Gmail Filter Builder

This library allows you to define Gmail filters in PHP, and then generate XML that you can import into Gmail's filter settings

Inspired by https://github.com/antifuchs/gmail-britta.

Installation and Basic Usage

Step 1: Require the Library

composer require opdavies/gmail-filter-builder

Step 2: Create Your Filters File

Create a filters.php file that returns an array of Filter objects.

For example:

<?php

require_once __DIR__.'/vendor/autoload.php';

$filters = [];

// Add your filters.

return $filters;

Step 3: Generate the XML

Run ./vendor/bin/generate-filters to generate the XML for the filters and export it into a file.

Options

• --input-file - specify the name of the file containing the filters (defaults to filters.php).
• --output-file - specify the name of the output file (defaults to filters.xml).

Step 4: Import the Filters

Log in to your Gmail account and import your filters using the generated XML file.

Available Methods

Conditions

Conditions that a message must satisfy for the filter to be applied:

• has - can be used to check for various properties, such as attachments, stars or labels. Can also be used as an alternative to some of the following methods previously - e.g. from:john@example.com - and can be useful for more advanced queries.
• hasNot - the opposite of the above.
• from - if the message is from a certain name or email address.
• to - if the message is to a certain name or email address.
• subject - if the message has a certain subject.
• hasAttachment - if the message has an attachment.
• excludeChats - exclude chats from the results (false by default).

Actions

Actions you can apply to messages that match the conditions:

• label - add a label to the message.
• archive - archive the message (skip the inbox).
• labelAndArchive - both add a label and archive the message.
• spam - mark the message as spam.
• neverSpam - never mark the message as spam.
• trash - delete the message.
• read - mark the message as read.
• star - star the message.
• forward - forward the message to another email address.
• important - mark the message as important.
• notImportant - mark the message as not important.
• categorise - apply a smart label to the message.

Filter Examples

// If an email is from a certain address, add a label.
Filter::create()
    ->from('john@example.com')
    ->label('Something');

References

• Search operators you can use with Gmail