Mail::Box::Message(3pm)

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Mail::Box::Message(3pm)

NAME¶

Mail::Box::Message - manage one message within a mail-folder

INHERITANCE¶

 Mail::Box::Message
   is a Mail::Message
   is a Mail::Reporter
 Mail::Box::Message is extended by
   Mail::Box::Dir::Message
   Mail::Box::File::Message
   Mail::Box::Message::Destructed
   Mail::Box::Net::Message

SYNOPSIS¶

  # Usually these message objects are created indirectly
  use Mail::Box::Manager;
  my $manager = Mail::Box::Manager->new;
  my $folder  = $manager->open(folder => 'Mail/Drafts');
  my $msg     = $folder->message(1);
  $msg->delete;
  $msg->size;   # and much more

DESCRIPTION¶

These pages do only describe methods which relate to folders. If you access the knowledge of a message, then read Mail::Message.

During its life, a message will pass through certain stages. These stages were introduced to reduce the access-time to the folder. Changing from stage, the message's body and head objects may change.

Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Mail::Message.

METHODS¶

Extends "METHODS" in Mail::Message.

Constructors¶

Extends "Constructors" in Mail::Message.

$obj->clone(%options)

Inherited, see "Constructors" in Mail::Message

$class->new(%options)

Inherited, see "Constructors" in Mail::Reporter

 -Option    --Defined in     --Default
  body        Mail::Message    undef
  body_type                    <from folder>
  deleted     Mail::Message    false
  field_type  Mail::Message    undef
  folder                       <required>
  head        Mail::Message    undef
  head_type   Mail::Message    Mail::Message::Head::Complete
  labels      Mail::Message    +{}
  log         Mail::Reporter   'WARNINGS'
  messageId   Mail::Message    undef
  modified    Mail::Message    false
  size                         undef
  trace       Mail::Reporter   'WARNINGS'
  trusted     Mail::Message    false

body => $object
body_type => CODE|$class: If the body of a message is used delay-loaded, the message must what type of message to become when it finally gets parsed. The folder which is delaying the load must specify the algorithm to determine that type.
deleted => BOOLEAN
field_type => $class
folder => $folder: The $folder where this message appeared in. The argument is an instance of (a sub-class of) a Mail::Box.
head => $object
head_type => $class
labels => ARRAY|HASH
log => LEVEL
messageId => $id
modified => BOOLEAN
size => $bytes: The size of the message, which includes head and body, but without the message separators which may be used by the folder type.
trace => LEVEL
trusted => BOOLEAN

Attributes¶

Extends "Attributes" in Mail::Message.

$obj->folder( [$folder] ): In which folder did we detect this message/dummy? This is a reference to the folder-object.
$obj->logSettings(): Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->seqnr( [$integer] ): Get the number of this message is the current folder. It starts counting from zero. Do not change the number.

Constructing a message¶

Extends "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message.

$obj->bounce( [<$rg_object|%options>] ): Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Bounce
$class->build( [$message|$part|$body], @fields, %options ): Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Build
$class->buildFromBody($body, [$head], $headers): Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Build
$obj->forward(%options): Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardAttach(%options): Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardEncapsulate(%options): Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardInline(%options): Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardNo(%options): Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardPostlude(): Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardPrelude(): Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardSubject(STRING): Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$class->read($fh|STRING|SCALAR|ARRAY, %options): Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Read
$obj->rebuild(%options): Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Rebuild
$obj->reply(%options): Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Reply
$obj->replyPrelude( [STRING|$field|$address|ARRAY-$of-$things] ): Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Reply
$any->replySubject(STRING): Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Reply

The message¶

Extends "The message" in Mail::Message.

$obj->container()

Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message

$obj->copyTo($folder, %options)

Copy the message to the indicated opened $folder, without deleting the original. The coerced message (the clone in the destination folder) is returned.

