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Mail-Box-3.012
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/ Mail::Box::Collection

NAME

Mail::Box::Collection - a collection of subfolders

INHERITANCE

Mail::Box::Collection
  is a User::Identity::Collection
  is a User::Identity::Item

Mail::Box::Collection
  is a Mail::Reporter

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

The Mail::Box::Collection object maintains a set Mail::Box::Identity objects, each describing a the location of a single mailbox (folder). The collection is used by the Mail::Box::Manage::User object to administer the folders of a single user, even if those folders are closed.

Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Mail::Reporter.

Extends "DESCRIPTION" in User::Identity::Collection.

OVERLOADED

Extends "OVERLOADED" in User::Identity::Collection.

overload: "" stringification

Inherited, see "OVERLOADED" in User::Identity::Collection

overload: @{} array dereference

Inherited, see "OVERLOADED" in User::Identity::Collection

METHODS

Extends "METHODS" in Mail::Reporter.

Extends "METHODS" in User::Identity::Collection.

Constructors

Extends "Constructors" in Mail::Reporter.

Extends "Constructors" in User::Identity::Collection.

$class->new( [$name], %options )

Inherited, see "Constructors" in Mail::Reporter

-Option     --Defined in                --Default
 description  User::Identity::Item        undef
 folder_type                              <from parent>
 item_type    User::Identity::Collection  Mail::Box::Identity
 log          Mail::Reporter              'WARNINGS'
 manager                                  <from parent>
 name         User::Identity::Item        'folders'
 parent       User::Identity::Item        undef
 roles        User::Identity::Collection  undef
 trace        Mail::Reporter              'WARNINGS'
description => STRING
folder_type => $class
item_type => CLASS
log => LEVEL
manager => $object

A pre-prepared Mail::Box::Manager $object (could be a Mail::Box::Manage::User).

name => STRING
parent => OBJECT
roles => $role|\@roles
trace => LEVEL

Attributes

Extends "Attributes" in Mail::Reporter.

Extends "Attributes" in User::Identity::Collection.

$obj->description()

Inherited, see "Attributes" in User::Identity::Item

$obj->folderType( [$folderclass] )

Returns the type of folder (on this location). When specified, then $folderclass must be a Mail::Box extension.

$obj->itemType()

Inherited, see "Attributes" in User::Identity::Collection

$obj->logSettings()

Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Reporter

$obj->manager()

The Mail::Box::Manager (usually a Mail::Box::Manage::User object), which is handling the opening of folders.

$obj->name( [$newname] )

Inherited, see "Attributes" in User::Identity::Item

$obj->roles()

Inherited, see "Attributes" in User::Identity::Collection

Collections

Extends "Collections" in User::Identity::Collection.

$obj->add($collection, $role)

Inherited, see "Collections" in User::Identity::Item

$obj->addCollection( $object | <[$type], %options> )

Inherited, see "Collections" in User::Identity::Item

$obj->collection($name)

Inherited, see "Collections" in User::Identity::Item

$obj->parent( [$parent] )

Inherited, see "Collections" in User::Identity::Item

$obj->removeCollection($object|$name)

Inherited, see "Collections" in User::Identity::Item

$any->type()

Inherited, see "Collections" in User::Identity::Item

$obj->user()

Inherited, see "Collections" in User::Identity::Item

Maintaining roles

Extends "Maintaining roles" in User::Identity::Collection.

$obj->addRole($role|([$name], %options))

Inherited, see "Maintaining roles" in User::Identity::Collection

$obj->removeRole($role|$name)

Inherited, see "Maintaining roles" in User::Identity::Collection

$obj->renameRole( <$role|$oldname>, $newname )

Inherited, see "Maintaining roles" in User::Identity::Collection

$obj->sorted()

Inherited, see "Maintaining roles" in User::Identity::Collection

Searching

Extends "Searching" in User::Identity::Collection.

$obj->find($name|CODE|undef)

Inherited, see "Searching" in User::Identity::Collection

Error handling

Extends "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter.

$obj->AUTOLOAD()

Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

$obj->addReport($object)

Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

$any->defaultTrace( [$level]|[$loglevel, $tracelevel]|[$level, $callback] )

Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

$obj->errors()

Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

$any->log( [$level, [$strings]] )

Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

$any->logPriority($level)

Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

$obj->notImplemented()

Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

$obj->report( [$level] )

Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

$obj->reportAll( [$level] )

Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

$obj->trace( [$level] )

Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

$obj->warnings()

Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

Cleanup

Extends "Cleanup" in Mail::Reporter.

$obj->DESTROY()

Inherited, see "Cleanup" in Mail::Reporter

DIAGNOSTICS

Error: Package $package does not implement $method.

Fatal error: the specific package (or one of its superclasses) does not implement this method where it should. This message means that some other related classes do implement this method however the class at hand does not. Probably you should investigate this and probably inform the author of the package. Cast by notImplemented()

Error: cannot create a $type to add this to my collection.

Some options are specified to create a $type object, which is native to this collection. However, for some reason this failed. Cast by addRole()

Error: cannot load collection module for $type ($class): $err

Either the specified $type does not exist, or that module named $class returns compilation errors. If the type as specified in the warning is not the name of a package, you specified a nickname which was not defined. Maybe you forgot the 'require' the package which defines the nickname. Cast by addCollection()

Error: cannot rename $from into $to: already exists.

Cast by renameRole()

Error: cannot rename $from into $to: doesn't exist.

Cast by renameRole()

Error: nvalid collection $name.

The collection with $name does not exist and can not be created. Cast by add()

Error: this $object is not a collection.

Cast by addCollection()

Error: wrong type of role for $collection: requires a $expect but got a $type.

Each $collection groups sets of roles of one specific type ($expect). You cannot add objects of a different $type. Cast by addRole()

SEE ALSO

This module is part of Mail-Box version 3.012, built on November 27, 2025. Website: http://perl.overmeer.net/CPAN/

LICENSE

For contributors see file ChangeLog.

This software is copyright (c) 2001-2025 by Mark Overmeer.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.