+(defun gnus-expand-group-parameter (match value group)
+ "Use MATCH to expand VALUE in GROUP."
+ (with-temp-buffer
+ (insert group)
+ (goto-char (point-min))
+ (while (re-search-forward match nil t)
+ (replace-match value))
+ (buffer-string)))
+
+(defun gnus-expand-group-parameters (match parameters group)
+ "Go through PARAMETERS and expand them according to the match data."
+ (let (new)
+ (dolist (elem parameters)
+ (if (and (stringp (cdr elem))
+ (string-match "\\\\" (cdr elem)))
+ (push (cons (car elem)
+ (gnus-expand-group-parameter match (cdr elem) group))
+ new)
+ (push elem new)))
+ new))
+
+(defun gnus-group-fast-parameter (group symbol &optional allow-list)
+ "For GROUP, return the value of SYMBOL.
+
+You should call this in the `gnus-group-buffer' buffer.
+The function `gnus-group-find-parameter' will do that for you."
+ ;; The speed trick: No cons'ing and quit early.
+ (or (let ((params (funcall gnus-group-get-parameter-function group)))
+ ;; Start easy, check the "real" group parameters.
+ (gnus-group-parameter-value params symbol allow-list))
+ ;; We didn't found it there, try `gnus-parameters'.
+ (let ((result nil)
+ (head nil)
+ (tail gnus-parameters))
+ ;; A good old-fashioned non-cl loop.
+ (while tail
+ (setq head (car tail)
+ tail (cdr tail))
+ ;; The car is regexp matching for matching the group name.
+ (when (string-match (car head) group)
+ ;; The cdr is the parameters.
+ (setq result (gnus-group-parameter-value (cdr head)
+ symbol allow-list))
+ (when result
+ ;; Expand if necessary.
+ (if (and (stringp result) (string-match "\\\\" result))
+ (setq result (gnus-expand-group-parameter (car head)
+ result group)))
+ ;; Exit the loop early.
+ (setq tail nil))))
+ ;; Done.
+ result)))
+