[ANNOUNCE] notmuchfs - A virtual maildir file system for notmuch queries
Vladimir Marek(Vladimir.Marek at Oracle.COM)@011012-11:40: > > Why? I know - proceed to the next paragraph for my explanation. Summary - mutt-kz wasn't done when I did this. Tim -- Tim Stoakes
[ANNOUNCE] notmuchfs - A virtual maildir file system for notmuch queries
> > > Why? > > I know - proceed to the next paragraph for my explanation. Summary - > mutt-kz wasn't done when I did this. Uh, oh, overlooked that. Sorry for the noise -- Vlad
[ANNOUNCE] notmuchfs - A virtual maildir file system for notmuch queries
Hi, [...] > Why? > > I wanted to use notmuch with mutt. I didn't feel that ploughing though mutt's > codebase to add tight integration was the quickest way to a result, so > notmuchfs was born. Someone else already created mutt's fork using notmuch directly. https://github.com/karelzak/mutt-kz/wiki Just saying ... -- Vlad
[ANNOUNCE] notmuchfs - A virtual maildir file system for notmuch queries
On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 2:55 AM, David Bremner wrote: > Tim Stoakes writes: > >> Hello fellow notmuch-ers, >> >> What is notmuchfs? >> -- >> Notmuchfs implements a virtual file system which creates maildirs from >> notmuch >> mail query results. This is useful for using notmuch with tools which are not >> aware of notmuch, only maildirs - such as mutt. >> >> Basically you 'mkdir' your query strings, then point your tool of choice at >> that directory, and it turns into a virtual maildir containing the query >> results. >> > > Well, since nobody else said it, let me be the first to say, that's a > pretty cool hack! I agree. Genius :) -- Felipe Contreras
Re: [ANNOUNCE] notmuchfs - A virtual maildir file system for notmuch queries
On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 2:55 AM, David Bremner da...@tethera.net wrote: Tim Stoakes notm...@stoakes.net writes: Hello fellow notmuch-ers, What is notmuchfs? -- Notmuchfs implements a virtual file system which creates maildirs from notmuch mail query results. This is useful for using notmuch with tools which are not aware of notmuch, only maildirs - such as mutt. Basically you 'mkdir' your query strings, then point your tool of choice at that directory, and it turns into a virtual maildir containing the query results. Well, since nobody else said it, let me be the first to say, that's a pretty cool hack! I agree. Genius :) -- Felipe Contreras ___ notmuch mailing list notmuch@notmuchmail.org http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch
Re: [ANNOUNCE] notmuchfs - A virtual maildir file system for notmuch queries
Hi, [...] Why? I wanted to use notmuch with mutt. I didn't feel that ploughing though mutt's codebase to add tight integration was the quickest way to a result, so notmuchfs was born. Someone else already created mutt's fork using notmuch directly. https://github.com/karelzak/mutt-kz/wiki Just saying ... -- Vlad ___ notmuch mailing list notmuch@notmuchmail.org http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch
Re: [ANNOUNCE] notmuchfs - A virtual maildir file system for notmuch queries
Vladimir Marek(vladimir.ma...@oracle.com)@011012-11:40: Why? I know - proceed to the next paragraph for my explanation. Summary - mutt-kz wasn't done when I did this. Tim -- Tim Stoakes ___ notmuch mailing list notmuch@notmuchmail.org http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch
Re: [ANNOUNCE] notmuchfs - A virtual maildir file system for notmuch queries
Why? I know - proceed to the next paragraph for my explanation. Summary - mutt-kz wasn't done when I did this. Uh, oh, overlooked that. Sorry for the noise -- Vlad ___ notmuch mailing list notmuch@notmuchmail.org http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch
[ANNOUNCE] notmuchfs - A virtual maildir file system for notmuch queries
Tim Stoakes writes: > Hello fellow notmuch-ers, > > What is notmuchfs? > -- > Notmuchfs implements a virtual file system which creates maildirs from notmuch > mail query results. This is useful for using notmuch with tools which are not > aware of notmuch, only maildirs - such as mutt. > > Basically you 'mkdir' your query strings, then point your tool of choice at > that directory, and it turns into a virtual maildir containing the query > results. > Well, since nobody else said it, let me be the first to say, that's a pretty cool hack! All the best, David
Re: [ANNOUNCE] notmuchfs - A virtual maildir file system for notmuch queries
Tim Stoakes notm...@stoakes.net writes: Hello fellow notmuch-ers, What is notmuchfs? -- Notmuchfs implements a virtual file system which creates maildirs from notmuch mail query results. This is useful for using notmuch with tools which are not aware of notmuch, only maildirs - such as mutt. Basically you 'mkdir' your query strings, then point your tool of choice at that directory, and it turns into a virtual maildir containing the query results. Well, since nobody else said it, let me be the first to say, that's a pretty cool hack! All the best, David ___ notmuch mailing list notmuch@notmuchmail.org http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch
