1 ;;; gnus-int.el --- backend interface functions for Gnus
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6 ;; Author: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
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28 (eval-when-compile (require 'cl))
34 (autoload 'gnus-agent-expire "gnus-agent")
35 (autoload 'gnus-agent-regenerate-group "gnus-agent")
36 (autoload 'gnus-agent-read-servers-validate-native "gnus-agent")
37 (autoload 'gnus-agent-possibly-synchronize-flags-server "gnus-agent")
39 (defcustom gnus-open-server-hook nil
40 "Hook called just before opening connection to the news server."
44 (defcustom gnus-server-unopen-status nil
45 "The default status if the server is not able to open.
46 If the server is covered by Gnus agent, the possible values are
47 `denied', set the server denied; `offline', set the server offline;
48 nil, ask user. If the server is not covered by Gnus agent, set the
52 :type '(choice (const :tag "Ask" nil)
53 (const :tag "Deny server" denied)
54 (const :tag "Unplug Agent" offline)))
56 (defvar gnus-internal-registry-spool-current-method nil
57 "The current method, for the registry.")
60 (defun gnus-server-opened (gnus-command-method)
61 "Check whether a connection to GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD has been opened."
62 (unless (eq (gnus-server-status gnus-command-method)
64 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
65 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
66 (funcall (inline (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'server-opened))
67 (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
69 (defun gnus-status-message (gnus-command-method)
70 "Return the status message from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD.
71 If GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD is a string, it is interpreted as a group
72 name. The method this group uses will be queried."
73 (let ((gnus-command-method
74 (if (stringp gnus-command-method)
75 (gnus-find-method-for-group gnus-command-method)
76 gnus-command-method)))
77 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'status-message)
78 (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
81 ;;; Server Communication
84 (defun gnus-start-news-server (&optional confirm)
85 "Open a method for getting news.
86 If CONFIRM is non-nil, the user will be asked for an NNTP server."
88 (if gnus-current-select-method
89 ;; Stream is already opened.
92 (unless gnus-nntp-service
93 (setq gnus-nntp-server nil))
95 ;; Read server name with completion.
96 (setq gnus-nntp-server
97 (completing-read "NNTP server: "
99 (cons (list gnus-nntp-server)
100 gnus-secondary-servers))
101 nil nil gnus-nntp-server)))
103 (when (and gnus-nntp-server
104 (stringp gnus-nntp-server)
105 (not (string= gnus-nntp-server "")))
106 (setq gnus-select-method
107 (cond ((or (string= gnus-nntp-server "")
108 (string= gnus-nntp-server "::"))
109 (list 'nnspool (system-name)))
110 ((string-match "^:" gnus-nntp-server)
111 (list 'nnmh gnus-nntp-server
112 (list 'nnmh-directory
113 (file-name-as-directory
115 (substring gnus-nntp-server 1) "~/")))
116 (list 'nnmh-get-new-mail nil)))
118 (list 'nntp gnus-nntp-server)))))
120 (setq how (car gnus-select-method))
124 (gnus-message 5 "Looking up local news spool..."))
127 (gnus-message 5 "Looking up mh spool..."))
130 (setq gnus-current-select-method gnus-select-method)
131 (gnus-run-hooks 'gnus-open-server-hook)
133 ;; Partially validate agent covered methods now that the
134 ;; gnus-select-method is known.
137 ;; NOTE: This is here for one purpose only. By validating
138 ;; the current select method, it converts the old 5.10.3,
139 ;; and earlier, format to the current format. That enables
140 ;; the agent code within gnus-open-server to function
142 (gnus-agent-read-servers-validate-native gnus-select-method))
145 ;; gnus-open-server-hook might have opened it
146 (gnus-server-opened gnus-select-method)
147 (gnus-open-server gnus-select-method)
151 "%s (%s) open error: '%s'. Continue? "
152 (car gnus-select-method) (cadr gnus-select-method)
153 (gnus-status-message gnus-select-method)))
154 (gnus-error 1 "Couldn't open server on %s"
155 (nth 1 gnus-select-method))))))
157 (defun gnus-check-group (group)
158 "Try to make sure that the server where GROUP exists is alive."
159 (let ((method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
160 (or (gnus-server-opened method)
161 (gnus-open-server method))))
163 (defun gnus-check-server (&optional method silent)
164 "Check whether the connection to METHOD is down.
