twisted.protocols.imap4.IMAP4Client

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## Class IMAP4Client

    BaseProtocol --+
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            Protocol --+
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            LineReceiver --+
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                          IMAP4Client

IMAP4 client protocol implementation

Method Summary
| `__init__(self, contextFactory)`
| `__cbAuthenticate(self, caps, secret)`
| `__cbAuthTLS(self, caps, secret)`
| `__cbCapabilities(self, (lines, tagline))`
| `__cbContinueAppend(self, lines, message)`
| `__cbContinueAuth(self, rest, scheme, secret)`
| `__cbExpunge(self, (lines, last))`
| `__cbFetch(self, (lines, last))`
| `__cbFetchSpecific(self, (lines, last))`
| `__cbFinishAppend(self, foo)`
| `__cbList(self, (lines, last), command)`
| `__cbLoginCaps(self, capabilities, username, password)`
| `__cbLoginTLS(self, result, username, password)`
| `__cbLogout(self, (lines, tagline))`
| `__cbNamespace(self, (lines, last))`
| `__cbNoop(self, (lines, tagline))`
| `__cbSearch(self, (lines, end))`
| `__cbSelect(self, (lines, tagline), rw)`
| `__cbStatus(self, (lines, last))`
| `__ebLoginCaps(self, failure)`
| `__ebLoginTLS(self, failure)`
| `_defaultHandler(self, tag, rest)`
| `_extraInfo(self, lines)`
| `_fetch(self, messages, useUID, **terms)`
| `_flushQueue(self)`
| `_getContextFactory(self)`
| `_regularDispatch(self, line)`
| `_setupForLiteral(self, rest, octets)`
| `_startedTLS(self, result, context)`
| `_store(self, messages, cmd, flags, uid)`
`Deferred` | ``addFlags`(self, messages, flags, silent, uid)` Add to the set flags for one or more messages.
`Deferred` | ``append`(self, mailbox, message, flags, date)` Add the given message to the currently selected mailbox
`Deferred` | ``authenticate`(self, secret)` Attempt to enter the authenticated state with the server
`Deferred` | ``check`(self)` Tell the server to perform a checkpoint
`Deferred` | ``close`(self)` Return the connection to the Authenticated state.
`Deferred` | ``copy`(self, messages, mailbox, uid)` Copy the specified messages to the specified mailbox.
`Deferred` | ``create`(self, name)` Create a new mailbox on the server
`Deferred` | ``delete`(self, name)` Delete a mailbox
| `dispatchCommand(self, tag, rest)`
`Deferred` | ``examine`(self, mailbox)` Select a mailbox in read-only mode
`Deferred` | ``expunge`(self)` Return the connection to the Authenticate state.
`Deferred` | ``fetchAll`(self, messages, uid)` Retrieve several different fields of one or more messages
`Deferred` | ``fetchBody`(self, messages, uid)` Retrieve body text of one or more messages
`Deferred` | ``fetchBodyStructure`(self, messages, uid)` Retrieve the structure of the body of one or more messages
`Deferred` | ``fetchEnvelope`(self, messages, uid)` Retrieve the envelope data for one or more messages
`Deferred` | ``fetchFast`(self, messages, uid)` Retrieve several different fields of one or more messages
`Deferred` | ``fetchFlags`(self, messages, uid)` Retrieve the flags for one or more messages
`Deferred` | ``fetchFull`(self, messages, uid)` Retrieve several different fields of one or more messages
`Deferred` | ``fetchHeaders`(self, messages, uid)` Retrieve headers of one or more messages
`Deferred` | ``fetchInternalDate`(self, messages, uid)` Retrieve the internal date associated with one or more messages
`Deferred` | ``fetchMessage`(self, messages, uid)` Retrieve one or more entire messages
`Deferred` | ``fetchSimplifiedBody`(self, messages, uid)` Retrieve the simplified body structure of one or more messages
`Deferred` | ``fetchSize`(self, messages, uid)` Retrieve the size, in octets, of one or more messages
`Deferred` | ``fetchSpecific`(self, messages, uid, headerType, headerNumber, headerArgs, peek, offset, length)` Retrieve a specific section of one or more messages
`Deferred` | ``fetchUID`(self, messages, uid)` Retrieve the unique identifier for one or more messages
| ``flagsChanged`(self, newFlags)` Override me
`Deferred` | ``getCapabilities`(self, useCache)` Request the capabilities available on this server.
| ``lineReceived`(self, line)` Override this for when each line is received.
`Deferred` | ``list`(self, reference, wildcard)` List a subset of the available mailboxes
`Deferred` | ``login`(self, username, password)` Authenticate with the server using a username and password
`Deferred` | ``logout`(self)` Inform the server that we are done with the connection.
| ``lsub`(self, reference, wildcard)` List a subset of the subscribed available mailboxes
| `makeTag(self)`
Any object which implements `write(string)` and `seek(int, int)` | ``messageFile`(self, octets)` Create a file to which an incoming message may be written.
| ``modeChanged`(self, writeable)` Override me
| ``namespace`(self)` Retrieve information about the namespaces available to this account This command is allowed in the Authenticated and Selected states.
| ``newMessages`(self, exists, recent)` Override me
`Deferred` | ``noop`(self)` Perform no operation.
| ``rawDataReceived`(self, data)` Override this for when raw data is received.
| ``registerAuthenticator`(self, auth)` Register a new form of authentication
`Deferred` | ``removeFlags`(self, messages, flags, silent, uid)` Remove from the set flags for one or more messages.
`Deferred` | ``rename`(self, oldname, newname)` Rename a mailbox
| `response_AUTH(self, tag, rest)`
| `response_UNAUTH(self, tag, rest)`
`Deferred` | ``search`(self, *queries, **kwarg)` Search messages in the currently selected mailbox
`Deferred` | ``select`(self, mailbox)` Select a mailbox
| `sendCommand(self, cmd)`
| ``serverGreeting`(self, caps)` Called when the server has sent us a greeting.
`Deferred` | ``setFlags`(self, messages, flags, silent, uid)` Set the flags for one or more messages.
`Deferred` | ``status`(self, mailbox, *names)` Retrieve the status of the given mailbox
`Deferred` | ``subscribe`(self, name)` Add a mailbox to the subscription list
`Deferred` | ``unsubscribe`(self, name)` Remove a mailbox from the subscription list
Inherited from LineReceiver
| ``clearLineBuffer`(self)` Clear buffered data.
| ``dataReceived`(self, data)` Protocol.dataReceived.
| ``lineLengthExceeded`(self, line)` Called when the maximum line length has been reached.
| ``sendLine`(self, line)` Sends a line to the other end of the connection.
| ``setLineMode`(self, extra)` Sets the line-mode of this receiver.
| ``setRawMode`(self)` Sets the raw mode of this receiver.
Inherited from Protocol
| ``connectionFailed`(self)` (Deprecated)
| ``connectionLost`(self, reason)` Called when the connection is shut down.
Inherited from BaseProtocol
| ``connectionMade`(self)` Called when a connection is made.
| ``makeConnection`(self, transport)` Make a connection to a transport and a server.

