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1 ;;; rmailout.el --- "RMAIL" mail reader for Emacs: output message to a file
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7 ;; Keywords: mail
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24 ;;; Commentary:
26 ;;; Code:
28 (require 'rmail)
29 (provide 'rmailout)
31 (defcustom rmail-output-decode-coding nil
32 "If non-nil, do coding system decoding when outputting message as Babyl."
33 :type 'boolean
34 :group 'rmail-output)
36 ;; FIXME risky?
37 (defcustom rmail-output-file-alist nil
38 "Alist matching regexps to suggested output Rmail files.
39 This is a list of elements of the form (REGEXP . NAME-EXP).
40 The suggestion is taken if REGEXP matches anywhere in the message buffer.
41 NAME-EXP may be a string constant giving the file name to use,
42 or more generally it may be any kind of expression that returns
43 a file name as a string."
44 :type '(repeat (cons regexp
45 (choice :value ""
46 (string :tag "File Name")
47 sexp)))
48 :group 'rmail-output)
49 ;;;###autoload(put 'rmail-output-file-alist 'risky-local-variable t)
51 (defcustom rmail-fields-not-to-output nil
52 "Regexp describing fields to exclude when outputting a message to a file.
53 The function `rmail-delete-unwanted-fields' uses this, ignoring case."
54 :type '(choice (const :tag "None" nil)
55 regexp)
56 :group 'rmail-output)
58 (defun rmail-output-read-file-name ()
59 "Read the file name to use for `rmail-output'.
60 Set `rmail-default-file' to this name as well as returning it."
61 (let ((default-file
62 (let (answer tail)
63 (setq tail rmail-output-file-alist)
64 ;; Suggest a file based on a pattern match.
65 (while (and tail (not answer))
66 (save-excursion
67 (goto-char (point-min))
68 (if (re-search-forward (car (car tail)) nil t)
69 (setq answer (eval (cdr (car tail)))))
70 (setq tail (cdr tail))))
71 ;; If no suggestion, use same file as last time.
72 (or answer rmail-default-file))))
73 (let ((read-file
74 (expand-file-name
75 (read-file-name
76 (concat "Output message to mail file (default "
77 (file-name-nondirectory default-file)
78 "): ")
79 (file-name-directory default-file)
80 (abbreviate-file-name default-file))
81 (file-name-directory default-file))))
82 (setq rmail-default-file
83 (if (file-directory-p read-file)
84 (expand-file-name (file-name-nondirectory default-file)
85 read-file)
86 (expand-file-name
87 (or read-file (file-name-nondirectory default-file))
88 (file-name-directory default-file)))))))
90 (defun rmail-delete-unwanted-fields (preserve)
91 "Delete all headers matching `rmail-fields-not-to-output'.
92 Retains headers matching the regexp PRESERVE. Ignores case.
93 The buffer should be narrowed to just the header."
94 (if rmail-fields-not-to-output
95 (save-excursion
96 (goto-char (point-min))
97 (let ((case-fold-search t))
98 (while (re-search-forward rmail-fields-not-to-output nil t)
99 (beginning-of-line)
100 (unless (looking-at preserve)
101 (delete-region (point) (line-beginning-position 2))))))))
103 (defun rmail-output-as-babyl (file-name nomsg)
104 "Convert the current buffer's text to Babyl and output to FILE-NAME.
105 Alters the current buffer's text, so it should be a temporary buffer.
106 If a buffer is visiting FILE-NAME, adds the text to that buffer
107 rather than saving the file directly. If the buffer is an Rmail buffer,
108 updates it accordingly. If no buffer is visiting FILE-NAME, appends
109 the text directly to FILE-NAME, and displays a \"Wrote file\" message
110 unless NOMSG is a symbol (neither nil nor t)."
111 (let ((coding-system-for-write 'emacs-mule-unix))
112 (save-restriction
113 (goto-char (point-min))
114 (search-forward "\n\n" nil 'move)
115 (narrow-to-region (point-min) (point))
116 (if rmail-fields-not-to-output
117 (rmail-delete-unwanted-fields nil)))
119 ;; Convert to Babyl format.
