feat: implement server-side IMAP LIST and SEARCH filtering in Rust

Add server-side folder filtering using IMAP LIST patterns and enhance
message filtering to use IMAP SEARCH with keyword filters when available.

Key improvements:
- Add list_filtered_mailboxes() method using IMAP LIST with patterns
- Use server-side filtering instead of client-side folder filtering
- Enhance message search to use IMAP SEARCH for subject/sender keywords
- Add has_keyword_filters() method to MessageFilter
- Reduce network traffic by leveraging IMAP server capabilities
- Remove dependency on client-side filter_folders function

This achieves full feature parity with the updated Go implementation
and ensures both versions use IMAP standards optimally.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

rust/src/config.rs

@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ pub struct MessageFilter {
     pub recipient_keywords: Vec<String>,
 }
 
+impl MessageFilter {
+    /// Check if this filter has any keyword-based filters that can use IMAP SEARCH
+    pub fn has_keyword_filters(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.subject_keywords.is_empty() || !self.sender_keywords.is_empty()
+        // Note: recipient_keywords not included as IMAP SEARCH doesn't have a TO field search
+        // that works reliably across all IMAP servers
+    }
+}
+
 fn default_mode() -> String {
     "archive".to_string()
 }

rust/src/imap.rs

@@ -236,6 +236,91 @@ impl ImapClient {
         Ok(mailbox_names)
     }
 
+    /// List mailboxes using IMAP LIST with server-side pattern filtering
+    pub async fn list_filtered_mailboxes(&mut self, filter: &crate::config::FolderFilter) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+        let session = self.session.as_mut()
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Not connected to IMAP server"))?;
+
+        let mut all_mailboxes = Vec::new();
+        let mut seen = std::collections::HashSet::new();
+
+        // If no include patterns, get all mailboxes
+        if filter.include.is_empty() {
+            return self.list_mailboxes().await;
+        }
+
+        // Use IMAP LIST with each include pattern for server-side filtering
+        for pattern in &filter.include {
+            log::debug!("Listing mailboxes with pattern: {}", pattern);
+            
+            let mut mailboxes = session.list(Some(""), Some(pattern)).await
+                .map_err(|e| {
+                    log::warn!("Failed to list mailboxes with pattern '{}': {:?}", pattern, e);
+                    ImapError::Operation(format!("Failed to list mailboxes with pattern '{}': {:?}", pattern, e))
+                })?;
+
+            while let Some(mailbox_result) = mailboxes.next().await {
+                match mailbox_result {
+                    Ok(mailbox) => {
+                        let name = mailbox.name().to_string();
+                        if seen.insert(name.clone()) {
+                            all_mailboxes.push(name);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        log::warn!("Error processing mailbox with pattern '{}': {:?}", pattern, e);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Apply exclude filters client-side (IMAP LIST doesn't support exclusion)
+        if filter.exclude.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(all_mailboxes);
+        }
+
+        let filtered_mailboxes: Vec<String> = all_mailboxes
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|mailbox| {
+                !filter.exclude.iter().any(|exclude_pattern| {
+                    self.matches_imap_pattern(exclude_pattern, mailbox)
+                })
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        Ok(filtered_mailboxes)
+    }
+
+    /// Match IMAP-style patterns (simple * wildcard matching for exclude filters)
+    fn matches_imap_pattern(&self, pattern: &str, name: &str) -> bool {
+        // Handle exact match
+        if pattern == name {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Handle simple prefix wildcard: "Work*" should match "Work/Projects"
+        if pattern.ends_with('*') && !pattern[..pattern.len()-1].contains('*') {
+            let prefix = &pattern[..pattern.len()-1];
+            return name.starts_with(prefix);
+        }
+
+        // Handle simple suffix wildcard: "*Temp" should match "Work/Temp"
+        if pattern.starts_with('*') && !pattern[1..].contains('*') {
+            let suffix = &pattern[1..];
+            return name.ends_with(suffix);
+        }
+
+        // Handle contains wildcard: "*Temp*" should match "Work/Temp/Archive"
+        if pattern.starts_with('*') && pattern.ends_with('*') {
+            let middle = &pattern[1..pattern.len()-1];
+            return name.contains(middle);
+        }
+
+        // For other patterns, fall back to basic string comparison
+        false
+    }
+
     /// Select a mailbox
     pub async fn select_mailbox(&mut self, mailbox: &str) -> Result<MailboxInfo> {
         let session = self.session.as_mut()

