spamd-client

SpamD Network Client

This library is NodeJS driver for Spamassassin spamd protocol built over TCP. Allow check emails via Spamassassin from NodeJS.

Implemented protocol methods

• CHECK
• HEADERS
• PROCESS
• REPORT
• REPORT_IFSPAM
• SYMBOLS
• TELL
• PING

API Documentation

Api built for convenient usage in point-free style. Using native Promises.

TOC

Connection

• Connection.of()

Actions

• Action.check()
• Action.headers()
• Action.process()
• Action.report()
• Action.reportIfSpam()
• Action.symbols()

Connection

Connection.of

Function Connection.of(options: SpamdClientOptions): () => Promise<Connection>

Factory for creating connection by given schema.

Parameters:

Name	Type
options	SpamdClientOptions

SpamdClientOptions

{
    host: string
    port: number
}

Returns: () => Promise<Connection>

Example:

import { Connection, Action } from 'spamd-client'
 
const connect = Connection.of({ host: 'example.com', port: 2233 })
 
connect()
  .then(Action.check('<your_email_body>'))
  .then(console.log) // EX: { isSpam: true, score: -0.8, threshold: 5 }
  .catch(console.error) // EX: Error: Cannot connect

Actions

Action.check

Function Action.check(email: string): (connection: Connection) => Promise<CheckResult>

Instruct SpamAssassin to process the included message.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
email	string	An email based on the RFC 5322 standard.

Returns: (connection: Connection) => Promise<CheckResult>

CheckResult

{
  isSpam: boolean
  score: number
  threshold: number
}

---

Action.headers

Function Action.headers(email: string): (connection: Connection) => Promise<HeadersResult>

Instruct SpamAssassin to process the included message.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
email	string	An email based on the RFC 5322 standard.

Returns: (connection: Connection) => Promise<HeadersResult>

HeadersResult

{
  spamReport: {
    isSpam: boolean
    score: number
    threshold: number
  },
  body: string
}

Example

{
  spamReport: {
    isSpam: true,
    score: -0.9,
    threshold: 5,
  },
  body: `
    Received: from localhost by debian
        with SpamAssassin (version 3.4.0);
        Tue, 10 Jan 2017 11:09:26 -0500
    From: Sender <[e-mail]>
    To: Recipient <[e-mail]>
    Subject: Test spam mail (GTUBE)
    Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 23:30:00 +0200
    Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
    X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on debian
    X-Spam-Flag: YES
    X-Spam-Level: **************************************************
    X-Spam-Status: Yes, score=1000.0 required=5.0 tests=GTUBE,NO_RECEIVED,
        NO_RELAYS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0
    MIME-Version: 1.0Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_58750736.8D9F70BC"
  `
}

---

Action.process

Function Action.process(email: string): (connection: Connection) => Promise<ProcessResult>

Instruct SpamAssassin to process the message and return the modified message.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
email	string	An email based on the RFC 5322 standard.

Returns: (connection: Connection) => Promise<ProcessReport>

ProcessResult

{
  spamReport: {
    isSpam: boolean
    score: number
    threshold: number
  },
  body: string
}

Example

{
  spamReport: {
    isSpam: true,
    score: -0.9,
    threshold: 5,
  },
  body: `
    Received: from localhost by debian
    with SpamAssassin (version 3.4.0);
    Tue, 10 Jan 2017 10:57:02 -0500
    From: Sender <[e-mail]>
    To: Recipient <[e-mail]>
    Subject: Test spam mail (GTUBE)
    Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 23:30:00 +0200
    Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
    X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on debian
    X-Spam-Flag: YES
    X-Spam-Level: **************************************************
    X-Spam-Status: Yes, score=1000.0 required=5.0 tests=GTUBE,NO_RECEIVED,
        NO_RELAYS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0
    MIME-Version: 1.0
    Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_5875044E.D4EFFFD7"
 
    This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
 
    ------------=_5875044E.D4EFFFD7
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
    Content-Disposition: inline
    Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
 
    Spam detection software, running on the system "debian",
    has identified this incoming email as possible spam.  The original
    message has been attached to this so you can view it or label
    similar future email.  If you have any questions, see
    @@CONTACT_ADDRESS@@ for details.
 
