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48919e0f 1;;; mailalias.el --- expand and complete mailing address aliases
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48919e0f 3;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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e5167999 5;; Maintainer: FSF
fd7fa35a 6;; Keywords: mail
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8;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
9
10;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
11;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
e5167999 12;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
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13;; any later version.
14
15;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
16;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
17;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
18;; GNU General Public License for more details.
19
20;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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21;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
22;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
23;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
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25;;; Commentary:
26
27;; Basic functions for defining and expanding mail aliases.
28;; These seal off the interface to the alias-definition parts of a
29;; .mailrc file formatted for BSD's Mail or USL's mailx.
30
e5167999 31;;; Code:
80a677d9 32
594906dd 33(require 'sendmail)
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35(defvar mail-names t
36 "Alist of local users, aliases and directory entries as available.
37When t this still needs to be initialized.
38This is the basis for `mail-complete'.")
39
40(defvar mail-local-names t
41 "Alist of local users.
42When t this still needs to be initialized.")
43
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44(defvar mail-passwd-files '("/etc/passwd")
45 "List of files from which to determine valid user names.")
46
47(defvar mail-passwd-command nil
48 "Shell command to retrieve text to add to `/etc/passwd', or nil.")
49
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50(defvar mail-directory-names t
51 "Alist of mail address directory entries.
52When t this still needs to be initialized.")
53
54(defvar mail-address-field-regexp
55 "^\\(Resent-\\)?\\(To\\|From\\|CC\\|BCC\\|Reply-to\\):")
56
57(defvar mail-complete-alist
58 `((,mail-address-field-regexp mail-get-names pattern)
59 ("Newsgroups:" . (if (boundp 'gnus-active-hashtb)
60 gnus-active-hashtb
61 (if (boundp news-group-article-assoc)
62 news-group-article-assoc)))
63 ("Followup-To:" . (mail-sentto-newsgroups))
64 ;;("Distribution:" ???)
65 )
66 "Alist of header field and expression to return alist for completion.
67Expression may reference variable `pattern' which is the string being completed.
68If not on matching header, `mail-complete-function' gets called instead.")
69
70(defvar mail-complete-function 'ispell-complete-word
71 "Function to call when completing outside `mail-complete-alist'-header.")
72
73
74(defvar mail-directory-function nil
75 "Function to get completions from directory service or `nil' for none.
76See `mail-directory-requery'.")
77
78
79;; This is for when the directory is huge, or changes frequently.
80(defvar mail-directory-requery nil
81 "When non-`nil' call `mail-directory-function' for each completion.
82In that case, one argument gets passed to the function, the partial string
83entered so far.")
84
85
86(defvar mail-directory-process nil
87 "Unix command when `mail-directory-function' is `mail-directory-process'.
88This is a list of the form (COMMAND ARG ...), where each of the list elements
89is evaluated. When `mail-directory-requery' is non-`nil', during
90evaluation the variable `pattern' contains the partial input being completed.
91This might look like
92
93 '(remote-shell-program \"HOST\" \"-nl\" \"USER\" \"COMMAND\")
94
95or
96
97 '(remote-shell-program \"HOST\" \"-n\" \"COMMAND '^\" pattern \"'\")")
98
99(defvar mail-directory-stream ()
100 "List of (HOST SERVICE) for stream connection to mail directory.")
101
102(defvar mail-directory-parser nil
103 "How to interpret the output of `mail-directory-function'.
104Three types of values are possible:
105
106 - nil means to gather each line as one name
107 - regexp means first \\(grouping\\) in successive matches is name
108 - function called at beginning of buffer that returns an alist of names")
109
110
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111;; Called from sendmail-send-it, or similar functions,
112;; only if some mail aliases are defined.
113(defun expand-mail-aliases (beg end &optional exclude)
114 "Expand all mail aliases in suitable header fields found between BEG and END.
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115Suitable header fields are `To', `From', `CC' and `BCC', `Reply-to', and
116their `Resent-' variants.
117
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118Optional second arg EXCLUDE may be a regular expression defining text to be
119removed from alias expansions."
e934d700 120 (sendmail-sync-aliases)
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121 (if (eq mail-aliases t)
122 (progn (setq mail-aliases nil) (build-mail-aliases)))
123 (goto-char beg)
124 (setq end (set-marker (make-marker) end))
125 (let ((case-fold-search nil))
126 (while (let ((case-fold-search t))
48919e0f 127 (re-search-forward mail-address-field-regexp end t))
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128 (skip-chars-forward " \t")
129 (let ((beg1 (point))
130 end1 pos epos seplen
131 ;; DISABLED-ALIASES records aliases temporarily disabled
132 ;; while we scan text that resulted from expanding those aliases.