165 If METHOD is nil, use `gnus-select-method'.
166 If it is down, start it up (again)."
167 (let ((method (or method gnus-select-method))
169 ;; Transform virtual server names into select methods.
170 (when (stringp method)
171 (setq method (gnus-server-to-method method)))
172 (if (gnus-server-opened method)
173 ;; The stream is already opened.
177 (gnus-message 5 "Opening %s server%s..." (car method)
178 (if (equal (nth 1 method) "") ""
179 (format " on %s" (nth 1 method)))))
180 (gnus-run-hooks 'gnus-open-server-hook)
182 (setq result (gnus-open-server method))
184 (gnus-message 5 "Opening %s server%s...%s" (car method)
185 (if (equal (nth 1 method) "") ""
186 (format " on %s" (nth 1 method)))
187 (if result "done" "failed")))))))
189 (defun gnus-get-function (method function &optional noerror)
190 "Return a function symbol based on METHOD and FUNCTION."
191 ;; Translate server names into methods.
193 (error "Attempted use of a nil select method"))
194 (when (stringp method)
195 (setq method (gnus-server-to-method method)))
196 ;; Check cache of constructed names.
197 (let* ((method-sym (if gnus-agent
198 (inline (gnus-agent-get-function method))
200 (method-fns (get method-sym 'gnus-method-functions))
201 (func (let ((method-fnlist-elt (assq function method-fns)))
202 (unless method-fnlist-elt
203 (setq method-fnlist-elt
205 (intern (format "%s-%s" method-sym function))))
206 (put method-sym 'gnus-method-functions
207 (cons method-fnlist-elt method-fns)))
208 (cdr method-fnlist-elt))))
209 ;; Maybe complain if there is no function.
210 (unless (fboundp func)
212 (error "Trying to require a method that doesn't exist"))
213 (require (car method))
214 (when (not (fboundp func))
217 (error "No such function: %s" func))))
222 ;;; Interface functions to the backends.
225 (defun gnus-method-denied-p (method)
226 (eq (nth 1 (assoc method gnus-opened-servers))
229 (defvar gnus-backend-trace t)
231 (defun gnus-open-server (gnus-command-method)
232 "Open a connection to GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
233 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
234 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
235 (when gnus-backend-trace
236 (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create "*gnus trace*")
237 (buffer-disable-undo)
238 (goto-char (point-max))
239 (insert (format-time-string "%H:%M:%S")
240 (format " %S\n" gnus-command-method))))
241 (let ((elem (assoc gnus-command-method gnus-opened-servers))
242 (server (gnus-method-to-server-name gnus-command-method)))
243 ;; If this method was previously denied, we just return nil.
244 (if (eq (nth 1 elem) 'denied)
246 (gnus-message 1 "Denied server %s" server)
249 (let* ((open-server-function (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'open-server))
252 (funcall open-server-function
253 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)
254 (nthcdr 2 gnus-command-method))
256 (gnus-message 1 "Unable to open server %s due to: %s"
257 server (error-message-string err))
260 (gnus-message 1 "Quit trying to open server %s" server)
263 ;; If this hasn't been opened before, we add it to the list.
265 (setq elem (list gnus-command-method nil)
266 gnus-opened-servers (cons elem gnus-opened-servers)))
267 ;; Set the status of this server.
271 (if (eq open-server-function #'nnagent-open-server)
272 ;; The agent's backend has a "special" status
276 (gnus-agent-method-p gnus-command-method))
278 (gnus-server-unopen-status
279 ;; Set the server's status to the unopen
280 ;; status. If that status is offline,
281 ;; recurse to open the agent's backend.
282 (setq open-offline (eq gnus-server-unopen-status 'offline))
283 gnus-server-unopen-status)
284 ((not gnus-batch-mode)
285 (setq open-offline t)
288 ;; This agentized server was still denied
291 ;; This unagentized server must be denied
294 ;; NOTE: I MUST set the server's status to offline before this
295 ;; recursive call as this status will drive the
296 ;; gnus-get-function (called above) to return the agent's
299 ;; Recursively open this offline server to perform the
300 ;; open-server function of the agent's backend.
301 (let ((gnus-server-unopen-status 'denied))
302 ;; Bind gnus-server-unopen-status to avoid recursively
303 ;; prompting with "go offline?". This is only a concern
304 ;; when the agent's backend fails to open the server.
