as the password in the Login method below...
    let imap = CkoImap()!

    imap.ssl = true
    imap.port = 993

    //  Connect to the Yahoo IMAP server.
    success = imap.connect(hostname: "imap.mail.yahoo.com")
    if success == false {
        print("\(imap.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    //  Indicate that XOAUTH2 authentication is to be used:
    imap.authMethod = "XOAUTH2"

    //  Login
    //  Use the email address of the Yahoo Mail account that granted authorization.
    success = imap.login(login: "user@yahoo.com", password: accessToken)
    if success != true {
        print("\(imap.lastErrorText!)")
    }
    else {
        print("Successfully authenticated with Yahoo IMAP using XOAUTH2!")
    }

    //  Get the list of mailboxes.
    var refName: String? = ""
    var wildcardedMailbox: String? = "*"
    var subscribed: Bool = false

    let mboxes = CkoMailboxes()!
    success = imap.mbxList(subscribed: subscribed, reference: refName, mbxPattern: wildcardedMailbox, mboxes: mboxes)
    if success == false {
        print("\(imap.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    var i: Int = 0
    while i < mboxes.count.intValue {
        print("\(mboxes.getName(index: 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()

}