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vivaldi.mailPrivate Modders API Reference

Vivaldi mail api. API for reading/writing mails.

Types

#message

Message object. Used to create message in full text database table.

Properties:

searchListId
integer

⚠ NO DESCRIPTION PROVIDED

subject
string

The message subject.

body
string

The message body.

to
string

The message to address .

cc
string

The message cc address .

from
string

The message from address .

replyTo
string

The message reply address .

#migration

Migration object. Returns search db version and if migration of search db is needed.

Properties:

dbVersion
integer

The mail search db version.

migrationNeeded
boolean

If database migration is needed.

Listeners

How to use listeners

Each listener type has the same functions, used for each listener API in the same way:

.addListener(function callback)

Adds a function to a listener for an event

.removeListener(function callback)

Removes a function to a listener for an event

.hasListener(function callback)

Returns a boolean if a function is attached to a listener for an event

.hasListeners()

Returns a boolean if a listener has any attached functions

.dispatch()

Returns array of promises dispatched to the listener

#onUpgradeProgress

Reports import progress.

Parameters:

progress
integer

Number of rows upgraded.

total
integer

Total number of rows to be upgraded.

msg
string

Message to be printed out.

#onDeleteMessagesProgress

Reports progress when deleting messages.

Parameters:

delete_progress_count
integer

Number of messages deleted.

Methods

#getFilePaths

Returns array of file paths under a given directory.

Parameters:

path
string

The root folder from where to build up the file paths.

#getFullPath

Given a file entry, return full path of the file

Parameters:

filesystem
string

The file entry to be looked up

path
string

The path

#getMailFilePaths

Returns array of file paths under the default profile /Mail directory.

#writeTextToMessageFile

Saves a mail to disk. The root folder location is the profile directory of the current running instance /Mail

Parameters:

paths

String array that is used to create a folder structure, starting at user default profile /Mail The function returns error if empty

Array of:

  • string
fileName
string

The file name to be created/saved/overridden.

raw
string

The raw mail content.

append
(optional) 
boolean

Whether to append to file instead of write.

#writeBufferToMessageFile

Saves a mail to disk. The root folder location is the profile directory of the current running instance /Mail

Parameters:

paths

String array that is used to create a folder structure, starting at user default profile /Mail The function returns error if empty

Array of:

  • string
fileName
string

The file name to be created/saved/overridden.

raw
binary

The raw mail content as arrayBuffer

append
(optional) 
boolean

Whether to append to file instead of write.

#deleteMessageFile

Deletes a file. The root folder location is the profile directory of the current running instance /Mail

Parameters:

paths

String array that is used to build path to the file. Starting at user default profile/Mail.

Array of:

  • string
fileName
string

The file name to be deleted. With ending.

#renameMessageFile

Renames a file. The root folder location is the profile directory of the current running instance /Mail

Parameters:

paths

String array that is used to build path to the file. Starting at user default profile/Mail.

Array of:

  • string
fileName
string

The file name to be renamed.

newFileName
string

The new name for the file.

#readFileToBuffer

Reads the contents of a file. Returns the content as arrayBuffer

Parameters:

fileName
string

Absoloute path to the file to be read.

#readMessageFileToBuffer

Reads a mail. The root folder location is the profile directory of the current running instance /Mail

Parameters:

paths

String array that is used to build path to the file. Starting at user default profile/Mail.

Array of:

  • string
fileName
string

The file name to be read.

#messageFileExists

Check if file exists.Returns true if the file exists.

Parameters:

paths

String array that is used to build path to the file. Starting at user default profile/Mail.

Array of:

  • string
fileName
string

The file name to be checked.

#readFileToText

Reads a file. Returns the file content as text.

Parameters:

path
string

Absoulout path to the file to be read.

#getFileDirectory

Returns the user mail data directory and verfies that the directory exists.

Parameters:

hashedAccountId
string

First 6 characters from the MD5 hash of the accountId. Appended to the end of the default mail data directory

#createFileDirectory

Creates the user mail data directory.

Parameters:

hashedAccountId
string

First 6 characters from the MD5 hash of the accountId. Appended to the end of the default mail data directory

#createMessages

Creates messages for full text search.

Parameters:

messages

⚠ NO DESCRIPTION PROVIDED

Array of:

  • message

#deleteMessages

Deletes messages from full text search.

Parameters:

messages

⚠ NO DESCRIPTION PROVIDED

Array of:

  • integer

#updateMessage

Updates a message. All properties needs to be specified both new and previous ones.

Parameters:

message
message

⚠ NO DESCRIPTION PROVIDED

#searchMessages

Searches messages with certain query.

Parameters:

searchValue
string

The value to search for

#matchMessage

Does search value match certain message.

Parameters:

searchListId
integer

The searchListId of the message to be checked.

searchValue
string

The value to search for

#getDBVersion

Returns SQLite database version for MailDB.

#startMigration

Migrates the full text database index to contentless. Track progress in the listener: onUpgradeProgress. This can be slow.

#deleteMailSearchDB

Deletes MailSearchDB and MaildSearchDB-journal file. Re-creates the files afterwards. This action cannot be reverted.