nextcloud / nextcloud/mail

Add support for Webhooks to notify the mail app that new mail has arrived

Open
#9,855 6 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

1. to develop blocked enhancement feature:integration
Dominant language
JavaScript
Stars
1k
Forks
348
Avg merge
12h 28m
Merged PRs (30d)
91

Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

No

Describe the solution you'd like

Some mail server now support webhooks to notify mail clients that new messages have arrived. It would be nice to have the mail server trigger a mail sync when new messages arrive instead of waiting for the mail app to update.

Describe alternatives you've considered

No response

Work packages

  • Clarify if we can use implement a standardized endpoint that can be used by Dovecot and Stalwart

Additional context

No response

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the mail synchronization flow and the server-facing integration points, then determine how a standardized webhook could trigger a sync for Dovecot and Stalwart. Done means the supported webhook behavior and compatibility requirements are defined and implemented.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, php
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.