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+Subject: [PATCH 1/3] emacs: Introduce `notmuch-call-notmuch-sexp'\r
+Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 19:43:17 -0400\r
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+This is just like `notmuch-call-notmuch-json', but parses S-expression\r
+output. Note that, also like `notmuch-call-notmuch-json', this\r
+doesn't consider trailing data to be an error, which may or may not be\r
+what we want in the long run.\r
+---\r
+ emacs/notmuch-lib.el | 17 +++++++++++++++++\r
+ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)\r
+\r
+diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el\r
+index 534f217..36eacc1 100644\r
+--- a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el\r
++++ b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el\r
+@@ -484,6 +484,23 @@ an error."\r
+ (json-read)))\r
+ (delete-file err-file)))))\r
+ \r
++(defun notmuch-call-notmuch-sexp (&rest args)\r
++ "Invoke `notmuch-command' with ARGS and return the parsed S-exp output.\r
++\r
++If notmuch exits with a non-zero status, this will pop up a\r
++buffer containing notmuch's output and signal an error."\r
++\r
++ (with-temp-buffer\r
++ (let ((err-file (make-temp-file "nmerr")))\r
++ (unwind-protect\r
++ (let ((status (apply #'call-process\r
++ notmuch-command nil (list t err-file) nil args)))\r
++ (notmuch-check-exit-status status (cons notmuch-command args)\r
++ (buffer-string) err-file)\r
++ (goto-char (point-min))\r
++ (read (current-buffer)))\r
++ (delete-file err-file)))))\r
++\r
+ (defun notmuch-start-notmuch (name buffer sentinel &rest args)\r
+ "Start and return an asynchronous notmuch command.\r
+ \r
+-- \r
+1.7.10.4\r
+\r