1 ;;; gnus-int.el --- backend interface functions for Gnus
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5 ;; Author: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
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29 (eval-when-compile (require 'cl))
36 (defun gnus-agent-expire (a b c)))
38 (defcustom gnus-open-server-hook nil
39 "Hook called just before opening connection to the news server."
43 (defcustom gnus-server-unopen-status nil
44 "The default status if the server is not able to open.
45 If the server is covered by Gnus agent, the possible values are
46 `denied', set the server denied; `offline', set the server offline;
47 nil, ask user. If the server is not covered by Gnus agent, set the
50 :type '(choice (const :tag "Ask" nil)
51 (const :tag "Deny server" denied)
52 (const :tag "Unplugg Agent" offline)))
54 (defvar gnus-internal-registry-spool-current-method nil
55 "The current method, for the registry.")
58 ;;; Server Communication
61 (defun gnus-start-news-server (&optional confirm)
62 "Open a method for getting news.
63 If CONFIRM is non-nil, the user will be asked for an NNTP server."
65 (if gnus-current-select-method
66 ;; Stream is already opened.
69 (unless gnus-nntp-service
70 (setq gnus-nntp-server nil))
72 ;; Read server name with completion.
73 (setq gnus-nntp-server
74 (completing-read "NNTP server: "
75 (mapcar (lambda (server) (list server))
76 (cons (list gnus-nntp-server)
77 gnus-secondary-servers))
78 nil nil gnus-nntp-server)))
80 (when (and gnus-nntp-server
81 (stringp gnus-nntp-server)
82 (not (string= gnus-nntp-server "")))
83 (setq gnus-select-method
84 (cond ((or (string= gnus-nntp-server "")
85 (string= gnus-nntp-server "::"))
86 (list 'nnspool (system-name)))
87 ((string-match "^:" gnus-nntp-server)
88 (list 'nnmh gnus-nntp-server
90 (file-name-as-directory
92 (substring gnus-nntp-server 1) "~/")))
93 (list 'nnmh-get-new-mail nil)))
95 (list 'nntp gnus-nntp-server)))))
97 (setq how (car gnus-select-method))
101 (gnus-message 5 "Looking up local news spool..."))
104 (gnus-message 5 "Looking up mh spool..."))
107 (setq gnus-current-select-method gnus-select-method)
108 (gnus-run-hooks 'gnus-open-server-hook)
110 ;; gnus-open-server-hook might have opened it
111 (gnus-server-opened gnus-select-method)
112 (gnus-open-server gnus-select-method)
116 "%s (%s) open error: '%s'. Continue? "
117 (car gnus-select-method) (cadr gnus-select-method)
118 (gnus-status-message gnus-select-method)))
119 (gnus-error 1 "Couldn't open server on %s"
120 (nth 1 gnus-select-method))))))
122 (defun gnus-check-group (group)
123 "Try to make sure that the server where GROUP exists is alive."
124 (let ((method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
125 (or (gnus-server-opened method)
126 (gnus-open-server method))))
128 (defun gnus-check-server (&optional method silent)
129 "Check whether the connection to METHOD is down.
130 If METHOD is nil, use `gnus-select-method'.
131 If it is down, start it up (again)."
132 (let ((method (or method gnus-select-method))
134 ;; Transform virtual server names into select methods.
135 (when (stringp method)
136 (setq method (gnus-server-to-method method)))
137 (if (gnus-server-opened method)
138 ;; The stream is already opened.
142 (gnus-message 5 "Opening %s server%s..." (car method)
143 (if (equal (nth 1 method) "") ""
144 (format " on %s" (nth 1 method)))))
145 (gnus-run-hooks 'gnus-open-server-hook)
148 (setq result (gnus-open-server method))
149 (quit (message "Quit gnus-check-server")
152 (gnus-message 5 "Opening %s server%s...%s" (car method)
153 (if (equal (nth 1 method) "") ""
154 (format " on %s" (nth 1 method)))
155 (if result "done" "failed")))))))
157 (defun gnus-get-function (method function &optional noerror)
158 "Return a function symbol based on METHOD and FUNCTION."
159 ;; Translate server names into methods.
161 (error "Attempted use of a nil select method"))
162 (when (stringp method)
163 (setq method (gnus-server-to-method method)))
164 ;; Check cache of constructed names.
165 (let* ((method-sym (if gnus-agent
166 (gnus-agent-get-function method)
168 (method-fns (get method-sym 'gnus-method-functions))
169 (func (let ((method-fnlist-elt (assq function method-fns)))
170 (unless method-fnlist-elt
171 (setq method-fnlist-elt
173 (intern (format "%s-%s" method-sym function))))
174 (put method-sym 'gnus-method-functions
175 (cons method-fnlist-elt method-fns)))
176 (cdr method-fnlist-elt))))
177 ;; Maybe complain if there is no function.