 -Option      --Default
  shallow       false
  shallow_body  false
  shallow_head  false
  share         false

shallow => BOOLEAN: Used for clone(shallow).
shallow_body => BOOLEAN: Used for clone(shallow_body).
shallow_head => BOOLEAN: Used for clone(shallow_head).
share => BOOLEAN: Try to share the physical storage of the message between the two folders. Sometimes, they even may be of different types. When not possible, this options will be silently ignored.

» example:

  my $draft = $mgr->open(folder => 'Draft');
  $message->copyTo($draft, share => 1);

$obj->endsOnNewline()

Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message

$obj->isDummy()

Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message

$obj->isPart()

Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message

$obj->messageId()

Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message

$obj->moveTo($folder, %options)

Move the message from this folder to the $folder specified. This will create a copy using clone() first. Then, this original message is flagged to get deleted. So until the source folder is closed, two copies of the message may stay in memory.

The newly created message clone (part of the destination folder) is returned. All %options are passed to copyTo()

 -Option      --Default
  shallow_body  undef
  share         <true unless shallow_body exists>

shallow_body => BOOLEAN: Only create a shallow body, which means that the header can not be reused. A message can therefore not be shared in storage unless explicitly stated.
share => BOOLEAN: When there is a chance that the original message can be undeleted, then this must be set to "false". Otherwise a shallow clone will be made, which will share the header which can be modified in the undeleted message.

» example: of moving a message

  my $trash = Mail::Box::Mbox->new(folder => 'trash');
  my $t = $msg->moveTo($trash);

is equivalent to

  my $t = $msg->copyTo($trash, share => 1);
  $msg->delete;

$obj->partNumber(): Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message
$obj->print( [$fh] ): Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message
$obj->send( [$mailer], %options ): Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message
$obj->size(): Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message
$obj->toplevel(): Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message
$obj->write( [$fh] ): Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message

The header¶

Extends "The header" in Mail::Message.

$obj->bcc(): Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->cc(): Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->date(): Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->destinations(): Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->from(): Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->get($fieldname): Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->guessTimestamp(): Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->head( [$head] ): Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->nrLines(): Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->sender(): Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->study($fieldname): Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->subject(): Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->timestamp(): Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->to(): Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message

The body¶

Extends "The body" in Mail::Message.

$obj->body( [$body] ): Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->contentType(): Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->decoded(%options): Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->encode(%options): Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->isMultipart(): Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->isNested(): Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->parts( [<'ALL'|'ACTIVE'|'DELETED'|'RECURSE'|$filter>] ): Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message

Flags¶

Extends "Flags" in Mail::Message.

$obj->delete(): Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message
$obj->deleted( [BOOLEAN] ): Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message
$obj->isDeleted(): Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message
$obj->isModified(): Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message
$obj->label($label|PAIRS): Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message
$obj->labels(): Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message
$obj->labelsToStatus(): Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message
$obj->modified( [BOOLEAN] ): Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message
$obj->statusToLabels(): Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message

The whole message as text¶

Extends "The whole message as text" in Mail::Message.

$obj->file(): Inherited, see "The whole message as text" in Mail::Message::Construct::Text
$obj->lines(): Inherited, see "The whole message as text" in Mail::Message::Construct::Text
$obj->printStructure( [$fh|undef],[$indent] ): Inherited, see "The whole message as text" in Mail::Message::Construct::Text
$obj->string(): Inherited, see "The whole message as text" in Mail::Message::Construct::Text

Internals¶

Extends "Internals" in Mail::Message.

$obj->clonedFrom(): Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message
$class->coerce($message, %options): Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message
$obj->diskDelete(): Remove a message from disk. This is not from the folder, but everything else, like parts of the message which are stored outside from the folder.
$obj->isDelayed(): Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message
$obj->readBody( $parser, $head, [$bodytype] ): Read the body of one message. The $parser gives access to the folder file. The $head has been read with readHead(). The optional $bodytype supplies the class name of the body to be created, or a code reference to a routine which can produce a body type based on the head (passed as first argument).
By default, the $bodytype will call Mail::Box::determineBodyType() where the message will be added to. Improves base, see "Internals" in Mail::Message
$obj->readFromParser( $parser, [$bodytype] ): Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message
$obj->readHead( $parser, [$class] ): Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message
$obj->recursiveRebuildPart($part, %options): Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Construct::Rebuild
$obj->storeBody($body): Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message
$obj->takeMessageId( [STRING] ): Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message

Error handling¶

Extends "Error handling" in Mail::Message.

