sj26/mailcatcher
MailCatcher is a local mail testing tool that intercepts and stores incoming SMTP messages in an in-memory SQLite database. It provides a web-based interface, built with Sinatra and ERB templates, to view, search, and manage caught emails. The system also includes a CLI utility for forwarding mail and supports various email formats and encodings for testing purposes.
53.0
Adequate · 2 August 2026
634
lines of production code
Ruby
primary language
1
bus factor · 57 authors in all
3
measurements over time
How it got here
2010 · Architecture modernization and dependency updates
This period focused on modernizing the MailCatcher codebase by refactoring the library into a modular structure and migrating the web interface from Haml to ERB templates. Concurrently, the project updated its Ruby and gem dependencies, while introducing in-memory message storage and improved SMTP handling.
5 changes
2011–2021 · Web interface and frontend modernization
This period focused on modernizing the Mailcatcher web interface by migrating to Sinatra and Sprockets, while introducing CoffeeScript and various JavaScript libraries for enhanced functionality. The team also established a comprehensive RSpec test suite to ensure the reliability of these new features and the core application logic.
7 changes
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