Re: mac-message for Growl 2

[Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>]

Hi Iain,

org-mac-message has just been replaced by org-mac-link.
You you please re-evaluate if your problem still exists (probably yes - if so, please provide a new patch).

Thank you!

- Carsten

On 4.8.2013, at 22:39, Iain Houston <mail@iainhouston.me> wrote:

> I encountered a few problems with org-mac-mail bundled with emacs 24.3.1; some errors interfacing with Growl (2.1) so the patch below works for me and I wondered whether it would be of use to anyone else.
> 
> I adapted the insertion of flagged mail to look at all active mail accounts rather than having to name any particular one.
> 
> This is how I use org-mac-message: and below is the patch.
> 
> (require 'org)
> (load "org-mac-message")
> (global-set-key [(shift f10)] (lambda() (interactive)
>                                (progn
>                                  (find-file-noselect "~/Dropbox/org/refile.org")
>                                  (org-mac-message-insert-flagged "refile.org" "Flagged mail"))))
> 
> 
> diff --git a/org-mac-message.el b/org-mac-message.el
> index 5df68f5..be2a654 100644
> --- a/org-mac-message.el
> +++ b/org-mac-message.el
> @@ -95,86 +95,89 @@ This will use the command `open' with the message URL."
>     "return theLinkList as string\n"
>     "end tell")))
> 
> -(defun as-get-flagged-mail ()
> -  "AppleScript to create links to flagged messages in Mail.app."
> -  (do-applescript
> -   (concat
> -    ;; Is Growl installed?
> -    "tell application \"System Events\"\n"
> -    "set growlHelpers to the name of every process whose creator type contains \"GRRR\"\n"
> -    "if (count of growlHelpers) > 0 then\n"
> -    "set growlHelperApp to item 1 of growlHelpers\n"
> -    "else\n"
> -    "set growlHelperApp to \"\"\n"
> -    "end if\n"
> -    "end tell\n"
> -
> -    ;; Get links
> -    "tell application \"Mail\"\n"
> -    "set theMailboxes to every mailbox of account \"" org-mac-mail-account "\"\n"
> -    "set theLinkList to {}\n"
> -    "repeat with aMailbox in theMailboxes\n"
> -    "set theSelection to (every message in aMailbox whose flagged status = true)\n"
> -    "repeat with theMessage in theSelection\n"
> -    "set theID to message id of theMessage\n"
> -    "set theSubject to subject of theMessage\n"
> -    "set theLink to \"message://\" & theID & \"::split::\" & theSubject & \"\n\"\n"
> -    "copy theLink to end of theLinkList\n"
> -
> -    ;; Report progress through Growl
> -    ;; This "double tell" idiom is described in detail at
> -    ;; http://macscripter.net/viewtopic.php?id=24570 The
> -    ;; script compiler needs static knowledge of the
> -    ;; growlHelperApp.  Hmm, since we're compiling
> -    ;; on-the-fly here, this is likely to be way less
> -    ;; portable than I'd hoped.  It'll work when the name
> -    ;; is still "GrowlHelperApp", though.
> -    "if growlHelperApp is not \"\" then\n"
> -    "tell application \"GrowlHelperApp\"\n"
> -    "tell application growlHelperApp\n"
> -    "set the allNotificationsList to {\"FlaggedMail\"}\n"
> -    "set the enabledNotificationsList to allNotificationsList\n"
> -    "register as application \"FlaggedMail\" all notifications allNotificationsList default notifications enabledNotificationsList icon of application \"Mail\"\n"
> -    "notify with name \"FlaggedMail\" title \"Importing flagged message\" description theSubject application name \"FlaggedMail\"\n"
> -    "end tell\n"
> -    "end tell\n"
> -    "end if\n"
> -    "end repeat\n"
> -    "end repeat\n"
> -    "return theLinkList as string\n"
> -    "end tell")))
> +(defun  as-get-flagged-mail ()
> +     "AppleScript to create links to flagged messages in all Mail.app accounts"
> +     ;; Revised use of Growl interface and no need for variable org-mac-mail-account
> +     (do-applescript
> +      (concat
> +       ;; Is Growl running? Use API as recommended at http://growl.info/documentation/applescript-support.php 
> +       "tell application \"System Events\"\n"