305 (gnus-open-server gnus-command-method))
306 (when (and (eq (cadr elem) 'ok) gnus-agent
307 (gnus-agent-method-p gnus-command-method))
309 (gnus-agent-possibly-synchronize-flags-server
310 gnus-command-method)))
313 (defun gnus-close-server (gnus-command-method)
314 "Close the connection to GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
315 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
316 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
317 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'close-server)
318 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))
320 (defun gnus-request-list (gnus-command-method)
321 "Request the active file from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
322 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
323 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
324 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-list)
325 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))
327 (defun gnus-finish-retrieve-group-infos (gnus-command-method infos data)
328 "Read and update infos from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
329 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
330 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
331 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'finish-retrieve-group-infos)
332 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)
335 (defun gnus-retrieve-group-data-early (gnus-command-method infos)
336 "Start early async retrival of data from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
337 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
338 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
339 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'retrieve-group-data-early)
340 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)
343 (defun gnus-request-list-newsgroups (gnus-command-method)
344 "Request the newsgroups file from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
345 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
346 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
347 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-list-newsgroups)
348 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))
350 (defun gnus-request-newgroups (date gnus-command-method)
351 "Request all new groups since DATE from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
352 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
353 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
354 (let ((func (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-newgroups t)))
356 (funcall func date (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))))
358 (defun gnus-request-regenerate (gnus-command-method)
359 "Request a data generation from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
360 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
361 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
362 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-regenerate)
363 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))
365 (defun gnus-request-compact-group (group)
366 (let* ((method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
367 (gnus-command-method method)
369 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method
370 'request-compact-group)
371 (gnus-group-real-name group)
372 (nth 1 gnus-command-method) t)))
375 (defun gnus-request-compact (gnus-command-method)
376 "Request groups compaction from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
377 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
378 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
379 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-compact)
380 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))
382 (defun gnus-request-group (group &optional dont-check gnus-command-method info)
383 "Request GROUP. If DONT-CHECK, no information is required."
384 (let ((gnus-command-method
385 (or gnus-command-method (inline (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))))
386 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
387 (setq gnus-command-method
388 (inline (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method))))
389 (funcall (inline (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-group))
390 (gnus-group-real-name group) (nth 1 gnus-command-method)
394 (defun gnus-list-active-group (group)
395 "Request active information on GROUP."
396 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
397 (func 'list-active-group))
398 (when (gnus-check-backend-function func group)
399 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method func)
400 (gnus-group-real-name group) (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))))
402 (defun gnus-request-group-description (group)
403 "Request a description of GROUP."
404 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
405 (func 'request-group-description))
406 (when (gnus-check-backend-function func group)
407 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method func)
408 (gnus-group-real-name group) (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))))
410 (defun gnus-request-group-articles (group)
411 "Request a list of existing articles in GROUP."
412 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
413 (func 'request-group-articles))
414 (when (gnus-check-backend-function func group)
415 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method func)
416 (gnus-group-real-name group) (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))))
418 (defun gnus-close-group (group)
419 "Request the GROUP be closed."
420 (let ((gnus-command-method (inline (gnus-find-method-for-group group))))
421 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'close-group)
422 (gnus-group-real-name group) (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
424 (defun gnus-retrieve-headers (articles group &optional fetch-old)
425 "Request headers for ARTICLES in GROUP.
426 If FETCH-OLD, retrieve all headers (or some subset thereof) in the group."
427 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
429 ((and gnus-use-cache (numberp (car articles)))
430 (gnus-cache-retrieve-headers articles group fetch-old))
431 ((and gnus-agent (gnus-online gnus-command-method)
432 (gnus-agent-method-p gnus-command-method))
433 (gnus-agent-retrieve-headers articles group fetch-old))
435 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'retrieve-headers)
436 articles (gnus-group-real-name group)
437 (nth 1 gnus-command-method) fetch-old)))))
439 (defun gnus-retrieve-articles (articles group)
440 "Request ARTICLES in GROUP."
441 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
442 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'retrieve-articles)
443 articles (gnus-group-real-name group)
444 (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
446 (defun gnus-retrieve-groups (groups gnus-command-method)
447 "Request active information on GROUPS from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
448 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
449 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
450 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'retrieve-groups)
451 groups (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))
453 (defun gnus-request-type (group &optional article)
454 "Return the type (`post' or `mail') of GROUP (and ARTICLE)."
455 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
456 (if (not (gnus-check-backend-function
457 'request-type (car gnus-command-method)))
459 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-type)
460 (gnus-group-real-name group) article))))
462 (defun gnus-request-set-mark (group action)
463 "Set marks on articles in the back end."
