diff lisp/gnus-cache.el @ 15511:530d0d516a42

New version.
author Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
date Tue, 25 Jun 1996 22:21:39 +0000
parents 83f275dcd93a
children 8d8bf85d356a
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--- a/lisp/gnus-cache.el	Tue Jun 25 18:19:09 1996 +0000
+++ b/lisp/gnus-cache.el	Tue Jun 25 22:21:39 1996 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ;;; gnus-cache.el --- cache interface for Gnus
-
-;; Copyright (C) 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 1995,96 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 ;; Author: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@ifi.uio.no>
 ;; Keywords: news
@@ -27,45 +26,55 @@
 ;;; Code:
 
 (require 'gnus)
+(eval-when-compile (require 'cl))
 
-(defvar gnus-cache-directory (concat gnus-article-save-directory "cache/")
+(defvar gnus-cache-directory
+  (nnheader-concat gnus-directory "cache/")
   "*The directory where cached articles will be stored.")
 
+(defvar gnus-cache-active-file 
+  (concat (file-name-as-directory gnus-cache-directory) "active")
+  "*The cache active file.")
+
 (defvar gnus-cache-enter-articles '(ticked dormant)
   "*Classes of articles to enter into the cache.")
 
 (defvar gnus-cache-remove-articles '(read)
   "*Classes of articles to remove from the cache.")
 
-
+(defvar gnus-uncacheable-groups nil
+  "*Groups that match this regexp will not be cached.
 
-(defvar gnus-cache-buffer nil)
+If you want to avoid caching your nnml groups, you could set this
+variable to \"^nnml\".")
 
 
 
-(defun gnus-cache-change-buffer (group)
-  (and gnus-cache-buffer
-       ;; see if the current group's overview cache has been loaded 
-       (or (string= group (car gnus-cache-buffer))
-	   ;; another overview cache is current, save it
-	   (gnus-cache-save-buffers)))
-  ;; if gnus-cache buffer is nil, create it
-  (or gnus-cache-buffer
-      ;; create cache buffer
-      (save-excursion
-	(setq gnus-cache-buffer
-	      (cons group
-		    (set-buffer (get-buffer-create " *gnus-cache-overview*"))))
-	(buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer))
-	;; insert the contents of this groups cache overview
-	(erase-buffer)
-	(let ((file (gnus-cache-file-name group ".overview")))
-	  (and (file-exists-p file)
-	       (insert-file-contents file)))
-	;; we have a fresh (empty/just loaded) buffer, 
-	;; mark it as unmodified to save a redundant write later.
-	(set-buffer-modified-p nil))))
+;;; Internal variables.
+
+(defvar gnus-cache-buffer nil)
+(defvar gnus-cache-active-hashtb nil)
+(defvar gnus-cache-active-altered nil)
+
+(eval-and-compile
+  (autoload 'nnml-generate-nov-databases-1 "nnml")
+  (autoload 'nnvirtual-find-group-art "nnvirtual"))
+
+
 
+;;; Functions called from Gnus.
+
+(defun gnus-cache-open ()
+  "Initialize the cache."
+  (gnus-cache-read-active))
+
+(gnus-add-shutdown 'gnus-cache-close 'gnus)
+
+(defun gnus-cache-close ()
+  "Shut down the cache."
+  (gnus-cache-write-active)
+  (gnus-cache-save-buffers)
+  (setq gnus-cache-active-hashtb nil))
 
 (defun gnus-cache-save-buffers ()
   ;; save the overview buffer if it exists and has been modified
@@ -99,185 +108,318 @@
       (gnus-kill-buffer buffer)
       (setq gnus-cache-buffer nil))))
 