> +       "set growlIsRunning to (count of (every process whose bundle identifier is \"com.Growl.GrowlHelperApp\")) > 0\n"
> +       "end tell\n"
> +
> +       "set theLinkList to {}\n"
> +       "set isNotRegisteredToGrowl to true\n"
> +       "tell application \"Mail\"\n"
> +       "set theAccountList to the name of every account\n"
> +       "repeat with theMailAccount in theAccountList\n"
> +       "set theMailboxes to every mailbox of account theMailAccount\n"
> +       "repeat with aMailbox in theMailboxes\n"
> +       "set theSelection to (every message in aMailbox whose flagged status = true)\n"
> +       "repeat with theMessage in theSelection\n"
> +       "set theID to message id of theMessage\n"
> +       "set theSubject to subject of theMessage\n"
> +       "set theLink to \"message://\" & theID & \"::split::\" & theSubject & \"\n\"\n"
> +       "copy theLink to end of theLinkList\n"
> +       
> +       "if growlIsRunning then\n"
> +       "tell application id \"com.Growl.GrowlHelperApp\"\n"
> +       "if isNotRegisteredToGrowl then\n"
> +       "set the allNotificationsList to {\"FlaggedMail\"}\n"
> +       "set the enabledNotificationsList to allNotificationsList\n"
> +       "register as application \"FlaggedMail\" all notifications allNotificationsList default notifications enabledNotificationsList icon of application \"Mail\"\n"
> +       "set isNotRegisteredToGrowl to false\n"
> +       "end if\n"
> +       "notify with name \"FlaggedMail\" title \"Importing flagged message\" description theSubject application name \"FlaggedMail\"\n"
> +       "end tell\n"
> +       "end if\n"
> +       
> +       "end repeat\n"
> +       "end repeat\n"
> +       "end repeat\n"
> +       "end tell\n"
> +       "return theLinkList as string\n"
> +       ))
> +     )
> 
> (defun org-mac-message-get-links (&optional select-or-flag)
> -  "Create links to the messages currently selected or flagged in Mail.app.
> +     "Overridden function.
> +Create links to the messages currently selected or flagged in Mail.app.
> This will use AppleScript to get the message-id and the subject of the
> messages in Mail.app and make a link out of it.
> When SELECT-OR-FLAG is \"s\", get the selected messages (this is also
> the default).  When SELECT-OR-FLAG is \"f\", get the flagged messages.
> The Org-syntax text will be pushed to the kill ring, and also returned."
> -  (interactive "sLink to (s)elected or (f)lagged messages: ")
> -  (setq select-or-flag (or select-or-flag "s"))
> -  (message "AppleScript: searching mailboxes...")
> -  (let* ((as-link-list
> -	  (if (string= select-or-flag "s")
> -	      (as-get-selected-mail)
> -	    (if (string= select-or-flag "f")
> -		(as-get-flagged-mail)
> -	      (error "Please select \"s\" or \"f\""))))
> -	 (link-list
> -	  (mapcar
> -	   (lambda (x) (if (string-match "\\`\"\\(.*\\)\"\\'" x) (setq x (match-string 1 x))) x)
> -	   (split-string as-link-list "[\r\n]+")))
> -	 split-link URL description orglink orglink-insert rtn orglink-list)
> -    (while link-list
> -      (setq split-link (split-string (pop link-list) "::split::"))
> -      (setq URL (car split-link))
> -      (setq description (cadr split-link))
> -      (when (not (string= URL ""))
> -	(setq orglink (org-make-link-string URL description))
> -	(push orglink orglink-list)))
> -    (setq rtn (mapconcat 'identity orglink-list "\n"))
> -    (kill-new rtn)
> -    rtn))
> +     (interactive "sLink to (s)elected or (f)lagged messages: ")
> +     (setq select-or-flag (or select-or-flag "s"))
> +     (let* ((as-link-list
> +	     (if (string= select-or-flag "s")
> +		 (progn
> +		   (message "AppleScript: searching mailboxes for selected message")
> +		   (as-get-selected-mail))
> +	       (if (string= select-or-flag "f")
> +		   (progn      
> +		     ;; searching for all flagged messages can take tens of seconds
> +		     ;; so user needs to be told of progress even if Growl is also notifying 
> +		     (message "AppleScript: searching mailboxes for flagged messages")