464 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
465 (if (not (gnus-check-backend-function
466 'request-set-mark (car gnus-command-method)))
468 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-set-mark)
469 (gnus-group-real-name group) action
470 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))))
472 (defun gnus-request-update-mark (group article mark)
473 "Allow the back end to change the mark the user tries to put on an article."
474 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
475 (if (not (gnus-check-backend-function
476 'request-update-mark (car gnus-command-method)))
478 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-update-mark)
479 (gnus-group-real-name group) article mark))))
481 (defun gnus-request-article (article group &optional buffer)
482 "Request the ARTICLE in GROUP.
483 ARTICLE can either be an article number or an article Message-ID.
484 If BUFFER, insert the article in that group."
485 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
486 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-article)
487 article (gnus-group-real-name group)
488 (nth 1 gnus-command-method) buffer)))
490 (defun gnus-request-head (article group)
491 "Request the head of ARTICLE in GROUP."
492 (let* ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
493 (head (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-head t))
499 (gnus-cache-request-article article group))
500 (setq res (cons group article)
502 ;; Check the agent cache.
503 ((gnus-agent-request-article article group)
504 (setq res (cons group article)
506 ;; Use `head' function.
508 (setq res (funcall head article (gnus-group-real-name group)
509 (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
510 ;; Use `article' function.
512 (setq res (gnus-request-article article group)
515 (with-current-buffer nntp-server-buffer
516 (goto-char (point-min))
517 (when (search-forward "\n\n" nil t)
518 (delete-region (1- (point)) (point-max)))
519 (nnheader-fold-continuation-lines)))
522 (defun gnus-request-body (article group)
523 "Request the body of ARTICLE in GROUP."
524 (let* ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
525 (head (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-body t))
531 (gnus-cache-request-article article group))
532 (setq res (cons group article)
534 ;; Check the agent cache.
535 ((gnus-agent-request-article article group)
536 (setq res (cons group article)
538 ;; Use `head' function.
540 (setq res (funcall head article (gnus-group-real-name group)
541 (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
542 ;; Use `article' function.
544 (setq res (gnus-request-article article group)
547 (with-current-buffer nntp-server-buffer
548 (goto-char (point-min))
549 (when (search-forward "\n\n" nil t)
550 (delete-region (point-min) (1- (point))))))
553 (defun gnus-request-post (gnus-command-method)
554 "Post the current buffer using GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
555 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
556 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
557 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-post)
558 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))
560 (defun gnus-request-expunge-group (group gnus-command-method)
561 "Expunge GROUP, which is removing articles that have been marked as deleted."
562 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
563 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
564 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-expunge-group)
565 (gnus-group-real-name group)
566 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))
568 (defun gnus-request-scan (group gnus-command-method)
569 "Request a SCAN being performed in GROUP from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD.
570 If GROUP is nil, all groups on GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD are scanned."
571 (let ((gnus-command-method
572 (if group (gnus-find-method-for-group group) gnus-command-method))
573 (gnus-inhibit-demon t)
574 (mail-source-plugged gnus-plugged))
575 (when (or gnus-plugged
576 (not (gnus-agent-method-p gnus-command-method)))
577 (setq gnus-internal-registry-spool-current-method gnus-command-method)
578 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-scan)
579 (and group (gnus-group-real-name group))
580 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))))
582 (defun gnus-request-update-info (info gnus-command-method)
583 (when (gnus-check-backend-function
584 'request-update-info (car gnus-command-method))
585 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
586 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
587 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-update-info)
588 (gnus-group-real-name (gnus-info-group info)) info
589 (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
591 (defsubst gnus-request-marks (info gnus-command-method)
592 "Request that GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD update INFO."
593 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
594 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
595 (when (gnus-check-backend-function
596 'request-marks (car gnus-command-method))
597 (let ((group (gnus-info-group info)))
598 (and (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method
599 'request-update-info)
600 (gnus-group-real-name group)
601 info (nth 1 gnus-command-method))
602 ;; If the minimum article number is greater than 1, then all
603 ;; smaller article numbers are known not to exist; we'll
604 ;; artificially add those to the 'read range.
