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# CLAUDE.md
This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
## Project Overview
**Skim** is a TUI email client built with Rust and Ratatui. It connects to IMAP servers (including Gmail) and displays inbox messages with a split-pane interface: email list on top, message preview on the bottom.
## Build and Run Commands
```bash
# Build the project
cargo build
# Run the application
cargo run
# Build optimized release version
cargo build --release
# Check code without building
cargo check
# Format code
cargo fmt
# Run clippy linter
cargo clippy
```
## Test Mail Server
A Docker-based IMAP mail server is available for testing:
```bash
# Start the mail server
docker-compose up -d
# Create a test user
docker exec -it mailserver setup email add test@example.com password123
# Stop the mail server
docker-compose down
```
Connection details: localhost:143 (IMAP) or localhost:993 (IMAPS). See `MAIL_SERVER_SETUP.md` for detailed usage including Gmail configuration.
## Architecture
- **`src/main.rs`** — Terminal setup/teardown, delegates to `lib::main`
- **`src/lib.rs`** — Main event loop, UI rendering, worker thread coordination
- **`src/inbox.rs`** — IMAP inbox operations (refresh, fetch older, fetch body)
- **`src/connect.rs`** — IMAP connection handling (plain TCP and TLS)
- **`src/config.rs`** — Configuration loading from `config.toml`
### Key patterns
- IMAP operations run in a **background worker thread** communicating via `mpsc` channels, keeping the UI responsive
- Emails are loaded in **batches of 50**, with lazy loading when scrolling past the end
- **Tab** switches focus between inbox list and preview pane
- Selection is **preserved across refreshes** by matching IMAP sequence numbers
## Key Dependencies
- **ratatui (0.30)**: TUI framework providing widgets, layouts, and rendering
- **crossterm (0.29)**: Cross-platform terminal manipulation (raw mode, events, alternate screen)
- **imap (2.4)**: IMAP protocol client
- **native-tls (0.2)**: TLS support for secure IMAP connections (Gmail)
- **chrono (0.4)**: Date parsing and timezone conversion
## Development Notes
- Uses Rust edition 2024
- Terminal is set to raw mode to capture individual key presses
- The alternate screen prevents terminal history pollution
- `config.toml` contains credentials and is gitignored — see `config.toml.example` for the format