[PATCH v3] emacs: support "notmuch new" as a notmuch-poll-script
Jani Nikula
jani at nikula.org
Mon Dec 12 13:13:11 PST 2011
On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:53:05 +0400, Dmitry Kurochkin <dmitry.kurochkin at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:50:04 +0200, Jani Nikula <jani at nikula.org> wrote:
> > Support nil value for notmuch-poll-script to run "notmuch new" instead of
> > an external script, and make this the new default. "notmuch new" is run
> > using the configured notmuch-command.
> >
> > This allows taking better advantage of the "notmuch new" hooks from emacs
> > without intermediate scripts.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jani Nikula <jani at nikula.org>
> >
> > ---
> >
> > v3: only documentation changes suggested by Austin and Dmitry.
> > ---
> > emacs/notmuch.el | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
> > 1 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/emacs/notmuch.el b/emacs/notmuch.el
> > index 8936149..675a110 100644
> > --- a/emacs/notmuch.el
> > +++ b/emacs/notmuch.el
> > @@ -965,28 +965,43 @@ same relative position within the new buffer."
> > (notmuch-search query oldest-first target-thread target-line continuation)
> > (goto-char (point-min))))
> >
> > -(defcustom notmuch-poll-script ""
> > +(defcustom notmuch-poll-script nil
> > "An external script to incorporate new mail into the notmuch database.
> >
> > -If this variable is non empty, then it should name a script to be
> > -invoked by `notmuch-search-poll-and-refresh-view' and
> > +This variable controls the action invoked by
> > +`notmuch-search-poll-and-refresh-view' and
> > `notmuch-hello-poll-and-update' (each have a default keybinding
> > -of 'G'). The script could do any of the following depending on
> > +of 'G') to incorporate new mail into the notmuch database.
> > +
> > +If set to nil (the default), new mail is processed by invoking
> > +\"notmuch new\". Otherwise, this should be set to a string that
> > +gives the name of an external script that processes new mail. If
> > +set to the empty string, no command will be run.
>
> I think this should be "an empty string". But I may be mistaking.
Shameless copy paste from a native speaker, who am I to argue? :)
Austin?
Jani.
>
> Regards,
> Dmitry
>
> > +
> > +The external script could do any of the following depending on
> > the user's needs:
> >
> > 1. Invoke a program to transfer mail to the local mail store
> > 2. Invoke \"notmuch new\" to incorporate the new mail
> > -3. Invoke one or more \"notmuch tag\" commands to classify the mail"
> > - :type 'string
> > +3. Invoke one or more \"notmuch tag\" commands to classify the mail
> > +
> > +Note that the recommended way of achieving the same is using
> > +\"notmuch new\" hooks."
> > + :type '(choice (const :tag "notmuch new" nil)
> > + (const :tag "Disabled" "")
> > + (string :tag "Custom script"))
> > :group 'notmuch)
> >
> > (defun notmuch-poll ()
> > - "Run external script to import mail.
> > + "Run \"notmuch new\" or an external script to import mail.
> >
> > -Invokes `notmuch-poll-script' if it is not set to an empty string."
> > +Invokes `notmuch-poll-script', \"notmuch new\", or does nothing
> > +depending on the value of `notmuch-poll-script'."
> > (interactive)
> > - (if (not (string= notmuch-poll-script ""))
> > - (call-process notmuch-poll-script nil nil)))
> > + (if (stringp notmuch-poll-script)
> > + (if (not (string= notmuch-poll-script ""))
> > + (call-process notmuch-poll-script nil nil))
> > + (call-process notmuch-command nil nil nil "new")))
> >
> > (defun notmuch-search-poll-and-refresh-view ()
> > "Invoke `notmuch-poll' to import mail, then refresh the current view."
> > --
> > 1.7.5.4
> >
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