imap_fetch_overview options

[michal-rumpel]

Hi,

I would welcome if the Mailbox::getMessageSequence() method had another parameter (optional) that I could use to set the third parameter ($options) of the imap_fetch_overview() method.

I only need to select a certain sequence of emails from a large number of emails in the folder.

It is currently not possible to view emails without knowing their id :(

imap/src/Mailbox.php

Line 211 in 76926d4

$overview = \imap_fetch_overview($this->resource->getStream(), $sequence, \FT_UID);

many thanks

M

[Slamdunk]

I'm sorry may you give us an example of sequence that you'd like to search for, that you cannot use right now?

[michal-rumpel]

I'm sorry may you give us an example of sequence that you'd like to search for, that you cannot use right now?

Hi,
I need something like this

$overview = \imap_fetch_overview($this->resource->getStream(), $sequence, 0);
where $sequence (example "1:100") in this case means selection according to the order of the emails (I don't know uid emails)

So method Mailbox::getMessageSequence() will have another optional parameter.
public function getMessageSequence(string $sequence, int $options = \FT_UID): MessageIteratorInterface

in my case, the method call will look like this
$mailbox->getMessageSequence("1:100", 0)

see spec. https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imap-fetch-overview.php

many thanks

[Slamdunk]

After digging further, it seems to me that our implementation of imap_fetch_overview is useless, since we are throwing away the brief summary it returns to call imap_fetchstructure on every message of it.

I think we should do a BC break and introduce a MessageOverview to benefit from imap_fetch_overview call, and in the same time allow different signatures of getMessageSequence altogether.

[michal-rumpel]

Can I ask for an estimate of when the change will be ready? Thanks

[Slamdunk]

It depends on two factors:

1. How much time you can invest on coding it and pushing a PR
2. How much money you can invest on me doing it for you