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Diffstat (limited to 'emacs/notmuch-lib.el')
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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el index 79a1290d..c82c6c2a 100644 --- a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el +++ b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el @@ -489,6 +489,23 @@ an error." (json-read))) (delete-file err-file))))) +(defun notmuch-call-notmuch-sexp (&rest args) + "Invoke `notmuch-command' with ARGS and return the parsed S-exp output. + +If notmuch exits with a non-zero status, this will pop up a +buffer containing notmuch's output and signal an error." + + (with-temp-buffer + (let ((err-file (make-temp-file "nmerr"))) + (unwind-protect + (let ((status (apply #'call-process + notmuch-command nil (list t err-file) nil args))) + (notmuch-check-exit-status status (cons notmuch-command args) + (buffer-string) err-file) + (goto-char (point-min)) + (read (current-buffer))) + (delete-file err-file))))) + (defun notmuch-start-notmuch (name buffer sentinel &rest args) "Start and return an asynchronous notmuch command. |