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package javax.mail;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.mail.Flags.Flag;
import javax.mail.event.ConnectionEvent;
import javax.mail.event.ConnectionListener;
import javax.mail.event.FolderEvent;
import javax.mail.event.FolderListener;
import javax.mail.event.MailEvent;
import javax.mail.event.MessageChangedEvent;
import javax.mail.event.MessageChangedListener;
import javax.mail.event.MessageCountEvent;
import javax.mail.event.MessageCountListener;
import javax.mail.search.SearchTerm;
/**
* An abstract representation of a folder in a mail system; subclasses would
* implement Folders for each supported protocol.
*
* Depending on protocol and implementation, folders may contain other folders, messages,
* or both as indicated by the {@link Folder#HOLDS_FOLDERS} and {@link Folder#HOLDS_MESSAGES} flags.
* If the immplementation supports hierarchical folders, the format of folder names is
* implementation dependent; however, components of the name are separated by the
* delimiter character returned by {@link Folder#getSeparator()}.
*
* The case-insensitive folder name "INBOX" is reserved to refer to the primary folder
* for the current user on the current server; not all stores will provide an INBOX
* and it may not be available at all times.
*
* @version $Rev: 582780 $ $Date: 2007-10-08 07:17:15 -0400 (Mon, 08 Oct 2007) $
*/
public abstract class Folder {
/**
* Flag that indicates that a folder can contain messages.
*/
public static final int HOLDS_MESSAGES = 1;
/**
* Flag that indicates that a folder can contain other folders.
*/
public static final int HOLDS_FOLDERS = 2;
/**
* Flag indicating that this folder cannot be modified.
*/
public static final int READ_ONLY = 1;
/**
* Flag indictaing that this folder can be modified.
* Question: what does it mean if both are set?
*/
public static final int READ_WRITE = 2;
/**
* The store that this folder is part of.
*/
protected Store store;
/**
* The current mode of this folder.
* When open, this can be {@link #READ_ONLY} or {@link #READ_WRITE};
* otherwise is set to -1.
*/
protected int mode = -1;
private final ArrayList connectionListeners = new ArrayList(2);
private final ArrayList folderListeners = new ArrayList(2);
private final ArrayList messageChangedListeners = new ArrayList(2);
private final ArrayList messageCountListeners = new ArrayList(2);
// the EventQueue spins off a new thread, so we only create this
// if we have actual listeners to dispatch an event to.
private EventQueue queue = null;
/**
* Constructor that initializes the Store.
*
* @param store the store that this folder is part of
*/
protected Folder(Store store) {
this.store = store;
}
/**
* Return the name of this folder.
* This can be invoked when the folder is closed.
*
* @return this folder's name
*/
public abstract String getName();
/**
* Return the full absolute name of this folder.
* This can be invoked when the folder is closed.
*
* @return the full name of this folder
*/
public abstract String getFullName();
/**
* Return the URLName for this folder, which includes the location of the store.
*
* @return the URLName for this folder
* @throws MessagingException
*/
public URLName getURLName() throws MessagingException {
URLName baseURL = store.getURLName();
return new URLName(baseURL.getProtocol(), baseURL.getHost(), baseURL.getPort(),
getFullName(), baseURL.getUsername(), null);
}
/**
* Return the store that this folder is part of.
*
* @return the store this folder is part of
*/
public Store getStore() {
return store;
}
/**
* Return the parent for this folder; if the folder is at the root of a heirarchy
* this returns null.
* This can be invoked when the folder is closed.
*
* @return this folder's parent
* @throws MessagingException
*/
public abstract Folder getParent() throws MessagingException;
/**
* Check to see if this folder physically exists in the store.
* This can be invoked when the folder is closed.
*
* @return true if the folder really exists
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public abstract boolean exists() throws MessagingException;
/**
* Return a list of folders from this Folder's namespace that match the supplied pattern.
* Patterns may contain the following wildcards:
* - '%' which matches any characater except hierarchy delimiters
* - '*' which matches any character including hierarchy delimiters
*
* This can be invoked when the folder is closed.
