def show_queue():
    '''
    Show contents of the mail queue

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' postfix.show_queue

    '''
    cmd = 'mailq'
    out = __salt__['cmd.run'](cmd).splitlines()
    queue = []

    queue_pattern = re.compile(r"(?P<queue_id>^[A-Z0-9]+)\s+(?P<size>\d+)\s(?P<timestamp>\w{3}\s\w{3}\s\d{1,2}\s\d{2}\:\d{2}\:\d{2})\s+(?P<sender>.+)")
    recipient_pattern = re.compile(r"^\s+(?P<recipient>.+)")
    for line in out:
        if re.match('^[-|postqueue:|Mail]', line):
            # discard in-queue wrapper
            continue
        if re.match(queue_pattern, line):
            m = re.match(queue_pattern, line)
            queue_id = m.group('queue_id')
            size = m.group('size')
            timestamp = m.group('timestamp')
            sender = m.group('sender')
        elif re.match(recipient_pattern, line):  # recipient/s
            m = re.match(recipient_pattern, line)
            recipient = m.group('recipient')
        elif not line:  # end of record
            queue.append({'queue_id': queue_id, 'size': size, 'timestamp': timestamp, 'sender': sender, 'recipient': recipient})
    return queue
Show contents of the mail queue

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' postfix.show_queue