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+# Copyright (C) 2021 all contributors <meta@public-inbox.org>
+# License: AGPL-3.0+ <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt>
+
+# common writer code for IMAP (and later, JMAP)
+package PublicInbox::NetWriter;
+use strict;
+use v5.10.1;
+use parent qw(PublicInbox::NetReader);
+use PublicInbox::Smsg;
+use PublicInbox::MsgTime qw(msg_timestamp);
+
+my %IMAPkw2flags;
+@IMAPkw2flags{values %PublicInbox::NetReader::IMAPflags2kw} =
+ keys %PublicInbox::NetReader::IMAPflags2kw;
+
+sub imap_append {
+ my ($mic, $folder, $bref, $smsg, $eml) = @_;
+ $bref //= \($eml->as_string);
+ $smsg //= bless { }, 'PublicInbox::Smsg';
+ $smsg->{ts} //= msg_timestamp($eml // PublicInbox::Eml->new($$bref));
+ my @f = map { $IMAPkw2flags{$_} } @{$smsg->{kw}};
+ $mic->append_string($folder, $$bref, "@f", $smsg->internaldate) or
+ die "APPEND $folder: $@";
+}
+
+1;