NAME
Mail::Box::Message::Destructed - a destructed message
INHERITANCE
Mail::Box::Message::Destructed
is a Mail::Box::Message
is a Mail::Message
is a Mail::Reporter
SYNOPSIS
$folder->message(3)->destruct;
DESCRIPTION
When a message folder is read, each message will be parsed into Perl structures. Especially the header structure can consume a huge amount of memory (message bodies can be moved to external temporary files). Destructed messages have forcefully cleaned-up all header and body information, and are therefore much smaller. Some useful information is still in the object.
BE WARNED: once a message is destructed, it cannot be revived. Destructing enforces irreversable deletion from the folder. If you have a folder opened for read-only, the message will stay in that folder, but otherwise it may be deleted.
METHODS
Constructors
$obj->clone
Mail::Box::Message::Destructed->coerce(MESSAGE)
Coerce a Mail::Box::Message into destruction.
Example: of coercion to death
Mail::Box::Message::Destructed->coerce($folder->message(1));
$folder->message(1)->destruct; # same
my $msg = $folder->message(1);
Mail::Box::Message::Destructed->coerce($msg);
$msg->destruct; # same
Mail::Box::Message::Destructed->new(MESSAGE-ID, OPTIONS)
You cannot instantiate a destructed message object. Destruction is done by calling Mail::Box::Message::destruct().
Option Defined in Default
body L<Mail::Message> undef
body_type L<Mail::Box::Message> <from folder>
deleted L<Mail::Message> <false>
field_type L<Mail::Message> undef
folder L<Mail::Box::Message> <required>
head L<Mail::Message> undef
head_type L<Mail::Message> L<Mail::Message::Head::Complete|Mail::Message::Head::Complete>
labels L<Mail::Message> {}
log L<Mail::Reporter> C<'WARNINGS'>
messageId L<Mail::Message> undef
modified L<Mail::Message> <false>
size L<Mail::Box::Message> undef
trace L<Mail::Reporter> C<'WARNINGS'>
trusted L<Mail::Message> <false>
. body OBJECT
. body_type CODE|CLASS
. deleted BOOLEAN
. field_type CLASS
. folder FOLDER
. head OBJECT
. head_type CLASS
. labels ARRAY|HASH
. log LEVEL
. messageId STRING
. modified BOOLEAN
. size INTEGER
. trace LEVEL
. trusted BOOLEAN
Constructing a message
$obj->bounce([RG-OBJECT|OPTIONS])
Mail::Box::Message::Destructed->build([MESSAGE|BODY], CONTENT)
Mail::Box::Message::Destructed->buildFromBody(BODY, [HEAD], HEADERS)
$obj->forward(OPTIONS)
$obj->forwardAttach(OPTIONS)
$obj->forwardEncapsulate(OPTIONS)
$obj->forwardInline(OPTIONS)
$obj->forwardNo(OPTIONS)
$obj->forwardPostlude
$obj->forwardPrelude
$obj->forwardSubject(STRING)
Mail::Box::Message::Destructed->read(FILEHANDLE|SCALAR|REF-SCALAR|ARRAY-OF-LINES, OPTIONS)
$obj->rebuild(OPTIONS)
$obj->reply(OPTIONS)
$obj->replyPrelude([STRING|FIELD|ADDRESS])
$obj->replySubject(STRING)
Mail::Box::Message::Destructed->replySubject(STRING)
The Message
$obj->container
$obj->isDummy
$obj->isPart
$obj->messageId
$obj->print([FILEHANDLE])
$obj->send([MAILER], OPTIONS)
$obj->size
$obj->toplevel
$obj->write([FILEHANDLE])
The header
$obj->bcc
$obj->cc
$obj->date
$obj->destinations
$obj->from
$obj->get(FIELDNAME)
$obj->guessTimestamp
$obj->head([HEAD])
When undef
is specified for HEAD, no change has to take place and the method returns silently. In all other cases, this method will complain that the header has been removed.
$obj->nrLines
$obj->sender
$obj->study(FIELDNAME)
$obj->subject
$obj->timestamp
$obj->to
The body
$obj->body([BODY])
When undef
is specified for BODY, no change has to take place and the method returns silently. In all other cases, this method will complain that the body data has been removed.
