(Go) List Yahoo Mail IMAP Mailboxes

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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    success := false

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // See Get Yahoo Mail OAuth2 Access Token for Desktop App 
    // for sample code showing how to obtain a Yahoo Mail access token.

    // In this example, our access token was previously saved to the following file which contains JSON like this:
    // {
    //   "access_token": "kCVQdnOdul...LHucA--",
    //   "refresh_token": "AIenVXETSo0jklFBVkPS8vVm8E.Ej9ToRG.xDbDYmZ65WIs5t6CZhDrD",
    //   "expires_in": 3600,
    //   "token_type": "bearer",
    //   "xoauth_yahoo_guid": "HGDQCVF5JB4YDOWHITQJFBHCWA"
    // }

    json := JsonObject_Ref.html">chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/yahooMail.json")
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println("Failed to load Yahoo Mail access token file.")
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    accessToken := json.StringOf("access_token")

    // Do OAuth2_Ref.html">OAuth2 authentication by using the access token as the password in the Login method below...
    imap := Imap_Ref.html">chilkat.NewImap()

    imap.SetSsl(true)
    imap.SetPort(993)

    // Connect to the Yahoo IMAP server.
    success = imap.Connect("imap.mail.yahoo.com")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(imap.LastErrorText())
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        imap.DisposeImap()
        return
    }

    // Indicate that XOAUTH2 authentication is to be used:
    imap.SetAuthMethod("XOAUTH2")

    // Login
    // Use the email address of the Yahoo Mail account that granted authorization.
    success = imap.Login("user@yahoo.com",*accessToken)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(imap.LastErrorText())
    } else {
        fmt.Println("Successfully authenticated with Yahoo IMAP using XOAUTH2!")
    }

    // Get the list of mailboxes.
    refName := ""
    wildcardedMailbox := "*"
    subscribed := false

    mboxes := Mailboxes_Ref.html">chilkat.NewMailboxes()
    success = imap.MbxList(subscribed,refName,wildcardedMailbox,mboxes)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(imap.LastErrorText())
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        imap.DisposeImap()
        mboxes.DisposeMailboxes()
        return
    }

    i := 0
    for i < mboxes.Count() {
        fmt.Println(*mboxes.GetName(i))
        i = i + 1
    }

    // Sample output looks like this:

    // Archive
    // Bulk Mail
    // Draft
    // Inbox
    // Inbox/emailsWithAttach
    // Inbox/test
    // Sent
    // Trash

    // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    success = imap.Disconnect()

    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    imap.DisposeImap()
    mboxes.DisposeMailboxes()