120 (rmail-convert-to-babyl-format)
121 ;; Write it into the file, or its buffer.
122 (let ((buf (find-buffer-visiting file-name))
123 (tembuf (current-buffer)))
124 (if (null buf)
125 (write-region (point-min) (point-max) file-name t nomsg)
126 (if (eq buf (current-buffer))
127 (error "Can't output message to same file it's already in"))
128 ;; File has been visited, in buffer BUF.
129 (set-buffer buf)
130 (let ((inhibit-read-only t)
131 (msg (bound-and-true-p rmail-current-message)))
132 ;; If MSG is non-nil, buffer is in RMAIL mode.
133 (if msg
134 (rmail-output-to-babyl-buffer tembuf msg)
135 ;; Output file not in rmail mode => just insert at the end.
136 (narrow-to-region (point-min) (1+ (buffer-size)))
137 (goto-char (point-max))
138 (insert-buffer-substring tembuf)))))))
140 ;; Called only if rmail-summary-exists, which means rmailsum is loaded.
141 (declare-function rmail-update-summary "rmailsum" (&rest ignore))
143 (defun rmail-output-to-babyl-buffer (tembuf msg)
144 "Copy message in TEMBUF into the current Babyl Rmail buffer.
145 Do what is necessary to make Rmail know about the new message, then
146 display message number MSG."
147 ;; Turn on Auto Save mode, if it's off in this buffer but enabled by default.
148 (and (not buffer-auto-save-file-name)
149 auto-save-default
150 (auto-save-mode t))
151 (rmail-maybe-set-message-counters)
152 (widen)
153 (narrow-to-region (point-max) (point-max))
154 (insert-buffer-substring tembuf)
155 (goto-char (point-min))
156 (widen)
157 (search-backward "\n\^_")
158 (narrow-to-region (point) (point-max))
159 (rmail-count-new-messages t)
160 (if (rmail-summary-exists)
161 (rmail-select-summary (rmail-update-summary)))
162 (rmail-show-message-1 msg))
164 (defun rmail-convert-to-babyl-format ()
165 "Convert the mbox message in the current buffer to Babyl format."
166 (let ((count 0) (start (point-min))
167 (case-fold-search nil)
168 (buffer-undo-list t))
169 (goto-char (point-min))
170 (save-restriction
171 (unless (looking-at "^From ")
172 (error "Invalid mbox message"))
173 (insert "\^L\n0,,\n*** EOOH ***\n")
174 (rmail-nuke-pinhead-header)
175 ;; Decode base64 or quoted printable contents, Rmail style.
176 (let* ((header-end (save-excursion
177 (and (re-search-forward "\n\n" nil t)
178 (1- (point)))))
179 (case-fold-search t)
180 (quoted-printable-header-field-end
181 (save-excursion
182 (re-search-forward
183 "^content-transfer-encoding:\\(\n?[\t ]\\)*quoted-printable\\(\n?[\t ]\\)*"
184 header-end t)))
185 (base64-header-field-end
186 (and
187 ;; Don't decode non-text data.
188 (save-excursion
189 (re-search-forward
190 "^content-type:\\(\n?[\t ]\\)\\(text\\|message\\)/"
191 header-end t))
192 (save-excursion
193 (re-search-forward
194 "^content-transfer-encoding:\\(\n?[\t ]\\)*base64\\(\n?[\t ]\\)*"
195 header-end t)))))
197 (goto-char (point-max))
198 (if quoted-printable-header-field-end
199 (save-excursion
200 (unless (mail-unquote-printable-region
201 header-end (point) nil t t)
202 (message "Malformed MIME quoted-printable message"))
203 ;; Change "quoted-printable" to "8bit",
204 ;; to reflect the decoding we just did.
205 (goto-char quoted-printable-header-field-end)
206 (delete-region (point) (search-backward ":"))
207 (insert ": 8bit")))
208 (if base64-header-field-end
209 (save-excursion
210 (when (condition-case nil
211 (progn
212 (base64-decode-region
213 (1+ header-end)
214 (save-excursion
215 ;; Prevent base64-decode-region
216 ;; from removing newline characters.