605 (let* ((active (gnus-active group))
608 (let* ((range (if (= min 2) 1 (cons 1 (1- min))))
609 (read (gnus-info-read info))
610 (new-read (gnus-range-add read (list range))))
611 (gnus-info-set-read info new-read)))
614 (defun gnus-request-expire-articles (articles group &optional force)
615 (let* ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
616 (gnus-inhibit-demon t)
619 (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-expire-articles)
620 articles (gnus-group-real-name group) (nth 1 gnus-command-method)
622 (when (and gnus-agent
623 (gnus-agent-method-p gnus-command-method))
624 (let ((expired-articles (gnus-sorted-difference articles not-deleted)))
625 (when expired-articles
626 (gnus-agent-expire expired-articles group 'force))))
629 (defun gnus-request-move-article (article group server accept-function
630 &optional last move-is-internal)
631 (let* ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
632 (result (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method
633 'request-move-article)
634 article (gnus-group-real-name group)
635 (nth 1 gnus-command-method) accept-function last move-is-internal)))
636 (when (and result gnus-agent
637 (gnus-agent-method-p gnus-command-method))
638 (gnus-agent-unfetch-articles group (list article)))
641 (defun gnus-request-accept-article (group &optional gnus-command-method last
643 ;; Make sure there's a newline at the end of the article.
644 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
645 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
646 (when (and (not gnus-command-method)
648 (setq gnus-command-method (or (gnus-find-method-for-group group)
649 (gnus-group-name-to-method group))))
650 (goto-char (point-max))
654 (let ((message-options message-options))
655 (message-options-set-recipient)
657 (message-narrow-to-head)
658 (let ((mail-parse-charset message-default-charset))
659 (mail-encode-encoded-word-buffer)))
660 (message-encode-message-body)))
661 (let ((gnus-command-method (or gnus-command-method
662 (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
665 (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-accept-article)
666 (if (stringp group) (gnus-group-real-name group) group)
667 (cadr gnus-command-method)
669 (when (and gnus-agent (gnus-agent-method-p gnus-command-method))
670 (gnus-agent-regenerate-group group (list (cdr result))))
673 (defun gnus-request-replace-article (article group buffer &optional no-encode)
675 (let ((message-options message-options))
676 (message-options-set-recipient)
678 (message-narrow-to-head)
679 (let ((mail-parse-charset message-default-charset))
680 (mail-encode-encoded-word-buffer)))
681 (message-encode-message-body)))
682 (let* ((func (car (gnus-group-name-to-method group)))
683 (result (funcall (intern (format "%s-request-replace-article" func))
684 article (gnus-group-real-name group) buffer)))
685 (when (and gnus-agent (gnus-agent-method-p gnus-command-method))
686 (gnus-agent-regenerate-group group (list article)))
689 (defun gnus-request-associate-buffer (group)
690 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
691 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-associate-buffer)
692 (gnus-group-real-name group))))
694 (defun gnus-request-restore-buffer (article group)
695 "Request a new buffer restored to the state of ARTICLE."
696 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
697 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-restore-buffer)
698 article (gnus-group-real-name group)
699 (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
701 (defun gnus-request-create-group (group &optional gnus-command-method args)
702 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
703 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
704 (let ((gnus-command-method
705 (or gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))))
706 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-create-group)
707 (gnus-group-real-name group) (nth 1 gnus-command-method) args)))
709 (defun gnus-request-delete-group (group &optional force)
710 (let* ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
712 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-delete-group)
713 (gnus-group-real-name group) force (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
715 (gnus-cache-delete-group group)
716 (gnus-agent-delete-group group))
719 (defun gnus-request-rename-group (group new-name)
720 (let* ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
722 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-rename-group)
723 (gnus-group-real-name group)
724 (gnus-group-real-name new-name) (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
726 (gnus-cache-rename-group group new-name)
727 (gnus-agent-rename-group group new-name))
730 (defun gnus-close-backends ()
731 ;; Send a close request to all backends that support such a request.
732 (let ((methods gnus-valid-select-methods)
733 (gnus-inhibit-demon t)
734 func gnus-command-method)
735 (while (setq gnus-command-method (pop methods))
736 (when (fboundp (setq func (intern
737 (concat (car gnus-command-method)
741 (defun gnus-asynchronous-p (gnus-command-method)
742 (let ((func (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'asynchronous-p t)))
746 (defun gnus-remove-denial (gnus-command-method)
747 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
748 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
749 (let* ((elem (assoc gnus-command-method gnus-opened-servers))
750 (status (cadr elem)))
751 ;; If this hasn't been opened before, we add it to the list.
752 (when (eq status 'denied)
753 ;; Set the status of this server.
754 (setcar (cdr elem) 'closed))))
758 ;;; gnus-int.el ends here