Instance Variable Summary
`NoneType` | `state`: A string representing the state the connection is currently in.

Class Variable Summary
`tuple` | `__implements__` = `(<class twisted.protocols.imap4.IMailbo...`
`NoneType` | `_capCache` = None
`int` | `_memoryFileLimit` = 10485760
`NoneType` | `authenticators` = None
`NoneType` | `context` = None
`NoneType` | `queued` = None
`int` | `startedTLS` = 0
`tuple` | `STATUS_CODES` = `('OK', 'NO', 'BAD', 'PREAUTH', 'BYE')`
`dict` | `STATUS_TRANSFORMATIONS` = `{'MESSAGES': <type 'int'>, 'UNS...`
`int` | `tagID` = 1
`NoneType` | `tags` = None
`NoneType` | `waiting` = None
Inherited from LineReceiver
`str` | `_LineReceiver__buffer` = `''`
`str` | `delimiter`: The line-ending delimiter to use.
`int` | `line_mode` = 1
`int` | `MAX_LENGTH`: The maximum length of a line to allow (If a sent line is longer than this, the connection is dropped).
Inherited from BaseProtocol
`int` | `connected` = 0
`NoneType` | `transport` = None

Method Details

### addFlags(self, messages, flags, silent=1, uid=0) Add to the set flags for one or more messages. This command is allowed in the Selected state. Parameters: `messages` - A message sequence set (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `flags` - The flags to set (type=Any iterable of `str`) `silent` - If true, cause the server to supress its verbose response. (type=`bool`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a list of the the server's responses (`[]` if `silent` is true) or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. (type=`Deferred`)