+(defun gnus-cache-possibly-enter-article 
+  (group article headers ticked dormant unread &optional force)
+  (when (and (or force (not (eq gnus-use-cache 'passive)))
+	     (numberp article)
+	     (> article 0)
+	     (vectorp headers))	; This might be a dummy article.
+    ;; If this is a virtual group, we find the real group.
+    (when (gnus-virtual-group-p group)
+      (let ((result (nnvirtual-find-group-art 
+		     (gnus-group-real-name group) article)))
+	(setq group (car result)
+	      headers (copy-sequence headers))
+	(mail-header-set-number headers (cdr result))))
+    (let ((number (mail-header-number headers))
+	  file dir)
+      (when (and (> number 0)		; Reffed article.
+		 (or (not gnus-uncacheable-groups)
+		     (not (string-match gnus-uncacheable-groups group)))
+		 (or force
+		     (gnus-cache-member-of-class
+		      gnus-cache-enter-articles ticked dormant unread))
+		 (not (file-exists-p (setq file (gnus-cache-file-name
+						 group number)))))
+	;; Possibly create the cache directory.
+	(or (file-exists-p (setq dir (file-name-directory file)))
+	    (gnus-make-directory dir))
+	;; Save the article in the cache.
+	(if (file-exists-p file)
+	    t				; The article already is saved.
+	  (save-excursion
+	    (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
+	    (let ((gnus-use-cache nil))
+	      (gnus-request-article-this-buffer number group))
+	    (when (> (buffer-size) 0)
+	      (write-region (point-min) (point-max) file nil 'quiet)
+	      (gnus-cache-change-buffer group)
+	      (set-buffer (cdr gnus-cache-buffer))
+	      (goto-char (point-max))
+	      (forward-line -1)
+	      (while (condition-case ()
+			 (and (not (bobp))
+			      (> (read (current-buffer)) number))
+		       (error
+			;; The line was malformed, so we just remove it!!
+			(gnus-delete-line)
+			t))
+		(forward-line -1))
+	      (if (bobp) 
+		  (if (not (eobp))
+		      (progn
+			(beginning-of-line)
+			(if (< (read (current-buffer)) number)
+			    (forward-line 1)))
+		    (beginning-of-line))
+		(forward-line 1))
+	      (beginning-of-line)
+	      ;; [number subject from date id references chars lines xref]
+	      (insert (format "%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t\n"
+			      (mail-header-number headers)
+			      (mail-header-subject headers)
+			      (mail-header-from headers)
+			      (mail-header-date headers)
+			      (mail-header-id headers)
+			      (or (mail-header-references headers) "")
+			      (or (mail-header-chars headers) "")
+			      (or (mail-header-lines headers) "")
+			      (or (mail-header-xref headers) "")))
+	      ;; Update the active info.
+	      (set-buffer gnus-summary-buffer)
+	      (gnus-cache-update-active group number)
+	      (push article gnus-newsgroup-cached)
+	      (gnus-summary-update-secondary-mark article))
+	    t))))))
+
+(defun gnus-cache-enter-remove-article (article)
+  "Mark ARTICLE for later possible removal."
+  (when article
+    (push article gnus-cache-removable-articles)))
+
+(defun gnus-cache-possibly-remove-articles ()
+  "Possibly remove some of the removable articles."
+  (if (not (gnus-virtual-group-p gnus-newsgroup-name))
+      (gnus-cache-possibly-remove-articles-1)
+    (let ((arts gnus-cache-removable-articles)
+	  ga)
+      (while arts
+	(when (setq ga (nnvirtual-find-group-art
+			(gnus-group-real-name gnus-newsgroup-name) (pop arts)))
+	  (let ((gnus-cache-removable-articles (list (cdr ga)))
+		(gnus-newsgroup-name (car ga)))
+	    (gnus-cache-possibly-remove-articles-1)))))
+    (setq gnus-cache-removable-articles nil)))
+
+(defun gnus-cache-possibly-remove-articles-1 ()
+  "Possibly remove some of the removable articles."
+  (unless (eq gnus-use-cache 'passive)
+    (let ((articles gnus-cache-removable-articles)
+	  (cache-articles gnus-newsgroup-cached)
+	  article)
+      (gnus-cache-change-buffer gnus-newsgroup-name)
+      (while articles
+	(if (memq (setq article (pop articles)) cache-articles)
+	    ;; The article was in the cache, so we see whether we are
+	    ;; supposed to remove it from the cache.
+	    (gnus-cache-possibly-remove-article
+	     article (memq article gnus-newsgroup-marked)
+	     (memq article gnus-newsgroup-dormant)
+	     (or (memq article gnus-newsgroup-unreads)
+		 (memq article gnus-newsgroup-unselected))))))
+    ;; The overview file might have been modified, save it
+    ;; safe because we're only called at group exit anyway.
+    (gnus-cache-save-buffers)))
+
+(defun gnus-cache-request-article (article group)
+  "Retrieve ARTICLE in GROUP from the cache."
+  (let ((file (gnus-cache-file-name group article))
+	(buffer-read-only nil))
+    (when (file-exists-p file)