[ANNOUNCE] notmuchfs - A virtual maildir file system for notmuch queries
Hello fellow notmuch-ers, What is notmuchfs? -- Notmuchfs implements a virtual file system which creates maildirs from notmuch mail query results. This is useful for using notmuch with tools which are not aware of notmuch, only maildirs - such as mutt. Basically you 'mkdir' your query strings, then point your tool of choice at that directory, and it turns into a virtual maildir containing the query results. How does it work? - A notmuchfs virtual file system is mounted referencing a particular existing (real) directory called the 'backing store'. Directories created within the backing store, when read, appear to have the standard maildir format (e.g. cur/, new/, tmp/ sub-directories). Notmuchfs interprets the names of these backing store directories as notmuch queries, and fills the cur/ virtual maildir sub-directory with virtual messages which are the result of executing that query (at the instant in time that the directory is read). Each virtual maildir message file, when read, appears to have the exact content of the message referenced by the notmuch query, augmented with an 'X-Label' header generated automatically by notmuchfs, containing the notmuch tags of that message. Additional 'glue' scripts are provided to augment this, to integrate it more tightly with MUA-like tools, specifically 'mutt', giving the ability to alter notmuch tags, create new queries, etc. Why? I wanted to use notmuch with mutt. I didn't feel that ploughing though mutt's codebase to add tight integration was the quickest way to a result, so notmuchfs was born. I developed notmuchfs in 2011, but I am only now able to release it. In the mean-time, the excellent 'mutt-kz' was released, scratching my initial itch. Notmuchfs solves a broader problem - e.g. a notmuch-aware courier-imap is not too much of a stretch - so I think there is room for the different approaches. More information https://github.com/tsto/notmuchfs https://github.com/tsto/notmuchfs/blob/master/README.md https://github.com/tsto/notmuchfs/blob/master/README.MUTT.md https://github.com/tsto/notmuchfs/blob/master/ISSUES Perhaps this will scratch someone else's itch too. Tim -- Tim Stoakes
[ANNOUNCE] notmuchfs - A virtual maildir file system for notmuch queries
Hello fellow notmuch-ers, What is notmuchfs? -- Notmuchfs implements a virtual file system which creates maildirs from notmuch mail query results. This is useful for using notmuch with tools which are not aware of notmuch, only maildirs - such as mutt. Basically you 'mkdir' your query strings, then point your tool of choice at that directory, and it turns into a virtual maildir containing the query results. How does it work? - A notmuchfs virtual file system is mounted referencing a particular existing (real) directory called the 'backing store'. Directories created within the backing store, when read, appear to have the standard maildir format (e.g. cur/, new/, tmp/ sub-directories). Notmuchfs interprets the names of these backing store directories as notmuch queries, and fills the cur/ virtual maildir sub-directory with virtual messages which are the result of executing that query (at the instant in time that the directory is read). Each virtual maildir message file, when read, appears to have the exact content of the message referenced by the notmuch query, augmented with an 'X-Label' header generated automatically by notmuchfs, containing the notmuch tags of that message. Additional 'glue' scripts are provided to augment this, to integrate it more tightly with MUA-like tools, specifically 'mutt', giving the ability to alter notmuch tags, create new queries, etc. Why? I wanted to use notmuch with mutt. I didn't feel that ploughing though mutt's codebase to add tight integration was the quickest way to a result, so notmuchfs was born. I developed notmuchfs in 2011, but I am only now able to release it. In the mean-time, the excellent 'mutt-kz' was released, scratching my initial itch. Notmuchfs solves a broader problem - e.g. a notmuch-aware courier-imap is not too much of a stretch - so I think there is room for the different approaches. More information https://github.com/tsto/notmuchfs https://github.com/tsto/notmuchfs/blob/master/README.md https://github.com/tsto/notmuchfs/blob/master/README.MUTT.md https://github.com/tsto/notmuchfs/blob/master/ISSUES Perhaps this will scratch someone else's itch too. Tim -- Tim Stoakes ___ notmuch mailing list notmuch@notmuchmail.org http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch
