Maildir

Written by Jason den Dulk

Classes to read and write files using the maildir and maildir++ formats.

Maildir is a common format used to store emails on a computer. Maildir++ is an extension to Maildir to support multiple folders and quotas.

The Maildir spec can be found at https://cr.yp.to/proto/maildir.html.

The Maildir++ spec can be found at https://www.courier-mta.org/imap/README.maildirquota.html.

Breaking Changes in verison 0.6.0. See change log.

This version is the final addition to be made. If no bug reports are made in a year, I will upgrade to 1.0.0.

Requirements

PHP v5.4.0 or greater.

Installation

composer require jaypha/maildir

Using Quotas

To utilize quotas, create the maildir++ subtree with $useQuotas set to true. For quotas to work properly, you should stick to the MaildirPlusPlus methods deliver(), move(), trash() and emptyTrash(). The Maildir save() and delete() methods will still work, but the quotas file will not be updated until resetQuotas is called.

Remeber that the maildir++ specification recommends that the quotas file be reset roughly every fifteen minutes. Do so by calling resetQuotas().

API

class Maildir

How filenames are used in this class

In this class, the name returned by save(), and accepted by other functions do not include the flag settings. So while the actual filename on the disk may change as flags are set and cleared, the name used with this class does not.

Static Methods

Maildir Maildir::create(string $rootDir)

Create a Maildir. $rootDir must exist. Will create the subdirectories and return a Maildir instance.

void Maildir::destroy(string $rootDir)

Destroys a maildir structure. Removes the cur, new and tmp directories. Does not affect anything else.

bool MailDir::isMaildir($dir)

Tests if the given $dir contains a maildir structure

string MailDir::createName()

Creates a suitable unique name using the guidelines set in the maildir specification.

Properties

string $rootDir (read only)

The root directory of the maildir subtree

Methods

__construct(string $rootDir)

Create a Maildir instance for $rootDir. The necessary subdirectories must already exist.

string save($contents)

Save $contents into a Maildir file. $contents can be a string or a resource (stream). Returns the name of the file.

void touch(string $name)

Forces the file for $name to be moved into the 'cur' directory.

bool isNew(string $name)

Returns true if the file for $name has not yet been transferred to 'cur'.

bool exists(string $name)

Returns true if the file for $name exists either in cur or new.

string fetch(string $name)

Fetches the contents of the file. The file is moved to the 'cur' directory, but the 'S' flag is not set.

resource fetchAsStream(string $name)

Fetches the contents of the file as a stream resource, suitable for large files. The file is moved to the 'cur' directory, but the 'S' flag is not set.

mixed getPath(string $name)

Gets the file path for $name. Returns false if $name is not in the maildir.

void delete(string $name)

Removes the file for $name. Will remove the file from either the 'new' or 'cur' directory

bool hasFlag(string $name, string $flag)

Returns true if the file has the flag set.

void setFlag(string $name, string $flag)

Sets the flag

void clearFlag(string $name, string $flag)

Clears the flag

generator getNames()

Yields the list of names stored in the maildir.

generator getFiles()

Yields the list of files stored in the maildir, indexed by name.

generator getStreams()

Like getFiles(), but yields streams rather that file contents.

class MaildirPlusPlus

How folder names are used in this class.

Folder names use the logical format given in the Maildir++ specification, utilizing the '/' separator.

Static Methods

MaildirPlusPlus MaildirPlusPlus::create(string $rootDir, $useQuotas = false)

Creates a Maildir++ directory structure. Creates folders for Inbox, Sent, Drafts and Trash.

MaildirPlusPlus::destroy(string $rootDir)

Destorys the Maildir++ structure. Removes all maildir folders.

Properties

string $rootDir (read only)

The root directory of the maildir++ subtree

Methods

__construct(string $rootDir)

Create a MaildirPlusPlus instance for $rootDir. This creates Maildir instances for each folder as well as the inbox.

Maildir createFolder(string $folderName, Maildir $parent = null)

Create a maildir folder for $foldername. If $parent is provided, it will be used as the logical "parent" of the new folder.

mixed getFolder(string $folderName)

Get the folder for $folderName. Returns a Maildir if found, false otherwise.

void deleteFolder(string $folderName)

Removes the folder $folderName.

mixed locate(string $name)

Retrieves the name of the folder the file is currently lcoated in. Returns false if file not found.

mixed deliver($contents)

Attempts to save a file to subtree. Returns the name if successful. Returns false if the quota would be exceeded.

void move(string $name, string $toFolder)

Moves a file to the $toFolder. The file will always be placed in the cur directory of the destination folder.

void trash(string $name)

Moves file to the Trash folder. Also sets the "T" flag.

void emptyTrash()

Deletes all files in the Trash folder.

void setQuotas(mixed $sizeQuota, mixed $countQuota)

Sets the quota for total file size and file count. If either is set to null, no quota will be set for that parameter.

array getQuotas()

Returns the quotas set by setQuotas as an associative array, 'size' for size quota, 'count' for count quota. null value indicates no quota set.

void resetQuotas()

Re-calculates the total size and count of all the (non-trashed) files in the subtree, and writes it to maildirsize. Accordng to the maildir++ specification. This should be done roughly every fifteen minutes. If your program does something like that, this is the method to call.

array getSizeAndCount()

Returns the total file size and file count for the subtree, using the maildirsize file if quotas are being used

Change Log

Version 0.6.0

Breaking Changes

• MaildirPlusPlus no longer inherits from Maildir. Use getFolder("Inbox") to get the inbox maildir.
• Maildir::makeCurrent() has been renamed to touch() and is now public.
• $parentDir has been changed to $rootDir.
• Deprecated function arguments are now dropped.

Other changes

• Quotas support! Added quota support functions to MaildirPlusPlus.
• Added isMaildir, rootDir, getPath, fetchAsStream and getStreams to Maildir.
• Maildir::createName is now public.

Notes

I decided to make MaildirPlusPlus no longer inherit from Maildir because I believe that MaildirPlusPlus represents a collection of Maildirs rather than a Maildir in its own right. While it could technichally masquerade as a Maildir; semantically, it doesn't really have an 'is_a' relationship with Maildir. So I removed it out of a desire to engage in good programming practice.

Version 0.5.0

• Added getNames and getFiles to allow iteration over the maildir contents.

Version 0.4.1

• Removed string constraint on save to allow passing streams.

Version 0.4.0

• Added locate function
• Move and trash no longer require an origin folder name.

Version 0.3.0

• Added destroy function to Maildir
• Added maildir++ support.

Version 0.2.0

• Added delete function
• Removed trash and emptyTrash from Maildir.

License

Copyright (C) 2018-21 Jaypha.
Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
See http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt