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+Subject: Re: [PATCH] emacs: support "notmuch new" as a notmuch-poll-script\r
+From: Jani Nikula <jani@nikula.org>\r
+To: Austin Clements <amdragon@mit.edu>\r
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+On Dec 12, 2011 12:56 AM, "Austin Clements" <amdragon@mit.edu> wrote:\r
+>\r
+> Quoth Dmitry Kurochkin on Dec 12 at 2:00 am:\r
+> > Hi Jani.\r
+> >\r
+> > On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:48:20 +0200, Jani Nikula <jani@nikula.org> wrote:\r
+> > > Let notmuch-poll-script be a function as well as a string. Make\r
+default\r
+> > > value nil instead of an empty string, but allow "" for backwards\r
+> > > compatibility. Add a notmuch poll function to call "notmuch new"\r
+using the\r
+> > > configured notmuch-command.\r
+> > >\r
+> > > This allows taking better advantage of the "notmuch new" hooks from\r
+emacs\r
+> > > without intermediate scripts.\r
+> > >\r
+> >\r
+> > I was just thinking about working on this myself :)\r
+> >\r
+> > I think a better solution would be to allow running a command with\r
+> > arguments. Creating a elisp function just to run a command with some\r
+> > parameters feels wrong. This way we would have to add another function\r
+> > each time we want to add another argument.\r
+>\r
+> This seems a little awkward to me, too, though perhaps it's the best\r
+> way. Other approaches to consider include accepting a list for\r
+> notmuch-poll-script (e.g., ("notmuch" "new")) or leaving it as a\r
+> string but treating it as a shell command so "notmuch new" would Just\r
+> Work. Personally, I think the latter is the most intuitive, but it\r
+> would be worth looking at how other customizable external commands are\r
+> done in Emacs.\r
+>\r
+> A function seems powerful, but also like overkill. Can you give a use\r
+> case for a function that wouldn't be more easily solved by one of the\r
+> above approaches?\r
+\r
+The only reason I had for using a function was running notmuch using\r
+notmuch-command. Any ideas how to do that with the Just Works approach?\r
+\r
+J.\r
+\r
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+<p><br>\r
+On Dec 12, 2011 12:56 AM, "Austin Clements" <<a href=3D"mailto=\r
+:amdragon@mit.edu">amdragon@mit.edu</a>> wrote:<br>\r
+><br>\r
+> Quoth Dmitry Kurochkin on Dec 12 at =C2=A02:00 am:<br>\r
+> > Hi Jani.<br>\r
+> ><br>\r
+> > On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:48:20 +0200, Jani Nikula <<a href=3D"ma=\r
+ilto:jani@nikula.org">jani@nikula.org</a>> wrote:<br>\r
+> > > Let notmuch-poll-script be a function as well as a string. M=\r
+ake default<br>\r
+> > > value nil instead of an empty string, but allow ""=\r
+ for backwards<br>\r
+> > > compatibility. Add a notmuch poll function to call "not=\r
+much new" using the<br>\r
+> > > configured notmuch-command.<br>\r
+> > ><br>\r
+> > > This allows taking better advantage of the "notmuch new=\r
+" hooks from emacs<br>\r
+> > > without intermediate scripts.<br>\r
+> > ><br>\r
+> ><br>\r
+> > I was just thinking about working on this myself :)<br>\r
+> ><br>\r
+> > I think a better solution would be to allow running a command wit=\r
+h<br>\r
+> > arguments. =C2=A0Creating a elisp function just to run a command =\r
+with some<br>\r
+> > parameters feels wrong. =C2=A0This way we would have to add anoth=\r
+er function<br>\r
+> > each time we want to add another argument.<br>\r
+><br>\r
+> This seems a little awkward to me, too, though perhaps it's the be=\r
+st<br>\r
+> way. =C2=A0Other approaches to consider include accepting a list for<b=\r
+r>\r
+> notmuch-poll-script (e.g., ("notmuch" "new")) or l=\r
+eaving it as a<br>\r
+> string but treating it as a shell command so "notmuch new" w=\r
+ould Just<br>\r
+> Work. =C2=A0Personally, I think the latter is the most intuitive, but =\r
+it<br>\r
+> would be worth looking at how other customizable external commands are=\r
+<br>\r
+> done in Emacs.<br>\r
+><br>\r
+> A function seems powerful, but also like overkill. =C2=A0Can you give =\r
+a use<br>\r
+> case for a function that wouldn't be more easily solved by one of =\r
+the<br>\r
+> above approaches?</p>\r
+<p>The only reason I had for using a function was running notmuch using not=\r
+much-command. Any ideas how to do that with the Just Works approach?</p>\r
+<p>J.<br>\r
+</p>\r
+\r
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