introduce hook to track down any change to local Maildirs · OfflineIMAP/offlineimap#367

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描述

Some programs like "mu-index" will consume the Maildir that offlineimap writes out. Currently many of them have to scan the entire Maildir on every invocation to find what files have changed.

It would be much more efficient if offlineimap could write a plain text file like:

NEW <path>
MODIFIED <path>
CHANGED <path>

And these other tools could simply atomically move that file out of the way (offlineimap would have to re-open the file for every write) and consume the file list.

If you're not interested in hacking this up I'd be interested in doing it myself with my limited experience of how offlineimap works, pointers about where in the code to put this would be most welcome.

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技術棧: python
領域: toolingperformance
議題類型: feature
難度: 3
預計時間: 1-2 days
活動狀態: stale
清晰度: clear
前置要求: Python basicsUnderstanding of offlineimap sync flow
新手友善度: 60
研究方向: The issue requests a hook to log file changes in Maildir for external tools. Look into the main sync loop in offlineimap, likely in `offlineimap/threadutil.py` or `offlineimap/folder/Base.py`. The hook should write to a plain text file after each sync action. Consider how to atomically handle file writes to avoid corruption. Check existing comments for implementation suggestions.