133 ;; Each element is (ALIAS . TILL-WHEN), where TILL-WHEN
134 ;; is where to reenable the alias (expressed as number of chars
135 ;; counting from END1).
136 (disabled-aliases nil))
137 (re-search-forward "^[^ \t]" end 'move)
138 (beginning-of-line)
139 (skip-chars-backward " \t\n")
140 (setq end1 (point-marker))
141 (goto-char beg1)
142 (while (< (point) end1)
143 (setq pos (point))
144 ;; Reenable any aliases which were disabled for ranges
145 ;; that we have passed out of.
146 (while (and disabled-aliases (> pos (- end1 (cdr (car disabled-aliases)))))
147 (setq disabled-aliases (cdr disabled-aliases)))
148 ;; EPOS gets position of end of next name;
149 ;; SEPLEN gets length of whitespace&separator that follows it.
150 (if (re-search-forward "[ \t]*[\n,][ \t]*" end1 t)
151 (setq epos (match-beginning 0)
152 seplen (- (point) epos))
153 (setq epos (marker-position end1) seplen 0))
154 (let (translation
2bc9b0c7 155 (string (buffer-substring-no-properties pos epos)))
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156 (if (and (not (assoc string disabled-aliases))
157 (setq translation
158 (cdr (assoc string mail-aliases))))
159 (progn
160 ;; This name is an alias. Disable it.
161 (setq disabled-aliases (cons (cons string (- end1 epos))
162 disabled-aliases))
163 ;; Replace the alias with its expansion
164 ;; then rescan the expansion for more aliases.
165 (goto-char pos)
166 (insert translation)
167 (if exclude
168 (let ((regexp
169 (concat "\\b\\(" exclude "\\)\\b"))
170 (end (point-marker)))
171 (goto-char pos)
172 (while (re-search-forward regexp end t)
173 (replace-match ""))
174 (goto-char end)))
175 (delete-region (point) (+ (point) (- epos pos)))
176 (goto-char pos))
177 ;; Name is not an alias. Skip to start of next name.
178 (goto-char epos)
179 (forward-char seplen))))
180 (set-marker end1 nil)))
181 (set-marker end nil)))
182
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183;; Called by mail-setup, or similar functions, only if the file specified
184;; by mail-personal-alias-file (usually `~/.mailrc') exists.
80a677d9 185(defun build-mail-aliases (&optional file)
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186 "Read mail aliases from personal aliases file and set `mail-aliases'.
187By default, this is the file specified by `mail-personal-alias-file'."
188 (setq file (expand-file-name (or file mail-personal-alias-file)))
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189 (let ((buffer nil)
190 (obuf (current-buffer)))
191 (unwind-protect
192 (progn
48919e0f 193 (setq buffer (generate-new-buffer " mailrc"))
80a677d9 194 (set-buffer buffer)
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195 (while file
196 (cond ((get-file-buffer file)
197 (insert (save-excursion
198 (set-buffer (get-file-buffer file))
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199 (buffer-substring-no-properties
200 (point-min) (point-max)))))
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201 ((file-exists-p file) (insert-file-contents file))
202 ((file-exists-p (setq file (concat "~/" file)))
203 (insert-file-contents file))
204 (t (setq file nil)))
205 ;; Don't lose if no final newline.
206 (goto-char (point-max))
207 (or (eq (preceding-char) ?\n) (newline))
208 (goto-char (point-min))
209 ;; handle "\\\n" continuation lines
210 (while (not (eobp))
211 (end-of-line)
212 (if (= (preceding-char) ?\\)
213 (progn (delete-char -1) (delete-char 1) (insert ?\ ))
80a677d9 214 (forward-char 1)))
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215 (goto-char (point-min))
216 ;; handle `source' directives -- Eddy/1994/May/25
217 (cond ((re-search-forward "^source[ \t]+" nil t)
218 (re-search-forward "\\S-+")
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219 (setq file (buffer-substring-no-properties
220 (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0)))
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221 (beginning-of-line)
222 (insert "# ") ; to ensure we don't re-process this file
223 (beginning-of-line))
224 (t (setq file nil))))
80a677d9 225 (goto-char (point-min))
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226 (while (re-search-forward
227 "^\\(a\\|alias\\|g\\|group\\)[ \t]+\\([^ \t]+\\)" nil t)
228 (let* ((name (match-string 2))
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229 (start (progn (skip-chars-forward " \t") (point))))
230 (end-of-line)
231 (define-mail-alias
232 name
599d82c8 233 (buffer-substring-no-properties start (point))
37e379dd 234 t)))
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235 mail-aliases)
236 (if buffer (kill-buffer buffer))
237 (set-buffer obuf))))
238
239;; Always autoloadable in case the user wants to define aliases
240;; interactively or in .emacs.
