(mail-names, mail-local-names, mail-directory-names)

(mail-address-field-regexp, mail-complete-alist)
(mail-complete-function, mail-directory-function)
(mail-directory-requery, mail-directory-process, mail-directory-stream)
(mail-directory-parser): New variables.
(expand-mail-aliases): Use `mail-address-field-regexp'.
(build-mail-aliases): Use space in buffer-name semantics.
(define-mail-alias): Reset `mail-names' to t.
(mail-complete): New command.
(mail-get-names, mail-directory, mail-directory-process)
(mail-directory-stream, mail-sentto-newsgroups): New functions.

1 files changed, 218 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/mail/mailalias.el b/lisp/mail/mailalias.el
index ce1cbf3748f..2dee17ab65f 100644
--- a/lisp/mail/mailalias.el
+++ b/lisp/mail/mailalias.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-;;; mailalias.el --- expand mailing address aliases defined in ~/.mailrc.
+;;; mailalias.el --- expand and complete mailing address aliases
 
-;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1987 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 ;; Maintainer: FSF
 ;; Keywords: mail
@@ -32,6 +32,76 @@
 
 (require 'sendmail)
 
+(defvar mail-names t
+  "Alist of local users, aliases and directory entries as available.
+When t this still needs to be initialized.
+This is the basis for `mail-complete'.")
+
+(defvar mail-local-names t
+  "Alist of local users.
+When t this still needs to be initialized.")
+
+(defvar mail-directory-names t
+  "Alist of mail address directory entries.
+When t this still needs to be initialized.")
+
+(defvar mail-address-field-regexp
+  "^\\(Resent-\\)?\\(To\\|From\\|CC\\|BCC\\|Reply-to\\):")
+
+(defvar mail-complete-alist
+  `((,mail-address-field-regexp mail-get-names pattern)
+    ("Newsgroups:" . (if (boundp 'gnus-active-hashtb)
+                         gnus-active-hashtb
+                       (if (boundp news-group-article-assoc)
+                           news-group-article-assoc)))
+    ("Followup-To:" . (mail-sentto-newsgroups))
+    ;;("Distribution:" ???)
+    )
+  "Alist of header field and expression to return alist for completion.
+Expression may reference variable `pattern' which is the string being completed.
+If not on matching header, `mail-complete-function' gets called instead.")
+
+(defvar mail-complete-function 'ispell-complete-word
+  "Function to call when completing outside `mail-complete-alist'-header.")
+
+
+(defvar mail-directory-function nil
+  "Function to get completions from directory service or `nil' for none.
+See `mail-directory-requery'.")
+
+
+;; This is for when the directory is huge, or changes frequently.
+(defvar mail-directory-requery nil
+  "When non-`nil' call `mail-directory-function' for each completion.
+In that case, one argument gets passed to the function, the partial string
+entered so far.")
+
+
+(defvar mail-directory-process nil
+  "Unix command when `mail-directory-function' is `mail-directory-process'.
+This is a list of the form (COMMAND ARG ...), where each of the list elements
+is evaluated.  When `mail-directory-requery' is non-`nil', during
+evaluation the variable `pattern' contains the partial input being completed.
+This might look like
+
+  '(remote-shell-program \"HOST\" \"-nl\" \"USER\" \"COMMAND\")
+
+or
+
+  '(remote-shell-program \"HOST\" \"-n\" \"COMMAND '^\" pattern \"'\")")
+
+(defvar mail-directory-stream ()
+  "List of (HOST SERVICE) for stream connection to mail directory.")
+
+(defvar mail-directory-parser nil
+  "How to interpret the output of `mail-directory-function'.
+Three types of values are possible:
+
+  - nil means to gather each line as one name
+  - regexp means first \\(grouping\\) in successive matches is name
+  - function called at beginning of buffer that returns an alist of names")
+
+
 ;; Called from sendmail-send-it, or similar functions,
 ;; only if some mail aliases are defined.
 (defun expand-mail-aliases (beg end &optional exclude)
@@ -48,7 +118,7 @@ removed from alias expansions."
   (setq end (set-marker (make-marker) end))
   (let ((case-fold-search nil))
     (while (let ((case-fold-search t))
-             (re-search-forward "^\\(Resent-\\)?\\(To\\|From\\|CC\\|BCC\\|Reply-to\\):" end t))
+             (re-search-forward mail-address-field-regexp end t))
       (skip-chars-forward " \t")
       (let ((beg1 (point))
             end1 pos epos seplen
@@ -114,8 +184,7 @@ By default, this is the file specified by `mail-personal-alias-file'."
         (obuf (current-buffer)))
     (unwind-protect
         (progn
-          (setq buffer (generate-new-buffer "mailrc"))
-          (buffer-disable-undo buffer)
+          (setq buffer (generate-new-buffer " mailrc"))
           (set-buffer buffer)
           (while file
             (cond ((get-file-buffer file)
@@ -211,7 +280,150 @@ if it is quoted with double-quotes."
     (setq tem (assoc name mail-aliases))
     (if tem
         (rplacd tem definition)
-      (setq mail-aliases (cons (cons name definition) mail-aliases)))))
+      (setq mail-aliases (cons (cons name definition) mail-aliases)
+            mail-names t))))
+
+
+(defun mail-complete (arg)
+  "Perform completion on header field or word preceding point.
+Completable headers are according to `mail-complete-alist'.  If none matches
+current header, calls `mail-complete-function' and passes prefix arg if any."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (let ((list mail-complete-alist))
+    (if (and (save-excursion (search-forward
