# Gmailer **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [February 8, 2008, 7:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gmailer/128504 "2008-02-08T07:37:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shweta\_kadam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@shweta\_kadam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shweta_kadam)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gmailer/128504/1 "2008-02-08T07:37:31Z")
hi all, i want to know how to use gmailer in rails ---
**Author:** ![shweta\_kadam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@shweta\_kadam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shweta_kadam)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 11:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gmailer/128504/2 "2008-02-08T11:27:13Z")
sudo apt-get install libopenssl-ruby gem install GMailer It also req. Python library You can use as : foo = GMailer.connect(“cpjolicoeur”, “mypassword”) or This is procedure : require ‘gmailer’ GMailer.connect(name,pwd) do |g| #fetch g.messages(:label=\>“my\_label”) do |ml| puts "Total # of conversations of my\_label = " + ml.total.to\_s end #get contact g.fetch(:contact=\>“freq”).each do |item| puts “Name: #{item[‘name’]} Email: #{item[‘email’]}” end #send message # ‘From’ default [gmail.com](http://gmail.com) account g.send( :to =\> “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid, my\_friend@his\_company.com, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid”, :cc =\> “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid”, :subject =\> “Hello There!”, :body =\> “Hi…\n\nBlah blah blah~~…”, :files =\> [“./my\_pic.jpg”, “./my\_cv.txt”]) # multiple verified email addresses and choose one ‘From:’ email address g.send( :from =\> “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid”, :to =\> “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid, my\_friend@his\_company.com, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid”, :cc =\> “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid”, :subject =\> “Hello There!”, :body =\> “Hi…\n\nBlah blah blah~~…”, :files =\> [“./my\_pic.jpg”, “./my\_cv.txt”]) # update\_preference g.update\_preference(:max\_page\_size=\>50, :keyboard\_shortcuts=\>true, :indicators=\>true, :display\_language=\>‘en’, :signature=\>‘This is a signature’, :reply\_to=\>‘removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid’, :snippets=\>true, :display\_name=\>‘Display Name’) # get preference pref = g.preference puts “Language:#{pref[‘display\_language’]}, Page Size:#{pref[‘max\_page\_size’]}” #creating new labels g.create\_label(‘label\_name’) #renaming existing labels g.rename\_label(‘label\_name’,‘renamed\_label’) #deleting labels g.delete\_label(‘label\_name’) #applying a label to a message g.apply\_label(msgid,‘label\_name’) #removing a label from a message g.remove\_label(msgid,‘label\_name’) #apply star to a message g.apply\_star(msgid) #remove star from a message g.remove\_star(msgid) #archive a message g.archive(msgid) #unarchive a message g.unarchive(msgid) #mark a message as read g.mark\_read(msgid) #mark a message as unread g.mark\_unread(msgid) #report a message as not spam g.report\_spam(msgid) #report a message as not spam g.report\_not\_spam(msgid) #move a message to trash g.trash(msgid) #move a message from trash to inbox g.untrash(msgid) #delete a trash message forever g.delete\_trash(msgid) #delete a spam message forever g.delete\_spam(msgid) #delete a message forever g.delete\_message(msgid) #show original message g.show original(msgid) #get labels labels = g.labels #get messages g.messages(:label=\>labels[0]).each {|m| puts “Subject: #{m.subject} / Snippet: #{m.snippet}” } #get inbox messages g.messages(:standard=\>‘inbox’).each {|m| puts “Subject: #{m.subject} / Snippet: #{m.snippet}” } # fetch with filter :read or :star g.messages(:standard=\>‘all’,:read=\>false).each {|msg| # operations on the message msg.apply\_star msg.apply\_label(label) msg.trash ``` puts "subject: " + msg.subject puts "from: " + msg.sender puts msg.body puts msg.original ``` } end On Feb 8, 11:37 am, Shweta K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![shweta\_kadam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@shweta\_kadam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shweta_kadam)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 11:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gmailer/128504/3 "2008-02-08T11:27:14Z")
