use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Crypt;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis;

public function send(Request $request)
{
    $body = $request->input('body');
    $to = $request->input('to');
    $from = auth()->user()->name;

    $encrypted = Crypt::encryptString($body);

    // Store in DB or file
    $id = uniqid("msg_", true);
    file_put_contents(storage_path("imail/{$to}/{$id}.msg"), $encrypted);

    // Store metadata in Redis
    Redis::hmset("imail:meta:{$id}", [
        'from' => $from,
        'to' => $to,
        'subject' => $request->input('subject', ''),
        'created_at' => now(),
        'status' => 'unread',
    ]);

    return response()->json(['status' => 'sent', 'id' => $id]);
}
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use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Crypt;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis;

public function read($id)
{
    // Load encrypted body
    $encrypted = file_get_contents(storage_path("imail/" . auth()->user()->name . "/{$id}.msg"));

    $decrypted = Crypt::decryptString($encrypted);

    // Mark as read
    Redis::hset("imail:meta:{$id}", 'status', 'read');

    return response()->json([
        'body' => $decrypted,
        'meta' => Redis::hgetall("imail:meta:{$id}")
    ]);
}