+                              (concat "\n" mail-header-separator "\n")
+                              nil t))
+             (save-excursion
+               (if (re-search-backward "^[^\t]" nil t)
+                   (while list
+                     (if (looking-at (car (car list)))
+                         (setq arg (cdr (car list))
+                               list ())
+                       (setq list (cdr list)))))
+               arg))
+        (let* ((end (point))
+               (beg (save-excursion
+                      (skip-chars-backward "^ \t<,:")
+                      (point)))
+               (pattern (buffer-substring beg end))
+               completion)
+          (setq list (eval arg)
+                completion (try-completion pattern list))
+          (cond ((eq completion t))
+                ((null completion)
+                 (message "Can't find completion for \"%s\"" pattern)
+                 (ding))
+                ((not (string= pattern completion))
+                 (delete-region beg end)
+                 (insert completion))
+                (t
+                 (message "Making completion list...")
+                 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Completions*"
+                   (display-completion-list
+                    (all-completions pattern list)))
+                 (message "Making completion list...%s" "done"))))
+      (funcall mail-complete-function arg))))
+
+(defun mail-get-names (pattern)
+  "Fetch local users and global mail adresses for completion.
+Consults `/etc/passwd' and a directory service if one is set up via
+`mail-directory-function'."
+  (if (eq mail-local-names t)
+      (save-excursion
+        (set-buffer (generate-new-buffer " passwd"))
+        (insert-file-contents "/etc/passwd" nil nil nil t)
+        (setq mail-local-names)
+        (while (not (eobp))
+          (setq mail-local-names
+                `((,(buffer-substring (point)
+                                      (1- (search-forward ":"))))
+                  ,@mail-local-names))
+          (beginning-of-line 2))
+        (kill-buffer (current-buffer))))
+  (if (or (eq mail-names t)
+                (eq mail-directory-names t))
+      (let (directory)
+        (and mail-directory-function
+             (eq mail-directory-names t)
+             (setq directory
+                   (mail-directory (if mail-directory-requery pattern))))
+        (if (or directory
+                (eq mail-names t))
+            (setq mail-names
+                  (sort (append (if (consp mail-aliases) mail-aliases)
+                                (if (consp mail-local-names)
+                                    mail-local-names)
+                                directory)
+                        (lambda (a b)
+                          ;; should cache downcased strings
+                          (string< (downcase (car a))
+                                   (downcase (car b)))))))
+        (or mail-directory-requery
+            (setq mail-directory-names directory))))
+  mail-names)
+
+
+(defun mail-directory (pattern)
+  "Call directory to get names matching PATTERN or all if `nil'.
+Calls `mail-directory-function' and applies `mail-directory-parser' to output."
+  (save-excursion
+    (message "Querying directory...")
+    (set-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *mail-directory*"))
+    (funcall mail-directory-function pattern)
+    (goto-char 1)
+    (let (directory)
+      (if (stringp mail-directory-parser)
+          (while (re-search-forward mail-directory-parser nil t)
+            (setq directory
+                  `((,(match-string 1))
+                    ,@directory)))
+        (if mail-directory-parser
+            (setq directory (funcall mail-directory-parser))
+          (while (not (eobp))
+            (setq directory
+                  `((,(buffer-substring (point)
+                                        (progn
+                                          (forward-line)
+                                          (if (bolp)
+                                            (1- (point))
+                                            (point)))))
+                    ,@directory)))))
+      (kill-buffer (current-buffer))
+      (message "Querying directory...done")
+      directory)))
+
+
+(defun mail-directory-process (pattern)
+  "Call a Unix process to output names in directory.
+See `mail-directory-process'."
+  (apply 'call-process (eval (car mail-directory-process)) nil t nil
+         (mapcar 'eval (cdr mail-directory-process))))
+
+;; This should handle a dialog.  Currently expects port to spit out names.
+(defun mail-directory-stream (pattern)
+  "Open a stream to retrieve names in directory.
+See `mail-directory-stream'."
+  (let (mailalias-done)
+    (set-process-sentinel
+     (apply 'open-network-stream "mailalias" (current-buffer)
+            mail-directory-stream)
+     (lambda (x x)
+       (setq mailalias-done t)))
+    (while (not mailalias-done)
+      (sit-for .1))))
+
+(defun mail-sentto-newsgroups ()
+  "Return all entries from Newsgroups: header as completion alist."
+  (save-excursion
+    (if (mail-position-on-field "newsgroups" t)
+        (let ((point (point))
+              list)
+          (while (< (skip-chars-backward "^:, \t\n") 0)
+            (setq list `((,(buffer-substring (point) point))
+                         ,@list))
+            (skip-chars-backward ", \t\n")
+            (setq point (point)))
+          list))))
 
 (provide 'mailalias)