mail2couch/test-config-comparison.md

# Test Configuration Comparison: Rust vs Go

## Overview

Two identical test configurations have been created for testing both Rust and Go implementations with the test environment:

- **Rust**: `/home/olemd/src/mail2couch/rust/config-test-rust.json`
- **Go**: `/home/olemd/src/mail2couch/go/config-test-go.json`

## Configuration Details

Both configurations use the **same test environment** from `/home/olemd/src/mail2couch/test/` with:

### Database Connection
- **CouchDB URL**: `http://localhost:5984`
- **Admin Credentials**: `admin` / `password`

### IMAP Test Server
- **Host**: `localhost`
- **Port**: `3143` (GreenMail test server)
- **Connection**: Plain (no TLS for testing)

### Test Accounts

Both configurations use the **same IMAP test accounts**:

| Username | Password | Purpose |
|----------|----------|---------|
| `testuser1` | `password123` | Wildcard all folders test |
| `syncuser` | `syncpass` | Work pattern test (sync mode) |
| `archiveuser` | `archivepass` | Specific folders test |
| `testuser2` | `password456` | Subfolder pattern test (disabled) |

### Mail Sources Configuration

Both configurations define **identical mail sources** with only the account names differing:

#### 1. Wildcard All Folders Test
- **Account Name**: "**Rust** Wildcard All Folders Test" vs "**Go** Wildcard All Folders Test"
- **Mode**: `archive`
- **Folders**: All folders (`*`) except `Drafts` and `Trash`
- **Filters**: Subject keywords: `["meeting", "important"]`, Sender keywords: `["@company.com"]`

#### 2. Work Pattern Test
- **Account Name**: "**Rust** Work Pattern Test" vs "**Go** Work Pattern Test"
- **Mode**: `sync` (delete removed emails)
- **Folders**: `Work*`, `Important*`, `INBOX` (exclude `*Temp*`)
- **Filters**: Recipient keywords: `["support@", "team@"]`

#### 3. Specific Folders Only
- **Account Name**: "**Rust** Specific Folders Only" vs "**Go** Specific Folders Only"
- **Mode**: `archive`
- **Folders**: Exactly `INBOX`, `Sent`, `Personal`
- **Filters**: None

#### 4. Subfolder Pattern Test (Disabled)
- **Account Name**: "**Rust** Subfolder Pattern Test" vs "**Go** Subfolder Pattern Test"
- **Mode**: `archive`
- **Folders**: `Work/*`, `Archive/*` (exclude `*/Drafts`)
- **Status**: `enabled: false`

## Expected Database Names

When run, each implementation will create **different databases** due to the account name differences:

### Rust Implementation Databases
- `m2c_rust_wildcard_all_folders_test`
- `m2c_rust_work_pattern_test`
- `m2c_rust_specific_folders_only`
- `m2c_rust_subfolder_pattern_test` (disabled)

### Go Implementation Databases
- `m2c_go_wildcard_all_folders_test`
- `m2c_go_work_pattern_test`
- `m2c_go_specific_folders_only`
- `m2c_go_subfolder_pattern_test` (disabled)

## Testing Commands

### Start Test Environment
```bash
cd /home/olemd/src/mail2couch/test
./start-test-env.sh
```

### Run Rust Implementation
```bash
cd /home/olemd/src/mail2couch/rust
cargo build --release
./target/release/mail2couch -c config-test-rust.json
```

### Run Go Implementation
```bash
cd /home/olemd/src/mail2couch/go
go build -o mail2couch .
./mail2couch -c config-test-go.json
```

### Verify Results
```bash
# List all databases
curl http://localhost:5984/_all_dbs

# Check Rust databases
curl http://localhost:5984/m2c_rust_wildcard_all_folders_test
curl http://localhost:5984/m2c_rust_work_pattern_test
curl http://localhost:5984/m2c_rust_specific_folders_only

# Check Go databases  
curl http://localhost:5984/m2c_go_wildcard_all_folders_test
curl http://localhost:5984/m2c_go_work_pattern_test
curl http://localhost:5984/m2c_go_specific_folders_only
```

### Stop Test Environment
```bash
cd /home/olemd/src/mail2couch/test
./stop-test-env.sh
```

## Validation Points

Both implementations should produce **identical results** when processing the same IMAP accounts:

1. **Database Structure**: Same document schemas and field names
2. **Message Processing**: Same email parsing and storage logic
3. **Folder Filtering**: Same wildcard pattern matching
4. **Message Filtering**: Same keyword filtering behavior
5. **Sync Behavior**: Same incremental sync and deletion handling
6. **Error Handling**: Same retry logic and error recovery

The only differences should be:
- Database names (due to account name prefixes)
- Timestamp precision (implementation-specific)
- Internal document IDs format (if any)

## Use Cases

### Feature Parity Testing
Run both implementations with the same configuration to verify identical behavior:
```bash
# Run both implementations
./test-both-implementations.sh

# Compare database contents
./compare-database-results.sh
```

### Performance Comparison
Use identical configurations to benchmark performance differences between Rust and Go implementations.

### Development Testing
Use separate configurations during development to avoid database conflicts when testing both implementations simultaneously.