notmuch/emacs/notmuch-query.el

;;; notmuch-query.el --- provide an emacs api to query notmuch
;;
;; Copyright © David Bremner
;;
;; This file is part of Notmuch.
;;
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;; Authors: David Bremner <david@tethera.net>

;;; Code:

(require 'notmuch-lib)

;;; Basic query function

(defun notmuch-query-get-threads (search-terms)
  "Return a list of threads of messages matching SEARCH-TERMS.

A thread is a forest or list of trees. A tree is a two element
list where the first element is a message, and the second element
is a possibly empty forest of replies."
  (let ((args '("show" "--format=sexp" "--format-version=4")))
    (when notmuch-show-process-crypto
      (setq args (append args '("--decrypt=true"))))
    (setq args (append args search-terms))
    (apply #'notmuch-call-notmuch-sexp args)))

;;; Mapping functions across collections of messages

(defun notmuch-query-map-aux  (mapper function seq)
  "Private function to do the actual mapping and flattening."
  (apply 'append
	 (mapcar
	  (lambda (tree)
	    (funcall mapper function tree))
	  seq)))

(defun notmuch-query-map-threads (fn threads)
  "Apply function FN to every thread in THREADS.
Flatten results to a list.  See the function
`notmuch-query-get-threads' for more information."
  (notmuch-query-map-aux 'notmuch-query-map-forest fn threads))

(defun notmuch-query-map-forest (fn forest)
  "Apply function FN to every message in FOREST.
Flatten results to a list.  See the function
`notmuch-query-get-threads' for more information."
  (notmuch-query-map-aux 'notmuch-query-map-tree fn forest))

(defun notmuch-query-map-tree (fn tree)
  "Apply function FN to every message in TREE.
Flatten results to a list.  See the function
`notmuch-query-get-threads' for more information."
  (cons (funcall fn (car tree)) (notmuch-query-map-forest fn (cadr tree))))

;;; Predefined queries

(defun notmuch-query-get-message-ids (&rest search-terms)
  "Return a list of message-ids of messages that match SEARCH-TERMS."
  (notmuch-query-map-threads
   (lambda (msg) (plist-get msg :id))
   (notmuch-query-get-threads search-terms)))

(provide 'notmuch-query)

;;; notmuch-query.el ends here