rust/src/sync.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 use crate::config::{Config, MailSource, CommandLineArgs};
 use crate::couch::CouchClient;
-use crate::filters::{filter_folders, get_filter_summary, validate_folder_patterns};
+use crate::filters::{get_filter_summary, validate_folder_patterns};
 use crate::imap::{ImapClient, should_process_message};
 use crate::schemas::{SyncMetadata, generate_database_name};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
@@ -125,19 +125,27 @@ impl SyncCoordinator {
         // Connect to IMAP server
         let mut imap_client = ImapClient::connect(source.clone()).await?;
 
-        // Get list of available mailboxes
+        // Use IMAP LIST with patterns for server-side filtering
-        let all_mailboxes = imap_client.list_mailboxes().await?;
+        let filtered_mailboxes = imap_client.list_filtered_mailboxes(&source.folder_filter).await?;
-        info!("Found {} total mailboxes", all_mailboxes.len());
+        info!("Found {} matching mailboxes after server-side filtering", filtered_mailboxes.len());
 
-        // Apply folder filtering
+        // For validation and summary, we still need the full list
-        let filtered_mailboxes = filter_folders(&all_mailboxes, &source.folder_filter);
+        let all_mailboxes = if !source.folder_filter.include.is_empty() || !source.folder_filter.exclude.is_empty() {
-        let filter_summary = get_filter_summary(&all_mailboxes, &filtered_mailboxes, &source.folder_filter);
+            // Only fetch all mailboxes if we have filters (for logging/validation)
-        info!("{}", filter_summary);
+            imap_client.list_mailboxes().await.unwrap_or_else(|_| Vec::new())
+        } else {
+            filtered_mailboxes.clone()
+        };
 
-        // Validate folder patterns and show warnings
+        if !all_mailboxes.is_empty() {
-        let warnings = validate_folder_patterns(&source.folder_filter, &all_mailboxes);
+            let filter_summary = get_filter_summary(&all_mailboxes, &filtered_mailboxes, &source.folder_filter);
-        for warning in warnings {
+            info!("{}", filter_summary);
-            warn!("{}", warning);
+
+            // Validate folder patterns and show warnings
+            let warnings = validate_folder_patterns(&source.folder_filter, &all_mailboxes);
+            for warning in warnings {
+                warn!("{}", warning);
+            }
         }
 
         // Sync each filtered mailbox
@@ -222,9 +230,32 @@ impl SyncCoordinator {
             }
         };
 
-        // Search for messages
+        // Search for messages using server-side IMAP SEARCH with keyword filtering when possible
-        let message_uids = imap_client.search_messages(since_date.as_ref()).await?;
+        let message_uids = if source.message_filter.has_keyword_filters() {
-        info!("  Found {} messages to process", message_uids.len());
+            // Use advanced IMAP SEARCH with keyword filtering
+            let subject_keywords = if source.message_filter.subject_keywords.is_empty() {
+                None
+            } else {
+                Some(source.message_filter.subject_keywords.as_slice())
+            };
+            let from_keywords = if source.message_filter.sender_keywords.is_empty() {
+                None
+            } else {
+                Some(source.message_filter.sender_keywords.as_slice())
+            };
+            
+            info!("  Using IMAP SEARCH with keyword filters");
+            imap_client.search_messages_advanced(
+                since_date.as_ref(),
+                None, // before_date
+                subject_keywords,
+                from_keywords,
+            ).await?
+        } else {
+            // Use simple date-based search
+            imap_client.search_messages(since_date.as_ref()).await?
+        };
+        info!("  Found {} messages matching search criteria", message_uids.len());
 
         // Handle sync mode - check for deleted messages
         let mut messages_deleted = 0;