Class MaildirService

source code

 twisted.application.service.Service --+    
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twisted.application.service.MultiService --+
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                                          MaildirService

Known Subclasses:

• mail.MaildirSource

I watch a maildir for new messages. I should be placed as the service child of some MultiService instance. When running, I use the linux dirwatcher API (if available) or poll for new files in the 'new' subdirectory of my maildir path. When I discover a new message, I invoke my .messageReceived() method with the short filename of the new message, so the full name of the new file can be obtained with os.path.join(maildir, 'new', filename). messageReceived() should be overridden by a subclass to do something useful. I will not move or delete the file on my own: the subclass's messageReceived() should probably do that.