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1. Clean, Intuitive Directory Structure

email-threadify-api/
│
├─ docs/                         ← high-level documentation  
│   ├─ architecture.md           ← overview of modules & data flow  
│   ├─ api-reference.md          ← endpoint specs (inputs, outputs, examples)  
│   └─ setup-guide.md            ← step-by-step dev & prod setup  
│
├─ data/                         ← sample datasets & fixtures  
│   ├─ enron_sample.json  
│   └─ dummy_threads.json  
│
├─ src/                          ← application code  
│   ├─ __init__.py  
│   ├─ models.py  
│   ├─ threadify.py  
│   ├─ classifier.py  
│   ├─ api.py  
│   └─ config.py                 ← centralize constants, paths, env var handlers  
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├─ tests/                        ← automated unit/integration tests  
│   ├─ test_threadify.py  
│   └─ test_classifier.py  
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├─ .env.example                  ← example env-vars file  
├─ Dockerfile                    ← containerize the app for one-command startup  
├─ docker-compose.yml            ← (if you need multiple services, e.g. Redis)  
├─ Makefile                      ← shortcuts for common commands (test, lint, run)  
├─ requirements.txt  
├─ README.md                     ← top-level quickstart & project summary  
└─ CHANGELOG.md                  ← track major changes & version bumps  

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2. Essential Documentation

• README.md

  • One-paragraph summary of what the service does

  • Prerequisites (Python version, Docker)

  • “Quickstart” commands:

    git clone … 
    cd email-threadify-api
    cp .env.example .env        # set your vars
    docker-compose up --build   # or Makefile shortcuts

• docs/setup-guide.md

  • Detailed OS-specific setup (virtualenv vs. Docker, installing system deps)
  • How to point at real vs. sample data, how to seed training data

• docs/api-reference.md

  • For each endpoint (/threadify, /classify):

    • HTTP method, URL
    • Request JSON schema
    • Example request & response payload

• docs/architecture.md

  • High-level module diagram:

    • “api.py → threadify.py & classifier.py → models & embeddings”

  • Data format conventions (what an EmailMessage looks like)

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3. Environment & Dependency Management

• .env.example

  • List all environment variables you use (EMBED_MODEL=…, FLASK_ENV=production, etc.)

• requirements.txt

  • Pin exact versions (Flask==2.2.3, sentence-transformers==2.2.0, etc.)

• Dockerfile / docker-compose.yml

  • Let them run docker-compose up to spin up the API (and any ancillary services)
  • Ensures “it works on my machine” isn’t a problem

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4. Automation & Developer Workflow

• Makefile (or scripts/ folder) with targets like:

  install:       # install deps
      pip install -r requirements.txt
  
  lint:          # check code style (flake8, isort)
      flake8 src tests
  
  test:          # run pytest
      pytest --cov=src
  
  run:           # start locally
      flask run
  
  docker-run:    # build & start container
      docker-compose up --build

• CI Integration

  • Include a GitHub Actions / CircleCI config that runs make lint and make test on every PR.

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5. Code Hygiene & Style

• Type hints on all public functions
• Docstrings in threadify.py and classifier.py so readers immediately know inputs/outputs
• Consistent linting (PEP8) and imports ordering
• A brief CHANGELOG.md to signal v1.0, v1.1, etc., so they can track what’s new.

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6. Sample Data & “Golden Paths”

• In data/, include a small Enron-like JSON with 3 threads × 4 messages each for easy manual testing.
• Possibly a Postman collection or cURL snippets in docs/ so they can hit the API immediately.

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7. Final Handoff Checklist

1. Tag a release (e.g. v1.0) in GitHub.
2. Invite your teammate or client as a collaborator on the repo.
3. Walk them through: a short meeting to explain the docs folder and key commands.
4. Ensure tests pass and the Docker build succeeds on a clean machine.
5. Provide any credentials (API keys, model-weights) securely—never commit secrets to Git.

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With that structure and those artifacts in place, whoever picks up the project will have everything they need to understand, run, and extend your prototype with minimal friction.