mailrc

[Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>]

;;; -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
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(require 'cl-lib)
(require 'subr-x)

(defun mailrc-read-name ()
  (save-excursion
    (goto-char (point-at-bol))
    (let*((peol (point-at-eol))
          (beg  (search-forward "\"" peol t))
          (end  (search-forward "<"  peol t)))
      (when (and beg end)
        (string-trim
         (buffer-substring-no-properties beg (1- end)) )))))

(defun mailrc-read-mail ()
  (save-excursion
    (goto-char (point-at-bol))
    (let*((peol (point-at-eol))
          (beg  (search-forward "<" peol t))
          (end  (search-forward ">" peol t)))
      (when (and beg end)
        (string-trim
         (buffer-substring-no-properties beg (1- end)) )))))

(let ((mailrc-all-mails '()))
  (defun parse-mailrc-line ()
    (let*((name  (mailrc-read-name))
          (mail  (mailrc-read-mail))
          (entry (and name mail (list name mail))) )
      (when entry
        (push entry mailrc-all-mails) )))
  (declare-function parse-mailrc-line nil)

  (defun parse-mailrc-file ()
    (interactive)
    (save-excursion
      (goto-char (point-min))
      (cl-loop while (zerop (forward-line 1))
               do (parse-mailrc-line) ))
    mailrc-all-mails)
  (declare-function parse-mailrc-file nil) )

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