From: David Bremner Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2016 20:34:06 +0000 (+0200) Subject: [RFC PATCH] cli/search: interpret no search terms as synonym for '*' X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a4ffb9a634c0f63600a61d62d300f1668cd44d7c;p=notmuch-archives.git [RFC PATCH] cli/search: interpret no search terms as synonym for '*' --- diff --git a/c8/2d133699c14603d0b19b44ca4c0ab420d60a5b b/c8/2d133699c14603d0b19b44ca4c0ab420d60a5b new file mode 100644 index 000000000..27e4fe3ff --- /dev/null +++ b/c8/2d133699c14603d0b19b44ca4c0ab420d60a5b @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +Return-Path: +X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) + by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 639416DE00C9 + for ; Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:34:38 -0700 (PDT) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at cworth.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: -0.005 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.005 tagged_above=-999 required=5 + tests=[AWL=-0.006, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS=0.001] + autolearn=disabled +Received: from arlo.cworth.org ([127.0.0.1]) + by localhost (arlo.cworth.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) + with ESMTP id dYtzWPiOuhjI for ; + Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:34:30 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from fethera.tethera.net (fethera.tethera.net [198.245.60.197]) + by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 99F566DE00BF + for ; Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:34:30 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from remotemail by fethera.tethera.net with local (Exim 4.84) + (envelope-from ) + id 1bIMBV-0007VG-Tx; Wed, 29 Jun 2016 16:34:09 -0400 +Received: (nullmailer pid 2609 invoked by uid 1000); + Wed, 29 Jun 2016 20:34:24 -0000 +From: David Bremner +To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Subject: [RFC PATCH] cli/search: interpret no search terms as synonym for '*' +Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2016 22:34:06 +0200 +Message-Id: <1467232446-2442-1-git-send-email-david@tethera.net> +X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.8.1 +X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 +Precedence: list +List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." + +List-Unsubscribe: , + +List-Archive: +List-Post: +List-Help: +List-Subscribe: , + +X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2016 20:34:38 -0000 + +This is a bit less typing (and escaping), especially for the +--output=tags case. +--- + +I started merrily on other commands, but I'm not so sure. For example +"git annex metadata" has the feature of interpreting missing file name +as all files and I find it super irritating in general because I keep +adding tags to all files. Hence RFC. + + notmuch-search.c | 7 ++----- + 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) + +diff --git a/notmuch-search.c b/notmuch-search.c +index 8c65d5a..a7e397c 100644 +--- a/notmuch-search.c ++++ b/notmuch-search.c +@@ -625,7 +625,8 @@ do_search_tags (const search_context_t *ctx) + * specified? */ + + /* Special-case query of "*" for better performance. */ +- if (strcmp (notmuch_query_get_query_string (query), "*") == 0) { ++ if (strcmp (notmuch_query_get_query_string (query), "*") == 0 || ++ strlen (notmuch_query_get_query_string (query)) == 0) { + tags = notmuch_database_get_all_tags (notmuch); + } else { + notmuch_status_t status; +@@ -711,10 +712,6 @@ _notmuch_search_prepare (search_context_t *ctx, notmuch_config_t *config, int ar + fprintf (stderr, "Out of memory.\n"); + return EXIT_FAILURE; + } +- if (*query_str == '\0') { +- fprintf (stderr, "Error: notmuch search requires at least one search term.\n"); +- return EXIT_FAILURE; +- } + + ctx->query = notmuch_query_create (ctx->notmuch, query_str); + if (ctx->query == NULL) { +-- +2.8.1 +