6 files changed, 47 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/worker/imap/connect.go b/worker/imap/connect.go
index 6f341753..f0ed8043 100644
--- a/worker/imap/connect.go
+++ b/worker/imap/connect.go
@@ -94,6 +94,17 @@ func (w *IMAPWorker) connect() (*client.Client, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	info := make(chan *imap.MailboxInfo, 1)
+	if err := c.List("", "", info); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve delimiter: %w", err)
+	}
+	mailboxinfo := <-info
+	w.delimiter = mailboxinfo.Delimiter
+	if w.delimiter == "" {
+		// just in case some implementation does not follow standards
+		w.delimiter = "/"
+	}
+
 	return c, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/worker/imap/worker.go b/worker/imap/worker.go
index 1f61f458..f9a722e6 100644
--- a/worker/imap/worker.go
+++ b/worker/imap/worker.go
@@ -61,11 +61,12 @@ type imapConfig struct {
 type IMAPWorker struct {
 	config imapConfig
 
-	client   *imapClient
-	selected *imap.MailboxStatus
-	updates  chan client.Update
-	worker   *types.Worker
-	seqMap   SeqMap
+	client    *imapClient
+	selected  *imap.MailboxStatus
+	updates   chan client.Update
+	worker    *types.Worker
+	seqMap    SeqMap
+	delimiter string
 
 	idler    *idler
 	observer *observer
@@ -311,3 +312,10 @@ func (w *IMAPWorker) Run() {
 func (w *IMAPWorker) Capabilities() *models.Capabilities {
 	return w.caps
 }
+
+func (w *IMAPWorker) PathSeparator() string {
+	if w.delimiter == "" {
+		return "/"
+	}
+	return w.delimiter
+}
diff --git a/worker/maildir/worker.go b/worker/maildir/worker.go
index ba72432c..b222aab8 100644
--- a/worker/maildir/worker.go
+++ b/worker/maildir/worker.go
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ func (w *Worker) Capabilities() *models.Capabilities {
 	return w.capabilities
 }
 
+func (w *Worker) PathSeparator() string {
+	if w.maildirpp {
+		return "."
+	}
+	return string(os.PathSeparator)
+}
+
 func (w *Worker) handleAction(action types.WorkerMessage) {
 	msg := w.worker.ProcessAction(action)
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
diff --git a/worker/mbox/worker.go b/worker/mbox/worker.go
index fbdbec36..47713048 100644
--- a/worker/mbox/worker.go
+++ b/worker/mbox/worker.go
@@ -383,6 +383,10 @@ func (w *mboxWorker) Capabilities() *models.Capabilities {
 	return w.capabilities
 }
 
+func (w *mboxWorker) PathSeparator() string {
+	return "/"
+}
+
 func filterUids(folder *container, uids []uint32, args []string) ([]uint32, error) {
 	criteria, err := lib.GetSearchCriteria(args)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/worker/notmuch/worker.go b/worker/notmuch/worker.go
index 6b1b64d9..d5c012ad 100644
--- a/worker/notmuch/worker.go
+++ b/worker/notmuch/worker.go
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ func (w *worker) Capabilities() *models.Capabilities {
 	return w.capabilities
 }
 
+func (w *worker) PathSeparator() string {
+	// make it configurable?
+	// <rockorager> You can use those in query maps to force a tree
+	// <rockorager> Might be nice to be configurable? I see some notmuch people namespace with "::"
+	return "/"
+}
+
 func (w *worker) done(msg types.WorkerMessage) {
 	w.w.PostMessage(&types.Done{Message: types.RespondTo(msg)}, nil)
 }
diff --git a/worker/types/worker.go b/worker/types/worker.go
index 55e00faf..7033bf77 100644
--- a/worker/types/worker.go
+++ b/worker/types/worker.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var lastId int64 = 1 // access via atomic
 type Backend interface {
 	Run()
 	Capabilities() *models.Capabilities
+	PathSeparator() string
 }
 
 type Worker struct {
@@ -179,3 +180,7 @@ func (worker *Worker) PostMessageInfoError(msg WorkerMessage, uid uint32, err er
 		Message: RespondTo(msg),
 	}, nil)
 }
+
+func (worker *Worker) PathSeparator() string {
+	return worker.Backend.PathSeparator()
+}