notmuch search: Add (relative) date to search output

[notmuch] / notmuch.c

diff --git a/notmuch.c b/notmuch.c
index 4ac5531ae42a14c8216e3977cfc7dc8a495fbb29..ba5ba831a01745e5fc13df64edce7d9fb9f20909 100644 (file)
--- a/notmuch.c
+++ b/notmuch.c
@@ -733,6 +733,77 @@ query_string_from_args (void *ctx, int argc, char *argv[])
     return query_string;
 }
 
+/* Format a nice representation of 'time' relative to the current time.
+ *
+ * Examples include:
+ *
+ *     5 minutes ago   (For times less than 60 minutes ago)
+ *     12:30           (For times >60 minutes but still today)
+ *     Yesterday
+ *     Monday          (Before yesterday but fewer than 7 days ago)
+ *     Oct. 12         (Between 7 and 180 days ago (about 6 months))
+ *     2008-06-30      (More than 180 days ago)
+ */
+#define MINUTE (60)
+#define HOUR (60 * MINUTE)
+#define DAY (24 * HOUR)
+#define RELATIVE_DATE_MAX 20
+static const char *
+_format_relative_date (void *ctx, time_t then)
+{
+    struct tm tm_now, tm_then;
+    time_t now = time(NULL);
+    time_t delta;
+    char *result;
+
+    localtime_r (&now, &tm_now);
+    localtime_r (&then, &tm_then);
+
+    result = talloc_zero_size (ctx, RELATIVE_DATE_MAX);
+    if (result == NULL)
+       return "when?";
+
+    if (then > now)
+       return "the future";
+
+    delta = now - then;
+
+    if (delta > 180 * DAY) {
+       strftime (result, RELATIVE_DATE_MAX,
+                 "%F", &tm_then);
+       return result;
+    }
+
+    if (delta < 3600) {
+       snprintf (result, RELATIVE_DATE_MAX,
+                 "%d minutes ago", (int) (delta / 60));
+       return result;
+    }
+
+    if (delta <= 6 * DAY) {
+       if (tm_then.tm_wday == tm_now.tm_wday &&
+           delta < DAY)
+       {
+           strftime (result, RELATIVE_DATE_MAX,
+                     "%R", &tm_then);
+           return result;
+       } else if ((tm_now.tm_wday + 7 - tm_then.tm_wday) % 7 == 1) {
+           return "Yesterday";
+       } else {
+           strftime (result, RELATIVE_DATE_MAX,
+                     "%A", &tm_then);
+           return result;
+       }
+    }
+
+    strftime (result, RELATIVE_DATE_MAX,
+             "%b %d", &tm_then);
+    return result;
+}
+#undef MINUTE
+#undef HOUR
+#undef DAY
+
 static int
 search_command (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -743,6 +814,8 @@ search_command (int argc, char *argv[])
     notmuch_thread_t *thread;
     notmuch_tags_t *tags;
     char *query_str;
+    const char *relative_date;
+    time_t date;
     notmuch_status_t ret = NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
     notmuch = notmuch_database_open (NULL);
@@ -768,8 +841,12 @@ search_command (int argc, char *argv[])
 
        thread = notmuch_thread_results_get (results);
 
-       printf ("%s %s",
+       date = notmuch_thread_get_oldest_date (thread);
+       relative_date = _format_relative_date (local, date);
+
+       printf ("%s (%s) %s",
                notmuch_thread_get_thread_id (thread),
+               relative_date,
                notmuch_thread_get_subject (thread));
 
        printf (" (");
@@ -797,6 +874,26 @@ search_command (int argc, char *argv[])
     return ret;
 }
 
+/* Get a nice, single-line summary of message. */
+static const char *
+_get_one_line_summary (void *ctx, notmuch_message_t *message)
+{
+    const char *from;
+    time_t date;
+    const char *relative_date;
+    const char *subject;
+
+    from = notmuch_message_get_header (message, "from");
+
+    date = notmuch_message_get_date (message);
+    relative_date = _format_relative_date (ctx, date);
+
+    subject = notmuch_message_get_header (message, "subject");
+
+    return talloc_asprintf (ctx, "%s (%s) %s",
+                           from, relative_date, subject);
+}
+
 static int
 show_command (unused (int argc), unused (char *argv[]))
 {
@@ -853,6 +950,8 @@ show_command (unused (int argc), unused (char *argv[]))
 
        printf ("%%header{\n");
 
+       printf ("%s\n", _get_one_line_summary (local, message));
+
        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE (headers); i++) {
            name = headers[i];
            value = notmuch_message_get_header (message, name);