Message retrieval library plugins (in order to avoid PHP IMAP dependency)

Posted by Veggieryan on June 27, 2008 at 11:30pm

Issue Summary

http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/package/2351.html

This allows you to check imap accounts WITHOUT the php imap extension!!!! yipee!

How much would it cost to get this written in as a workaround for hosts without php imap? an optional helper module?

I am on www.mosso.com and love everything but the lack of php imap, they leave it out for obvious reasons...

This would really make my life easier...

thoughts?

Comments

#1

Posted by ilo on January 26, 2011 at 9:33pm

Version:

5.x-1.x-dev

» master

I'm moving to the top, as long as even the testbot has imap extension enabled: see http://drupal.org/node/1038922#comment-4004732

Not sure how much dependant the module is right now, but this is a very big change that can't be even considered without having a good (I'd say excelent) testcase.

#2

Posted by Dane Powell on May 17, 2011 at 1:26am

Title:	optional way around php imap dependency	» Make retrieval library pluggable (avoid PHP IMAP dependency)
Priority:	normal	» minor

Just FYI, here's another issue that could potentially be solved by making the retrieval library pluggable... #1149060: MAPI retrieval library... however, this would involve a LOT of work, and I would guess that 99% of users have no problem using the PHP IMAP extension. So the ROI would be very low. I'm not keen on making it happen unless there are quite a few more compelling reasons.

#3

Posted by Dane Powell on November 2, 2011 at 3:37pm

Version:	master	» 7.x-2.x-dev
Priority:	minor	» normal

Actually, I'm becoming a bit more receptive to this idea- it might not be that hard to implement after all. I think the best way to do it is to create a new plugin type (much like the existing command and authentication plugins) to contain retrieval libraries. The current IMAP functions would go into a plugin, and you could incorporate another retrieval library into your own implementation of the plugin. Then you could select in the Mailbox settings which plugin you want to use.

I don't have the resources right now to tackle this myself, unless someone is interested in sponsoring the development- if you are able to sponsor it please let me know.

#4

Posted by Dane Powell on November 11, 2011 at 6:32pm

Title:

Make retrieval library pluggable (avoid PHP IMAP dependency)

» Message retrieval library plugins (in order to avoid PHP IMAP dependency)

#5

Posted by Dane Powell on November 29, 2011 at 6:36pm

Ooh... and you could also make a "test" retrieval library that would work with the Drupal test bot, and also allow people to test Importer configurations without having an actual mailbox. I'm liking this idea more and more...