217 (skip-chars-backward "\n\t ")
218 (point)))
220 (error nil))
221 ;; Change "base64" to "8bit", to reflect the
222 ;; decoding we just did.
223 (goto-char base64-header-field-end)
224 (delete-region (point) (search-backward ":"))
225 (insert ": 8bit")))))
226 ;; Transform anything within the message text
227 ;; that might appear to be the end of a Babyl-format message.
228 (save-excursion
229 (save-restriction
230 (narrow-to-region start (point))
231 (goto-char (point-min))
232 (while (search-forward "\n\^_" nil t) ; single char
233 (replace-match "\n^_")))) ; 2 chars: "^" and "_"
234 ;; This is for malformed messages that don't end in newline.
235 ;; There shouldn't be any, but some users say occasionally
236 ;; there are some.
237 (or (bolp) (newline))
238 (insert ?\^_)
239 (setq last-coding-system-used nil)
240 ;; Decode coding system, following specs in the message header,
241 ;; and record what coding system was decoded.
242 (if rmail-output-decode-coding
243 (let ((mime-charset
244 (if (save-excursion
245 (goto-char start)
246 (search-forward "\n\n" nil t)
247 (let ((case-fold-search t))
248 (re-search-backward
249 rmail-mime-charset-pattern
250 start t)))
251 (intern (downcase (match-string 1))))))
252 (rmail-decode-region start (point) mime-charset)))
253 (save-excursion
254 (goto-char start)
255 (forward-line 3)
256 (insert "X-Coding-System: "
257 (symbol-name last-coding-system-used)
258 "\n")))))
260 (defun rmail-nuke-pinhead-header ()
261 "Delete the \"From \" line in the current mbox message.
262 The variable `rmail-unix-mail-delimiter' specifies the From line format.
263 Replaces the From line with a \"Mail-from\" header. Adds \"Date\" and
264 \"From\" headers if they are not already present."
265 (save-excursion
266 (save-restriction
267 (let ((start (point))
268 (end (progn
269 (condition-case ()
270 (search-forward "\n\n")
271 (error
272 (goto-char (point-max))
273 (insert "\n\n")))
274 (point)))
275 has-from has-date)
276 (narrow-to-region start end)
277 (let ((case-fold-search t))
278 (goto-char start)
279 (setq has-from (search-forward "\nFrom:" nil t))
280 (goto-char start)
281 (setq has-date (and (search-forward "\nDate:" nil t) (point)))
282 (goto-char start))
283 (let ((case-fold-search nil))
284 (if (re-search-forward (concat "^" rmail-unix-mail-delimiter) nil t)
285 (replace-match
286 (concat
287 "Mail-from: \\&"
288 ;; Keep and reformat the date if we don't
289 ;; have a Date: field.
290 (if has-date
292 (concat
293 "Date: \\2, \\4 \\3 \\9 \\5 "
295 ;; The timezone could be matched by group 7 or group 10.
296 ;; If neither of them matched, assume EST, since only
297 ;; Easterners would be so sloppy.
298 ;; It's a shame the substitution can't use "\\10".
299 (cond
300 ((/= (match-beginning 7) (match-end 7)) "\\7")
301 ((/= (match-beginning 10) (match-end 10))
302 (buffer-substring (match-beginning 10)
303 (match-end 10)))
304 (t "EST"))
305 "\n"))
306 ;; Keep and reformat the sender if we don't
307 ;; have a From: field.
308 (if has-from
310 "From: \\1\n"))
311 t)))))))
313 (autoload 'mail-mbox-from "mail-utils")
315 (defun rmail-output-as-mbox (file-name nomsg &optional as-seen)
316 "Convert the current buffer's text to mbox and output to FILE-NAME.
317 Alters the current buffer's text, so it should be a temporary buffer.
318 If a buffer is visiting FILE-NAME, adds the text to that buffer
319 rather than saving the file directly. If the buffer is an Rmail buffer,
320 updates it accordingly. If no buffer is visiting FILE-NAME, appends
321 the text directly to FILE-NAME, and displays a \"Wrote file\" message
322 unless NOMSG is a symbol (neither nil nor t).
