test.cpp

An example that shows reading mail.

/*
   libmapi C++ Wrapper

   Sample test application

   Copyright (C) Alan Alvarez 2008.

   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
   (at your option) any later version.

   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
   GNU General Public License for more details.

   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/

#include <exception>
#include <vector>
#include <string>

#include <libmapi++/libmapi++.h>

using namespace libmapipp;
using std::string;

// The best way to get a folder message count is to get property PR_FOLDER_CHILD_COUNT.
// This is only used to test opening all messages.
static unsigned int get_message_count(folder& the_folder, session& mapi_session)
{
        folder::message_container_type messages = the_folder.fetch_messages();
        return messages.size();
}

static void print_folder_tree(folder& up_folder, session& mapi_session, unsigned int deep = 0)
{
        property_container up_folder_property_container = up_folder.get_property_container();
        up_folder_property_container << PR_DISPLAY_NAME << PR_CONTAINER_CLASS;
        up_folder_property_container.fetch();

        string display_name = static_cast<const char*>(up_folder_property_container[PR_DISPLAY_NAME]);
        string container_class;
        if (up_folder_property_container[PR_CONTAINER_CLASS])
                container_class = static_cast<const char*>(up_folder_property_container[PR_CONTAINER_CLASS]);

        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < deep; ++i) {
                cout << "|----> ";
        }

        cout << display_name << " (id: " << up_folder.get_id()  << ") (messages: " << get_message_count(up_folder, mapi_session) << ")" 
             << " container class: " << container_class << endl;

        // Fetch Top Information Folder Hierarchy (child folders)
        folder::hierarchy_container_type hierarchy = up_folder.fetch_hierarchy();
        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < hierarchy.size(); ++i) {
                print_folder_tree(*hierarchy[i], mapi_session, deep+1);
        }
}

int main ()
{
        try {
                // Initialize MAPI Session
                session mapi_session;

                mapi_session.login();

                property_container store_properties = mapi_session.get_message_store().get_property_container();
                store_properties << PR_DISPLAY_NAME;
                store_properties.fetch();
                cout << "Mailbox Name: " << static_cast<const char*>(*store_properties.begin()) << endl;

                // Get Default Inbox folder ID.
                mapi_id_t inbox_id = mapi_session.get_message_store().get_default_folder(olFolderInbox);
                cout << "inbox_id: " << inbox_id << endl;

                // Open Inbox Folder
                folder inbox_folder(mapi_session.get_message_store(), inbox_id);

                // Fetch messages in Inbox Folder
                folder::message_container_type messages = inbox_folder.fetch_messages();
                cout << "Inbox size: " << messages.size() << endl;

                // Get and Print some information about the first message in the Inbox Folder
                if (messages.size() > 0) {
                        // Get a property container associated to the first message
                        property_container message_property_container = messages[0]->get_property_container();

                        // Add Property Tags to be fetched and then fetch the properties.
                        message_property_container << PR_DISPLAY_TO << PR_CONVERSATION_TOPIC;
                        message_property_container.fetch_all();

                        string to;
                        string subject;
                        // Get some property values using property_container::operator[]
                        // to           = static_cast<const char*>(message_property_container[PR_DISPLAY_TO]);
                        // subject      = static_cast<const char*>(message_property_container[PR_CONVERSATION_TOPIC]);
                        // Print property values
                        // cout << "To: " << to << endl;
                        // cout << "Subject: " << subject << endl;

                        for (property_container::iterator Iter = message_property_container.begin(); Iter != message_property_container.end(); Iter++)
                        {
                                if (Iter.get_tag() == PR_DISPLAY_TO) 
                                        to = (const char*) *Iter;
                                else if (Iter.get_tag() == PR_CONVERSATION_TOPIC) 
                                        subject = (const char*) *Iter;
                        }

                        // Print property values
                        cout << "To: " << to << endl;
                        cout << "Subject: " << subject << endl;
                }

                // Get Default Top Information Store folder ID
                mapi_id_t top_folder_id = mapi_session.get_message_store().get_default_folder(olFolderTopInformationStore);

                // Open Top Information Folder
                folder top_folder(mapi_session.get_message_store(), top_folder_id);

                print_folder_tree(top_folder, mapi_session);

                cout << "finished session" << endl;
        }
        catch (mapi_exception e) // Catch any mapi exceptions
        {
                cout << "MAPI Exception @ main: " <<  e.what() << endl;
        }
        catch (std::runtime_error e) // Catch runtime exceptions
        {
                cout << "std::runtime_error exception @ main: " << e.what() << endl;

        }

        return 0;
}

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