Email Blog Post - Sample Code

index.js

// in a file called index.js
const fs = require('fs');
const path = require('path');
// Make sure to install spamscanner in your package.json
const SpamScanner = require('spamscanner');

const scanEmail = async () => {
    // For a list of all options & their defaults, see:
    // https://www.npmjs.com/package/spamscanner#api
    const scanner = new SpamScanner({ debug: true });

    // Add any additional .eml files in the same directory containing this script
    // and update the second parameter on the .join function here.
    const source = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'Your_locally_saved_message_here.eml'));

    try {
        const scan = await scanner.scan(source);

        // For a list of properties available for inspection, see:
        // https://www.npmjs.com/package/spamscanner#scannerscansource
        console.log('Scan results, scan.mail:', scan.mail);
    } catch (err) {
        console.error('Error in scanEmail:\n', err);
    }
};

scanEmail();

// To run this script, run `node index.js` in your terminal where this script resides.