vmime/examples/example3.cpp

//
// VMime library (http://vmime.sourceforge.net)
// Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Vincent Richard <vincent@vincent-richard.net>
//
// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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//
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//
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//

//
// EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION:
// ====================
// This sample program demonstrate the use of the messageBuilder component
// to build a complex message (HTML content, plain text and embedded image).
//
// For more information, please visit:
// http://vmime.sourceforge.net/
//

#include <iostream>

#include "../src/vmime"
#include "../src/platforms/posix/handler.hpp"


int main()
{
	std::cout << std::endl;

	// VMime initialization
	vmime::platformDependant::setHandler<vmime::platforms::posix::posixHandler>();

	try
	{
		vmime::messageBuilder mb;

		// Fill in the basic fields
		mb.setExpeditor(vmime::mailbox("me@somewhere.com"));

		vmime::addressList to;
		to.appendAddress(new vmime::mailbox("you@elsewhere.com"));

		mb.setRecipients(to);

		vmime::addressList bcc;
		bcc.appendAddress(new vmime::mailbox("you-bcc@nowhere.com"));

		mb.setBlindCopyRecipients(bcc);

		mb.setSubject(vmime::text("My first message generated with vmime::messageBuilder"));

		// Set the content-type to "text/html"
		mb.constructTextPart(vmime::mediaType
			(vmime::mediaTypes::TEXT, vmime::mediaTypes::TEXT_HTML));

		// Fill in the text part: the message is available in two formats: HTML and plain text.
		// HTML text part also includes an inline image (embedded into the message).
		vmime::htmlTextPart& textPart = dynamic_cast<vmime::htmlTextPart&>(*mb.getTextPart());

		// -- embed an image (the returned "CID" (content identifier) is used to reference
		// -- the image into HTML content).
		vmime::string cid = textPart.addObject("<...IMAGE DATA...>",
		vmime::mediaType(vmime::mediaTypes::IMAGE, vmime::mediaTypes::IMAGE_JPEG));

		// -- message text
		textPart.setText(vmime::contentHandler(vmime::string("This is the <b>HTML text</b>.<br/><img src=\"") + cid + vmime::string("\"/>")));
		textPart.setPlainText(vmime::contentHandler(vmime::string("This is the plain text (without HTML formatting).")));

		// Construction
		vmime::message* msg = mb.construct();

		// Raw text generation
		vmime::string dataToSend = msg->generate();

		std::cout << "Generated message:" << std::endl;
		std::cout << "==================" << std::endl;
		std::cout << std::endl;
		std::cout << dataToSend << std::endl;

		// Destruction
		delete (msg);
	}
	// VMime exception
	catch (vmime::exception& e)
	{
		std::cout << "vmime::exception: " << e.what() << std::endl;
		throw;
	}
	// Standard exception
	catch (std::exception& e)
	{
		std::cout << "std::exception: " << e.what() << std::endl;
		throw;
	}

	std::cout << std::endl;
}