sudo apt-get install libopenssl-ruby gem install GMailer It also req. Python library You can use as : foo = GMailer.connect(“cpjolicoeur”, “mypassword”) or This is procedure : require ‘gmailer’ GMailer.connect(name,pwd) do |g| #fetch g.messages(:label=\>“my\_label”) do |ml| puts "Total # of conversations of my\_label = " + ml.total.to\_s end #get contact g.fetch(:contact=\>“freq”).each do |item| puts “Name: #{item[‘name’]} Email: #{item[‘email’]}” end #send message # ‘From’ default [gmail.com](http://gmail.com) account g.send( :to =\> “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid, my\_friend@his\_company.com, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid”, :cc =\> “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid”, :subject =\> “Hello There!”, :body =\> “Hi…\n\nBlah blah blah~~…”, :files =\> [“./my\_pic.jpg”, “./my\_cv.txt”]) # multiple verified email addresses and choose one ‘From:’ email address g.send( :from =\> “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid”, :to =\> “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid, my\_friend@his\_company.com, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid”, :cc =\> “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid”, :subject =\> “Hello There!”, :body =\> “Hi…\n\nBlah blah blah~~…”, :files =\> [“./my\_pic.jpg”, “./my\_cv.txt”]) # update\_preference g.update\_preference(:max\_page\_size=\>50, :keyboard\_shortcuts=\>true, :indicators=\>true, :display\_language=\>‘en’, :signature=\>‘This is a signature’, :reply\_to=\>‘removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid’, :snippets=\>true, :display\_name=\>‘Display Name’) # get preference pref = g.preference puts “Language:#{pref[‘display\_language’]}, Page Size:#{pref[‘max\_page\_size’]}” #creating new labels g.create\_label(‘label\_name’) #renaming existing labels g.rename\_label(‘label\_name’,‘renamed\_label’) #deleting labels g.delete\_label(‘label\_name’) #applying a label to a message g.apply\_label(msgid,‘label\_name’) #removing a label from a message g.remove\_label(msgid,‘label\_name’) #apply star to a message g.apply\_star(msgid) #remove star from a message g.remove\_star(msgid) #archive a message g.archive(msgid) #unarchive a message g.unarchive(msgid) #mark a message as read g.mark\_read(msgid) #mark a message as unread g.mark\_unread(msgid) #report a message as not spam g.report\_spam(msgid) #report a message as not spam g.report\_not\_spam(msgid) #move a message to trash g.trash(msgid) #move a message from trash to inbox g.untrash(msgid) #delete a trash message forever g.delete\_trash(msgid) #delete a spam message forever g.delete\_spam(msgid) #delete a message forever g.delete\_message(msgid) #show original message g.show original(msgid) #get labels labels = g.labels #get messages g.messages(:label=\>labels[0]).each {|m| puts “Subject: #{m.subject} / Snippet: #{m.snippet}” } #get inbox messages g.messages(:standard=\>‘inbox’).each {|m| puts “Subject: #{m.subject} / Snippet: #{m.snippet}” } # fetch with filter :read or :star g.messages(:standard=\>‘all’,:read=\>false).each {|msg| # operations on the message msg.apply\_star msg.apply\_label(label) msg.trash ``` puts "subject: " + msg.subject puts "from: " + msg.sender puts msg.body puts msg.original ``` } end On Feb 8, 11:37 am, Shweta K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![shweta\_kadam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@shweta\_kadam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shweta_kadam)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gmailer/128504/4 "2009-02-10T13:40:46Z")
I have installed gmailer gem.but i got some error when i tried to connect my gmail account.i need to get the inbox messages from my gmail account.but i can’t.plzz help me.i got “You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it! The error occurred while evaluating nil.connection= error”.i got tis eror when i used g.messages line in my code.my code is require ‘rubygems’ require ‘gmailer’ class FirstController \< ApplicationController def index count=0 puts “lllllllllll” if GMailer.connect(‘[myaccountgmail.com](http://myaccountgmail.com)’, ‘password’) puts “CONNECTED” begin GMailer.connect(‘removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid’, ‘password’) do |g| puts “GGGGGGGG enter” puts g.inspect g.messages(:label =\> “inbox”) do |ml| ml.each\_msg do |conversation| Email.create!( :title =\> conversation.subject, :text =\> conversation.body, :sender =\> conversation.sender, :sender\_email =\> conversation.sender\_email, :reply\_email =\> (conversation.reply\_email.blank?) ? conversation.sender\_email : conversation.reply\_email ) count += 1 puts conversation.archive end end end #connect rescue Exception =\> e puts e end end count end