use 5.006; use strict; use warnings; package Email::Simple; # ABSTRACT: simple parsing of RFC2822 message format and headers $Email::Simple::VERSION = '2.203'; use Carp (); use Email::Simple::Creator; use Email::Simple::Header; our $GROUCHY = 0; # We are liberal in what we accept. sub __crlf_re { qr/\x0a\x0d|\x0d\x0a|\x0a|\x0d/; } # =head1 SYNOPSIS # # use Email::Simple; # my $email = Email::Simple->new($text); # # my $from_header = $email->header("From"); # my @received = $email->header("Received"); # # $email->header_set("From", 'Simon Cozens '); # # my $old_body = $email->body; # $email->body_set("Hello world\nSimon"); # # print $email->as_string; # # ...or, to create a message from scratch... # # my $email = Email::Simple->create( # header => [ # From => 'casey@geeknest.com', # To => 'drain@example.com', # Subject => 'Message in a bottle', # ], # body => '...', # ); # # $email->header_set( 'X-Content-Container' => 'bottle/glass' ); # # print $email->as_string; # # =head1 DESCRIPTION # # The Email:: namespace was begun as a reaction against the increasing complexity # and bugginess of Perl's existing email modules. C modules are meant # to be simple to use and to maintain, pared to the bone, fast, minimal in their # external dependencies, and correct. # # =method new # # my $email = Email::Simple->new($message, \%arg); # # This method parses an email from a scalar containing an RFC2822 formatted # message and returns an object. C<$message> may be a reference to a message # string, in which case the string will be altered in place. This can result in # significant memory savings. # # If you want to create a message from scratch, you should use the C> # method. # # Valid arguments are: # # header_class - the class used to create new header objects # The named module is not 'require'-ed by Email::Simple! # # =cut sub new { my ($class, $text, $arg) = @_; $arg ||= {}; Carp::croak 'Unable to parse undefined message' if ! defined $text; my $text_ref = ref $text ? $text : \$text; my ($pos, $mycrlf) = $class->_split_head_from_body($text_ref); my $self = bless { mycrlf => $mycrlf } => $class; my $head; if (defined $pos) { $head = substr $$text_ref, 0, $pos, ''; substr($head, -(length $mycrlf)) = ''; } else { $head = $$text_ref; $text_ref = \''; } my $header_class = $arg->{header_class} || $self->default_header_class; $self->header_obj_set( $header_class->new(\$head, { crlf => $self->crlf }) ); $self->body_set($text_ref); return $self; } # Given the text of an email, return ($pos, $crlf) where $pos is the position # at which the body text begins and $crlf is the type of newline used in the # message. sub _split_head_from_body { my ($self, $text_ref) = @_; # For body/header division, see RFC 2822, section 2.1 my $crlf = $self->__crlf_re; if ($$text_ref =~ /(?:.*?($crlf))\1/gsm) { return (pos($$text_ref), $1); } else { # The body is, of course, optional. $$text_ref =~ /($crlf)/gsm; return (undef, ($1 || "\n")); } } # =method create # # my $email = Email::Simple->create(header => [ @headers ], body => '...'); # # This method is a constructor that creates an Email::Simple object # from a set of named parameters. The C

parameter's value is a # list reference containing a set of headers to be created. The C # parameter's value is a scalar value holding the contents of the message # body. Line endings in the body will normalized to CRLF. # # If no C header is specified, one will be provided for you based on the # C of the local machine. This is because the C field is a required # header and is a pain in the neck to create manually for every message. The # C field is also a required header, but it is I provided for you. # # =cut our $CREATOR = 'Email::Simple::Creator'; sub create { my ($class, %args) = @_; # We default it in here as well as below because by having it here, then we # know that if there are no other headers, we'll get the proper CRLF. # Otherwise, we get a message with incorrect CRLF. -- rjbs, 2007-07-13 my $headers = $args{header} || [ Date => $CREATOR->_date_header ]; my $body = $args{body} || ''; my $empty = q{}; my $header = \$empty; for my $idx (map { $_ * 2 } 0 .. @$headers / 2 - 1) { my ($key, $value) = @$headers[ $idx, $idx + 1 ]; $CREATOR->_add_to_header($header, $key, $value); } $CREATOR->_finalize_header($header); my $email = $class->new($header); $email->header_set(Date => $CREATOR->_date_header) unless defined $email->header('Date'); $body = (join $CREATOR->_crlf, split /\x0d\x0a|\x0a\x0d|\x0a|\x0d/, $body) . $CREATOR->_crlf; $email->body_set($body); return $email; } # =method header_obj # # my $header = $email->header_obj; # # This method returns the object representing the email's header. For the # interface for this object, see L. # # =cut sub header_obj { my ($self) = @_; return $self->{header}; } # Probably needs to exist in perpetuity for modules released during the "__head # is tentative" phase, until we have a way to force modules below us on the # dependency tree to upgrade. i.e., never and/or in Perl 6 -- rjbs, 2006-11-28 BEGIN { *__head = \&header_obj } # =method header_obj_set # # $email->header_obj_set($new_header_obj); # # This method substitutes the given new header object for the email's existing # header object. # # =cut sub header_obj_set { my ($self, $obj) = @_; $self->{header} = $obj; } # =method header # # my @values = $email->header($header_name); # my $first = $email->header($header_name); # # In list context, this returns every value for the named header. In scalar # context, it returns the I value for the named header. # # =method header_set # # $email->header_set($field, $line1, $line2, ...); # # Sets the header to contain the given data. If you pass multiple lines # in, you get multiple headers, and order is retained. If no values are given to # set, the header will be removed from to the message entirely. # # =method header_names # # my @header_names = $email->header_names; # # This method returns the list of header names currently in the email object. # These names can be passed to the C

