[imapfilter-devel] Improving Filter Writing Effeciency

[Lefteris Chatzimparmpas]

Hm, if I understood this right:

  results = account1.Sent:contain_subject('[OPEN]') * account1.Sent:contain_to('domain2.ca')
  results:move_messages(account2['Open'])
  results = account1.Sent:contain_subject('[OPEN]') * account1.Sent:contain_to('domain3.ca')
  results:move_messages(account3['Open']) 

You can apply an action like move_messages() to some results not the way
you did it.  Have a look also in the sample files included with
imapfilter and the imapfilter_config(5) manual page.


On 01/08/2011 08:16 PM, Philippe LeCavalier wrote:
> Got it. Works like a charm!
> 
> What about if I reply from my own account by mistake(common occurrence)
> and want to filter mail from my own INBOX.Sent folder to their respected
> folders, can I...
> 
> for _, account1 do         
> account1.Sent:contain_subject('[OPEN]') *
> account1.Sent:contain_to('domain2.ca'):move_messages(account2['Open']) 
> account1.Sent:contain_subject('[OPEN]') *
> account1.Sent:contain_to('domain3.ca'):move_messages(account3['Open']) 
> end
> 
> That's prob. all wrong but I think you can see the idea?
> 
> Phil
> On Sat, 2011-01-08 at 19:46 +0100, Lefteris Chatzimparmpas wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>>
>> You don't need the '+', just like this:
>>
>>   for _, account in ipairs({ account1, account2 }) do
>>       account.INBOX:contain_subject('[OPEN]'):move_messages(account['help/Open'])
>>       account.INBOX:contain_subject('[CLOSED]'):move_messages(account['help/Closed'])
>>   end
>>
>> The '+' (OR operator) is needed when you want to combine different
>> search results, in order then to apply a single action to all them at
>> once.
>>
>>
>> On 01/08/2011 07:17 PM, Philippe LeCavalier wrote:
>>> Hi again.
>>>
>>> Sorry to bug you. I'm asking this on the list just in case other lua
>>> illiterates may benefit from this...
>>>
>>> If I want to encompass more subjects and move them to more mailboxes,
>>> can I do
>>>
>>> for _, account in ipairs({ account1, account2 }) do
>>> account.INBOX:contain_subject('[OPEN]'):move_messages(account['help/Open']) +
>>> account.INBOX:contain_subject('[CLOSED]'):move_messages(account['help/Closed'])
>>> end
>>>
>>> Is '+' the still the correct syntax to indicate to offlineimap the
>>> operand 'OR'?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Phil
>>>
>>> On Sat, 2011-01-08 at 10:34 -0600, Philippe LeCavalier wrote:
>>>
>>>> Quoting Lefteris Chatzimparmpas <lefcha at hellug.gr>:
>>>>
>>>>> Yes, that's correct, you got that right.  For each account it will move
>>>>> messages from its INBOX to its "help/Open" folder.
>>>>
>>>> Perfect!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Phil
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 01/08/2011 04:45 PM, Philippe LeCavalier wrote:
>>>>>> Thanks. That's much cleaner. I have one question though...
>>>>>> Quoting Lefteris Chatzimparmpas <lefcha at hellug.gr>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can make use of Lua to accomplish this.  For example one way could
>>>>>>> be:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   for _, account in ipairs({ account1, account2 }) do
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> account.INBOX:contain_subject('[OPEN]'):move_messages(account['help/Open'])
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   end
>>>>>> Can I assume that I'm reading this correctly in that mail for/from
>>>>>> account1 will stay in account1 ie it won't move a msg with subject OPEN
>>>>>> from account1.INBOX to account2.INBOX.help.Open right?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Pardon my ignorance, I really don't know any form of programming language.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Phil
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can add more accounts or even write a nice Lua function, and so on.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 01/07/2011 07:49 PM, Philippe LeCavalier wrote:
>>>>>>>> I have 3 IMAP accounts. I'm wondering if I can merge identical filters?
>>>>>>>> ie.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --Move Open
>>>>>>>> results = account1.INBOX:contain_subject('[OPEN]')
>>>>>>>> results:move_messages(account1['help/Open'])
>>>>>>>> results = account2.INBOX:contain_subject('[OPEN]')
>>>>>>>> results:move_messages(account2['help/Open'])
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> with something like:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --Move Open
>>>>>>>> results = account{1|2}.INBOX:contain_subject('[OPEN]')
>>>>>>>> results:move_messages(account{1|2}1['help/Open'])
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I know the above syntax is incorrect; it's just for illustration
>>>>>>>> purposes.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Any thoughts?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Phil
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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