UI:
- ComposeFromCaseDialog (RTL, search-then-pick a single Case via
GlobalSearch + entityType=Case filter)
- ComposeFromCaseViewModel — debounced GlobalSearch, returns chosen
EspoEntityRef
Host:
- ComposeService.ApplyCaseToMailAsync:
* fetches Case + primary Contact
* stamps UserProperties EspoCaseId, EspoCaseName, OutlookAddinGuid
* pre-fills To/Subject and appends an RTL footer with a CRM deep link
- ItemSend hook (in AddInHost.HookItemSend): when the user sends a
tagged compose, register guid → target with SentItemsWatcher
- SentItemsWatcher: rooted Items reference (prevents GC), 30s expiry
sweep, 2-min default timeout per pending tag, MailMatched event
- AddInHost.OnSentMailMatched: extracts the sent MailItem, files via
FilingService, stamps "Filed: {name}" category
- LaunchComposeFromCaseAsync (Inspector ribbon) and
LaunchComposeFromCaseByIdAsync (URL protocol) entry points
- NamedPipeListener (\.\pipe\MarcusLaw.OutlookAddin) — listens for
"COMPOSE <caseId>" lines, dispatches on WPF Dispatcher
Ribbon:
- InspectorRibbon.xml — "כתוב מתיק" button on Mail Compose ribbon, hidden
for received/read mail via getVisible
- ExplorerRibbon class now serves both Explorer and Inspector ribbons
(single IRibbonExtensibility, dispatches by ribbonID)
URL protocol:
- New OutlookAddinProtocolHandler console project (net48 WinExe):
parses outlookaddin://compose?caseId=<id>, connects to named pipe,
writes "COMPOSE <id>\n"
- tools/install-protocol.ps1 + uninstall-protocol.ps1 register the
scheme under HKCU\Software\Classes\outlookaddin
Core/UI/Tests + protocol handler all build; 38 unit tests still green.
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The hand-written legacy csproj at src/OutlookAddin/ is marked Unsupported
by VS 2022. Per PROJECT-BRIEFING.md (steps 5-11), the host project must
be regenerated from the VSTO template inside Visual Studio with the
Office workload — there is no CLI/dotnet template equivalent.
Removing now so the next VS session starts from a clean slate.
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Initial repo scaffold for a Windows VSTO/COM Outlook Add-in (C#/.NET FW 4.8)
that integrates Outlook desktop with EspoCRM via the existing MailRouter
v1.2.0 endpoint (POST /api/v1/MailRouter/file).
Includes:
- Solution + 4 csproj projects (host, Core, UI, Tests) under src/
- VSTO host project stub (ThisAddIn.cs, requires VS 2022 + Office workload to fully resolve)
- Core/UI/Tests as SDK-style net48 projects (NuGet: Polly, System.Text.Json,
Serilog, CommunityToolkit.Mvvm, xUnit, Moq, FluentAssertions)
- .gitea/workflows/build.yml for Windows runner CI (publish/sign placeholders)
- docs/ARCHITECTURE.md (component diagram, threading model, per-feature flow)
- docs/ONBOARDING.md (Hebrew lawyer-facing install guide)
Server-side already in place: MailRouter v1.2.0 — see plan
~/.claude/plans/resilient-sauteeing-feather.md for the 6-week implementation
plan.
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