*
* @param pattern the pattern to search for
* @return a, possibly empty, array containing Folders that matched the pattern
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public abstract Folder[] list(String pattern) throws MessagingException;
/**
* Return a list of folders to which the user is subscribed and which match the supplied pattern.
* If the store does not support the concept of subscription then this should match against
* all folders; the default implementation of this method achieves this by defaulting to the
* {@link #list(String)} method.
*
* @param pattern the pattern to search for
* @return a, possibly empty, array containing subscribed Folders that matched the pattern
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public Folder[] listSubscribed(String pattern) throws MessagingException {
return list(pattern);
}
/**
* Convenience method that invokes {@link #list(String)} with the pattern "%".
*
* @return a, possibly empty, array of subfolders
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public Folder[] list() throws MessagingException {
return list("%");
}
/**
* Convenience method that invokes {@link #listSubscribed(String)} with the pattern "%".
*
* @return a, possibly empty, array of subscribed subfolders
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public Folder[] listSubscribed() throws MessagingException {
return listSubscribed("%");
}
/**
* Return the character used by this folder's Store to separate path components.
*
* @return the name separater character
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public abstract char getSeparator() throws MessagingException;
/**
* Return the type of this folder, indicating whether it can contain subfolders,
* messages, or both. The value returned is a bitmask with the appropriate bits set.
*
* @return the type of this folder
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
* @see #HOLDS_FOLDERS
* @see #HOLDS_MESSAGES
*/
public abstract int getType() throws MessagingException;
/**
* Create a new folder capable of containing subfoldera and/or messages as
* determined by the type parameter. Any hierarchy defined by the folder
* name will be recursively created.
* If the folder was sucessfully created, a {@link FolderEvent#CREATED CREATED FolderEvent}
* is sent to all FolderListeners registered with this Folder or with the Store.
*
* @param type the type, indicating if this folder should contain subfolders, messages or both
* @return true if the folder was sucessfully created
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public abstract boolean create(int type) throws MessagingException;
/**
* Determine if the user is subscribed to this Folder. The default implementation in
* this class always returns true.
*
* @return true is the user is subscribed to this Folder
*/
public boolean isSubscribed() {
return true;
}
/**
* Set the user's subscription to this folder.
* Not all Stores support subscription; the default implementation in this class
* always throws a MethodNotSupportedException
*
* @param subscribed whether to subscribe to this Folder
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
* @throws MethodNotSupportedException if the Store does not support subscription
*/
public void setSubscribed(boolean subscribed) throws MessagingException {
throw new MethodNotSupportedException();
}
/**
* Check to see if this Folder conatins messages with the {@link Flag.RECENT} flag set.
* This can be used when the folder is closed to perform a light-weight check for new mail;
* to perform an incremental check for new mail the folder must be opened.
*
* @return true if the Store has recent messages
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public abstract boolean hasNewMessages() throws MessagingException;
/**
* Get the Folder determined by the supplied name; if the name is relative
* then it is interpreted relative to this folder. This does not check that
* the named folder actually exists.
*
* @param name the name of the folder to return
* @return the named folder
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public abstract Folder getFolder(String name) throws MessagingException;
/**
* Delete this folder and possibly any subfolders. This operation can only be
* performed on a closed folder.
* If recurse is true, then all subfolders are deleted first, then any messages in
* this folder are removed and it is finally deleted; {@link FolderEvent#DELETED}
* events are sent as appropriate.
* If recurse is false, then the behaviour depends on the folder type and store
* implementation as followd:
*
* - If the folder can only conrain messages, then all messages are removed and
* then the folder is deleted; a {@link FolderEvent#DELETED} event is sent.
* - If the folder can onlu contain subfolders, then if it is empty it will be
* deleted and a {@link FolderEvent#DELETED} event is sent; if the folder is not
* empty then the delete fails and this method returns false.