+      (erase-buffer)
+      (gnus-kill-all-overlays)
+      (insert-file-contents file)
+      t)))
+
+(defun gnus-cache-possibly-alter-active (group active)
+  "Alter the ACTIVE info for GROUP to reflect the articles in the cache."
+  (let ((cache-active (gnus-gethash group gnus-cache-active-hashtb)))
+    (and cache-active 
+	 (< (car cache-active) (car active))
+	 (setcar active (car cache-active)))
+    (and cache-active
+	 (> (cdr cache-active) (cdr active))
+	 (setcdr active (cdr cache-active)))))
+
+(defun gnus-cache-retrieve-headers (articles group &optional fetch-old)
+  "Retrieve the headers for ARTICLES in GROUP."
+  (let ((cached 
+	 (setq gnus-newsgroup-cached (gnus-cache-articles-in-group group))))
+    (if (not cached)
+	;; No cached articles here, so we just retrieve them
+	;; the normal way.
+	(let ((gnus-use-cache nil))
+	  (gnus-retrieve-headers articles group fetch-old))
+      (let ((uncached-articles (gnus-sorted-intersection
+				(gnus-sorted-complement articles cached)
+				articles))
+	    (cache-file (gnus-cache-file-name group ".overview"))
+	    type)
+	;; We first retrieve all the headers that we don't have in 
+	;; the cache.
+	(let ((gnus-use-cache nil))
+	  (when uncached-articles
+	    (setq type (and articles 
+			    (gnus-retrieve-headers 
+			     uncached-articles group fetch-old)))))
+	(gnus-cache-save-buffers)
+	;; Then we insert the cached headers.
+	(save-excursion
+	  (cond
+	   ((not (file-exists-p cache-file))
+	    ;; There are no cached headers.
+	    type)
+	   ((null type)
+	    ;; There were no uncached headers (or retrieval was 
+	    ;; unsuccessful), so we use the cached headers exclusively.
+	    (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
+	    (erase-buffer)
+	    (insert-file-contents cache-file)
+	    'nov)
+	   ((eq type 'nov)
+	    ;; We have both cached and uncached NOV headers, so we
+	    ;; braid them.
+	    (gnus-cache-braid-nov group cached)
+	    type)
+	   (t
+	    ;; We braid HEADs.
+	    (gnus-cache-braid-heads group (gnus-sorted-intersection
+					   cached articles))
+	    type)))))))
+
+(defun gnus-cache-enter-article (&optional n)
+  "Enter the next N articles into the cache.
+If not given a prefix, use the process marked articles instead.
+Returns the list of articles entered."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (gnus-set-global-variables)
+  (let ((articles (gnus-summary-work-articles n))
+	article out)
+    (while articles
+      (setq article (pop articles))
+      (when (gnus-cache-possibly-enter-article 
+	     gnus-newsgroup-name article (gnus-summary-article-header article)
+	     nil nil nil t)
+	(push article out))
+      (gnus-summary-remove-process-mark article)
+      (gnus-summary-update-secondary-mark article))
+    (gnus-summary-next-subject 1)
+    (gnus-summary-position-point)
+    (nreverse out)))
+
+(defun gnus-cache-remove-article (n)
+  "Remove the next N articles from the cache.
+If not given a prefix, use the process marked articles instead.
+Returns the list of articles removed."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (gnus-set-global-variables)
+  (gnus-cache-change-buffer gnus-newsgroup-name)
+  (let ((articles (gnus-summary-work-articles n))
+	article out)
+    (while articles
+      (setq article (pop articles))
+      (when (gnus-cache-possibly-remove-article article nil nil nil t)
+	(push article out))
+      (gnus-summary-remove-process-mark article)
+      (gnus-summary-update-secondary-mark article))
+    (gnus-summary-next-subject 1)
+    (gnus-summary-position-point)
+    (nreverse out)))
+
+(defun gnus-cached-article-p (article)
+  "Say whether ARTICLE is cached in the current group."
+  (memq article gnus-newsgroup-cached))
+
+;;; Internal functions.
+
+(defun gnus-cache-change-buffer (group)
+  (and gnus-cache-buffer
+       ;; See if the current group's overview cache has been loaded.
+       (or (string= group (car gnus-cache-buffer))
+	   ;; Another overview cache is current, save it.
+	   (gnus-cache-save-buffers)))
+  ;; if gnus-cache buffer is nil, create it
+  (or gnus-cache-buffer
+      ;; Create cache buffer
+      (save-excursion
+	(setq gnus-cache-buffer
+	      (cons group
+		    (set-buffer (get-buffer-create " *gnus-cache-overview*"))))
+	(buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer))
+	;; Insert the contents of this group's cache overview.
+	(erase-buffer)
+	(let ((file (gnus-cache-file-name group ".overview")))
+	  (and (file-exists-p file)
+	       (insert-file-contents file)))
+	;; We have a fresh (empty/just loaded) buffer, 
+	;; mark it as unmodified to save a redundant write later.
+	(set-buffer-modified-p nil))))
 
