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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# imap.py
+# Copyright (C) 2013 LEAP
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+Initialization of imap service
+"""
+import logging
+import sys
+
+from leap.mail.imap.service import imap
+from twisted.python import log
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def start_imap_service(*args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Initializes and run imap service.
+
+    :returns: twisted.internet.task.LoopingCall instance
+    """
+    logger.debug('Launching imap service')
+
+    # Uncomment the next two lines to get a separate debugging log
+    # TODO handle this by a separate flag.
+    #log.startLogging(open('/tmp/leap-imap.log', 'w'))
+    #log.startLogging(sys.stdout)
+
+    return imap.run_service(*args, **kwargs)