323 AS-SEEN is non-nil if we are copying the message \"as seen\"."
324 (let ((case-fold-search t)
325 from date)
326 (goto-char (point-min))
327 ;; Preserve the Mail-From and MIME-Version fields
328 ;; even if they have been pruned.
329 (search-forward "\n\n" nil 'move)
330 (narrow-to-region (point-min) (point))
331 (rmail-delete-unwanted-fields
332 (if rmail-enable-mime "Mail-From"
333 "Mail-From\\|MIME-Version\\|Content-type"))
334 (goto-char (point-min))
335 (or (looking-at "From ")
336 (insert (mail-mbox-from)))
337 (widen)
338 ;; Make sure message ends with blank line.
339 (goto-char (point-max))
340 (rmail-ensure-blank-line)
341 (goto-char (point-min))
342 (let ((buf (find-buffer-visiting file-name))
343 (tembuf (current-buffer)))
344 (if (null buf)
345 (let ((coding-system-for-write 'raw-text-unix))
346 ;; FIXME should ensure existing file ends with a blank line.
347 (write-region (point-min) (point-max) file-name t nomsg))
348 (if (eq buf (current-buffer))
349 (error "Can't output message to same file it's already in"))
350 ;; File has been visited, in buffer BUF.
351 (set-buffer buf)
352 (let ((inhibit-read-only t)
353 (msg (and (boundp 'rmail-current-message)
354 rmail-current-message)))
355 (and msg as-seen
356 (error "Can't output \"as seen\" to a visited Rmail file"))
357 (if msg
358 (rmail-output-to-rmail-buffer tembuf msg)
359 ;; Output file not in Rmail mode => just insert at the end.
360 (narrow-to-region (point-min) (1+ (buffer-size)))
361 (goto-char (point-max))
362 (insert-buffer-substring tembuf)))))))
364 (defun rmail-output-to-rmail-buffer (tembuf msg)
365 "Copy message in TEMBUF into the current Rmail buffer.
366 Do what is necessary to make Rmail know about the new message. then
367 display message number MSG."
368 (save-excursion
369 (rmail-swap-buffers-maybe)
370 (rmail-modify-format)
371 ;; Turn on Auto Save mode, if it's off in this buffer but enabled
372 ;; by default.
373 (and (not buffer-auto-save-file-name)
374 auto-save-default
375 (auto-save-mode t))
376 (rmail-maybe-set-message-counters)
377 ;; Insert the new message after the last old message.
378 (widen)
379 ;; Make sure the last old message ends with a blank line.
380 (goto-char (point-max))
381 (rmail-ensure-blank-line)
382 ;; Insert the new message at the end.
383 (narrow-to-region (point-max) (point-max))
384 (insert-buffer-substring tembuf)
385 (rmail-count-new-messages t)
386 ;; FIXME should re-use existing windows.
387 (if (rmail-summary-exists)
388 (rmail-select-summary (rmail-update-summary)))
389 (rmail-show-message-1 msg)))
391 ;;; There are functions elsewhere in Emacs that use this function;
392 ;;; look at them before you change the calling method.
393 ;;;###autoload
394 (defun rmail-output (file-name &optional count noattribute not-rmail)
395 "Append this message to mail file FILE-NAME.
396 Writes mbox format, unless FILE-NAME exists and is Babyl format, in which
397 case it writes Babyl.
399 Interactively, the default file name comes from `rmail-default-file',
400 which is updated to the name you use in this command. In all uses, if
401 FILE-NAME is not absolute, it is expanded with the directory part of
402 `rmail-default-file'.
404 If a buffer is visiting FILE-NAME, adds the text to that buffer
405 rather than saving the file directly. If the buffer is an Rmail
406 buffer, updates it accordingly.
408 This command always outputs the complete message header, even if
409 the header display is currently pruned.
411 Optional prefix argument COUNT (default 1) says to output that
412 many consecutive messages, starting with the current one (ignoring
413 deleted messages). If `rmail-delete-after-output' is non-nil, deletes
414 messages after output.