178 (unless (fboundp func)
180 (error "Trying to require a method that doesn't exist"))
181 (require (car method))
182 (when (not (fboundp func))
185 (error "No such function: %s" func))))
190 ;;; Interface functions to the backends.
193 (defun gnus-open-server (gnus-command-method)
194 "Open a connection to GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
195 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
196 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
197 (let ((elem (assoc gnus-command-method gnus-opened-servers)))
198 ;; If this method was previously denied, we just return nil.
199 (if (eq (nth 1 elem) 'denied)
201 (gnus-message 1 "Denied server")
206 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'open-server)
207 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)
208 (nthcdr 2 gnus-command-method))
210 (message "Quit trying to open server")
212 ;; If this hasn't been opened before, we add it to the list.
214 (setq elem (list gnus-command-method nil)
215 gnus-opened-servers (cons elem gnus-opened-servers)))
216 ;; Set the status of this server.
219 (if (eq (cadr elem) 'offline)
223 (not (eq (cadr elem) 'offline))
224 (gnus-agent-method-p gnus-command-method))
225 (or gnus-server-unopen-status
227 (format "Unable to open %s:%s, go offline? "
228 (car gnus-command-method)
229 (cadr gnus-command-method)))
233 ;; Return the result from the "open" call.
234 (cond ((eq (cadr elem) 'offline)
235 ;; I'm avoiding infinite recursion by binding unopen
236 ;; status to denied (The logic of this routine
237 ;; guarantees that I can't get to this point with
238 ;; unopen status already bound to denied).
239 (unless (eq gnus-server-unopen-status 'denied)
240 (let ((gnus-server-unopen-status 'denied))
241 (gnus-open-server gnus-command-method)))
246 (defun gnus-close-server (gnus-command-method)
247 "Close the connection to GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
248 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
249 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
250 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'close-server)
251 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))
253 (defun gnus-request-list (gnus-command-method)
254 "Request the active file from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
255 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
256 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
257 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-list)
258 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))
260 (defun gnus-request-list-newsgroups (gnus-command-method)
261 "Request the newsgroups file from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
262 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
263 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
264 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-list-newsgroups)
265 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))
267 (defun gnus-request-newgroups (date gnus-command-method)
268 "Request all new groups since DATE from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
269 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
270 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
271 (let ((func (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-newgroups t)))
273 (funcall func date (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))))
275 (defun gnus-server-opened (gnus-command-method)
276 "Check whether a connection to GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD has been opened."
277 (unless (eq (gnus-server-status gnus-command-method)
279 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
280 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
281 (funcall (inline (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'server-opened))
282 (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
284 (defun gnus-status-message (gnus-command-method)
285 "Return the status message from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD.
286 If GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD is a string, it is interpreted as a group name. The method
287 this group uses will be queried."
288 (let ((gnus-command-method
289 (if (stringp gnus-command-method)
290 (gnus-find-method-for-group gnus-command-method)
291 gnus-command-method)))
292 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'status-message)
293 (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
295 (defun gnus-request-regenerate (gnus-command-method)
296 "Request a data generation from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
297 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
298 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
299 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-regenerate)
300 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))
302 (defun gnus-request-group (group &optional dont-check gnus-command-method)
303 "Request GROUP. If DONT-CHECK, no information is required."
304 (let ((gnus-command-method
305 (or gnus-command-method (inline (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))))
306 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
307 (setq gnus-command-method
308 (inline (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method))))
309 (funcall (inline (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-group))
310 (gnus-group-real-name group) (nth 1 gnus-command-method)
313 (defun gnus-list-active-group (group)
314 "Request active information on GROUP."
315 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
316 (func 'list-active-group))
317 (when (gnus-check-backend-function func group)
318 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method func)
319 (gnus-group-real-name group) (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))))
321 (defun gnus-request-group-description (group)
322 "Request a description of GROUP."
323 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
324 (func 'request-group-description))
325 (when (gnus-check-backend-function func group)
326 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method func)
327 (gnus-group-real-name group) (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))))
329 (defun gnus-request-group-articles (group)
330 "Request a list of existing articles in GROUP."
331 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
332 (func 'request-group-articles))
333 (when (gnus-check-backend-function func group)
334 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method func)
335 (gnus-group-real-name group) (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))))
337 (defun gnus-close-group (group)
338 "Request the GROUP be closed."