 ;; Return whether an article is a member of a class.
 (defun gnus-cache-member-of-class (class ticked dormant unread)
   (or (and ticked (memq 'ticked class))
       (and dormant (memq 'dormant class))
       (and unread (memq 'unread class))
-      (and (not unread) (memq 'read class))))
+      (and (not unread) (not ticked) (not dormant) (memq 'read class))))
 
 (defun gnus-cache-file-name (group article)
   (concat (file-name-as-directory gnus-cache-directory)
-	  (if (gnus-use-long-file-name 'not-cache)
-	      group 
-	    (let ((group (concat group "")))
-	      (if (string-match ":" group)
-		  (aset group (match-beginning 0) ?/))
-	      (gnus-replace-chars-in-string group ?. ?/)))
-	  "/" (if (stringp article) article (int-to-string article))))
+	  (file-name-as-directory
+	   (if (gnus-use-long-file-name 'not-cache)
+	       group 
+	     (let ((group (concat group "")))
+	       (if (string-match ":" group)
+		   (aset group (match-beginning 0) ?/))
+	       (nnheader-replace-chars-in-string group ?. ?/))))
+	  (if (stringp article) article (int-to-string article))))
+
+(defun gnus-cache-update-article (group article)
+  "If ARTICLE is in the cache, remove it and re-enter it."
+  (when (gnus-cache-possibly-remove-article article nil nil nil t)
+    (let ((gnus-use-cache nil))
+      (gnus-cache-possibly-enter-article 
+       gnus-newsgroup-name article (gnus-summary-article-header article)
+       nil nil nil t))))
 