### append(self, mailbox, message, flags=(), date=None) Add the given message to the currently selected mailbox This command is allowed in the Authenticated and Selected states. Parameters: `mailbox` - The mailbox to which to add this message. (type=`str`) `message` - The message to add, in RFC822 format. (type=Any file-like object) `flags` - The flags to associated with this message. (type=Any iterable of `str`) `date` - The date to associate with this message. (type=`str`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked when this command succeeds or whose errback is invoked if it fails. (type=`Deferred`)

### authenticate(self, secret) Attempt to enter the authenticated state with the server This command is allowed in the Non-Authenticated state. Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked if the authentication succeeds and whose errback will be invoked otherwise. (type=`Deferred`)

### check(self) Tell the server to perform a checkpoint This command is allowed in the Selected state. Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked when this command succeeds or whose errback is invoked if it fails. (type=`Deferred`)

### close(self) Return the connection to the Authenticated state. This command is allowed in the Selected state. Issuing this command will also remove all messages flagged \Deleted from the selected mailbox if it is opened in read-write mode, otherwise it indicates success by no messages are removed. Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked when the command completes successfully or whose errback is invoked if it fails. (type=`Deferred`)

### copy(self, messages, mailbox, uid) Copy the specified messages to the specified mailbox. This command is allowed in the Selected state. Parameters: `messages` - A message sequence set (type=`str`) `mailbox` - The mailbox to which to copy the messages (type=`str`) `uid` - If true, the `messages` refers to message UIDs, rather than message sequence numbers. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a true value when the copy is successful, or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. (type=`Deferred`)

### create(self, name) Create a new mailbox on the server This command is allowed in the Authenticated and Selected states. Parameters: `name` - The name of the mailbox to create. (type=`str`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked if the mailbox creation is successful and whose errback is invoked otherwise. (type=`Deferred`)

### delete(self, name) Delete a mailbox This command is allowed in the Authenticated and Selected states. Parameters: `name` - The name of the mailbox to delete. (type=`str`) Returns: A deferred whose calblack is invoked if the mailbox is deleted successfully and whose errback is invoked otherwise. (type=`Deferred`)

    ### examine(self, mailbox) Select a mailbox in read-only mode This command is allowed in the Authenticated and Selected states. Parameters: `mailbox` - The name of the mailbox to examine (type=`str`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with mailbox information if the examine is successful and whose errback is invoked otherwise. Mailbox information consists of a dictionary with the following keys and values:
           'FLAGS': A list of strings containing the flags settable on
                       messages in this mailbox.

           'EXISTS': An integer indicating the number of messages in this
                       mailbox.

           'RECENT': An integer indicating the number of "recent"
                       messages in this mailbox.

           'UNSEEN': An integer indicating the number of messages not
                       flagged \Seen in this mailbox.

           'PERMANENTFLAGS': A list of strings containing the flags that
                       can be permanently set on messages in this mailbox.

           'UIDVALIDITY': An integer uniquely identifying this mailbox.
(type=`Deferred`)

### expunge(self) Return the connection to the Authenticate state. This command is allowed in the Selected state. Issuing this command will perform the same actions as issuing the close command, but will also generate an 'expunge' response for every message deleted. Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a list of the 'expunge' responses when this command is successful or whose errback is invoked otherwise. (type=`Deferred`)

### fetchAll(self, messages, uid=0) Retrieve several different fields of one or more messages This command is allowed in the Selected state. This is equivalent to issuing all of the `fetchFlags`, `fetchInternalDate`, `fetchSize`, and `fetchEnvelope` functions. Parameters: `messages` - A message sequence set (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a dict mapping message numbers to dict of the retrieved data values, or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. They dictionary keys are "flags", "date", "size", and "envelope". (type=`Deferred`)

### fetchBody(self, messages, uid=0) Retrieve body text of one or more messages This command is allowed in the Selected state. Parameters: `messages` - A message sequence set (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a dict mapping message numbers to file-like objects containing body text, or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. (type=`Deferred`)

### fetchBodyStructure(self, messages, uid=0) Retrieve the structure of the body of one or more messages This command is allowed in the Selected state. Parameters: `messages` - The messages for which to retrieve body structure data. (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a dict mapping message numbers to body structure data, or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. Body structure data describes the MIME-IMB format of a message and consists of a sequence of mime type, mime subtype, parameters, content id, description, encoding, and size. The fields following the size field are variable: if the mime type/subtype is message/rfc822, the contained message's envelope information, body structure data, and number of lines of text; if the mime type is text, the number of lines of text. Extension fields may also be included; if present, they are: the MD5 hash of the body, body disposition, body language. (type=`Deferred`)

