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Replaced char-by-char retrieval from stream via fread() with fgets() to get full line from stream until EOF or newline. This speeds up data transfer by factor 10.

The original code reads single characters from stream until fread() fails, returns empty char or newline. That causes a really huge loop for retrieving emails having bigger attachments. This is not different from using fgets() which might fail or return empty string. But if there is any data, it should be trailed by a newline character. My change behaves in the same way the original code does.

Querying a simple IMAP mailbox that contains 3 emails with attachments (1x 10MB, 2x 5MB attachments), the original code runs for more than 30 seconds to retrieve the emails. Applying the change, the script finishes after 3 seconds.

wurst-hans added 2 commits May 7, 2025 14:00
Replaced char-by-char retrieval from stream via fread() with fgets() to get full line from stream until EOF or newline. This speeds up data transfer by factor 10.
@Webklex Webklex added the enhancement New feature or request label May 7, 2025
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Webklex commented May 7, 2025

Hi @wurst-hans ,
thanks a lot for your pull request! <3

Best regards & happy coding,

@Webklex Webklex merged commit 56f3b6b into Webklex:master May 7, 2025
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FojleRabbiRabib added a commit to FojleRabbiRabib/php-imap that referenced this pull request Aug 31, 2025
Combines the best features from vendor version while preserving existing improvements:
- Enhanced IDLE mode management with global state tracking
- Improved message processing with queue handling and error resilience
- Stream timeout handling for better IDLE reliability
- Preserves Webklex#576 stream reading performance boost (10x faster with fgets)
- Fixed import rule violations and improved code organization
- Updated documentation with comprehensive IDLE support details
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