$obj->AUTOLOAD(): Inherited, see "METHODS" in Mail::Message::Construct
$obj->addReport($object): Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$any->defaultTrace( [$level]|[$loglevel, $tracelevel]|[$level, $callback] ): Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->errors(): Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$any->log( [$level, [$strings]] ): Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$any->logPriority($level): Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->notImplemented(): Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->report( [$level] ): Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->reportAll( [$level] ): Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$any->shortSize( [$value] ): Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Message
$obj->shortString(): Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Message
$obj->trace( [$level] ): Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->warnings(): Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

Cleanup¶

Extends "Cleanup" in Mail::Message.

$obj->DESTROY(): Inherited, see "Cleanup" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->destruct(): Removes most of the memory occupied by the message by detaching the header and body. Then, the object changes into a Mail::Box::Message::Destructed which will catch all attempts to access the header and body. Be careful with the usage of this method. Improves base, see "Cleanup" in Mail::Message

DETAILS¶

Extends "DETAILS" in Mail::Message.

DIAGNOSTICS¶

Error: Cannot coerce a $class object into a $class object: Cast by coerce()
Error: Cannot include forward source as $include.: Unknown alternative for the forward(include). Valid choices are "NO", "INLINE", "ATTACH", and "ENCAPSULATE". Cast by forward()
Error: Cannot include reply source as $include.: Unknown alternative for the "include" option of reply(). Valid choices are "NO", "INLINE", and "ATTACH". Cast by reply()
Error: Method bounce requires To, Cc, or Bcc: The message bounce() method forwards a received message off to someone else without modification; you must specified it's new destination. If you have the urge not to specify any destination, you probably are looking for reply(). When you wish to modify the content, use forward(). Cast by bounce()
Error: Method forwardAttach requires a preamble: Cast by forwardAttach()
Error: Method forwardEncapsulate requires a preamble: Cast by forwardEncapsulate()
Error: No address to create forwarded to.: If a forward message is created, a destination address must be specified. Cast by forward()
Error: No default mailer found to send message.: The message send() mechanism had not enough information to automatically find a mail transfer agent to sent this message. Specify a mailer explicitly using the "via" options. Cast by send()
Error: No rebuild rule $name defined.: Cast by rebuild()
Error: Only build() Mail::Message's; they are not in a folder yet: You may wish to construct a message to be stored in a some kind of folder, but you need to do that in two steps. First, create a normal Mail::Message, and then add it to the folder. During this Mail::Box::addMessage() process, the message will get coerce()-d into the right message type, adding storage information and the like. Cast by build()
Error: Package $package does not implement $method.: Fatal error: the specific package (or one of its superclasses) does not implement this method where it should. This message means that some other related classes do implement this method however the class at hand does not. Probably you should investigate this and probably inform the author of the package. Cast by notImplemented()
Error: coercion starts with some object: Cast by coerce()

LICENSE¶

For contributors see file ChangeLog.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

2025-12-07

perl v5.40.1

Source file:	Mail::Box::Message.3pm.en.gz (from libmail-box-perl 3.012-1)
Source last updated:	2025-12-07T03:51:46Z
Converted to HTML:	2025-12-07T08:48:14Z

NAME¶

INHERITANCE¶

SYNOPSIS¶

DESCRIPTION¶

METHODS¶

Constructors¶

Attributes¶

Constructing a message¶

The message¶

The header¶

The body¶

Flags¶

The whole message as text¶

Internals¶

Error handling¶

Cleanup¶

DETAILS¶

DIAGNOSTICS¶

SEE ALSO¶

LICENSE¶