7229064d 241;;;###autoload
37e379dd 242(defun define-mail-alias (name definition &optional from-mailrc-file)
96846422 243 "Define NAME as a mail alias that translates to DEFINITION.
80a677d9 244This means that sending a message to NAME will actually send to DEFINITION.
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245
246Normally, the addresses in DEFINITION must be separated by commas.
247If FROM-MAILRC-FILE is non-nil, then addresses in DEFINITION
248can be separated by spaces; an address can contain spaces
249if it is quoted with double-quotes."
250
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251 (interactive "sDefine mail alias: \nsDefine %s as mail alias for: ")
252 ;; Read the defaults first, if we have not done so.
e934d700 253 (sendmail-sync-aliases)
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254 (if (eq mail-aliases t)
255 (progn
256 (setq mail-aliases nil)
9d73ab0d 257 (if (file-exists-p mail-personal-alias-file)
80a677d9 258 (build-mail-aliases))))
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259 ;; strip garbage from front and end
260 (if (string-match "\\`[ \t\n,]+" definition)
aa228418 261 (setq definition (substring definition (match-end 0))))
3af1a1f3 262 (if (string-match "[ \t\n,]+\\'" definition)
aa228418 263 (setq definition (substring definition 0 (match-beginning 0))))
37e379dd 264 (let ((result '())
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265 ;; If DEFINITION is null string, avoid looping even once.
266 (start (and (not (equal definition "")) 0))
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267 (L (length definition))
268 end tem)
269 (while start
270 ;; If we're reading from the mailrc file, then addresses are delimited
271 ;; by spaces, and addresses with embedded spaces must be surrounded by
272 ;; double-quotes. Otherwise, addresses are separated by commas.
273 (if from-mailrc-file
274 (if (eq ?\" (aref definition start))
275 (setq start (1+ start)
276 end (string-match "\"[ \t,]*" definition start))
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277 (setq end (string-match "[ \t,]+" definition start)))
278 (setq end (string-match "[ \t\n,]*,[ \t\n,]*" definition start)))
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279 (setq result (cons (substring definition start end) result))
280 (setq start (and end
281 (/= (match-end 0) L)
282 (match-end 0))))
283 (setq definition (mapconcat (function identity)
284 (nreverse result)
285 ", "))
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286 (setq tem (assoc name mail-aliases))
287 (if tem
288 (rplacd tem definition)
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289 (setq mail-aliases (cons (cons name definition) mail-aliases)
290 mail-names t))))
291
c0fd4267 292;;;###autoload
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293(defun mail-complete (arg)
294 "Perform completion on header field or word preceding point.
295Completable headers are according to `mail-complete-alist'. If none matches
296current header, calls `mail-complete-function' and passes prefix arg if any."
297 (interactive "P")
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298 ;; Read the defaults first, if we have not done so.
299 (sendmail-sync-aliases)
300 (if (eq mail-aliases t)
301 (progn
302 (setq mail-aliases nil)
303 (if (file-exists-p mail-personal-alias-file)
304 (build-mail-aliases))))
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305 (let ((list mail-complete-alist))
306 (if (and (save-excursion (search-forward
307 (concat "\n" mail-header-separator "\n")
308 nil t))
309 (save-excursion
310 (if (re-search-backward "^[^\t]" nil t)
311 (while list
312 (if (looking-at (car (car list)))
313 (setq arg (cdr (car list))
314 list ())
315 (setq list (cdr list)))))
316 arg))
317 (let* ((end (point))
318 (beg (save-excursion
319 (skip-chars-backward "^ \t<,:")
320 (point)))
321 (pattern (buffer-substring beg end))
322 completion)
323 (setq list (eval arg)
324 completion (try-completion pattern list))
325 (cond ((eq completion t))
326 ((null completion)
327 (message "Can't find completion for \"%s\"" pattern)
328 (ding))
329 ((not (string= pattern completion))
330 (delete-region beg end)
331 (insert completion))
332 (t
333 (message "Making completion list...")