-(defun gnus-cache-possibly-enter-article 
-  (group article headers ticked dormant unread)
-  (let ((number (mail-header-number headers))
-	file dir)
-    (if (or (not (vectorp headers))	; This might be a dummy article.
-	    (< number 0)		; Reffed article from other group.
-	    (not (gnus-cache-member-of-class
-		  gnus-cache-enter-articles ticked dormant unread))
-	    (file-exists-p (setq file (gnus-cache-file-name group article))))
-	()				; Do nothing.
-      ;; Possibly create the cache directory.
-      (or (file-exists-p (setq dir (file-name-directory file)))
-	  (gnus-make-directory dir))
-      ;; Save the article in the cache.
-      (if (file-exists-p file)
-	  t				; The article already is saved, so we end here.
-	(let ((gnus-use-cache nil))
-	  (gnus-summary-select-article))
-	(save-excursion
-	  (set-buffer gnus-article-buffer)
-	  (save-restriction
-	    (widen)
-	    (write-region (point-min) (point-max) file nil 'quiet))
-	  (gnus-cache-change-buffer group)
-	  (set-buffer (cdr gnus-cache-buffer))
-	  (goto-char (point-max))
-	  (forward-line -1)
-	  (while (condition-case ()
-		     (and (not (bobp))
-			  (> (read (current-buffer)) number))
-		   (error
-		    ;; The line was malformed, so we just remove it!!
-		    (gnus-delete-line)
-		    t))
-	    (forward-line -1))
-	  (if (bobp) 
-	      (if (not (eobp))
-		  (progn
-		    (beginning-of-line)
-		    (if (< (read (current-buffer)) number)
-			(forward-line 1)))
-		(beginning-of-line))
-	    (forward-line 1))
-	  (beginning-of-line)
-	  ;; [number subject from date id references chars lines xref]
-	  (insert (format "%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t\n"
-			  (mail-header-number headers)
-			  (mail-header-subject headers)
-			  (mail-header-from headers)
-			  (mail-header-date headers)
-			  (mail-header-id headers)
-			  (or (mail-header-references headers) "")
-			  (or (mail-header-chars headers) "")
-			  (or (mail-header-lines headers) "")
-			  (or (mail-header-xref headers) ""))))
-	t))))
-
-(defun gnus-cache-enter-remove-article (article)
-  (setq gnus-cache-removable-articles
-	(cons article gnus-cache-removable-articles)))
-
-(defsubst gnus-cache-possibly-remove-article 
-  (article ticked dormant unread)
-  (let ((file (gnus-cache-file-name gnus-newsgroup-name article)))
-    (if (or (not (file-exists-p file))
-	    (not (gnus-cache-member-of-class
-		  gnus-cache-remove-articles ticked dormant unread)))
-	nil
+(defun gnus-cache-possibly-remove-article (article ticked dormant unread 
+						   &optional force)
+  "Possibly remove ARTICLE from the cache."
+  (let ((group gnus-newsgroup-name)
+	(number article)
+	file)
+    ;; If this is a virtual group, we find the real group.
+    (when (gnus-virtual-group-p group)
+      (let ((result (nnvirtual-find-group-art 
+		     (gnus-group-real-name group) article)))
+	(setq group (car result)
+	      number (cdr result))))
+    (setq file (gnus-cache-file-name group number))
+    (when (and (file-exists-p file)
+	       (or force
+		   (gnus-cache-member-of-class
+		    gnus-cache-remove-articles ticked dormant unread)))
       (save-excursion
 	(delete-file file)
 	(set-buffer (cdr gnus-cache-buffer))
 	(goto-char (point-min))
-	(if (or (looking-at (concat (int-to-string article) "\t"))
-		(search-forward (concat "\n" (int-to-string article) "\t")
+	(if (or (looking-at (concat (int-to-string number) "\t"))
+		(search-forward (concat "\n" (int-to-string number) "\t")
 				(point-max) t))
 	    (delete-region (progn (beginning-of-line) (point))
-			   (progn (forward-line 1) (point))))))))
-
-(defun gnus-cache-possibly-remove-articles ()
-  (let ((articles gnus-cache-removable-articles)
-	(cache-articles (gnus-cache-articles-in-group gnus-newsgroup-name))
-	article)
-    (gnus-cache-change-buffer gnus-newsgroup-name)
-    (while articles
-      (setq article (car articles)
-	    articles (cdr articles))
-      (if (memq article cache-articles)
-	  ;; The article was in the cache, so we see whether we are
-	  ;; supposed to remove it from the cache.
-	  (gnus-cache-possibly-remove-article
-	   article (memq article gnus-newsgroup-marked)
-	   (memq article gnus-newsgroup-dormant)
-	   (or (memq article gnus-newsgroup-unreads)
-	       (memq article gnus-newsgroup-unselected))))))
-  ;; the overview file might have been modified, save it
-  ;; safe because we're only called at group exit anyway
-  (gnus-cache-save-buffers))
-
-
-(defun gnus-cache-request-article (article group)
-  (let ((file (gnus-cache-file-name group article)))
-    (if (not (file-exists-p file))
-	()
-      (erase-buffer)
-      ;; There may be some overlays that we have to kill...
-      (insert "i")
-      (let ((overlays (overlays-at (point-min))))
-	(while overlays
-	  (delete-overlay (car overlays))
-	  (setq overlays (cdr overlays))))
-      (erase-buffer)	  
-      (insert-file-contents file)
+			   (progn (forward-line 1) (point)))))
+      (setq gnus-newsgroup-cached
+	    (delq article gnus-newsgroup-cached))
+      (gnus-summary-update-secondary-mark article)
       t)))
 
