This is just like `notmuch-call-notmuch-json', but parses S-expression
output. Note that, also like `notmuch-call-notmuch-json', this
doesn't consider trailing data to be an error, which may or may not be
what we want in the long run.
---
emacs/notmuch-lib.el | 17 +++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
index 534f217..36eacc1 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
@@ -484,6 +484,23 @@ 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.
--
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