method one-at-a-time to get header # values. You are guaranteed to get a set of headers that are unique. You are not # guaranteed to get the headers in any order at all. # # For backwards compatibility, this method can also be called as B. # # =method header_pairs # # my @headers = $email->header_pairs; # # This method returns a list of pairs describing the contents of the header. # Every other value, starting with and including zeroth, is a header name and the # value following it is the header value. # # =cut BEGIN { no strict 'refs'; for my $method (qw(header header_set header_names header_pairs)) { *$method = sub { (shift)->header_obj->$method(@_) }; } *headers = \&header_names; } # =method body # # Returns the body text of the mail. # # =cut sub body { my ($self) = @_; return (defined ${ $self->{body} }) ? ${ $self->{body} } : ''; } # =method body_set # # Sets the body text of the mail. # # =cut sub body_set { my ($self, $text) = @_; my $text_ref = ref $text ? $text : \$text; $self->{body} = $text_ref; return; } # =method as_string # # Returns the mail as a string, reconstructing the headers. # # =cut sub as_string { my $self = shift; return $self->header_obj->as_string . $self->crlf . $self->body; } # =method crlf # # This method returns the type of newline used in the email. It is an accessor # only. # # =cut sub crlf { $_[0]->{mycrlf} } # =method default_header_class # # This returns the class used, by default, for header objects, and is provided # for subclassing. The default default is Email::Simple::Header. # # =cut sub default_header_class { 'Email::Simple::Header' } 1; =pod =encoding UTF-8 =head1 NAME Email::Simple - simple parsing of RFC2822 message format and headers =head1 VERSION version 2.203 =head1 SYNOPSIS use Email::Simple; my $email = Email::Simple->new($text); my $from_header = $email->header("From"); my @received = $email->header("Received"); $email->header_set("From", 'Simon Cozens '); my $old_body = $email->body; $email->body_set("Hello world\nSimon"); print $email->as_string; ...or, to create a message from scratch... my $email = Email::Simple->create( header => [ From => 'casey@geeknest.com', To => 'drain@example.com', Subject => 'Message in a bottle', ], body => '...', ); $email->header_set( 'X-Content-Container' => 'bottle/glass' ); print $email->as_string; =head1 DESCRIPTION The Email:: namespace was begun as a reaction against the increasing complexity and bugginess of Perl's existing email modules. C modules are meant to be simple to use and to maintain, pared to the bone, fast, minimal in their external dependencies, and correct. =head1 METHODS =head2 new my $email = Email::Simple->new($message, \%arg); This method parses an email from a scalar containing an RFC2822 formatted message and returns an object. C<$message> may be a reference to a message string, in which case the string will be altered in place. This can result in significant memory savings. If you want to create a message from scratch, you should use the C> method. Valid arguments are: header_class - the class used to create new header objects The named module is not 'require'-ed by Email::Simple! =head2 create my $email = Email::Simple->create(header => [ @headers ], body => '...'); This method is a constructor that creates an Email::Simple object from a set of named parameters. The C

parameter's value is a list reference containing a set of headers to be created. The C parameter's value is a scalar value holding the contents of the message body. Line endings in the body will normalized to CRLF. If no C header is specified, one will be provided for you based on the C of the local machine. This is because the C field is a required header and is a pain in the neck to create manually for every message. The C field is also a required header, but it is I provided for you. =head2 header_obj my $header = $email->header_obj; This method returns the object representing the email's header. For the interface for this object, see L. =head2 header_obj_set $email->header_obj_set($new_header_obj); This method substitutes the given new header object for the email's existing header object. =head2 header my @values = $email->header($header_name); my $first = $email->header($header_name); In list context, this returns every value for the named header. In scalar context, it returns the I value for the named header. =head2 header_set $email->header_set($field, $line1, $line2, ...); Sets the header to contain the given data. If you pass multiple lines in, you get multiple headers, and order is retained. If no values are given to set, the header will be removed from to the message entirely. =head2 header_names my @header_names = $email->header_names; This method returns the list of header names currently in the email object. These names can be passed to the C

method one-at-a-time to get header values. You are guaranteed to get a set of headers that are unique. You are not guaranteed to get the headers in any order at all. For backwards compatibility, this method can also be called as B. =head2 header_pairs my @headers = $email->header_pairs; This method returns a list of pairs describing the contents of the header. Every other value, starting with and including zeroth, is a header name and the value following it is the header value. =head2 body Returns the body text of the mail. =head2 body_set Sets the body text of the mail. =head2 as_string Returns the mail as a string, reconstructing the headers. =head2 crlf This method returns the type of newline used in the email. It is an accessor only. =head2 default_header_class This returns the class used, by default, for header objects, and is provided for subclassing. The default default is Email::Simple::Header. =head1 CAVEATS Email::Simple handles only RFC2822 formatted messages. This means you cannot expect it to cope well as the only parser between you and the outside world, say for example when writing a mail filter for invocation from a .forward file (for this we recommend you use L anyway). For more information on this issue please consult RT issue 2478, L. =head1 AUTHORS =over 4 =item * Simon Cozens =item * Casey West =item * Ricardo SIGNES =back =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE This software is copyright (c) 2003 by Simon Cozens. This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself. =cut __END__ # =head1 CAVEATS # # Email::Simple handles only RFC2822 formatted messages. This means you cannot # expect it to cope well as the only parser between you and the outside world, # say for example when writing a mail filter for invocation from a .forward file # (for this we recommend you use L anyway). For more information # on this issue please consult RT issue 2478, # L. # # =cut