Email::Simple(3)                               User Contributed Perl Documentation                              Email::Simple(3)



NAME
       Email::Simple - simple parsing of RFC2822 message format and headers

SYNOPSIS
         my $email = Email::Simple->new($text);

         my $from_header = $email->header("From");
         my @received = $email->header("Received");

         $email->header_set("From", 'Simon Cozens <simonATcpan.org>');

         my $old_body = $email->body;
         $email->body_set("Hello world\nSimon");

         print $email->as_string;

       ...or, to create a message from scratch...

         my $email = Email::Simple->create(
             header => [
               From    => 'caseyATgeeknest.com',
               To      => 'drainATexample.com',
               Subject => 'Message in a bottle',
             ],
             body => '...',
         );

         $email->header_set( 'X-Content-Container' => 'bottle/glass' );

         print $email->as_string;

DESCRIPTION
       "Email::Simple" is the first deliverable of the "Perl Email Project."  The Email:: namespace was begun as a reaction
       against the increasing complexity and bugginess of Perl's existing email modules.  "Email::*" modules are meant to be
       simple to use and to maintain, pared to the bone, fast, minimal in their external dependencies, and correct.

METHODS
   new
         my $email = Email::Simple->new($message, \%arg);

       This method parses an email from a scalar containing an RFC2822 formatted message, and return an object.  $message may be
       a reference to a message string, in which case the string will be altered in place.  This can result in significant
       memory savings.

       If you want to create a message from scratch, you should use the plugin Email::Simple::Creator.

       Valid arguments are:

         header_class - the class used to create new header objects
                        The named module is not 'require'-ed by Email::Simple!

   create
         my $email = Email::Simple->create(header => [ @headers ], body => '...');

       This method is a constructor that creates an Email::Simple object from a set of named parameters. The "header"
       parameter's value is a list reference containing a set of headers to be created. The "body" parameter's value is a scalar
       value holding the contents of the message body.  Line endings in the body will normalized to CRLF.

       If no "Date" header is specified, one will be provided for you based on the "gmtime" of the local machine. This is
       because the "Date" field is a required header and is a pain in the neck to create manually for every message. The "From"
       field is also a required header, but it is not provided for you.

   header_obj
         my $header = $email->header_obj;

       This method returns the object representing the email's header.  For the interface for this object, see
       Email::Simple::Header.

   header_obj_set
         $email->header_obj_set($new_header_obj);

       This method substitutes the given new header object for the email's existing header object.

   header
         my @values = $email->header($header_name);
         my $first  = $email->header($header_name);

       In list context, this returns every value for the named header.  In scalar context, it returns the first value for the
       named header.

   header_set
           $email->header_set($field, $line1, $line2, ...);

       Sets the header to contain the given data. If you pass multiple lines in, you get multiple headers, and order is
       retained.  If no values are given to set, the header will be removed from to the message entirely.

   header_names
           my @header_names = $email->header_names;

       This method returns the list of header names currently in the email object.  These names can be passed to the "header"
       method one-at-a-time to get header values. You are guaranteed to get a set of headers that are unique. You are not
       guaranteed to get the headers in any order at all.

       For backwards compatibility, this method can also be called as headers.

   header_pairs
         my @headers = $email->header_pairs;

       This method returns a list of pairs describing the contents of the header.  Every other value, starting with and
       including zeroth, is a header name and the value following it is the header value.

   body
       Returns the body text of the mail.

   body_set
       Sets the body text of the mail.

   as_string
       Returns the mail as a string, reconstructing the headers.

   crlf
       This method returns the type of newline used in the email.  It is an accessor only.

   default_header_class
       This returns the class used, by default, for header objects, and is provided for subclassing.  The default default is
       Email::Simple::Header.

CAVEATS
       Email::Simple handles only RFC2822 formatted messages.  This means you cannot expect it to cope well as the only parser
       between you and the outside world, say for example when writing a mail filter for invocation from a .forward file (for
       this we recommend you use Email::Filter anyway).  For more information on this issue please consult RT issue 2478,
       <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bug.html?id=2478>;.

PERL EMAIL PROJECT
       This module is maintained by the Perl Email Project

       <http://emailproject.perl.org/wiki/Email::Simple>

AUTHORS
       Simon Cozens originally wrote Email::Simple in 2003.  Casey West took over maintenance in 2004, and Ricardo SIGNES took
       over maintenance in 2006.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
       Copyright 2004 by Casey West

       Copyright 2003 by Simon Cozens

       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.



perl v5.12.1                                               2009-11-04                                           Email::Simple(3)