org.apache.commons.net.pop3
Class POP3

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient
      org.apache.commons.net.pop3.POP3

Direct Known Subclasses:

POP3Client

public class POP3
extends SocketClient

The POP3 class is not meant to be used by itself and is provided only so that you may easily implement your own POP3 client if you so desire. If you have no need to perform your own implementation, you should use POP3Client.

Rather than list it separately for each method, we mention here that every method communicating with the server and throwing an IOException can also throw a MalformedServerReplyException , which is a subclass of IOException. A MalformedServerReplyException will be thrown when the reply received from the server deviates enough from the protocol specification that it cannot be interpreted in a useful manner despite attempts to be as lenient as possible.

Author:

Daniel F. Savarese

See Also:

POP3Client, MalformedServerReplyException

Field Summary

protected ProtocolCommandSupport	_commandSupport_ A ProtocolCommandSupport object used to manage the registering of ProtocolCommandListeners and te firing of ProtocolCommandEvents.
static int	AUTHORIZATION_STATE A constant representing the POP3 authorization state.
static int	DEFAULT_PORT The default POP3 port.
static int	DISCONNECTED_STATE A constant representing the state where the client is not yet connected to a POP3 server.
static int	TRANSACTION_STATE A constant representing the POP3 transaction state.
static int	UPDATE_STATE A constant representing the POP3 update state.

Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient

_defaultPort_, _input_, _isConnected_, _output_, _socket_, _socketFactory_, _timeout_, NETASCII_EOL

Constructor Summary

POP3()
The default POP3Client constructor.

Method Summary

protected void	_connectAction_() Performs connection initialization and sets state to AUTHORIZATION_STATE .
void	addProtocolCommandListener(ProtocolCommandListener listener) Adds a ProtocolCommandListener.
void	disconnect() Disconnects the client from the server, and sets the state to DISCONNECTED_STATE .
void	getAdditionalReply() Retrieves the additional lines of a multi-line server reply.
String	getReplyString() Returns the reply to the last command sent to the server.
String[]	getReplyStrings() Returns an array of lines received as a reply to the last command sent to the server.
int	getState() Returns the current POP3 client state.
void	removeProtocolCommandistener(ProtocolCommandListener listener) Removes a ProtocolCommandListener.
int	sendCommand(int command) Sends a command with no arguments to the server and returns the reply code.
int	sendCommand(int command, String args) Sends a command an arguments to the server and returns the reply code.
int	sendCommand(String command) Sends a command with no arguments to the server and returns the reply code.
int	sendCommand(String command, String args) Sends a command an arguments to the server and returns the reply code.
void	setState(int state) Sets POP3 client state.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient

connect, connect, connect, connect, connect, connect, getDefaultPort, getDefaultTimeout, getLocalAddress, getLocalPort, getRemoteAddress, getRemotePort, getSoLinger, getSoTimeout, getTcpNoDelay, isConnected, setDefaultPort, setDefaultTimeout, setSocketFactory, setSoLinger, setSoTimeout, setTcpNoDelay, verifyRemote

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DEFAULT_PORT

public static final int DEFAULT_PORT

The default POP3 port. Set to 110 according to RFC 1288.

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Constant Field Values

DISCONNECTED_STATE

public static final int DISCONNECTED_STATE

A constant representing the state where the client is not yet connected to a POP3 server.

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Constant Field Values

AUTHORIZATION_STATE

public static final int AUTHORIZATION_STATE

A constant representing the POP3 authorization state.

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Constant Field Values

TRANSACTION_STATE

public static final int TRANSACTION_STATE

A constant representing the POP3 transaction state.

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Constant Field Values

UPDATE_STATE

public static final int UPDATE_STATE

A constant representing the POP3 update state.

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Constant Field Values

_commandSupport_

protected ProtocolCommandSupport _commandSupport_

A ProtocolCommandSupport object used to manage the registering of ProtocolCommandListeners and te firing of ProtocolCommandEvents.

Constructor Detail

POP3

public POP3()

The default POP3Client constructor. Initializes the state to DISCONNECTED_STATE.

Method Detail

_connectAction_

protected void _connectAction_()
                        throws IOException

Performs connection initialization and sets state to AUTHORIZATION_STATE .

Overrides:

_connectAction_ in class SocketClient

Throws:

IOException

addProtocolCommandListener

public void addProtocolCommandListener(ProtocolCommandListener listener)

Adds a ProtocolCommandListener. Delegates this task to _commandSupport_ .

Parameters:

listener - The ProtocolCommandListener to add.

removeProtocolCommandistener

public void removeProtocolCommandistener(ProtocolCommandListener listener)

Removes a ProtocolCommandListener. Delegates this task to _commandSupport_ .

Parameters:

listener - The ProtocolCommandListener to remove.

setState

public void setState(int state)

Sets POP3 client state. This must be one of the _STATE constants.

Parameters:

state - The new state.

getState

public int getState()

Returns the current POP3 client state.

Returns:

The current POP3 client state.

getAdditionalReply

public void getAdditionalReply()
                        throws IOException

Retrieves the additional lines of a multi-line server reply.

Throws:

IOException

disconnect

public void disconnect()
                throws IOException

Disconnects the client from the server, and sets the state to DISCONNECTED_STATE . The reply text information from the last issued command is voided to allow garbage collection of the memory used to store that information.

Overrides:

disconnect in class SocketClient

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error in disconnecting.

sendCommand

public int sendCommand(String command,
                       String args)
                throws IOException

Sends a command an arguments to the server and returns the reply code.

Parameters:

command - The POP3 command to send.

args - The command arguments.

Returns:

The server reply code (either POP3Reply.OK or POP3Reply.ERROR).

Throws:

IOException

sendCommand

public int sendCommand(String command)
                throws IOException

Sends a command with no arguments to the server and returns the reply code.

Parameters:

command - The POP3 command to send.

Returns:

The server reply code (either POP3Reply.OK or POP3Reply.ERROR).

Throws:

IOException

sendCommand

public int sendCommand(int command,
                       String args)
                throws IOException

Sends a command an arguments to the server and returns the reply code.

Parameters:

command - The POP3 command to send (one of the POP3Command constants).

args - The command arguments.

Returns:

The server reply code (either POP3Reply.OK or POP3Reply.ERROR).

Throws:

IOException

sendCommand

public int sendCommand(int command)
                throws IOException

Sends a command with no arguments to the server and returns the reply code.

Parameters:

command - The POP3 command to send (one of the POP3Command constants).

Returns:

The server reply code (either POP3Reply.OK or POP3Reply.ERROR).

Throws:

IOException

getReplyStrings

public String[] getReplyStrings()

Returns an array of lines received as a reply to the last command sent to the server. The lines have end of lines truncated. If the reply is a single line, but its format ndicates it should be a multiline reply, then you must call getAdditionalReply() to fetch the rest of the reply, and then call getReplyStrings again. You only have to worry about this if you are implementing your own client using the sendCommand methods.

Returns:

The last server response.

getReplyString

public String getReplyString()

Returns the reply to the last command sent to the server. The value is a single string containing all the reply lines including newlines. If the reply is a single line, but its format ndicates it should be a multiline reply, then you must call getAdditionalReply() to fetch the rest of the reply, and then call getReplyString again. You only have to worry about this if you are implementing your own client using the sendCommand methods.

Returns:

The last server response.