* - If the folder can contain both subfolders and messages, then if the folder
* does not contain any subfolders, any messages are deleted, the folder itself
* is deleted and a {@link FolderEvent#DELETED} event is sent; if the folder does
* contain subfolders then the implementation may choose from the following three
* behaviors:
*
* - it may return false indicting the operation failed
* - it may remove all messages within the folder, send a {@link FolderEvent#DELETED}
* event, and then return true to indicate the delete was performed. Note this does
* not delete the folder itself and the {@link #exists()} operation for this folder
* will return true
* - it may remove all messages within the folder as per the previous option; in
* addition it may change the type of the Folder to only HOLDS_FOLDERS indictaing
* that messages may no longer be added
*
*
* FolderEvents are sent to all listeners registered with this folder or
* with the Store.
*
* @param recurse whether subfolders should be recursively deleted as well
* @return true if the delete operation succeeds
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public abstract boolean delete(boolean recurse) throws MessagingException;
/**
* Rename this folder; the folder must be closed.
* If the rename is successfull, a {@link FolderEvent#RENAMED} event is sent to
* all listeners registered with this folder or with the store.
*
* @param newName the new name for this folder
* @return true if the rename succeeded
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public abstract boolean renameTo(Folder newName) throws MessagingException;
/**
* Open this folder; the folder must be able to contain messages and
* must currently be closed. If the folder is opened successfully then
* a {@link ConnectionEvent#OPENED} event is sent to listeners registered
* with this Folder.
*
* Whether the Store allows multiple connections or if it allows multiple
* writers is implementation defined.
*
* @param mode READ_ONLY or READ_WRITE
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public abstract void open(int mode) throws MessagingException;
/**
* Close this folder; it must already be open.
* A {@link ConnectionEvent#CLOSED} event is sent to all listeners registered
* with this folder.
*
* @param expunge whether to expunge all deleted messages
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store; the folder is still closed
*/
public abstract void close(boolean expunge) throws MessagingException;
/**
* Indicates that the folder has been opened.
*
* @return true if the folder is open
*/
public abstract boolean isOpen();
/**
* Return the mode of this folder ass passed to {@link #open(int)}, or -1 if
* the folder is closed.
*
* @return the mode this folder was opened with
*/
public int getMode() {
return mode;
}
/**
* Get the flags supported by this folder.
*
* @return the flags supported by this folder, or null if unknown
* @see Flags
*/
public abstract Flags getPermanentFlags();
/**
* Return the number of messages this folder contains.
* If this operation is invoked on a closed folder, the implementation
* may choose to return -1 to avoid the expense of opening the folder.
*
* @return the number of messages, or -1 if unknown
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public abstract int getMessageCount() throws MessagingException;
/**
* Return the numbew of messages in this folder that have the {@link Flag.RECENT} flag set.
* If this operation is invoked on a closed folder, the implementation
* may choose to return -1 to avoid the expense of opening the folder.
* The default implmentation of this method iterates over all messages
* in the folder; subclasses should override if possible to provide a more
* efficient implementation.
*
* @return the number of new messages, or -1 if unknown
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public int getNewMessageCount() throws MessagingException {
return getCount(Flags.Flag.RECENT, true);
}
/**
* Return the numbew of messages in this folder that do not have the {@link Flag.SEEN} flag set.
* If this operation is invoked on a closed folder, the implementation
* may choose to return -1 to avoid the expense of opening the folder.
* The default implmentation of this method iterates over all messages
* in the folder; subclasses should override if possible to provide a more
* efficient implementation.
*
* @return the number of new messages, or -1 if unknown
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public int getUnreadMessageCount() throws MessagingException {
return getCount(Flags.Flag.SEEN, false);
}
/**
* Return the numbew of messages in this folder that have the {@link Flag.DELETED} flag set.
* If this operation is invoked on a closed folder, the implementation
* may choose to return -1 to avoid the expense of opening the folder.
* The default implmentation of this method iterates over all messages
* in the folder; subclasses should override if possible to provide a more
* efficient implementation.
*
* @return the number of new messages, or -1 if unknown
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public int getDeletedMessageCount() throws MessagingException {
return getCount(Flags.Flag.DELETED, true);
}
private int getCount(Flag flag, boolean value) throws MessagingException {
if (!isOpen()) {
return -1;
}
Message[] messages = getMessages();
int total = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < messages.length; i++) {
if (messages[i].getFlags().contains(flag) == value) {
total++;
}
}
return total;
}
/**
* Retrieve the message with the specified index in this Folder;
* messages indices start at 1 not zero.
