v2

What's Changed

1. Separation of concerns:

   • Introduced by @Floressek in pull request #1.
   • Significance: This is a key software design principle that involves dividing a program into distinct sections, each addressing a separate concern or functionality.
   • Benefits:
     • Improves code readability and maintainability.
     • Facilitates easier testing of individual components.
     • Enhances code reusability.
     • Allows for easier future modifications.

2. Google Sheets integration:

   • New functionality enabling interaction with Google Sheets.
   • Significance: Allows for automatic saving and organization of processed email data in Google Sheets.
   • Benefits:
     • Automation of the reporting process.
     • Easier access to processed data for end-users.
     • Ability to leverage Google Sheets functions for further data analysis.

3. New IMAP protocol handling:

   • Improvements in how the application communicates with the mail server via IMAP.
   • Significance: IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is crucial for accessing mailboxes and retrieving emails.
   • Benefits:
     • Potentially better performance in email retrieval.
     • Increased reliability of mail server connections.
     • Ability to handle a larger volume of messages or mailboxes.

4. Improved JSON fitting using the ZOD OpenAI package:

   • Utilization of ZOD for JSON data validation and processing.
   • Significance: ZOD is a declarative schema validation library that integrates with TypeScript.
   • Benefits:
     • More rigorous and type-safe data validation.
     • Easier definition and maintenance of data schemas.
     • Better integration with TypeScript, potentially leading to fewer runtime errors.
     • Ability to automatically generate TypeScript types from ZOD schemas.

Summary of changes:
The introduced changes significantly improve the architecture and capabilities of the Gmail-extractor project. The separation of concerns makes the code more modular and easier to maintain. Google Sheets integration extends the application's functionality, allowing for easier management and analysis of processed data. The improved IMAP handling should increase the reliability and efficiency of email retrieval. Finally, the use of ZOD for JSON processing provides more rigorous data validation and better integration with TypeScript.