thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
server-side imap search on all folders
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type: enhancement
- Dominant language
- Kotlin
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Description
currently it looks like imap server-side search will only search in selected folder. What is missing is global search on all folders, server-side.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the IMAP search implementation and the entry point that limits searches to the selected folder. Trace how folder selection is passed to the server-side search, then define and verify behavior for searching across all folders.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100