416 The optional third argument NOATTRIBUTE, if non-nil, says not to
417 set the `filed' attribute, and not to display a \"Wrote file\"
418 message (if writing a file directly).
420 Set the optional fourth argument NOT-RMAIL non-nil if you call this
421 from a non-Rmail buffer. In this case, COUNT is ignored."
422 (interactive
423 (list (rmail-output-read-file-name)
424 (prefix-numeric-value current-prefix-arg)))
425 (or count (setq count 1))
426 (setq file-name
427 (expand-file-name file-name
428 (and rmail-default-file
429 (file-name-directory rmail-default-file))))
430 ;; Warn about creating new file.
431 (or (find-buffer-visiting file-name)
432 (file-exists-p file-name)
433 (yes-or-no-p (concat "\"" file-name "\" does not exist, create it? "))
434 (error "Output file does not exist"))
435 (if noattribute (setq noattribute 'nomsg))
436 (let ((babyl-format (and (file-readable-p file-name)
437 (mail-file-babyl-p file-name)))
438 (cur (current-buffer))
439 (buf (find-buffer-visiting file-name)))
441 ;; If a babyl file is visited in a buffer, is it visited as babyl
442 ;; or as mbox?
443 (and babyl-format buf
444 (with-current-buffer buf
445 (save-restriction
446 (widen)
447 (save-excursion
448 (goto-char (point-min))
449 (setq babyl-format
450 (looking-at "BABYL OPTIONS:"))))))
452 (if not-rmail ; eg via message-fcc-handler-function
453 (with-temp-buffer
454 (insert-buffer-substring cur)
455 ;; Output in the appropriate format.
456 (if babyl-format
457 (progn
458 (goto-char (point-min))
459 ;; rmail-convert-to-babyl-format errors if no From line,
460 ;; whereas rmail-output-as-mbox inserts one.
461 (or (looking-at "From ")
462 (insert (mail-mbox-from)))
463 (rmail-output-as-babyl file-name noattribute))
464 (rmail-output-as-mbox file-name noattribute)))
465 ;; Called from an Rmail buffer.
466 (if rmail-buffer
467 (set-buffer rmail-buffer)
468 (error "There is no Rmail buffer"))
469 (let ((orig-count count)
470 beg end)
471 (while (> count 0)
472 (setq beg (rmail-msgbeg rmail-current-message)
473 end (rmail-msgend rmail-current-message))
474 ;; All access to the buffer's local variables is now finished...
475 (save-excursion
476 ;; ... so it is ok to go to a different buffer.
477 (if (rmail-buffers-swapped-p) (set-buffer rmail-view-buffer))
478 (setq cur (current-buffer))
479 (save-restriction
480 (widen)
481 (with-temp-buffer
482 (insert-buffer-substring cur beg end)
483 (if babyl-format
484 (rmail-output-as-babyl file-name noattribute)
485 (rmail-output-as-mbox file-name noattribute)))))
486 (or noattribute ; mark message as "filed"
487 (rmail-set-attribute rmail-filed-attr-index t))
488 (setq count (1- count))
489 (let ((next-message-p
490 (if rmail-delete-after-output
491 (rmail-delete-forward)
492 (if (> count 0)
493 (rmail-next-undeleted-message 1))))
494 (num-appended (- orig-count count)))
495 (if (and (> count 0) (not next-message-p))
496 (error "Only %d message%s appended" num-appended
497 (if (= num-appended 1) "" "s")))))))))
499 ;; FIXME nothing outside uses this, so NOT-RMAIL could be dropped.
500 ;; FIXME this duplicates code from rmail-output.
501 ;;;###autoload
502 (defun rmail-output-as-seen (file-name &optional count noattribute not-rmail)
503 "Append this message to mbox file named FILE-NAME.
504 The details are as for `rmail-output', except that:
505 i) the header is output as currently seen
506 ii) this function cannot write to Babyl files
507 iii) an Rmail buffer cannot be visiting FILE-NAME
509 Note that if NOT-RMAIL is non-nil, there is no difference between this
510 function and `rmail-output'. This argument may be removed in future,
511 so you should call `rmail-output' directly in that case."