 (defun gnus-cache-articles-in-group (group)
+  "Return a sorted list of cached articles in GROUP."
   (let ((dir (file-name-directory (gnus-cache-file-name group 1)))
 	articles)
-    (if (not (file-exists-p dir))
-	nil
-      (setq articles (directory-files dir nil "^[0-9]+$" t))
-      (if (not articles)
-	  nil
-	(sort (mapcar (function (lambda (name)
-				  (string-to-int name))) 
-		      articles)
-	      '<)))))
-
-(defun gnus-cache-active-articles (group)
-  (let ((articles (gnus-cache-articles-in-group group)))
-    (and articles
-	 (cons (car articles) (gnus-last-element articles)))))
-
-(defun gnus-cache-possibly-alter-active (group active)
-  (let ((cache-active (gnus-cache-active-articles group)))
-    (and cache-active (< (car cache-active) (car active))
-	 (setcar active (car cache-active)))
-    (and cache-active (> (cdr cache-active) (cdr active))
-	 (setcdr active (cdr cache-active)))))
-
-(defun gnus-cache-retrieve-headers (articles group)
-  (let* ((cached (gnus-cache-articles-in-group group))
-	 (articles (gnus-sorted-complement articles cached))
-	 (cache-file (gnus-cache-file-name group ".overview"))
-	 type)
-    (let ((gnus-use-cache nil))
-      (setq type (and articles (gnus-retrieve-headers articles group))))
-    (gnus-cache-save-buffers)
-    (save-excursion
-      (cond ((not (file-exists-p cache-file))
-	     type)
-	    ((null type)
-	     (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
-	     (erase-buffer)
-	     (insert-file-contents cache-file)
-	     'nov)
-	    ((eq type 'nov)
-	     (gnus-cache-braid-nov group cached)
-	     type)
-	    (t
-	     (gnus-cache-braid-heads group cached)
-	     type)))))
+    (when (file-exists-p dir)
+      (sort (mapcar (lambda (name) (string-to-int name)) 
+		    (directory-files dir nil "^[0-9]+$" t))
+	    '<))))
 
 (defun gnus-cache-braid-nov (group cached)
   (let ((cache-buf (get-buffer-create " *gnus-cache*"))
@@ -331,7 +473,9 @@
 	(erase-buffer)
 	(insert-file-contents (gnus-cache-file-name group (car cached)))
 	(goto-char (point-min))
-	(insert "220 " (int-to-string (car cached)) " Article retrieved.\n")
+	(insert "220 ")
+	(princ (car cached) (current-buffer))
+	(insert " Article retrieved.\n")
 	(search-forward "\n\n" nil 'move)
 	(delete-region (point) (point-max))
 	(forward-char -1)
@@ -340,23 +484,132 @@
       (setq cached (cdr cached)))
     (kill-buffer cache-buf)))
 