* Clients should note that the index for a specific message may change
* if the folder is expunged; {@link Message} objects should be used as
* references instead.
*
* @param index the index of the message to fetch
* @return the message
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public abstract Message getMessage(int index) throws MessagingException;
/**
* Retrieve messages with index between start and end inclusive
*
* @param start index of first message
* @param end index of last message
* @return an array of messages from start to end inclusive
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public Message[] getMessages(int start, int end) throws MessagingException {
Message[] result = new Message[end - start + 1];
for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
result[i] = getMessage(start++);
}
return result;
}
/**
* Retrieve messages with the specified indices.
*
* @param ids the indices of the messages to fetch
* @return the specified messages
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public Message[] getMessages(int ids[]) throws MessagingException {
Message[] result = new Message[ids.length];
for (int i = 0; i < ids.length; i++) {
result[i] = getMessage(ids[i]);
}
return result;
}
/**
* Retrieve all messages.
*
* @return all messages in this folder
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public Message[] getMessages() throws MessagingException {
return getMessages(1, getMessageCount());
}
/**
* Append the supplied messages to this folder. A {@link MessageCountEvent} is sent
* to all listeners registered with this folder when all messages have been appended.
* If the array contains a previously expunged message, it must be re-appended to the Store
* and implementations must not abort this operation.
*
* @param messages the messages to append
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public abstract void appendMessages(Message[] messages) throws MessagingException;
/**
* Hint to the store to prefetch information on the supplied messaged.
* Subclasses should override this method to provide an efficient implementation;
* the default implementation in this class simply returns.
*
* @param messages messages for which information should be fetched
* @param profile the information to fetch
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
* @see FetchProfile
*/
public void fetch(Message[] messages, FetchProfile profile) throws MessagingException {
return;
}
/**
* Set flags on the messages to the supplied value; all messages must belong to this folder.
* This method may be overridden by subclasses that can optimize the setting
* of flags on multiple messages at once; the default implementation simply calls
* {@link Message#setFlags(Flags, boolean)} for each supplied messages.
*
* @param messages whose flags should be set
* @param flags the set of flags to modify
* @param value the value the flags should be set to
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public void setFlags(Message[] messages, Flags flags, boolean value) throws MessagingException {
for (int i = 0; i < messages.length; i++) {
Message message = messages[i];
message.setFlags(flags, value);
}
}
/**
* Set flags on a range of messages to the supplied value.
* This method may be overridden by subclasses that can optimize the setting
* of flags on multiple messages at once; the default implementation simply
* gets each message and then calls {@link Message#setFlags(Flags, boolean)}.
*
* @param start first message end set
* @param end last message end set
* @param flags the set of flags end modify
* @param value the value the flags should be set end
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public void setFlags(int start, int end, Flags flags, boolean value) throws MessagingException {
for (int i = start; i <= end; i++) {
Message message = getMessage(i);
message.setFlags(flags, value);
}
}
/**
* Set flags on a set of messages to the supplied value.
* This method may be overridden by subclasses that can optimize the setting
* of flags on multiple messages at once; the default implementation simply
* gets each message and then calls {@link Message#setFlags(Flags, boolean)}.
*
* @param ids the indexes of the messages to set
* @param flags the set of flags end modify
* @param value the value the flags should be set end
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public void setFlags(int ids[], Flags flags, boolean value) throws MessagingException {
for (int i = 0; i < ids.length; i++) {
Message message = getMessage(ids[i]);
message.setFlags(flags, value);
}
}
/**
* Copy the specified messages to another folder.
* The default implementation simply appends the supplied messages to the
* target folder using {@link #appendMessages(Message[])}.
* @param messages the messages to copy
* @param folder the folder to copy to
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public void copyMessages(Message[] messages, Folder folder) throws MessagingException {
folder.appendMessages(messages);
}
/**
* Permanently delete all supplied messages that have the DELETED flag set from the Store.
* The original message indices of all messages actually deleted are returned and a
* {@link MessageCountEvent} event is sent to all listeners with this folder. The expunge
* may cause the indices of all messaged that remain in the folder to change.
