[PATCH v1 1/2] emacs: Optionally check for missing attachments in outgoing messages

David Edmondson dme at dme.org
Thu Sep 6 11:14:55 PDT 2018


Query the user if the message text indicates that an attachment is
expected but no MML referencing an attachment is found.

This is not enabled by default - see the documentation for
`notmuch-mua-attachment-check'.
---
 emacs/notmuch-mua.el | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)

diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-mua.el b/emacs/notmuch-mua.el
index fc8ac687..ceb9f3a9 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-mua.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-mua.el
@@ -115,8 +115,35 @@ multiple parts get a header."
 		(function :tag "Other"))
   :group 'notmuch-reply)
 
+(defcustom notmuch-mua-attachment-regexp
+  "\\b\\(attache\?ment\\|attached\\|attach\\|pi[èe]ce\s+jointe?\\)\\b"
+  "Message body text indicating that an attachment is expected.
+
+This is not used unless `notmuch-mua-attachment-check' is added
+to `notmuch-mua-send-hook'.")
+
 ;;
 
+(defun notmuch-mua-attachment-check ()
+  "Signal an error if the message text indicates that an
+attachment is expected but no MML referencing an attachment is
+found.
+
+Typically this is added to `notmuch-mua-send-hook'."
+  (when (and
+	 ;; When the message mentions attachment...
+	 (save-excursion
+	   (message-goto-body)
+	   (re-search-forward notmuch-mua-attachment-regexp nil t))
+	 ;; ...but doesn't have a part with a filename...
+	 (save-excursion
+	   (message-goto-body)
+	   (not (re-search-forward "^<#part [^>]*filename=" nil t)))
+	 ;; ...and that's not okay...
+	 (not (y-or-n-p "Attachment mentioned, but no attachment - is that okay?")))
+    ;; ...signal an error.
+    (error "Missing attachment")))
+
 (defun notmuch-mua-get-switch-function ()
   "Get a switch function according to `notmuch-mua-compose-in'."
   (cond ((eq notmuch-mua-compose-in 'current-window)
-- 
2.11.0



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