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1 [<- widgets](https://github.com/copycat-killer/lain/wiki/Widgets)
2
3 Shows mail count in a textbox fetching over IMAP.
4
5         myimapcheck = lain.widgets.imap(args)
6
7 New mails are notified like this:
8
9         +--------------------------------------------+
10         | +---+                                      |
11         | |\ /| donald@disney.org has 3 new messages |
12         | +---+                                      |
13         +--------------------------------------------+
14
15 The function takes a table as argument. Required table parameters are:
16
17 Variable | Meaning | Type
18 --- | --- | ---
19 `server` | Mail server | string
20 `mail` | User mail | string
21 `password` | User password | string
22
23 while the optional are:
24
25 Variable | Meaning | Type | Default
26 --- | --- | --- | ---
27 `port` | IMAP port | int | 993
28 `timeout` | Refresh timeout seconds | int | 60
29 `is_plain` | Define whether `password` is a plain password (true) or a function that retrieves it (false) | boolean | false
30 `settings` | User settings | function
31
32 Let's focus better on `is_plain`.
33
34 The reason why it's false by default is to discourage the habit of storing passwords in plain.
35
36 You can set your password in plain like this:
37
38     myimapcheck = lain.widgets.imap({
39         is_plain = true,
40         password = "myplainpassword",
41         [...]
42     })
43
44 and you'll have the same security provided by `~/.netrc`.
45
46 **Or** you can use a keyring, like [python keyring](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/keyring):
47
48     myimapcheck = lain.widgets.imap({
49         password = "keyring get mymail",
50         [...]
51     })
52
53 When `is_plain == false`, it *executes* `password` before using it, so you can also use whatever password fetching solution you want.
54
55 `settings` can use the value `mailcount`, an integer greater or equal to zero, and can modify `mail_notification_preset` table, which will be the preset for the naughty notifications. Check [here](http://awesome.naquadah.org/doc/api/modules/naughty.html#notify) for the list of variables it can contain. 
56
57 Default definition:
58
59     mail_notification _preset = {
60        icon = lain/icons/mail.png,
61        position = "top_left"
62     }
63
64 Note that `mailcount` is 0 either if there are no new mails or credentials are invalid, so make sure you get the right settings.
65
66 ### output 
67
68 A textbox.