339 (let ((gnus-command-method (inline (gnus-find-method-for-group group))))
340 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'close-group)
341 (gnus-group-real-name group) (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
343 (defun gnus-retrieve-headers (articles group &optional fetch-old)
344 "Request headers for ARTICLES in GROUP.
345 If FETCH-OLD, retrieve all headers (or some subset thereof) in the group."
346 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
348 ((and gnus-use-cache (numberp (car articles)))
349 (gnus-cache-retrieve-headers articles group fetch-old))
350 ((and gnus-agent gnus-agent-cache (gnus-online gnus-command-method)
351 (gnus-agent-method-p gnus-command-method))
352 (gnus-agent-retrieve-headers articles group fetch-old))
354 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'retrieve-headers)
355 articles (gnus-group-real-name group)
356 (nth 1 gnus-command-method) fetch-old)))))
358 (defun gnus-retrieve-articles (articles group)
359 "Request ARTICLES in GROUP."
360 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
361 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'retrieve-articles)
362 articles (gnus-group-real-name group)
363 (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
365 (defun gnus-retrieve-groups (groups gnus-command-method)
366 "Request active information on GROUPS from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
367 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
368 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
369 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'retrieve-groups)
370 groups (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))
372 (defun gnus-request-type (group &optional article)
373 "Return the type (`post' or `mail') of GROUP (and ARTICLE)."
374 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
375 (if (not (gnus-check-backend-function
376 'request-type (car gnus-command-method)))
378 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-type)
379 (gnus-group-real-name group) article))))
381 (defun gnus-request-set-mark (group action)
382 "Set marks on articles in the backend."
383 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
384 (if (not (gnus-check-backend-function
385 'request-set-mark (car gnus-command-method)))
387 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-set-mark)
388 (gnus-group-real-name group) action
389 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))))
391 (defun gnus-request-update-mark (group article mark)
392 "Allow the backend to change the mark the user tries to put on an article."
393 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
394 (if (not (gnus-check-backend-function
395 'request-update-mark (car gnus-command-method)))
397 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-update-mark)
398 (gnus-group-real-name group) article mark))))
400 (defun gnus-request-article (article group &optional buffer)
401 "Request the ARTICLE in GROUP.
402 ARTICLE can either be an article number or an article Message-ID.
403 If BUFFER, insert the article in that group."
404 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
405 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-article)
406 article (gnus-group-real-name group)
407 (nth 1 gnus-command-method) buffer)))
409 (defun gnus-request-head (article group)
410 "Request the head of ARTICLE in GROUP."
411 (let* ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
412 (head (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-head t))
418 (gnus-cache-request-article article group))
419 (setq res (cons group article)
421 ;; Check the agent cache.
422 ((and gnus-agent gnus-agent-cache gnus-plugged
424 (gnus-agent-request-article article group))
425 (setq res (cons group article)
427 ;; Use `head' function.
429 (setq res (funcall head article (gnus-group-real-name group)
430 (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
431 ;; Use `article' function.
433 (setq res (gnus-request-article article group)
437 (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
438 (goto-char (point-min))
439 (when (search-forward "\n\n" nil t)
440 (delete-region (1- (point)) (point-max)))
441 (nnheader-fold-continuation-lines)))
444 (defun gnus-request-body (article group)
445 "Request the body of ARTICLE in GROUP."
446 (let* ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
447 (head (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-body t))
453 (gnus-cache-request-article article group))
454 (setq res (cons group article)
456 ;; Check the agent cache.
457 ((and gnus-agent gnus-agent-cache gnus-plugged
459 (gnus-agent-request-article article group))
460 (setq res (cons group article)
462 ;; Use `head' function.
464 (setq res (funcall head article (gnus-group-real-name group)
465 (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
466 ;; Use `article' function.
468 (setq res (gnus-request-article article group)
472 (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
473 (goto-char (point-min))
474 (when (search-forward "\n\n" nil t)
475 (delete-region (point-min) (1- (point))))))
478 (defun gnus-request-post (gnus-command-method)
479 "Post the current buffer using GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD."
480 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
481 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
482 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-post)
483 (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))
485 (defun gnus-request-scan (group gnus-command-method)
486 "Request a SCAN being performed in GROUP from GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD.
487 If GROUP is nil, all groups on GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD are scanned."
488 (let ((gnus-command-method
489 (if group (gnus-find-method-for-group group) gnus-command-method))
490 (gnus-inhibit-demon t)
491 (mail-source-plugged gnus-plugged))
492 (if (or gnus-plugged (not (gnus-agent-method-p gnus-command-method)))
494 (setq gnus-internal-registry-spool-current-method gnus-command-method)
495 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-scan)
496 (and group (gnus-group-real-name group))
497 (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))))
499 (defsubst gnus-request-update-info (info gnus-command-method)
500 "Request that GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD update INFO."