*
* @return the original indices of messages that were actually deleted
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public abstract Message[] expunge() throws MessagingException;
/**
* Search this folder for messages matching the supplied search criteria.
* The default implementation simply invoke search(term, getMessages())
* applying the search over all messages in the folder; subclasses may provide
* a more efficient mechanism.
*
* @param term the search criteria
* @return an array containing messages that match the criteria
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public Message[] search(SearchTerm term) throws MessagingException {
return search(term, getMessages());
}
/**
* Search the supplied messages for those that match the supplied criteria;
* messages must belong to this folder.
* The default implementation iterates through the messages, returning those
* whose {@link Message#match(javax.mail.search.SearchTerm)} method returns true;
* subclasses may provide a more efficient implementation.
*
* @param term the search criteria
* @param messages the messages to search
* @return an array containing messages that match the criteria
* @throws MessagingException if there was a problem accessing the store
*/
public Message[] search(SearchTerm term, Message[] messages) throws MessagingException {
List result = new ArrayList(messages.length);
for (int i = 0; i < messages.length; i++) {
Message message = messages[i];
if (message.match(term)) {
result.add(message);
}
}
return (Message[]) result.toArray(new Message[result.size()]);
}
public void addConnectionListener(ConnectionListener listener) {
connectionListeners.add(listener);
}
public void removeConnectionListener(ConnectionListener listener) {
connectionListeners.remove(listener);
}
protected void notifyConnectionListeners(int type) {
queueEvent(new ConnectionEvent(this, type), connectionListeners);
}
public void addFolderListener(FolderListener listener) {
folderListeners.add(listener);
}
public void removeFolderListener(FolderListener listener) {
folderListeners.remove(listener);
}
protected void notifyFolderListeners(int type) {
queueEvent(new FolderEvent(this, this, type), folderListeners);
}
protected void notifyFolderRenamedListeners(Folder newFolder) {
queueEvent(new FolderEvent(this, this, newFolder, FolderEvent.RENAMED), folderListeners);
}
public void addMessageCountListener(MessageCountListener listener) {
messageCountListeners.add(listener);
}
public void removeMessageCountListener(MessageCountListener listener) {
messageCountListeners.remove(listener);
}
protected void notifyMessageAddedListeners(Message[] messages) {
queueEvent(new MessageCountEvent(this, MessageCountEvent.ADDED, false, messages), messageChangedListeners);
}
protected void notifyMessageRemovedListeners(boolean removed, Message[] messages) {
queueEvent(new MessageCountEvent(this, MessageCountEvent.REMOVED, removed, messages), messageChangedListeners);
}
public void addMessageChangedListener(MessageChangedListener listener) {
messageChangedListeners.add(listener);
}
public void removeMessageChangedListener(MessageChangedListener listener) {
messageChangedListeners.remove(listener);
}
protected void notifyMessageChangedListeners(int type, Message message) {
queueEvent(new MessageChangedEvent(this, type, message), messageChangedListeners);
}
/**
* Unregisters all listeners.
*/
protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
// shut our queue down, if needed.
if (queue != null) {
queue.stop();
queue = null;
}
connectionListeners.clear();
folderListeners.clear();
messageChangedListeners.clear();
messageCountListeners.clear();
store = null;
super.finalize();
}
/**
* Returns the full name of this folder; if null, returns the value from the superclass.
* @return a string form of this folder
*/
public String toString() {
String name = getFullName();
return name == null ? super.toString() : name;
}
/**
* Add an event on the event queue, creating the queue if this is the
* first event with actual listeners.
*
* @param event The event to dispatch.
* @param listeners The listener list.
*/
private synchronized void queueEvent(MailEvent event, ArrayList listeners) {
// if there are no listeners to dispatch this to, don't put it on the queue.
// This allows us to delay creating the queue (and its new thread) until
// we
if (listeners.isEmpty()) {
return;
}
// first real event? Time to get the queue kicked off.
if (queue == null) {
queue = new EventQueue();
}
// tee it up and let it rip.
queue.queueEvent(event, (List)listeners.clone());
}
}