### fetchEnvelope(self, messages, uid=0) Retrieve the envelope data for one or more messages This command is allowed in the Selected state. Parameters: `messages` - The messages for which to retrieve envelope data. (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a dict mapping message numbers to envelope data, or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. Envelope data consists of a sequence of the date, subject, from, sender, reply-to, to, cc, bcc, in-reply-to, and message-id header fields. The date, subject, in-reply-to, and message-id fields are strings, while the from, sender, reply-to, to, cc, and bcc fields contain address data. Address data consists of a sequence of name, source route, mailbox name, and hostname. Fields which are not present for a particular address may be `None`. (type=`Deferred`)

### fetchFast(self, messages, uid=0) Retrieve several different fields of one or more messages This command is allowed in the Selected state. This is equivalent to issuing all of the `fetchFlags`, `fetchInternalDate`, and `fetchSize` functions. Parameters: `messages` - A message sequence set (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a dict mapping message numbers to dict of the retrieved data values, or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. They dictionary keys are "flags", "date", and "size". (type=`Deferred`)

### fetchFlags(self, messages, uid=0) Retrieve the flags for one or more messages This command is allowed in the Selected state. Parameters: `messages` - The messages for which to retrieve flags. (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a dict mapping message numbers to lists of flags, or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. (type=`Deferred`)

### fetchFull(self, messages, uid=0) Retrieve several different fields of one or more messages This command is allowed in the Selected state. This is equivalent to issuing all of the `fetchFlags`, `fetchInternalDate`, `fetchSize`, `fetchEnvelope`, and `fetchSimplifiedBody` functions. Parameters: `messages` - A message sequence set (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a dict mapping message numbers to dict of the retrieved data values, or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. They dictionary keys are "flags", "date", "size", "envelope", and "body". (type=`Deferred`)

### fetchHeaders(self, messages, uid=0) Retrieve headers of one or more messages This command is allowed in the Selected state. Parameters: `messages` - A message sequence set (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a dict mapping message numbers to dicts of message headers, or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. (type=`Deferred`)

### fetchInternalDate(self, messages, uid=0) Retrieve the internal date associated with one or more messages This command is allowed in the Selected state. Parameters: `messages` - The messages for which to retrieve the internal date. (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a dict mapping message numbers to date strings, or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. Date strings take the format of "day-month-year time timezone". (type=`Deferred`)

### fetchMessage(self, messages, uid=0) Retrieve one or more entire messages This command is allowed in the Selected state. Parameters: `messages` - A message sequence set (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a dict mapping message objects (as returned by self.messageFile(), file objects by default), or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. (type=`Deferred`)

### fetchSimplifiedBody(self, messages, uid=0) Retrieve the simplified body structure of one or more messages This command is allowed in the Selected state. Parameters: `messages` - A message sequence set (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a dict mapping message numbers to body data, or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. The simplified body structure is the same as the body structure, except that extension fields will never be present. (type=`Deferred`)

### fetchSize(self, messages, uid=0) Retrieve the size, in octets, of one or more messages This command is allowed in the Selected state. Parameters: `messages` - A message sequence set (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a dict mapping message numbers to sizes, or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. (type=`Deferred`)

### fetchSpecific(self, messages, uid=0, headerType=None, headerNumber=None, headerArgs=None, peek=None, offset=None, length=None) Retrieve a specific section of one or more messages Parameters: `messages` - A message sequence set (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) `headerType` - If specified, must be one of HEADER, HEADER.FIELDS, HEADER.FIELDS.NOT, MIME, or TEXT, and will determine which part of the message is retrieved. For HEADER.FIELDS and HEADER.FIELDS.NOT, `headerArgs` must be a sequence of header names. For MIME, `headerNumber` must be specified. (type=`str`) `headerNumber` - The nested rfc822 index specifying the entity to retrieve. For example, `1` retrieves the first entity of the message, and `(2, 1, 3`) retrieves the 3rd entity inside the first entity inside the second entity of the message. (type=`int` or `int` sequence) `headerArgs` - If `headerType` is HEADER.FIELDS, these are the headers to retrieve. If it is HEADER.FIELDS.NOT, these are the headers to exclude from retrieval. (type=A sequence of `str`) `peek` - If true, cause the server to not set the \Seen flag on this message as a result of this command. (type=`bool`) `offset` - The number of octets at the beginning of the result to skip. (type=`int`) `length` - The number of octets to retrieve. (type=`int`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a mapping of message numbers to retrieved data, or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. (type=`Deferred`)

