mu4e: implement mu4e-emacs-bookmark-policy

Allow for creating Emacs bookmarks for either messages (as before & the
default), queries or as the user.

NEWS.org

@@ -123,10 +123,6 @@
 
     - 1.12.9: the cleanup phase after indexing is significantly faster now
 
-    - 1.12.10: ~mu4e-maildir-shortcuts~ and ~mu4e-bookmarks~ now understand a
-      property ~:hide-if-no-unread~, which hides the maildir/bookmark from the
-      main-view if there are no unread messages which the corresponding query.
-
 *** mu4e
 
 **** message composer
@@ -230,7 +226,7 @@
     - links (in text-mode emails) are now clickable through <mouse-2>, to be
       consistent with eww.
 
-    - support new-mail notifications on MacOS out-of-the-box
+    - support new-mail notifications on MacOS/OSX out-of-the-box
 
     - allow sorting by tag
 
@@ -270,6 +266,18 @@
       message view as well, such as ~gnus-mailing-list-subscribe~,
       ~gnus-mailing-list-unsubscribe~.
 
+    - 1.12.10: ~mu4e-maildir-shortcuts~ and ~mu4e-bookmarks~ now understand a
+      property ~:hide-if-no-unread~, which hides the maildir/bookmark from the
+      main-view if there are no unread messages which the corresponding query.
+
+    - 1.12.10: ~mu4e-maildir-shortcuts~ and ~mu4e-bookmarks~ now understand a
+      property ~:hide-if-no-unread~, which hides the maildir/bookmark from the
+      main-view if there are no unread messages which the corresponding query.
+
+   - 1.12.12: it now possible to create Emacs bookmarks for both messages
+     (default) and queries. See the new variable ~mu4e-emacs-bookmark-policy~.
+
+
 *** Contributors
 
     Thanks to our contributors - code committers belows, but also to everyone

mu4e/mu4e-helpers.el

@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ user can then choose by typing CHAR.  Example:
 User now will be presented with a list: \"Choose an animal:
    [M]onkey, [G]nu, [x]Moose\".
 
-If optional character KEY is provied, use that instead of asking
+If optional character KEY is provided, use that instead of asking
 the user.
 
 Function returns the value (cdr) of the matching cell."
@@ -520,30 +520,21 @@ Or go to the top level if there is none."
           ('mu4e-view-mode    "(mu4e)Message view")
           (_                  "mu4e"))))
 
+;;; Emacs bookmarks
+(defcustom mu4e-emacs-bookmark-policy 'message
+  "The policy to decide what kind of Emacs bookmark to create.
 
-;;; bookmarks
-(defun mu4e--make-bookmark-record ()
-  "Create a bookmark for the message at point."
-  (let* ((msg     (mu4e-message-at-point))
-         (subject (or (plist-get msg :subject) "No subject"))
-         (date	  (plist-get msg :date))
-         (date	  (if date (format-time-string "%F: " date) ""))
-         (title	  (format "%s%s" date subject))
-         (msgid	  (or (plist-get msg :message-id)
-                      (mu4e-error
-                       "Cannot bookmark message without message-id"))))
-    `(,title
-      ,@(bookmark-make-record-default 'no-file 'no-context)
-      (message-id . ,msgid)
-      (handler    . mu4e--jump-to-bookmark))))
+This applies to the Emacs bookmark system command `bookmark-set'.
 
-(declare-function mu4e-view-message-with-message-id "mu4e-view")
-(declare-function mu4e-message-at-point             "mu4e-message")
-
-(defun mu4e--jump-to-bookmark (bookmark)
-  "View the message referred to by BOOKMARK."
-  (when-let* ((msgid (bookmark-prop-get bookmark 'message-id)))
-    (mu4e-view-message-with-message-id msgid)))
+The policy is some symbol; you have the following choices:
+- `message': bookmark the message at point
+- `query': bookmark the most recent query
+- `ask': ask the user interactively"
+  :type '(choice
+          (const :tag "Bookmark query at point" message)
+          (const :tag "Bookmark the last query" query)
+          (const :tag "Ask user" ask))
+  :group 'mu4e)
 
 (defun mu4e--popup-lisp-buffer (bufname data)
   "Show or hide an s-expression string in a popup-buffer.

mu4e/mu4e-search.el

@@ -617,8 +617,66 @@ query before submitting it."
                     (mu4e-warn "No query for %s" chosen))))
     (mu4e-search-bookmark query edit)))
 
