Implement recent mailboxes feature

web/mailbox_controller.go

@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ func MailboxIndex(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, ctx *Context) (err e
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// Remember this mailbox was visited
+	RememberMailbox(ctx, name)
+
 	return RenderTemplate("mailbox/index.html", w, map[string]interface{}{
 		"ctx":      ctx,
 		"name":     name,

web/recent.go

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package web
+
+const (
+	// maximum mailboxes to remember
+	maxRemembered = 8
+	// session value key; referenced in templates, do not change
+	mailboxKey = "recentMailboxes"
+)
+
+// RememberMailbox manages the list of recently accessed mailboxes stored in the session
+func RememberMailbox(ctx *Context, mailbox string) {
+	recent := RecentMailboxes(ctx)
+	newRecent := make([]string, 1, maxRemembered)
+	newRecent[0] = mailbox
+
+	for _, recBox := range recent {
+		// Insert until newRecent is full, but don't repeat the new mailbox
+		if len(newRecent) < maxRemembered && mailbox != recBox {
+			newRecent = append(newRecent, recBox)
+		}
+	}
+
+	ctx.Session.Values[mailboxKey] = newRecent
+}
+
+// RecentMailboxes returns a slice of the most recently accessed mailboxes
+func RecentMailboxes(ctx *Context) []string {
+	val := ctx.Session.Values[mailboxKey]
+	recent, _ := val.([]string)
+	return recent
+}