imapnotify

Execute scripts on IMAP mailbox changes (new/deleted/updated messages) using IDLE.

config

``javascript
{
"host": "",
"port": ,
"tls": true,
"tlsOptions": { "rejectUnauthorized": false },
"username": "",
"password": "",
"onNotify": "/usr/bin/mbsync test-%s",
"onNotifyPost": {"mail": "/usr/bin/notmuch new && notify-send 'New mail arrived'"},
"boxes":
[
"box1",
"box2/box3"
]
}
`

`
onNotify:
[string]: shell command to run on any event
[object]: shell commands to run on for each type of event
keys: "mail" for new mail, "update" for existing messages updates, "expunge" for messages deletions
onNotifyPost:
[string]: shell command to run after onNotify event
[object]: shell commands to run after onNotify for each type of event
keys: "mail" for new mail, "update" for existing messages updates, "expunge" for messages deletions
`

$3

`
onSIGNAL: a command to run when SIGNAL is received.
onSIGNALpost: a command to run after onSINGAL
`

Example:

`javascript
{
...
"onSIGTERM": "/usr/bin/mbsync -a",
"onSIGTERMpost": "echo 'Bye-Bye'"
...
}
`

config as a node module

Since we load the config file with require(), we can get away with any nodejs
module instead of just json.
This allows us to be more flexible with the configuration.

In particular, you one can use it to load password from a script rather than
having to store it in plain text.

Important: config-module must be requirable (in your $NODE_PATH or
given by an absolute path)

Using the latest (>0.12) version of nodejs, one can write myconfig.js as
follows. Assuming the script ~/getpass.sh prints out your password.
(execSync is a v0.12 feature)
`javascript
var child_process = require('child_process');

function getStdout(cmd) {
var stdout = child_process.execSync(cmd);
return stdout.toString().trim();
}

exports.host = ""
exports.port = ;
exports.tls = true;
exports.tlsOptions = { "rejectUnauthorized": false };
exports.username = "";
exports.password = getStdout("~/getpass.sh");
exports.onNotify = ""
exports.onNotifyPost = ""
exports.boxes = [ "box1", "box2", "some/other/box" ];
`

Then you can use

`bash
$ imapnotify -c ~/.config/imap_notify/myconfig.js
`
Thanks Matthew, for pointing that out!

substitutions

%s in onNotify and onNotifyPost is replaced by the box name.

/ symbol (slash) is replaced by - symbol (minus) so that
inbox/junk becomes inbox-junk

example mbsync configuration

`
IMAPAccount example
Host imap.example.com
User test@example.com
Pass secret
UseIMAPS yes

IMAPStore example-remote
Account example

MaildirStore example-local
Path ~/Maildir/mail/example/
Inbox ~/Maildir/mail/example/Inbox
Flatten .


Channel example-inbox
Master :example-remote:INBOX
Slave :example-local:INBOX

Channel example-github
Master :example-remote:github
Slave :example-local:github

Channel example-lists-vim-announce
Master :example-remote:lists/vim-announce
Slave :example-local:lists/vim-announce
`

install

npm:

`
npm install -g imapnotify
`

archlinux aur package:

`
yaourt -S nodejs-imapnotify
`
(bonus: systemd.service file)

usage

`
imapnotify -c /path/to/config
``