restmail-client

Client for restmail.net which polls for messages.

Usage no npm install needed!

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  import restmailClient from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/restmail-client';
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README

restmail-client

Client for restmail.net which polls for messages. Returns all mail for the specified user, as an array of JSON blobs, with the newest messages first.

Installation:

% npm i pdehaan/restmail-client -S

Usage:

var restmail = require('restmail-client');

restmail('peter', {maxRetry: 2}).then(console.log).catch(console.error);

The above snippet will poll the peter@restmail.net inbox for messages.

API:

restmail(<user>, [<options>])

Parameters:

  • user — String; The user/inbox to check for messages.
  • options — Object; A qretry options object with the following optional parameters:
    • maxRetry (Number) optional: set the maximum retry (default is 5)
    • interval (Number) optional: set the initial interval in milliseconds between the first and the second call. (default is 500)
    • intervalMultiplicator (Number >= 1) optional: set the multiplicator which increase the interval through tries. (default is 1.5)

Response:

This method returns a resolved promise with an array of messages from restmail.net, or a rejected promise if no emails were found.