334 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Completions*"
335 (display-completion-list
336 (all-completions pattern list)))
337 (message "Making completion list...%s" "done"))))
338 (funcall mail-complete-function arg))))
339
340(defun mail-get-names (pattern)
341 "Fetch local users and global mail adresses for completion.
342Consults `/etc/passwd' and a directory service if one is set up via
343`mail-directory-function'."
344 (if (eq mail-local-names t)
345 (save-excursion
346 (set-buffer (generate-new-buffer " passwd"))
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347 (let ((files mail-passwd-files))
348 (while files
349 (insert-file-contents (car files) nil nil nil t)
350 (setq files (cdr files))))
351 (if mail-passwd-command
352 (call-process shell-file-name nil t nil
353 shell-command-switch mail-passwd-command))
354 (setq mail-local-names nil)
48919e0f 355 (while (not (eobp))
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356 ;;Recognize lines like
357 ;; nobody:*:65534:65534::/:
358 ;; +demo::::::/bin/csh
359 ;; +ethanb
360 ;;while skipping
361 ;; +@SOFTWARE
362 (if (looking-at "\\+?\\([^:@\n+]+\\)")
363 (add-to-list 'mail-local-names (list (match-string 1))))
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364 (beginning-of-line 2))
365 (kill-buffer (current-buffer))))
366 (if (or (eq mail-names t)
367 (eq mail-directory-names t))
368 (let (directory)
369 (and mail-directory-function
370 (eq mail-directory-names t)
371 (setq directory
372 (mail-directory (if mail-directory-requery pattern))))
373 (if (or directory
374 (eq mail-names t))
375 (setq mail-names
376 (sort (append (if (consp mail-aliases) mail-aliases)
377 (if (consp mail-local-names)
378 mail-local-names)
379 directory)
380 (lambda (a b)
381 ;; should cache downcased strings
382 (string< (downcase (car a))
383 (downcase (car b)))))))
384 (or mail-directory-requery
385 (setq mail-directory-names directory))))
386 mail-names)
387
388
389(defun mail-directory (pattern)
390 "Call directory to get names matching PATTERN or all if `nil'.
391Calls `mail-directory-function' and applies `mail-directory-parser' to output."
392 (save-excursion
393 (message "Querying directory...")
394 (set-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *mail-directory*"))
395 (funcall mail-directory-function pattern)
396 (goto-char 1)
397 (let (directory)
398 (if (stringp mail-directory-parser)
399 (while (re-search-forward mail-directory-parser nil t)
400 (setq directory
401 `((,(match-string 1))
402 ,@directory)))
403 (if mail-directory-parser
404 (setq directory (funcall mail-directory-parser))
405 (while (not (eobp))
406 (setq directory
407 `((,(buffer-substring (point)
408 (progn
409 (forward-line)
410 (if (bolp)
411 (1- (point))
412 (point)))))
413 ,@directory)))))
414 (kill-buffer (current-buffer))
415 (message "Querying directory...done")
416 directory)))
417
418
419(defun mail-directory-process (pattern)
420 "Call a Unix process to output names in directory.
421See `mail-directory-process'."
422 (apply 'call-process (eval (car mail-directory-process)) nil t nil
423 (mapcar 'eval (cdr mail-directory-process))))
424
425;; This should handle a dialog. Currently expects port to spit out names.
426(defun mail-directory-stream (pattern)
427 "Open a stream to retrieve names in directory.
428See `mail-directory-stream'."
429 (let (mailalias-done)
430 (set-process-sentinel
431 (apply 'open-network-stream "mailalias" (current-buffer)
432 mail-directory-stream)
433 (lambda (x x)
434 (setq mailalias-done t)))
435 (while (not mailalias-done)
436 (sit-for .1))))
437
438(defun mail-sentto-newsgroups ()
439 "Return all entries from Newsgroups: header as completion alist."
440 (save-excursion
441 (if (mail-position-on-field "newsgroups" t)
442 (let ((point (point))
443 list)
444 (while (< (skip-chars-backward "^:, \t\n") 0)
445 (setq list `((,(buffer-substring (point) point))
446 ,@list))
447 (skip-chars-backward ", \t\n")
448 (setq point (point)))
449 list))))
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451(provide 'mailalias)
452
6594deb0 453;;; mailalias.el ends here