org.apache.mailet
Interface Mail

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

MailImpl

public interface Mail
extends java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

Wrap a MimeMessage with routing information (from SMTP) such as SMTP specified recipients, sender, and ip address and hostname of sending server. It also contains its state which represents which processor in the mailet container it is currently running. Special processor names are "root" and "error".

Version:

CVS $Revision: 365582 $ $Date: 2006-01-03 08:51:21 +0000 (mar, 03 gen 2006) $

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	DEFAULT
static java.lang.String	ERROR
static java.lang.String	GHOST
static java.lang.String	TRANSPORT

Method Summary

java.io.Serializable	getAttribute(java.lang.String name) Returns the Mail session attribute with the given name, or null if there is no attribute by that name.
java.util.Iterator	getAttributeNames() Returns an Iterator containing the attribute names currently available within this Mail instance.
java.lang.String	getErrorMessage() The error message, if any, associated with this message.
java.util.Date	getLastUpdated()
javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage	getMessage() Returns the MimeMessage stored in this message
long	getMessageSize()
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the message name of this message
java.util.Collection	getRecipients() Returns a Collection of MailAddress objects that are recipients of this message
java.lang.String	getRemoteAddr() The remote ip address of the server that connected to send this message
java.lang.String	getRemoteHost() The remote hostname of the server that connected to send this message
MailAddress	getSender() The sender of the message, as specified by the MAIL FROM header, or internally defined
java.lang.String	getState() The current state of the message, such as GHOST, ERROR, or DEFAULT
boolean	hasAttributes()
void	removeAllAttributes() Removes all the attributes associated with this Mail instance.
java.io.Serializable	removeAttribute(java.lang.String name) Removes the attribute with the given name from this Mail instance.
java.io.Serializable	setAttribute(java.lang.String name, java.io.Serializable object) Binds an object to a given attribute name in this Mail instance.
void	setErrorMessage(java.lang.String msg) Sets the error message associated with this message.
void	setLastUpdated(java.util.Date lastUpdated)
void	setMessage(javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage message) Sets the MimeMessage associated with this message via the object.
void	setName(java.lang.String newName) Set the message name of this message
void	setRecipients(java.util.Collection recipients) Method setRecipients.
void	setState(java.lang.String state) Sets the state of this message.

Field Detail

GHOST

static final java.lang.String GHOST

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DEFAULT

static final java.lang.String DEFAULT

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ERROR

static final java.lang.String ERROR

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TRANSPORT

static final java.lang.String TRANSPORT

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Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns the message name of this message

Returns:

the message name

Since:

Mailet API v2.3

setName

void setName(java.lang.String newName)

Set the message name of this message

Parameters:

newName - new name

Since:

Mailet API v2.3

getMessage

javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage getMessage()
                                           throws javax.mail.MessagingException

Returns the MimeMessage stored in this message

Returns:

the MimeMessage that this Mail object wraps

Throws:

javax.mail.MessagingException - - an error occured while loading this object

getRecipients

java.util.Collection getRecipients()

Returns a Collection of MailAddress objects that are recipients of this message

Returns:

a Collection of MailAddress objects that are recipients of this message

setRecipients

void setRecipients(java.util.Collection recipients)

Method setRecipients.

Parameters:

recipients - a Collection of MailAddress Objects representing the recipients of this message

Since:

Mailet API v3.0-unstable

getSender

MailAddress getSender()

The sender of the message, as specified by the MAIL FROM header, or internally defined

Returns:

a MailAddress of the sender of this message

getState

java.lang.String getState()

The current state of the message, such as GHOST, ERROR, or DEFAULT

Returns:

the state of this message

getRemoteHost

java.lang.String getRemoteHost()

The remote hostname of the server that connected to send this message

Returns:

a String of the hostname of the server that connected to send this message

getRemoteAddr

java.lang.String getRemoteAddr()

The remote ip address of the server that connected to send this message

Returns:

a String of the ip address of the server that connected to send this message

getErrorMessage

java.lang.String getErrorMessage()

The error message, if any, associated with this message. Not sure why this is needed.

Returns:

a String of a descriptive error message

setErrorMessage

void setErrorMessage(java.lang.String msg)

Sets the error message associated with this message. Not sure why this is needed.

Parameters:

msg - - a descriptive error message

setMessage

void setMessage(javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage message)

Sets the MimeMessage associated with this message via the object.

Parameters:

message - - the new MimeMessage that this Mail object will wrap

setState

void setState(java.lang.String state)

Sets the state of this message.

Parameters:

state - - the new state of this message

getAttribute

java.io.Serializable getAttribute(java.lang.String name)

Returns the Mail session attribute with the given name, or null if there is no attribute by that name. An attribute allows a mailet to give this Mail instance additional information not already provided by this interface.

A list of currently set attributes can be retrieved using getAttributeNames.

The attribute is returned as a java.lang.Object or some subclass. Attribute names should follow the same convention as package names. The Mailet API specification reserves names matching org.apache.james.* and org.apache.mailet.*.

Parameters:

name - - a String specifying the name of the attribute

Returns:

an Object containing the value of the attribute, or null if no attribute exists matching the given name

Since:

Mailet API v2.1

getAttributeNames

java.util.Iterator getAttributeNames()

Returns an Iterator containing the attribute names currently available within this Mail instance. Use the getAttribute(java.lang.String) method with an attribute name to get the value of an attribute.

Returns:

an Iterator of attribute names

Since:

Mailet API v2.1

hasAttributes

boolean hasAttributes()

Returns:

true if this Mail instance has any attributes set.

Since:

Mailet API v2.1

removeAttribute

java.io.Serializable removeAttribute(java.lang.String name)

Removes the attribute with the given name from this Mail instance. After removal, subsequent calls to getAttribute(java.lang.String) to retrieve the attribute's value will return null.

Parameters:

name - - a String specifying the name of the attribute to be removed

Returns:

previous attribute value associated with specified name, or null if there was no mapping for name (null can also mean that null was bound to the name)

Since:

Mailet API v2.1

removeAllAttributes

void removeAllAttributes()

Removes all the attributes associated with this Mail instance.

Since:

Mailet API v2.1

setAttribute

java.io.Serializable setAttribute(java.lang.String name,
                                  java.io.Serializable object)

Binds an object to a given attribute name in this Mail instance. If the name specified is already used for an attribute, this method will remove the old attribute and bind the name to the new attribute. As instances of Mail is Serializable, it is necessary that the attributes being Serializable as well

Attribute names should follow the same convention as package names. The Mailet API specification reserves names matching org.apache.james.* and org.apache.mailet.*.

Parameters:

name - - a String specifying the name of the attribute

object - - a Serializable Object representing the attribute to be bound

Returns:

the object previously bound to the name, null if the name was not bound (null can also mean that null was bound to the name)

Since:

Mailet API v2.1

getMessageSize

long getMessageSize()
                    throws javax.mail.MessagingException

Returns:

message size

Throws:

javax.mail.MessagingException

Since:

Mailet API v2.3

getLastUpdated

java.util.Date getLastUpdated()

Returns:

the last update date

Since:

Mailet API v2.3

setLastUpdated

void setLastUpdated(java.util.Date lastUpdated)

Parameters:

lastUpdated - the new last updated date

Since:

Mailet API v2.3