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[](#what-is-php-imap) Basically, it's an Object Oriented wrapper for [IMAP](http://php.net/manual/en/book.imap.php) library. It's meant to be used in a Object Oriented project and even supplies it's own dependency container ([Dependency Injection Symfony Component](https://github.com/symfony/dependency-injection)) This project uses SPL TYPES, because the forked project was for PHP prio to php7 and so there are no return types and scalar hints. ### Requirements [](#requirements) - [IMAP](http://php.net/manual/en/book.spl-types.php) extension. - [SPL Types](http://php.net/manual/en/book.spl-types.php) extension. ### HOW TO USE [](#how-to-use) > Following examples are from my php-imap examples [repository](https://github.com/drakonli/php-imap-example) 1. Create a connection 2. Inject services into your Client (like [RepositoryInterface](https://github.com/drakonli/php-imap/blob/master/src/PhpImap/Mail/Repository/MailRepositoryInterface.php)). **All services** you can find [here](https://github.com/drakonli/php-imap/tree/master/src/PhpImap/Mail/Service) and their **dependency config** [here](https://github.com/drakonli/php-imap/blob/master/src/PhpImap/Dependency/Resources/configs/mail_services.yml). 3. Pass instantiated connection to services to do any kind of IMAP action. Now, the most interesting part is how you create a connection. There are multiple ways to do so. These ways differ depending on how you would like to instantiate the connection method and amount of knowledge you have about **flags**, **options** and **params** and their values. 1. If you don't know anything about them, you might just want to use **factories and builders** to create your own connection and connection config. And for that I recommend creating a **Factory** that implements [PreDefinedConnectionFactoryInterface](https://github.com/drakonli/php-imap/blob/master/src/PhpImap/Connection/Factory/PreDefined/PreDefinedConnectionFactoryInterface.php)for **each service** you want to create IMAP connection to (because the connection settings are basically the same for one service - only login/password/mailbox are different). For example - Gmail. - Example here: [PreDefinedConnectionFactoryEmailDisplayer](https://github.com/drakonli/php-imap-example/blob/master/src/App/PreDefinedConnectionFactoryEmailDisplayer.php) - Services: [services.yml](https://github.com/drakonli/php-imap-example/blob/master/src/App/resources/configs/services.yml#L34-L64) 2. If you do know about them, use [dependency injection factory method](http://symfony.com/doc/current/service_container/factories.html)to create a connection and inject it straight into the client. For that you'll have to use [ConnectionFactoryInterface::createConnectionNonStrict](https://github.com/drakonli/php-imap/blob/master/src/PhpImap/Connection/Factory/ConnectionFactoryInterface.php#L57). Mind that even though the interface is non-strict, internally SplTypes and the Flags-, Params-, Options- Collection is instantiated. - Example here: [ConnectionInjectedEmailDisplayer](https://github.com/drakonli/php-imap-example/blob/master/src/App/ConnectionInjectedEmailDisplayer.php) - Services: [services.yml](https://github.com/drakonli/php-imap-example/blob/master/src/App/resources/configs/services.yml#L66-L86) 3. You can also use [ConnectionFactoryInterface](https://github.com/drakonli/php-imap/blob/master/src/PhpImap/Connection/Factory/ConnectionFactoryInterface.php)to create connection straight in the Client using strict (builders, factories, etc...) and non-strict (constants) syntax. **I advice not to do it!**, though:) 4. - Example non-strict here: [NonStrictFactoryMethodEmailDisplayer](https://github.com/drakonli/php-imap-example/blob/master/src/App/NonStrictFactoryMethodEmailDisplayer.php) - Services: [services.yml](https://github.com/drakonli/php-imap-example/blob/master/src/App/resources/configs/services.yml#L10-L18) 2. - Example with builders here: [BuildersEmailDisplayer](https://github.com/drakonli/php-imap-example/blob/master/src/App/BuildersEmailDisplayer.php) - Services: [services.yml](https://github.com/drakonli/php-imap-example/blob/master/src/App/resources/configs/services.yml#L20-L32) And check out the [parameters.yml](https://github.com/drakonli/php-imap-example/blob/master/src/App/resources/configs/parameters.yml)file - it will help you understand services configuration better. Have fun:) ### Health Score 20 — LowBetter than 13% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity6 Limited adoption so far Community4 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity41 Maturing project, gaining track record How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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