exchange2010

Exchange 2010 EWS integration for emails, calendar, contacts, and tasks.

Setup

Requires credentials in .env.credentials:

EXCHANGE_SERVER=mail.company.com
EXCHANGE_DOMAIN=company
EXCHANGE_EMAIL=user@company.com
EXCHANGE_PASSWORD=your_password

Features

• ✅ Email: Read unread, send, search, mark as read
• ✅ Email Attachments: Download, extract text (PDF, TXT)
• ✅ Email Folders: Browse Sent, Drafts, Trash, Junk
• ✅ Calendar: View, create, update, delete, search events
• ✅ Recurring Events: Detect and manage series
• ✅ Shared Calendars: Access other Exchange mailboxes
• ✅ Contacts: Search address book, resolve names (GAL)
• ✅ Tasks/To-Do: Manage, create, complete tasks
• ✅ Out-of-Office: Read and set absence messages
• ✅ EWS Filters: Fast search with subject__contains, start__gte, etc.
• ✅ List Calendars: Show all calendar folders

Examples

Read Emails

from skills.exchange2010 import get_account, get_unread_emails

account = get_account()
emails = get_unread_emails(account, limit=10)
for email in emails:
    print(f"{email['subject']} from {email['sender']}")

Today's Events

from skills.exchange2010 import get_today_events

# Your own events
today = get_today_events()

# Events from shared calendar
today = get_today_events('shared@company.com')

Search Events

from skills.exchange2010 import search_calendar_by_subject
from datetime import date

# Fast search for Ekadashi
ekadashi = search_calendar_by_subject(
    email_address='shared@company.com',
    search_term='Ekadashi',
    start_date=date(2025, 1, 1),
    end_date=date(2026, 12, 31)
)
print(f"Found: {len(ekadashi)} events")

Create Event

from skills.exchange2010 import create_calendar_event
from datetime import datetime

create_calendar_event(
    subject="Team Meeting",
    start=datetime(2026, 2, 7, 14, 0),
    end=datetime(2026, 2, 7, 15, 0),
    body="Project discussion",
    location="Conference Room A"
)

Update Event

from skills.exchange2010 import update_calendar_event
from datetime import datetime

# Reschedule
update_calendar_event(
    event_id='AAQkAG...',
    start=datetime(2026, 2, 10, 14, 0),
    end=datetime(2026, 2, 10, 15, 0),
    location="New Room B"
)

Browse Email Folders

from skills.exchange2010 import get_folder_emails, list_email_folders

# List all folders
folders = list_email_folders(account)
for f in folders:
    print(f"{f['name']}: {f['unread_count']} unread")

# Sent Items
sent = get_folder_emails('sent', limit=10)

# Drafts
drafts = get_folder_emails('drafts')

# Trash
trash = get_folder_emails('trash')

Search Emails

from skills.exchange2010 import search_emails

# By sender
emails = search_emails(sender='boss@company.com', limit=10)

# By subject
emails = search_emails(subject='Invoice', folder='inbox')

# Unread only
emails = search_emails(is_unread=True, limit=20)

Mark Email as Read

from skills.exchange2010 import mark_email_as_read

mark_email_as_read(email_id='AAQkAG...')

Download Attachments

from skills.exchange2010 import get_email_attachments

# Show info
attachments = get_email_attachments(email_id='AAQkAG...')
for att in attachments:
    print(f"{att['name']}: {att['size']} bytes")

# Download
attachments = get_email_attachments(
    email_id='AAQkAG...',
    download_path='/tmp/email_attachments'
)

Extract Text from Attachments

Prerequisite: pip install PyPDF2 for PDF text extraction

from skills.exchange2010 import process_attachment_content

results = process_attachment_content(email_id='AAQkAG...')
for result in results:
    print(f"File: {result['name']}")
    if 'extracted_text' in result:
        print(f"Content: {result['extracted_text'][:500]}...")

Search Contacts

from skills.exchange2010 import search_contacts, resolve_name

# Search contacts
contacts = search_contacts('John Doe')
for c in contacts:
    print(f"{c['name']}: {c['email']}")

# Resolve name (GAL)
result = resolve_name('john.doe@company.com')
if result:
    print(f"Found: {result['name']} - {result['email']}")

Manage Tasks

from skills.exchange2010 import get_tasks, create_task, complete_task, delete_task
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

# Show open tasks
tasks = get_tasks()
for task in tasks:
    status = '✅' if task['is_complete'] else '⏳'
    print(f"{status} {task['subject']}")

# Create new task
task_id = create_task(
    subject="Finish report",
    body="Q1 report due Friday",
    due_date=datetime.now() + timedelta(days=3),
    importance="High"
)

# Mark as complete
complete_task(task_id)

# Delete
delete_task(task_id)

Find Recurring Events

from skills.exchange2010 import get_recurring_events

recurring = get_recurring_events(
    email_address='shared@company.com',
    days=30
)
for r in recurring:
    print(f"{r['subject']}: {r['recurrence']}")

Out-of-Office

from skills.exchange2010 import get_out_of_office, set_out_of_office
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

# Check status
oof = get_out_of_office()
print(f"Out of office active: {oof['enabled']}")

# Enable
set_out_of_office(
    enabled=True,
    internal_reply="I am on vacation until Feb 15th.",
    external_reply="I am on vacation until Feb 15th.",
    start=datetime.now(),
    end=datetime.now() + timedelta(days=7),
    external_audience='All'  # 'All', 'Known', 'None'
)

# Disable
set_out_of_office(enabled=False, internal_reply="")

Send Email

from skills.exchange2010 import send_email

send_email(
    to=["recipient@example.com"],
    subject="Test",
    body="Hello!",
    cc=["cc@example.com"]
)

API Reference

Email

Function	Description
get_account()	Connect to Exchange
get_unread_emails(account, limit=50)	Get unread emails
search_emails(search_term, sender, subject, is_unread, folder, limit)	Search emails
send_email(to, subject, body, cc, bcc)	Send email
mark_email_as_read(email_id)	Mark as read
get_email_attachments(email_id, download_path)	Download attachments
process_attachment_content(email_id, attachment_name)	Extract text

Email Folders

Function	Description
get_folder_emails(folder_name, limit, is_unread)	Emails from folder
list_email_folders(account)	List all folders

Calendar

Function	Description
get_today_events(email_address)	Today's events
get_upcoming_events(email_address, days)	Next N days
get_calendar_events(account, start, end)	Events in range
get_shared_calendar_events(email, start, end)	Shared calendar
search_calendar_by_subject(email, term, start, end)	Fast search
create_calendar_event(subject, start, end, body, location)	Create event
update_calendar_event(event_id, ...)	Update event
get_event_details(event_id)	Show details
delete_calendar_event(event_id)	Delete event
get_recurring_events(email, start, end)	Recurring events
list_available_calendars(account)	List calendars
count_ekadashi_events(email, start_year)	Count Ekadashi

Contacts

Function	Description
search_contacts(search_term, limit)	Search contacts
resolve_name(name)	Resolve name (GAL)

Tasks

Function	Description
get_tasks(status, folder)	Get tasks
create_task(subject, body, due_date, importance, categories)	Create task
complete_task(task_id)	Mark complete
delete_task(task_id)	Delete task

Out-of-Office

Function	Description
get_out_of_office(email_address)	Read status
set_out_of_office(enabled, internal_reply, ...)	Set OOF

Notes

• Exchange 2010 SP2 explicitly used as version
• DELEGATE access type for own and shared mailboxes
• EWS Filters (subject__contains, start__gte) are faster than iteration
• Timezones: Automatic conversion to EWSDateTime with UTC
• 27 functions available in total