501 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
502 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
503 (when (gnus-check-backend-function
504 'request-update-info (car gnus-command-method))
505 (let ((group (gnus-info-group info)))
506 (and (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method
507 'request-update-info)
508 (gnus-group-real-name group)
509 info (nth 1 gnus-command-method))
510 ;; If the minimum article number is greater than 1, then all
511 ;; smaller article numbers are known not to exist; we'll
512 ;; artificially add those to the 'read range.
513 (let* ((active (gnus-active group))
516 (let* ((range (if (= min 2) 1 (cons 1 (1- min))))
517 (read (gnus-info-read info))
518 (new-read (gnus-range-add read (list range))))
519 (gnus-info-set-read info new-read)))
522 (defun gnus-request-expire-articles (articles group &optional force)
523 (let* ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
526 (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-expire-articles)
527 articles (gnus-group-real-name group) (nth 1 gnus-command-method)
529 (when (and gnus-agent gnus-agent-cache (gnus-agent-method-p gnus-command-method))
530 (let ((expired-articles (gnus-sorted-difference articles not-deleted)))
531 (when expired-articles
532 (gnus-agent-expire expired-articles group 'force))))
535 (defun gnus-request-move-article (article group server accept-function &optional last)
536 (let* ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
537 (result (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-move-article)
538 article (gnus-group-real-name group)
539 (nth 1 gnus-command-method) accept-function last)))
540 (when (and result gnus-agent gnus-agent-cache (gnus-agent-method-p gnus-command-method))
541 (gnus-agent-expire (list article) group 'force))
544 (defun gnus-request-accept-article (group &optional gnus-command-method last
546 ;; Make sure there's a newline at the end of the article.
547 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
548 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
549 (when (and (not gnus-command-method)
551 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-group-name-to-method group)))
552 (goto-char (point-max))
556 (let ((message-options message-options))
557 (message-options-set-recipient)
559 (message-narrow-to-head)
560 (let ((mail-parse-charset message-default-charset))
561 (mail-encode-encoded-word-buffer)))
562 (message-encode-message-body)))
563 (let ((gnus-command-method (or gnus-command-method
564 (gnus-find-method-for-group group))))
565 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-accept-article)
566 (if (stringp group) (gnus-group-real-name group) group)
567 (cadr gnus-command-method)
570 (defun gnus-request-replace-article (article group buffer &optional no-encode)
572 (let ((message-options message-options))
573 (message-options-set-recipient)
575 (message-narrow-to-head)
576 (let ((mail-parse-charset message-default-charset))
577 (mail-encode-encoded-word-buffer)))
578 (message-encode-message-body)))
579 (let ((func (car (gnus-group-name-to-method group))))
580 (funcall (intern (format "%s-request-replace-article" func))
581 article (gnus-group-real-name group) buffer)))
583 (defun gnus-request-associate-buffer (group)
584 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
585 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-associate-buffer)
586 (gnus-group-real-name group))))
588 (defun gnus-request-restore-buffer (article group)
589 "Request a new buffer restored to the state of ARTICLE."
590 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
591 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-restore-buffer)
592 article (gnus-group-real-name group)
593 (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
595 (defun gnus-request-create-group (group &optional gnus-command-method args)
596 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
597 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
598 (let ((gnus-command-method
599 (or gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))))
600 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-create-group)
601 (gnus-group-real-name group) (nth 1 gnus-command-method) args)))
603 (defun gnus-request-delete-group (group &optional force)
604 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
605 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-delete-group)
606 (gnus-group-real-name group) force (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
608 (defun gnus-request-rename-group (group new-name)
609 (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
610 (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-rename-group)
611 (gnus-group-real-name group)
612 (gnus-group-real-name new-name) (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
614 (defun gnus-close-backends ()
615 ;; Send a close request to all backends that support such a request.
616 (let ((methods gnus-valid-select-methods)
617 (gnus-inhibit-demon t)
618 func gnus-command-method)
619 (while (setq gnus-command-method (pop methods))
620 (when (fboundp (setq func (intern
621 (concat (car gnus-command-method)
625 (defun gnus-asynchronous-p (gnus-command-method)
626 (let ((func (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'asynchronous-p t)))
630 (defun gnus-remove-denial (gnus-command-method)
631 (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
632 (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
633 (let* ((elem (assoc gnus-command-method gnus-opened-servers))
634 (status (cadr elem)))
635 ;; If this hasn't been opened before, we add it to the list.
636 (when (eq status 'denied)
637 ;; Set the status of this server.
638 (setcar (cdr elem) 'closed))))
642 ;;; gnus-int.el ends here