dvrd-imap 1.1.4

Object oriented wrapper for imaplib

dvrd_imap

Object oriented wrapper for the built-in imaplib.

Example

from dvrd_imap import IMAPServer, IMAPFilter, IMAPMessage

host = 'imap.example.domain'
port = 993
username = '[e-mail]'
password = 'examplePass123'

with IMAPServer(host=host, port=port, username=username, password=password) as imap_server:
    filters = IMAPFilter(subject='Example subject')
    messages: list[IMAPMessage] = imap_server.fetch(filters=filters, limit=10)

IMAPServer

Instantiate this object to connect to the IMAP server and use the server for further actions. It is recommended to use IMAPServer as a context manager to ensure the connection is closed properly.

Properties

Prop	Type	Required	Description
host	str	yes	IMAP server host
port	int	yes	IMAP server port
username	str	yes	Used to login to the IMAP server
password	str	yes	Used to login to the IMAP server
ssl	bool	no	If True (default), uses IMAP4_SSL. If False, uses IMAP4
read_only	bool	no	If True, operate in readonly mode. Mails are not marked as 'seen' in readonly mode. Defaults to False.
mailbox	str	no	Initial mailbox to connect to, defaults to 'INBOX'
default_message_parts	str	no	Parts of the email that are retrieved. Defaults to ('UID RFC822')
auto_connect	bool	no	If False, IMAPServer does not automatically login. For further actions, the 'connect()' function must be called to establish a connection.

Functions

Function	Parameters	Returns	Description
connect	mailbox: str (optional)	IMAPServer	Login to the IMAPServer and connect to the specified mailbox (default 'INBOX'). Use this function only with property auto_connect=False.
select_mailbox	mailbox: str read_only: bool (optional)	IMAPServer	Connect to the specified mailbox. Use the read_only parameter to optionally override the class' default.
fetch_uids	limit: int (optional) filters: str | IMAPFilter (optional)	list[bytes]	Fetches UID's from the server using the specified filters. Returns up to limit UID's. If filters is None, uses filter (ALL).
fetch	limit: int (optional) filters: str | IMAPFilter (optional) include_raw_message: bool (optional) message_parts: str (optional)	list[IMAPMessage]	Fetches the specified message parts (see the default_message_parts prop) of up to limit mails that match the specified filters. Use include_raw_message=True to include the original IMAP data in the returned objects.
fetch_mail	uid: bytes include_raw_message: bool (optional) message_parts: str (optional)	IMAPMessage	Fetch a specific email from the server. Raises an IMAPException if the email does not exist.
close	-	-	Closes the IMAP connection.

IMAPMessage

The IMAPMessage class is used to wrap the actual IMAP message's data. It gives easy access to header values, attachments, and content. If the parameter include_raw_message in any of the server methods is True, the original ( raw) data can be accessed using the property raw_content.

Filtering

Filtering can be done by using IMAPFilter objects. Multiple filter objects can be combined using the logical 'and' / 'or' (& / |) operators. See the table below for all possible filter fields. Using the IMAPFilter object is recommended, but not required. It is also possible to filter using a custom string.

The generated IMAP filter can be inspected / debugged by using the build() function of IMAPFilter. This is also internally used by the IMAPServer to construct the filter string.

Examples

from dvrd_imap import IMAPFilter

# Get mails received on a specific date, specifying the date as ISO string
imap_filter = IMAPFilter(on_date='2024-02-15')
# (ON "15-Feb-2024)

# Get mails filtered on sender and send date, specifying the date as `date` object
from datetime import date

imap_filter = IMAPFilter(from_addr='[e-mail]', date_after=date.fromisoformat('2024-02-10'))
# (FROM "[e-mail]" SINCE "10-Feb-2024")

# Get mails from a list of senders
imap_filter = IMAPFilter(from_addr=['[e-mail]', '[e-mail]'])
# ((OR FROM "[e-mail]" FROM "[e-mail]"))

# Get mails sent from a specific domain
imap_filter = IMAPFilter(from_addr='domain.com')
# (FROM "domain.com")

# Combine filters, generates an OR construct
imap_filter = IMAPFilter(from_addr='[e-mail]', date_after='2024-02-01') | IMAPFilter(
    from_addr='[e-mail]', date_before='2024-02-01')
# OR (FROM "[e-mail]" SINCE "01-Feb-2024") (FROM "[e-mail]" BEFORE "01-Feb-2024")

Filter fields

All filter fields are optional.

Field	Type	Description
from_addr	str | list[str]	Mails sent by given sender(s)
not_from_addr	str | list[str]	Mails not sent by given sender(s)
subject	str
not_subject	str
to_addr	str | list[str]	Recipient(s)
no_to_addr	str | list[str]
date_before	str | date	Mails sent before given date, string must be in ISO format
date_after	str | date	Mails sent after given date, string must be in ISO format
on_date	str | date	Mails sent on given date, string must be in ISO format
body	str	Search content of mail
not_body	str
cc	str | list[str]	Mails sent to CC address(es)
not_cc	str | list[str]	Mails not sent to CC address(es)
bcc	str | list[str]	Mails sent to BCC address(es)
not_bcc	str | list[str]	Mails not sent to BCC address(es)