+;; Emacs bookmark support.
+
+(declare-function mu4e-view-message-with-message-id "mu4e-view")
+(declare-function mu4e-message-at-point             "mu4e-message")
+(declare-function mu4e-search-bookmark              "mu4e-search")
+(declare-function mu4e-server-last-query            "mu4e-server")
+
+(defun mu4e--jump-to-bookmark (bmark)
+  "Handle Emacs bookmark BMARK for either message or query."
+  (let ((message-id (bookmark-prop-get bmark 'message-id))
+        (last-query (bookmark-prop-get bmark 'last-query)))
+    (cond
+     (message-id  (mu4e-view-message-with-message-id message-id))
+     (last-query  (mu4e-search-bookmark (plist-get last-query :query))))))
+
+(defun mu4e--make-bookmark-record ()
+  "Create an Emacs bookmark for the message at point.
+Not to be confused with a *mu4e* bookmark: this is about the
+standard Emacs bookmarking facility.
+
+Also see `mu4e-emacs-bookmark-policy'."
+  (let* ((policy mu4e-emacs-bookmark-policy)
+         (policy (if (member policy '(message query))
+                     policy
+                   (mu4e-read-option "What to bookmark? "
+                                     '(("mMessage at point" . message)
+                                       ("qLast query" . query)))))
+         (bmark (cons nil (bookmark-make-record-default
+                           'no-file 'no-context))))
+    (progn
+      (bookmark-prop-set bmark 'handler 'mu4e--jump-to-bookmark)
+      ;; add bookmark-type specifics.
+      (cond
+       ;; bookmark the last query (the full plist)
+       ((eq policy 'query)
+        (let* ((last-query (mu4e-server-last-query))
+               (title (plist-get last-query :query)))
+          (bookmark-prop-set bmark 'defaults (list (concat "Query: " title)))
+          (bookmark-prop-set bmark 'last-query last-query)))
+
+       ;; bookmark the message at point
+       ((eq policy 'message)
+        (let* ((msg     (mu4e-message-at-point))
+               (subject (or (plist-get msg :subject) "No subject"))
+               (date    (plist-get msg :date))
+               (date    (if date (format-time-string "%F: " date) ""))
+               (title   (format "%s%s" date subject))
+               (msgid   (or (plist-get msg :message-id)
+                            (mu4e-error
+                             "Cannot bookmark message without message-id"))))
+          (bookmark-prop-set bmark 'defaults (list title))
+          (bookmark-prop-set bmark 'message-id msgid)))
+       (t ;; something went awry
+        (mu4e-error "Invalid bookmark policy"))))
+    ;;
+    bmark))
+
+
 (defvar mu4e-search-minor-mode-map
-    (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
+  (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
     (define-key map "s" #'mu4e-search)
     (define-key map "S" #'mu4e-search-edit)
     (define-key map "/" #'mu4e-search-narrow)
@@ -637,7 +695,7 @@ query before submitting it."
 
     (define-key map "j" #'mu4e-search-maildir)
     map)
-    "Keymap for mu4e-search-minor-mode.")
+  "Keymap for mu4e-search-minor-mode.")
 
 (define-minor-mode mu4e-search-minor-mode
   "Mode for searching for messages."

mu4e/mu4e.texi

@@ -3464,13 +3464,17 @@ want tweak the details, have a look at @code{mu4e-notification-filter} and
 @section Emacs bookmarks
 @cindex Emacs bookmarks
 
-Note, Emacs bookmarks are not to be confused with mu4e's bookmarks; the former
-are a generic linking system across Emacs, while the latter are stored queries
-within @t{mu4e}.
+@t{mu4e} integrates with the Emacs bookmarks system, and allows you to create
+bookmarks with with @code{bookmark-set} for either message-at-point or the last
+query. The message links are based on the message's message-id, and thus the
+bookmarks stay valid even if you move the message around.
 
-@t{mu4e} supports linking to the message-at-point through the normal Emacs
-built-in bookmark system. The links are based on the message's message-id, and
-thus the bookmarks stay valid even if you move the message around.
+For deciding whether to link to message or query, you can customize
+@var{mu4e-emacs-bookmark-policy}.
+
+Emacs bookmarks are not to be confused with mu4e's bookmarks; the former are a
+generic linking system across Emacs, while the latter are stored queries within
+@t{mu4e}.
 
 @node Eldoc
 @section Eldoc