Swift

Check the IMAP Socket Connection

Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.CheckConnection method, which checks whether the underlying TCP socket is currently connected to the IMAP server. This performs a low-level socket-state check and does not send an IMAP command. This example connects and checks the socket.

Background: CheckConnection sits between the cached IsConnected and a full protocol round trip: it inspects the actual socket without sending an IMAP command, so it can catch a locally-closed socket that the cached flag would miss. It still cannot detect every half-open connection, though — only a real command like Noop that expects a server reply proves the session is genuinely alive end to end.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    //  Demonstrates the Imap.CheckConnection method, which checks whether the underlying TCP
    //  socket is currently connected to the IMAP server.  This is a low-level socket-state check
    //  and does not send an IMAP command.

    let imap = CkoImap()!

    imap.ssl = true
    imap.port = 993

    success = imap.connect(hostname: "imap.example.com")
    if success == false {
        print("\(imap.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    //  Perform a low-level check of the socket connection state.
    var stillConnected: Bool = imap.checkConnection()
    if stillConnected == true {
        print("The socket is still connected.")
    }
    else {
        print("The socket is no longer connected.")
    }

    success = imap.disconnect()
    if success == false {
        print("\(imap.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }


}