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# README
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# EMLy
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## About
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EMLy is a lightweight, cross-platform EML (Email Message) viewer built with [Wails](https://wails.io/), Go, and Svelte. It allows users to open and view `.eml` files, including support for viewing attachments like images and PDFs.
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This is the official Wails Svelte template.
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## Requirements
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Before developing or building EMLy, ensure you have the following installed:
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* **Go**: Version 1.24 or later (Project uses 1.24.4) - [Download](https://go.dev/dl/)
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* **Wails CLI**: Version v2 - [Installation Guide](https://wails.io/docs/gettingstarted/installation)
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* **Node.js**: Required for the frontend build tools.
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* **Bun**: The project uses `bun` as the frontend package manager. - [Install Bun](https://bun.sh/)
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* Install via: `powershell -c "irm bun.sh/install.ps1 | iex"` (Windows) or `curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash` (macOS/Linux).
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## Installation
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1. Clone the repository:
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/yourusername/EMLy.git
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cd EMLy
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```
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2. Install frontend dependencies:
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```bash
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cd frontend
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bun install
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cd ..
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```
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*Note: The Wails build process is configured to handle `bun install` automatically if you run `wails build`, but running it manually ensures your IDE is happy.*
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## Live Development
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To run in live development mode, run `wails dev` in the project directory. This will run a Vite development
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server that will provide very fast hot reload of your frontend changes. If you want to develop in a browser
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and have access to your Go methods, there is also a dev server that runs on http://localhost:34115. Connect
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to this in your browser, and you can call your Go code from devtools.
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To run the application in development mode with hot-reload:
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```bash
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wails dev
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```
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* This starts the Go backend and a Vite development server for the frontend.
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* The application window will open automatically.
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* You can also access the frontend in a browser at `http://localhost:34115` to debug with standard browser devtools (though backend calls will still route to the running Go process).
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## Building
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To build a redistributable, production mode package, use `wails build`.
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To build a redistributable, production-ready binary:
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```bash
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wails build
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```
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The output binary will be located in the `build/bin` directory.
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### Cross-Compilation & Installers
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The project contains configuration for building installers:
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* **Windows**: NSIS script located in `build/windows/installer/project.nsi`.
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* **MacOS**: Bundle configuration in `build/darwin/`.
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To build with specific platform targets (if your environment supports it):
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```bash
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wails build -platform windows/amd64
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```
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## Testing
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### Frontend Tests
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Run the Svelte check to ensure type safety and valid Svelte code:
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```bash
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cd frontend
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bun run check
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```
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### Backend Tests
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To run Go unit tests (if any are added to `backend/`) or standard Go tests:
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```bash
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go test ./...
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```
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