> +		     (as-get-flagged-mail))
> +		 (error "Please select \"s\" or \"f\""))))
> +	    (link-list
> +	     (mapcar
> +	      (lambda (x) (if (string-match "\\`\"\\(.*\\)\"\\'" x) (setq x (match-string 1 x))) x)
> +	      (split-string as-link-list "[\r\n]+")))
> +	    split-link URL description orglink orglink-insert rtn orglink-list)
> +       (while link-list
> +	 (setq split-link (split-string (pop link-list) "::split::"))
> +	 (setq URL (car split-link))
> +	 (setq description (cadr split-link))
> +	 (when (not (string= URL ""))
> +	   (setq orglink (org-make-link-string URL description))
> +	   (push orglink orglink-list)))
> +       (setq rtn (mapconcat 'identity orglink-list "\n"))
> +       (kill-new rtn)
> +       ;; "searching" message will remain in echo area until replaced
> +       (message "AppleScript: finished searching mailboxes.")
> +       rtn))
> 
> (defun org-mac-message-insert-selected ()
>   "Insert a link to the messages currently selected in Mail.app.
> @@ -186,30 +189,41 @@ active mail in Mail.app and make a link out of it."
> ;; The following line is for backward compatibility
> (defalias 'org-mac-message-insert-link 'org-mac-message-insert-selected)
> 
> -(defun org-mac-message-insert-flagged (org-buffer org-heading)
> -  "Asks for an org buffer and a heading within it, and replace message links.
> +(eval-after-load "org-mac-message"
> +  '(defun org-mac-message-insert-flagged (org-buffer org-heading)
> +     "Asks for an org buffer and a heading within it, and replace message links.
> If heading exists, delete all message:// links within heading's first
> level.  If heading doesn't exist, create it at point-max.  Insert
> list of message:// links to flagged mail after heading."
> -  (interactive "bBuffer in which to insert links: \nsHeading after which to insert links: ")
> -  (with-current-buffer org-buffer
> -    (goto-char (point-min))
> -    (let ((isearch-forward t)
> -	  (message-re "\\[\\[\\(message:\\)\\([^]]+\\)\\]\\(\\[\\([^]]+\\)\\]\\)?\\]"))
> -      (if (org-goto-local-search-headings org-heading nil t)
> -	  (if (not (eobp))
> -	      (progn
> -		(save-excursion
> -		  (while (re-search-forward
> -			  message-re (save-excursion (outline-next-heading)) t)
> -		    (delete-region (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0)))
> -		  (insert "\n" (org-mac-message-get-links "f")))
> -		(flush-lines "^$" (point) (outline-next-heading)))
> -	    (insert "\n" (org-mac-message-get-links "f")))
> -	(goto-char (point-max))
> -	(insert "\n")
> -	(org-insert-heading nil t)
> -	(insert org-heading "\n" (org-mac-message-get-links "f"))))))
> +     (interactive "bBuffer in which to insert links: \nsHeading after which to insert links: ")
> +     (with-current-buffer org-buffer
> +       (goto-char (point-min))
> +       (let ((isearch-forward t)
> +	     (message-re "\\[\\[\\(message:\\)\\([^]]+\\)\\]\\(\\[\\([^]]+\\)\\]\\)?\\]"))
> +	 (if (org-goto-local-search-headings org-heading nil t)
> +	     (if (not (eobp))
> +		 (progn
> +		   (save-excursion
> +		     ;; delete previously recorded flagged messages
> +		     (while (re-search-forward
> +			     message-re (save-excursion (outline-next-heading)) t)
> +		       (delete-region (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0)))
> +		     (insert "\n" (org-mac-message-get-links "f")))
> +		   ;; apparently also delete empty lines.
> +		   ;; allow for situation where there is no next-heading
> +		   ;; to avoid previously ocurring Lisp errors
> +		   (let (
> +			 (frm (point))
> +			 (tom (outline-next-heading)))
> +		     (if (null tom) (setq tom (point-max)))
> +		     (flush-lines "^$" frm tom)))
> +
> +	       (insert "\n" (org-mac-message-get-links "f")))
> +	   (goto-char (point-max))
> +	   (insert "\n")
> +	   (org-insert-heading nil t)
> +	   (insert org-heading "\n" (org-mac-message-get-links "f"))))))
> +  )
> 
> (provide 'org-mac-message)
> 
> 
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