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Luke Bonham 2013-09-11 16:17:09 -07:00 committed by copycat-killer
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[<- widgets](https://github.com/copycat-killer/lain/wiki/Widgets)
**Please be warned**: this is a temporary solution, I am working on something much more solid.
---
Shows mail status in a textbox over IMAP protocol.
myimapcheck = lain.widgets.imap(args)
New mails are notified through a notification like this:
+---------------------------------------------------+
| +---+ |
| |\ /| donald@disney.org has 3 new messages |
| +---+ |
| Latest From: Mickey Mouse <boss@disney.org> |
| Subject: Re: pay raise |
| |
| Not after what you did yesterday. |
| Daisy told me everything [...] |
| |
+---------------------------------------------------+
Text will be cut if the mail is too long.
myimapcheck = lain.widgets.imap(args)
+--------------------------------------------+
| +---+ |
| |\ /| donald@disney.org has 3 new messages |
| +---+ |
+--------------------------------------------+
The function takes a table as argument. Required table parameters are:
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--- | --- | --- | ---
`port` | IMAP port | int | 993
`timeout` | Refresh timeout seconds | int | 60
`encoding` | Mail character encoding | string | autodetected
`maxlen` | Maximum chars to display in notification | int | 200
`is_plain` | Define whether `password` is a plain password (true) or a function that retrieves it (false) | boolean | false
`settings` | User settings | function
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When `is_plain == false`, it *executes* `password` before using it, so you can also use whatever password fetching solution you want.
`settings` can use the string `mailcount`, whose possible values are:
`settings` can use the value `mailcount`, an integer greater or equal to zero, and can modify `notification_preset` table, which will be the preset for the naughty notifications. Check [here](http://awesome.naquadah.org/doc/api/modules/naughty.html#notify) for the list of variables it can contain.
- "0"
- "invalid credentials"
- string number
and can modify `notification_preset` table, which will be the preset for the naughty notifications. Check [here](http://awesome.naquadah.org/doc/api/modules/naughty.html#notify) for the list of variables it can contain. Default definition:
Default definition:
notification _preset = {
icon = lain/icons/mail.png,
timeout = 8,
position = "top_left"
}
Note that `mailcount` is 0 either if there are no new mails or credentials are invalid, so make sure you get the right settings.
### output
A textbox.