### fetchUID(self, messages, uid=0) Retrieve the unique identifier for one or more messages This command is allowed in the Selected state. Parameters: `messages` - A message sequence set (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a dict mapping message sequence numbers to unique message identifiers, or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. (type=`Deferred`)

### flagsChanged(self, newFlags) Override me

### getCapabilities(self, useCache=1) Request the capabilities available on this server. This command is allowed in any state of connection. Parameters: `useCache` - Specify whether to use the capability-cache or to re-retrieve the capabilities from the server. Server capabilities should never change, so for normal use, this flag should never be false. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback will be invoked with a dictionary mapping capability types to lists of supported mechanisms, or to None if a support list is not applicable. (type=`Deferred`)

### lineReceived(self, line) Override this for when each line is received. Overrides: `twisted.protocols.basic.LineReceiver.lineReceived` (inherited documentation)

### list(self, reference, wildcard) List a subset of the available mailboxes This command is allowed in the Authenticated and Selected states. Parameters: `reference` - The context in which to interpret `wildcard` (type=`str`) `wildcard` - The pattern of mailbox names to match, optionally including either or both of the '*' and '%' wildcards. '*' will match zero or more characters and cross hierarchical boundaries. '%' will also match zero or more characters, but is limited to a single hierarchical level. (type=`str`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a list of `tuple`s, the first element of which is a `tuple` of mailbox flags, the second element of which is the hierarchy delimiter for this mailbox, and the third of which is the mailbox name; if the command is unsuccessful, the deferred's errback is invoked instead. (type=`Deferred`)

### login(self, username, password) Authenticate with the server using a username and password This command is allowed in the Non-Authenticated state. If the server supports the STARTTLS capability and our transport supports TLS, TLS is negotiated before the login command is issued. Parameters: `username` - The username to log in with (type=`str`) `password` - The password to log in with (type=`str`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked if login is successful and whose errback is invoked otherwise. (type=`Deferred`)

### logout(self) Inform the server that we are done with the connection. This command is allowed in any state of connection. Returns: A deferred whose callback will be invoked with None when the proper server acknowledgement has been received. (type=`Deferred`)

### lsub(self, reference, wildcard) List a subset of the subscribed available mailboxes This command is allowed in the Authenticated and Selected states. The parameters and returned object are the same as for the `list` method, with one slight difference: Only mailboxes which have been subscribed can be included in the resulting list.

### messageFile(self, octets) Create a file to which an incoming message may be written. Parameters: `octets` - The number of octets which will be written to the file (type=`int`) Returns: A file-like object (type=Any object which implements `write(string)` and `seek(int, int)`)

### modeChanged(self, writeable) Override me

### namespace(self)
    Retrieve information about the namespaces available to this account

    This command is allowed in the Authenticated and Selected states.

    @rtype: C{Deferred}
    @return: A deferred whose callback is invoked with namespace
    information.  An example of this information is:

        [[['', '/']], [], []]

    which indicates a single personal namespace called '' with '/'
    as its hierarchical delimiter, and no shared or user namespaces.

### newMessages(self, exists, recent) Override me

### noop(self) Perform no operation. This command is allowed in any state of connection. Returns: A deferred whose callback will be invoked with a list of untagged status updates the server responds with. (type=`Deferred`)

### rawDataReceived(self, data) Override this for when raw data is received. Overrides: `twisted.protocols.basic.LineReceiver.rawDataReceived` (inherited documentation)

### registerAuthenticator(self, auth) Register a new form of authentication When invoking the authenticate() method of IMAP4Client, the first matching authentication scheme found will be used. The ordering is that in which the server lists support authentication schemes. Parameters: `auth` - The object to use to perform the client side of this authentication scheme. (type=Implementor of `IClientAuthentication`)

### removeFlags(self, messages, flags, silent=1, uid=0) Remove from the set flags for one or more messages. This command is allowed in the Selected state. Parameters: `messages` - A message sequence set (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `flags` - The flags to set (type=Any iterable of `str`) `silent` - If true, cause the server to supress its verbose response. (type=`bool`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a list of the the server's responses (`[]` if `silent` is true) or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. (type=`Deferred`)

