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{Usage}

  Mime4j provides two different API's: An event based API by using
  the {{{./apidocs/org/apache/james/mime4j/parser/MimeStreamParser.html}
  MimeStreamParser}}. Alternatively, you may use the iterative
  API, which is available through the
  {{{./apidocs/org/apache/james/mime4j/parser/MimeTokenStream.html}
  MimeTokenStream}}. In terms of speed, you should not note
  any differences.

  * {{{Token_Streams}Token Streams}}

  * {{{Sample_Token_Stream}Sample Token Stream}}

  * {{{Event_Handlers}Event Handlers}}

  * {{{Sample_Event_Stream}Sample Event Stream}}

{Token Streams}

  The iterative approach is using the class
  {{{./apidocs/org/apache/james/mime4j/parser/MimeTokenStream.html}
  MimeTokenStream}}. Here's an example, how you could use
  the token stream:

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  MimeTokenStream stream = new MimeTokenStream();
  stream.parse(new FileInputStream("mime.msg"));
  for (EntityState state = stream.getState();
       state != EntityState.T_END_OF_STREAM;
       state = stream.next()) {
    switch (state) {
      case T_BODY:
        System.out.println("Body detected, contents = "
          + stream.getInputStream() + ", header data = "
          + stream.getBodyDescriptor());
        break;
      case T_FIELD:
        System.out.println("Header field detected: "
          + stream.getField());
        break;
      case T_START_MULTIPART:
        System.out.println("Multipart message detexted,"
          + " header data = "
          + stream.getBodyDescriptor());
      ...
    }
  }
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  The token stream provides a set of tokens. Tokens are identified
  by a state. Most states are simply event indicators, with no
  additional data available. However, there are some states,
  which provide additional data. For example, the state
  <<<T_BODY>>>, which indicates that an actual body is available,
  If you note this state, then you may ask for the bodies contents,
  which are provided through the <<<getInputStream()>>> method,
  or you might ask for the header data by invoking
  <<<getBodyDescriptor()>>>.

{Sample Token Stream}

  The following sample should give you a rough idea of the order,
  in which you'll receive tokens:

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  T_START_MESSAGE
      T_START_HEADER
          T_FIELD
          T_FIELD
          ...
      T_END_HEADER
      T_START_MULTIPART
          T_PREAMBLE
          T_START_BODYPART
              T_START_HEADER
                  T_FIELD
                  T_FIELD
                  ...
              T_END_HEADER
              T_BODY
          T_END_BODYPART
          T_START_BODYPART
              T_START_HEADER
                  T_FIELD
                  T_FIELD
                  ...
              T_END_HEADER
              T_BODY
          T_END_BODYPART
          T_EPILOGUE
      T_END_MULTIPART
   T_END_MESSAGE
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  The example shows a multipart message with two parts.

{Event Handlers}

  The event based API requires, that you provide an event handler,
  which receives events. The event handler is an object, which
  implements the {{{./apidocs/org/apache/james/mime4j/parser/ContentHandler.html}
  ContentHandler}} interface. Here's an example, how you could
  implement an event handler:

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  public class MyContentHandler extends AbstractContentHandler {
      
      public void body(BodyDescriptor bd, InputStream is)
              throws MimeException, IOException {
          System.out.println("Body detected, contents = "
              + is + ", header data = " + bd);
      }
      public void field(String fieldData) throws MimeException {
          System.out.println("Header field detected: "
              + fieldData);
      }
      public void startMultipart(BodyDescriptor bd) throws MimeException {
          System.out.println("Multipart message detexted, header data = "
              + bd);
      }
      ...
  }
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  A little bit of additional code allows us to create an example, which
  is functionally equivalent to the example from the section on
  {{{Token_Streams}Token Streams}}:

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  ContentHandler handler = new MyContentHandler();
  MimeStreamParser parser = new MimeStreamParser();
  parser.setContentHandler(handler);
  parser.parse(new FileInputStream("mime.msg"));
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{Sample Event Stream}

  Like above for tokens, we provide an additional example, which
  demonstrates the typical order of events that you have to expect:

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  startMessage()
      startHeader()
          field(...)
          field(...)
          ...
      endHeader()
      startMultipart()
          preamble(...)
          startBodyPart()
              startHeader()
                  field(...)
                  field(...)
                  ...
              endHeader()
              body()
          endBodyPart()
          startBodyPart()
              startHeader()
                  field(...)
                  field(...)
                  ...
              endHeader()
              body()
          endBodyPart()
          epilogue(...)
      endMultipart()
  endMessage()
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