* experimental: allowing 'capturing' messages, attaching them to mails

emacs/mu4e-compose.el

@@ -435,6 +435,20 @@ using Gnus' `message-mode'."
       ;; buffer is not user-modified yet
       (set-buffer-modified-p nil)))
 
+(defun mu4e-insert-captured-message ()
+  "Insert the last captured message file."
+  (interactive)
+  (unless mu4e-captured-message
+    (error "No message has been captured"))
+  (let ((path (plist-get mu4e-captured-message :path)))
+    (unless (file-exists-p path)
+      (error "Captured message file not found"))
+    (mml-attach-file
+      path
+      "message/rfc822"
+      (or (plist-get mu4e-captured-message :subject) "No subject")
+      "attachment")))
+
 (defun mu4e-sent-handler (docid path)
   "Handler function, called with DOCID and PATH for the just-sent
 message."

emacs/mu4e-utils.el

@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ Function returns the CHAR typed."
 		    descr (substring descr 1)))
 		(add-to-list 'optionkars kar)
 		(concat
-		  "[" (propertize (make-string 1 kar) 'face 'mu4e-view-link-face) "]"
+		  "[" (propertize (make-string 1 kar)
+			'face 'mu4e-view-link-face) "]"
 		  descr))) options ", "))
 	  (inhibit-quit nil) ;; allow C-g from read-char, not sure why this is needed
 	  (okchar)
@@ -343,9 +344,10 @@ of mu4e and emacs."
 of mu4e and emacs."
   (or mu4e-user-agent
     (format "mu4e %s; emacs %s" mu4e-mu-version emacs-version)))
-
+
-(defun mu4e-field-at-point (field)
+
-  "Get FIELD (a symbol, see `mu4e-header-names') for the message at
+(defun mu4e-message-at-point ()
+  "Get the message s-expression for the message at point in either
 the headers buffer or the view buffer."
   (let ((msg
 	 (cond
@@ -353,7 +355,18 @@ point in eiter the headers buffer or the view buffer."
 	     (get-text-property (point) 'msg))
 	   ((eq major-mode 'mu4e-view-mode)
 	     mu4e-current-msg))))
-    (unless msg (error "No message at point"))
+    (unless msg (error "No message at point"))
+    msg))
+
+(defun mu4e-field-at-point (field)
+  "Get FIELD (a symbol, see `mu4e-header-names') for the message at
+point in eiter the headers buffer or the view buffer."
+  (plist-get (mu4e-message-at-point) field))
+
+(defun mu4e-capture-message ()
+  "Capture the path of the message at point."
+  (interactive)
+  (setq mu4e-captured-message (mu4e-message-at-point))
   (message "Message has been captured"))
 
 (defun mu4e-kill-buffer-and-window (buf)

emacs/mu4e-vars.el

@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ headers)."
      (:bcc           .  "Bcc")
      (:cc            .  "Cc")
      (:date          .  "Date")
-     (:flags         .  "Flgs")
+     (:flags         .  "Flags")
      (:from          .  "From")
      (:from-or-to    .  "From/To")
      (:maildir       .  "Maildir")
@@ -462,6 +462,9 @@ in which case it will be equal to `:to'.)")
 (defvar mu4e-current-msg nil
   "*internal* The plist describing the currently viewed message.")
 
+(defvar mu4e-captured-message nil
+  "*internal* the last-captured message (the s-expression).")
+
 
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