    Content preview:  This is the GTUBE, the Generic Test for Unsolicited Bulk Email
    If your spam filter supports it, the GTUBE provides a test by which you can
    verify that the filter is installed correctly and is detecting incoming spam.
    You can send yourself a test mail containing the following string of characters
    (in upper case and with no white spaces and line breaks): [...]
 
    Content analysis details:   (1000.0 points, 5.0 required)
 
    pts rule name              description
    ---- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------
    1000 GTUBE                  BODY: Generic Test for Unsolicited Bulk Email
    -0.0 NO_RELAYS              Informational: message was not relayed via SMTP
    -0.0 NO_RECEIVED            Informational: message has no Received headers
 
 
 
    ------------=_5875044E.D4EFFFD7
    Content-Type: message/rfc822; x-spam-type=original
    Content-Description: original message before SpamAssassin
    Content-Disposition: inline
    Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
 
    Subject: Test spam mail (GTUBE)
    Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
    Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 23:30:00 +0200
    From: Sender <[e-mail]>
    To: Recipient <[e-mail]>
    Precedence: junk
    MIME-Version: 1.0
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
    Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
 
    This is the GTUBE, the
        Generic
        Test for
        Unsolicited
        Bulk
        Email
 
    If your spam filter supports it, the GTUBE provides a test by which you
    can verify that the filter is installed correctly and is detecting incoming
    spam. You can send yourself a test mail containing the following string of
    characters (in upper case and with no white spaces and line breaks):
 
    XJS*C4JDBQADN1.NSBN3*2IDNEN*GTUBE-STANDARD-ANTI-UBE-TEST-EMAIL*C.34X
 
    You should send this test mail from an account outside of your network.
 
 
    ------------=_5875044E.D4EFFFD7--
  `
}

---

Action.report

Function Action.report(email: string): (connection: Connection) => Promise<ReportResult>

Send a request to process a message and return a report.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
email	string	An email based on the RFC 5322 standard.

Returns: (connection: Connection) => Promise<ReportResult>

ReportResult

{
  spamReport: {
    isSpam: boolean
    score: number
    threshold: number
  },
  body: string
}

Example

{
  spamReport: {
    isSpam: true,
    score: -0.9,
    threshold: 5,
  },
  body: `
    Spam detection software, running on the system "debian",
    has identified this incoming email as possible spam.  The original
    message has been attached to this so you can view it or label
    similar future email.  If you have any questions, see
    @@CONTACT_ADDRESS@@ for details.
 
    Content preview:  This is the GTUBE, the Generic Test for Unsolicited Bulk Email
      If your spam filter supports it, the GTUBE provides a test by which you can
      verify that the filter is installed correctly and is detecting incoming spam.
      You can send yourself a test mail containing the following string of characters
      (in upper case and with no white spaces and line breaks): [...]
 
    Content analysis details:   (1000.0 points, 5.0 required)
 
    pts rule name              description
    ---- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------
    1000 GTUBE                  BODY: Generic Test for Unsolicited Bulk Email
    -0.0 NO_RELAYS              Informational: message was not relayed via SMTP
    -0.0 NO_RECEIVED            Informational: message has no Received headers
  `
}

---

Action.reportIfSpam

Function Action.reportIfSpam(email: string): (connection: Connection) => Promise<ReportIfSpamResult>

Send a request to process a message and return a report only if spam detected.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
email	string	An email based on the RFC 5322 standard.

Returns: (connection: Connection) => Promise<ReportIfSpamResult>

ReportIfSpamResult

{
  spamReport: {
    isSpam: boolean
    score: number
    threshold: number
  },
  body: string
}

Example

Produce the same that report action described above.

---

Action.symbols

Function Action.symbols(email: string): (connection: Connection) => Promise<SymbolsResult>

Send a request to process a message and return a report.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
email	string	An email based on the RFC 5322 standard.

Returns: (connection: Connection) => Promise<SymbolsResult>

SymbolsResult

{
  spamReport: {
    isSpam: boolean
    score: number
    threshold: number
  },
  body: string
}

Example

{
  spamReport: {
    isSpam: true,
    score: -0.9,
    threshold: 5,
  },
  body: [
    'GTUBE',
    'NO_RECEIVED',
    'NO_RELAYS'
  ]
}

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2018

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