import mailbox
import os
from markdownify import markdownify

# Configuration
mbox_file = 'path/to/your/file.mbox'
output_dir = 'path/to/output/directory'

# Ensure output directory exists
os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)

def save_email_as_markdown(email, index):
    subject = email.get('subject', 'No Subject')
    date = email.get('date', 'No Date')
    body = email.get_payload(decode=True).decode(errors='ignore')
    body_markdown = markdownify(body)

    # Create a Markdown file for each email
    filename = os.path.join(output_dir, f'email_{index}.md')
    with open(filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file:
        file.write(f'# {subject}\n')
        file.write(f'*Date: {date}*\n\n')
        file.write(body_markdown)

def convert_mbox_to_markdown(mbox_file):
    mbox = mailbox.mbox(mbox_file)
    for i, email in enumerate(mbox):
        save_email_as_markdown(email, i)

convert_mbox_to_markdown(mbox_file)