Check for IMAP IDLE Mailbox Updates

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.IdleCheck method, which waits for mailbox updates after IdleStart has entered IDLE mode. The only argument is a timeout in milliseconds; 0 performs a non-blocking poll of notifications already received. This example waits up to 30 seconds.

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the Imap.IdleCheck method, which waits for IMAP IDLE mailbox updates and returns
    //  them.  The only argument is a timeout in milliseconds.  Use 0 for a non-blocking poll.

    var imap = new chilkat.Imap();

    imap.Ssl = true;
    imap.Port = 993;

    success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    success = imap.Login("user@example.com","myPassword");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    success = imap.IdleStart();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Wait up to 30 seconds for mailbox updates.  IdleCheck returns a string, so assign it to a
    //  string variable and check for success.
    var timeoutMs = 30000;
    var updates = imap.IdleCheck(timeoutMs);
    if (imap.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log(updates);

    success = imap.IdleDone();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    success = imap.Disconnect();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }


}

chilkatExample();