Re: Strip signature on reply without standard separator

[Satoshi Yoshida]

Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> writes:

> 1. Split into functions with names that explain what they do.
> 
> 2. Instead of `replace-regexp', use
> 
>    (while (re-search-forward RE nil t)
>      (replace-match STR) )

I see. Thank you. Is this fix right?

(setq mu-cite-prefix-format '("> "))
(setq mu-cite-cited-prefix-regexp "\\(^[^[:blank:]\n<>]+>+[[:blank:]]*\
\\)")
(setq mu-cite-top-format '(from " writes:\n\n"))
(defun strip-signature (regexp replacement)
  (goto-char (point-min))
  (while (re-search-forward regexp nil t)
    (replace-match replacement)))
(add-hook 'mu-cite-post-cite-hook
          (lambda ()
            (save-excursion
              (strip-signature "^\n-- \n\\(.*\n\\)*" "")
              (strip-signature "^\\([^[:blank:]\n<>]+>.*\\)" "> \\1")
              (strip-signature "^\\([^\n>].+\n\n\\)\\(>[[:blank:]]+\n\
\\)+" "\\1")
              (strip-signature "^> >" ">>")
              (strip-signature "^> -- .*\n\\(>.*\n\\)*" "")
              (strip-signature "^\\(>[[:blank:]]+\n\\)+> \\(best\
\\( regards\\| wishes\\)?\\|cheers\\|\\(good\\)?bye\\|good luck\\|\
\\(kind \\|warm\\(est\\)? \\)?regards\\|respectfully\\|\\(yours \\)?\
sincerely\\( yours\\)?\\|thank you\\( very much\\)?\\|\\(many \\)?\
thanks\\( in advance\\| very much\\)?\\),[[:blank:]]*\n\\(>.*\n\\)*" "")
              (goto-char (point-min))
              (re-search-forward "^\"?\\([^[:blank:]\n<>]+\\)\
\\([^\n<>]+\\)?\"? <\\([^\n<>]+\\)> writes:" nil t)
              (setq first-name (match-string 1))
              (setq middle-last-name (match-string 2))
              (setq mail-address (match-string 3))
              (strip-signature (format "^\\(>[[:blank:]]+\n\\)*>\
[[:blank:]]*\\(-+[[:blank:]]*\\)?%s\\(%s\\)?\\([[:blank:]]*\\(\n>\
[[:blank:]]+\\)*<?%s>?\\)?[[:blank:]]*\n\\(>[[:blank:]]+\n\\)*\
\\'" first-name middle-last-name mail-address) "")
              (strip-signature "^\\(>[>[:blank:]]+\n\\)+\\'" "")
              (ignore-errors
                (goto-char (point-max))
                (insert-file-contents "~/.signature")
                (insert "\n-- \n"))
              (goto-line 1)
              (delete-blank-lines)
              (set-window-start () 1))))

-- 
Satoshi Yoshida