512 (interactive
513 (list (rmail-output-read-file-name)
514 (prefix-numeric-value current-prefix-arg)))
515 (if not-rmail
516 (rmail-output file-name count noattribute not-rmail)
517 (or count (setq count 1))
518 (setq file-name
519 (expand-file-name file-name
520 (and rmail-default-file
521 (file-name-directory rmail-default-file))))
522 ;; Warn about creating new file.
523 (or (find-buffer-visiting file-name)
524 (file-exists-p file-name)
525 (yes-or-no-p (concat "\"" file-name "\" does not exist, create it? "))
526 (error "Output file does not exist"))
527 ;; FIXME why not?
528 (if (and (file-readable-p file-name) (mail-file-babyl-p file-name))
529 (error "Cannot output `as seen' to a Babyl file"))
530 (if noattribute (setq noattribute 'nomsg))
531 (if rmail-buffer
532 (set-buffer rmail-buffer)
533 (error "There is no Rmail buffer"))
534 (let ((orig-count count)
535 (cur (current-buffer)))
536 (while (> count 0)
537 (let (beg end)
538 ;; If operating from whole-mbox buffer, get message bounds.
539 (or (rmail-buffers-swapped-p)
540 (setq beg (rmail-msgbeg rmail-current-message)
541 end (rmail-msgend rmail-current-message)))
542 (save-restriction
543 (widen)
544 ;; If operating from the view buffer, get the bounds.
545 (or beg
546 (setq beg (point-min)
547 end (point-max)))
548 (with-temp-buffer
549 (insert-buffer-substring cur beg end)
550 (rmail-output-as-mbox file-name noattribute t))))
551 (or noattribute ; mark message as "filed"
552 (rmail-set-attribute rmail-filed-attr-index t))
553 (setq count (1- count))
554 (let ((next-message-p
555 (if rmail-delete-after-output
556 (rmail-delete-forward)
557 (if (> count 0)
558 (rmail-next-undeleted-message 1))))
559 (num-appended (- orig-count count)))
560 (if (and (> count 0) (not next-message-p))
561 (error "Only %d message%s appended" num-appended
562 (if (= num-appended 1) "" "s"))))))))
565 ;;;###autoload
566 (defun rmail-output-body-to-file (file-name)
567 "Write this message body to the file FILE-NAME.
568 Interactively, the default file name comes from either the message
569 \"Subject\" header, or from `rmail-default-body-file'. Updates the value
570 of `rmail-default-body-file' accordingly. In all uses, if FILE-NAME
571 is not absolute, it is expanded with the directory part of
572 `rmail-default-body-file'.
574 Note that this overwrites FILE-NAME (after confirmation), rather
575 than appending to it. Deletes the message after writing if
576 `rmail-delete-after-output' is non-nil."
577 (interactive
578 (let ((default-file
579 (or (mail-fetch-field "Subject")
580 rmail-default-body-file)))
581 (setq default-file
582 (replace-regexp-in-string ":" "-" default-file))
583 (setq default-file
584 (replace-regexp-in-string " " "-" default-file))
585 (list (setq rmail-default-body-file
586 (read-file-name
587 "Output message body to file: "
588 (and default-file (file-name-directory default-file))
589 default-file
590 nil default-file)))))
591 (setq file-name
592 (expand-file-name file-name
593 (and rmail-default-body-file
594 (file-name-directory rmail-default-body-file))))
595 (save-excursion
596 (goto-char (point-min))
597 (search-forward "\n\n")
598 (and (file-exists-p file-name)
599 (not (y-or-n-p (format "File %s exists; overwrite? " file-name)))
600 (error "Operation aborted"))
601 (write-region (point) (point-max) file-name))
602 (if rmail-delete-after-output
603 (rmail-delete-forward)))
605 ;; arch-tag: 4059abf0-f249-4be4-8e0d-602d370d01d1
606 ;;; rmailout.el ends here