$obj->decoded(OPTIONS)
$obj->encode(OPTIONS)
$obj->isMultipart
$obj->isNested
$obj->parts(['ALL'|'ACTIVE'|'DELETED'|'RECURSE'|FILTER])
Flags
$obj->delete
$obj->deleted([BOOLEAN])
$obj->isDeleted
$obj->isModified
$obj->label(LABEL|PAIRS)
It is possible to delete a destructed message, but not to undelete it.
$obj->labels
$obj->labelsToStatus
$obj->modified([BOOLEAN])
$obj->statusToLabels
The whole message as text
$obj->file
$obj->lines
$obj->printStructure([FILEHANDLE][, INDENT])
$obj->string
The message
$obj->copyTo(FOLDER)
$obj->folder([FOLDER])
$obj->moveTo(FOLDER)
$obj->seqnr([INTEGER])
Internals
$obj->diskDelete
$obj->isDelayed
$obj->readBody(PARSER, HEAD [, BODYTYPE])
$obj->readFromParser(PARSER, [BODYTYPE])
$obj->readHead(PARSER [,CLASS])
$obj->recursiveRebuildPart(PART, OPTIONS)
$obj->storeBody(BODY)
$obj->takeMessageId([STRING])
Error handling
$obj->AUTOLOAD
$obj->addReport(OBJECT)
$obj->defaultTrace([LEVEL, [LEVEL])
Mail::Box::Message::Destructed->defaultTrace([LEVEL, [LEVEL])
$obj->errors
$obj->log([LEVEL [,STRINGS]])
Mail::Box::Message::Destructed->log([LEVEL [,STRINGS]])
$obj->logPriority(LEVEL)
Mail::Box::Message::Destructed->logPriority(LEVEL)
$obj->logSettings
$obj->notImplemented
$obj->report([LEVEL])
$obj->reportAll([LEVEL])
$obj->shortSize([VALUE])
Mail::Box::Message::Destructed->shortSize([VALUE])
$obj->shortString
$obj->trace([LEVEL])
$obj->warnings
Cleanup
$obj->DESTROY
$obj->destruct
$obj->inGlobalDestruction
DIAGNOSTICS
Error: Cannot coerce a (class) into destruction
Only real Mail::Box::Message objects can get destructed into Mail::Box::Message::Destructed objects. Mail::Message free their memory immediately when the last reference is lost.
Error: Cannot include forward source as $include.
Unknown alternative for the forward(include). Valid choices are NO
, INLINE
, ATTACH
, and ENCAPSULATE
.
Error: Cannot include reply source as $include.
Unknown alternative for the include
option of reply(). Valid choices are NO
, INLINE
, and ATTACH
.
Error: Destructed message has no labels except 'deleted'
Error: Destructed messages can not be undeleted
Once a message is destructed, it can not be revived. Destruction is an optimization in memory usage: if you need an undelete functionality, then you can not use Mail::Box::Message::destruct().
Error: No address to create forwarded to.
If a forward message is created, a destination address must be specified.
Error: No default mailer found to send message.
The message send() mechanism had not enough information to automatically find a mail transfer agent to sent this message. Specify a mailer explicitly using the via
options.
Error: Package $package does not implement $method.
Fatal error: the specific package (or one of its superclasses) does not implement this method where it should. This message means that some other related classes do implement this method however the class at hand does not. Probably you should investigate this and probably inform the author of the package.
Error: You cannot instantiate a destructed message
You cannot instantiate a destructed message object directly. Destruction is done by calling Mail::Box::Message::destruct() on any existing folder message.
Error: You cannot take the head/body of a destructed message
The message originated from a folder, but its memory has been freed-up forcefully by means of Mail::Box::Message::destruct(). Apparently, your program still tries to get to the header or body data after this destruction, which is not possible.
Error: forwardAttach requires a preamble object
Error: forwardEncapsulate requires a preamble object
Error: no rebuild rule $name defined.
DETAILS
REFERENCES
See the MailBox website at http://perl.overmeer.net/mailbox/ for more details.
COPYRIGHTS
Distribution version 2.052. Written by Mark Overmeer (mark@overmeer.net). See the ChangeLog for other contributors.
Copyright (c) 2001-2003 by the author(s). All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.