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eml-format2

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EML file format

A pure Node.js library for parsing and building EML files, i.e. e-mail message format described in RFC 822. EML is returned by the POP3 protocol and handled by many e-mail agents like Mozilla Thunderbird or Micfosot Outlook. An EML file consists of headers and body similar to the HTTP structure.

File extension: .eml
Mime type: message/rfc822

How does EML look like?

Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:10:06 +0100
To: "Foo Bar" <foo.bar@example.com>
From: Online Shop <no-reply@example.com>
Subject: Winter promotions
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8

Lorem ipsum...

Getting Started

Setup

npm install -g eml-format

Read EML file

var fs = require('fs');
var emlformat = require('eml-format');
 
var eml = fs.readFileSync("sample.eml", "utf-8");
emlformat.read(eml, function(error, data) {
  if (error) return console.log(error);
  fs.writeFileSync("sample.json", JSON.stringify(data, " ", 2));
  console.log(data);
});

Output structure

{
  "subject": "Winter promotions",
  "from": "Online Shop <no-reply@example.com>",
  "to": "\"Foo Bar\" <foo.bar@example.com>",
  "headers": {
    "Date": "Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:10:06 +0100",
    "To": "\"Foo Bar\" <foo.bar@example.com>",
    "From": "Online Shop <no-reply@example.com>",
    "Subject": "Winter promotions",
    "Content-Type": "multipart/related; type=\"text/html\";\r\nboundary=\"b1_4afb675bba4c412783638afbee8e8c71\"",
    "MIME-Version": "1.0"
  },
  "html": "<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html lang=\"en\">\r\n<head>\r\n<title>Lorem ipsum</title>\r\n=09<meta name=\"description\" ...",
  "text": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit....",
  "attachments": [
    {
      "name": "nodejs.png",
      "mimeType": "image/png",
      "data": {
        "type": "Buffer",
        "data": [ 137, 80, 78, 71, ... ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

Command Line

A command line tool to extract .eml file into a folder. Output directory will be populated with .txt and .html message and attachment files.

Usage:
  eml-unpack [options] [message.eml] [directory]

Options:
  --help       Print this message
  --verbose    Enable detailed logging
  --version    Print version number
  --json       Create parsed.json and manifest.json
  --no-unpack  Used with --json to skip unpacking

Examples:
  eml-unpack message.eml .
  eml-unpack --verbose sample.eml folder
  eml-unpack --json --no-unpack ./sample.eml ./folder

Reference

read(eml, [options], callback)

Parses EML file content and return user-friendly object.

Argument Type Description
eml string or object EML file content or object from 'parse'
options object Optional parameter, { headersOnly: true } (false by default)
callback function(error, data) Callback function to be invoked when read is complete

parse(eml, [options], callback)

Parses EML file content and returns object-oriented representation of the content.

Argument Type Description
eml string EML file content
options object Optional parameter, { headersOnly: true } (false by default)
callback function(error, data) Callback function to be invoked when parse is complete

build(eml, callback)

Builds an EML message.

Argument Type Description
data object E-mail data, see example
callback function(error, eml) Callback function to be invoked when build is complete

unpack(eml, directory, callback)

Unpacks EML message and attachments to a directory.

Argument Type Description
eml string or object EML file content or object from 'parse'
directory string Folder name or directory path where to unpack
callback function(error, data) Callback function to be invoked when read is complete

Examples

Read headers only

var fs = require('fs');
var emlformat = require('eml-format');
 
var eml = fs.readFileSync("sample.eml", "utf-8");
emlformat.read(eml, { headersOnly: true }, function(error, data) {
  if (error) return console.log(error);
  fs.writeFileSync("headers.json", JSON.stringify(data, " ", 2));
  console.log(data);
  console.log("Done!");
});

Read the complete EML file

The parse function parses raw EML content into JavaScript object for further processing.

var fs = require('fs');
var emlformat = require('eml-format');
 
var eml = fs.readFileSync("sample.eml", "utf-8");
emlformat.parse(eml, function(error, data) {
  if (error) return console.log(error);
  fs.writeFileSync("sample.json", JSON.stringify(data, " ", 2));
  console.log(data);
  console.log("Done!");
});

Or use the read instead of parse parse. The read function decodes the base64, quote-printable, =?UTF-8?...?= encoded content and extracts plain text, html content and attachments. So this method is a little slower but more user friendly.

emlformat.read(eml, function(error, data) {
  if (error) return console.log(error);
  fs.writeFileSync("user-friendly.json", JSON.stringify(data, " ", 2));
  console.log(data);
  console.log("Done!");
});

Unpack files from an EML file

Extracts plain text, html content and attachments to a directory

var fs = require('fs');
var emlformat = require('eml-format');
 
var dir = "unpacked"; //Output directory
var eml = fs.readFileSync("sample.eml", "utf-8");
emlformat.unpack(eml, dir, function(error, data) {
  if (error) return console.log(error);
  console.log(data); //List of files
  console.log("Done!");
});

Create an EML file

var fs = require('fs');
var emlformat = require('eml-format');
 
var data = {
  from: "no-reply@bar.com",
  to: {
    name: "Foo Bar",
    email: "foo@bar.com"
  },
  subject: "Winter promotions",
  text: "Lorem ipsum...",
  html: '<html><head></head><body>Lorem ipsum...<br /><img src="nodejs.png" alt="" /></body></html>',
  attachments: [
    {
      name: "sample.txt",
      contentType: "text/plain; charset=utf-8",
      data: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Morbi eget elit turpis. Aliquam lorem nunc, dignissim in risus at, tempus aliquet justo..."
    },
    {
      name: "nodejs.png",
      contentType: "image/png",
      data: fs.readFileSync("nodejs.png"),
      inline: true
    }
  ]
};
 
var eml = fs.readFileSync("sample.eml", "utf-8");
emlformat.build(data, function(error, eml) {
  if (error) return console.log(error);
  fs.writeFileSync("build.eml", eml);
  console.log("Done!");
});

Register a new mime type file extension

var emlformat = require('eml-format');
emlformat.fileExtensions["application/zip"] = ".zip";
emlformat.fileExtensions["application/octet-stream"] = ".bin";

Extract e-mail address and name

Plain text name

var emlformat = require('eml-format');
var data = emlformat.getEmailAddress('"Foo Bar" <foo@bar.com>');
//data.name == "Foo Bar";
//data.email == "foo@bar.com";

UTF-8 encoded name

var emlformat = require('eml-format');
var data = emlformat.getEmailAddress('=?UTF-8?Q?You=E2=80=99re=20Foo=20Bar?= <foo@bar.com>');
//data.name == "You’re Foo Bar";
//data.email == "foo@bar.com";

Decode "quoted-printable"

var emlformat = require('eml-format');
var message = emlformat.unquotePrintable("Join line 1=\r\n=20with line 2=0D=0A");

Decode "=?UTF-8?...?=" string

var emlformat = require('eml-format');
var message = emlformat.unquoteUTF8("=?UTF-8?B?V2hhdOKAmXMgeW91ciBvbmxpbmUgc2hvcHBpbmcgc3R5bGU/?=");

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npm i eml-format2

Repository

github.com/qweasd1/eml-format

Homepage

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0.5.0

License

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