def poll(self):
'''Polls the IMAP server. For each new (UNSEEN) message, builds a list of DTO
message objects and sends said list to the callback function.'''
interval = self.my_config['interval'] if 'interval' in self.my_config else 60
while(1):
print "Polling the IMAP server... "
(retcode, messages) = self.conn.search(None, '(UNSEEN)')
if retcode == 'OK':
messages = [] if messages[0] == '' else messages
n_messages = str(len(messages))
print "OK! Found " + n_messages + " messages.\n"
if len(messages) > 0:
for message in messages[0].split(' '):
(ret, message_info) = self.conn.fetch(message, '(BODY[HEADER.FIELDS (SUBJECT)])')
if(ret == 'OK'):
subject = message_info[0][1].replace('Subject: ', '').rstrip()
parts = subject.split('|')
message_list = []
if len(parts) == 5:
# Build the message object
message = Message()
message.type = parts[0]
message.published = parts[1]
message.story_id = parts[2]
message.owner = parts[3]
message.site = parts[4]
message_list.append(message)
if len(message_list) > 0:
self.callback(message_list)
else:
print "Something went wrong...n"
# Humm, that's nasty...
sleep(interval)