### rename(self, oldname, newname) Rename a mailbox This command is allowed in the Authenticated and Selected states. Parameters: `oldname` - The current name of the mailbox to rename. (type=`str`) `newname` - The new name to give the mailbox. (type=`str`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked if the rename is successful and whose errback is invoked otherwise. (type=`Deferred`)

### search(self, *queries, **kwarg) Search messages in the currently selected mailbox This command is allowed in the Selected state. Any non-zero number of queries are accepted by this method, as returned by the `Query`, `Or`, and `Not` functions. One keyword argument is accepted: if uid is passed in with a non-zero value, the server is asked to return message UIDs instead of message sequence numbers. Returns: A deferred whose callback will be invoked with a list of all the message sequence numbers return by the search, or whose errback will be invoked if there is an error. (type=`Deferred`)

    ### select(self, mailbox) Select a mailbox This command is allowed in the Authenticated and Selected states. Parameters: `mailbox` - The name of the mailbox to select (type=`str`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with mailbox information if the select is successful and whose errback is invoked otherwise. Mailbox information consists of a dictionary with the following keys and values:
               FLAGS: A list of strings containing the flags settable on
                       messages in this mailbox.

               EXISTS: An integer indicating the number of messages in this
                       mailbox.

               RECENT: An integer indicating the number of "recent"
                       messages in this mailbox.

               UNSEEN: An integer indicating the number of messages not
                       flagged \Seen in this mailbox.

               PERMANENTFLAGS: A list of strings containing the flags that
                       can be permanently set on messages in this mailbox.

               UIDVALIDITY: An integer uniquely identifying this mailbox.
(type=`Deferred`)

### serverGreeting(self, caps) Called when the server has sent us a greeting. Parameters: `caps` - Capabilities the server advertised in its greeting. (type=`dict`)

### setFlags(self, messages, flags, silent=1, uid=0) Set the flags for one or more messages. This command is allowed in the Selected state. Parameters: `messages` - A message sequence set (type=`MessageSet` or `str`) `flags` - The flags to set (type=Any iterable of `str`) `silent` - If true, cause the server to supress its verbose response. (type=`bool`) `uid` - Indicates whether the message sequence set is of message numbers or of unique message IDs. (type=`bool`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with a list of the the server's responses (`[]` if `silent` is true) or whose errback is invoked if there is an error. (type=`Deferred`)

### status(self, mailbox, *names) Retrieve the status of the given mailbox This command is allowed in the Authenticated and Selected states. Parameters: `mailbox` - The name of the mailbox to query (type=`str`) `names` - The status names to query. These may be any number of: MESSAGES, RECENT, UIDNEXT, UIDVALIDITY, and UNSEEN. (type=`str`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked with the status information if the command is successful and whose errback is invoked otherwise. (type=`Deferred`)

### subscribe(self, name) Add a mailbox to the subscription list This command is allowed in the Authenticated and Selected states. Parameters: `name` - The mailbox to mark as 'active' or 'subscribed' (type=`str`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked if the subscription is successful and whose errback is invoked otherwise. (type=`Deferred`)

### unsubscribe(self, name) Remove a mailbox from the subscription list This command is allowed in the Authenticated and Selected states. Parameters: `name` - The mailbox to unsubscribe (type=`str`) Returns: A deferred whose callback is invoked if the unsubscription is successful and whose errback is invoked otherwise. (type=`Deferred`)

Instance Variable Details

    ### state A string representing the state the connection is currently in. Type: `NoneType` Value:
        None

Class Variable Details

    ### __implements__ Type: `tuple` Value:
        (<class twisted.protocols.imap4.IMailboxListener at 0x8871e0c>,)

    ### _capCache Type: `NoneType` Value:
        None

    ### _memoryFileLimit Type: `int` Value:
        10485760

    ### authenticators Type: `NoneType` Value:
        None

    ### context Type: `NoneType` Value:
        None

    ### queued Type: `NoneType` Value:
        None

    ### startedTLS Type: `int` Value:
        0

    ### STATUS_CODES Type: `tuple` Value:
        ('OK', 'NO', 'BAD', 'PREAUTH', 'BYE')

    ### STATUS_TRANSFORMATIONS Type: `dict` Value:
        {'MESSAGES': <type 'int'>, 'UNSEEN': <type 'int'>, 'RECENT': <type 'in\
        t'>}

    ### tagID Type: `int` Value:
        1

    ### tags Type: `NoneType` Value:
        None

    ### waiting Type: `NoneType` Value:
        None

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