+;;;###autoload
 (defun gnus-jog-cache ()
   "Go through all groups and put the articles into the cache."
   (interactive)
-  (let ((newsrc (cdr gnus-newsrc-alist))
-	(gnus-cache-enter-articles '(unread))
-	(gnus-mark-article-hook nil)
+  (let ((gnus-mark-article-hook nil)
 	(gnus-expert-user t)
+	(nnmail-spool-file nil)
+	(gnus-use-dribble-file nil)
+	(gnus-novice-user nil)
 	(gnus-large-newsgroup nil))
-    (while newsrc
-      (gnus-summary-read-group (car (car newsrc)))
-      (if (not (eq major-mode 'gnus-summary-mode))
-	  ()
-	(while gnus-newsgroup-unreads
-	  (gnus-summary-select-article t t nil (car gnus-newsgroup-unreads))
-	  (setq gnus-newsgroup-unreads (cdr gnus-newsgroup-unreads)))
-	(kill-buffer (current-buffer)))
-      (setq newsrc (cdr newsrc)))))
+    ;; Start Gnus.
+    (gnus)
+    ;; Go through all groups...
+    (gnus-group-mark-buffer)
+    (gnus-group-universal-argument 
+     nil nil 
+     (lambda ()
+       (gnus-summary-read-group nil nil t)
+       ;; ... and enter the articles into the cache.
+       (when (eq major-mode 'gnus-summary-mode)
+	 (gnus-uu-mark-buffer)
+	 (gnus-cache-enter-article)
+	 (kill-buffer (current-buffer)))))))
+
+(defun gnus-cache-read-active (&optional force)
+  "Read the cache active file."
+  (unless (file-exists-p gnus-cache-directory)
+    (make-directory gnus-cache-directory t))
+  (if (not (and (file-exists-p gnus-cache-active-file)
+		(or force (not gnus-cache-active-hashtb))))
+      ;; There is no active file, so we generate one.
+      (gnus-cache-generate-active)
+    ;; We simply read the active file.
+    (save-excursion
+      (gnus-set-work-buffer)
+      (insert-file-contents gnus-cache-active-file)
+      (gnus-active-to-gnus-format
+       nil (setq gnus-cache-active-hashtb 
+		 (gnus-make-hashtable 
+		  (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)))))
+      (setq gnus-cache-active-altered nil))))
+       
+(defun gnus-cache-write-active (&optional force)
+  "Write the active hashtb to the active file."
+  (when (or force
+	    (and gnus-cache-active-hashtb
+		 gnus-cache-active-altered))
+    (save-excursion
+      (gnus-set-work-buffer)
+      (mapatoms
+       (lambda (sym)
+	 (when (and sym (boundp sym))
+	   (insert (format "%s %d %d y\n"
+			   (symbol-name sym) (cdr (symbol-value sym))
+			   (car (symbol-value sym))))))
+       gnus-cache-active-hashtb)
+      (gnus-make-directory (file-name-directory gnus-cache-active-file))
+      (write-region 
+       (point-min) (point-max) gnus-cache-active-file nil 'silent))
+    ;; Mark the active hashtb as unaltered.
+    (setq gnus-cache-active-altered nil)))
+
+(defun gnus-cache-update-active (group number &optional low)
+  "Update the upper bound of the active info of GROUP to NUMBER.
+If LOW, update the lower bound instead."
+  (let ((active (gnus-gethash group gnus-cache-active-hashtb)))
+    (if (null active)
+	;; We just create a new active entry for this group.
+	(gnus-sethash group (cons number number) gnus-cache-active-hashtb)
+      ;; Update the lower or upper bound.
+      (if low
+	  (setcar active number)
+	(setcdr active number))
+      ;; Mark the active hashtb as altered.
+      (setq gnus-cache-active-altered t))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun gnus-cache-generate-active (&optional directory)
+  "Generate the cache active file."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((top (null directory))
+	 (directory (expand-file-name (or directory gnus-cache-directory)))
+	 (files (directory-files directory 'full))
+	 (group 
+	  (if top
+	      ""
+	    (string-match 
+	     (concat "^" (file-name-as-directory
+			  (expand-file-name gnus-cache-directory)))
+	     (directory-file-name directory))
+	    (nnheader-replace-chars-in-string 
+	     (substring (directory-file-name directory) (match-end 0))
+	     ?/ ?.)))
+	 nums alphs)
+    (when top
+      (gnus-message 5 "Generating the cache active file...")
+      (setq gnus-cache-active-hashtb (gnus-make-hashtable 123)))
+    ;; Separate articles from all other files and directories.
+    (while files
+      (if (string-match "^[0-9]+$" (file-name-nondirectory (car files)))
+	  (push (string-to-int (file-name-nondirectory (pop files))) nums)
+	(push (pop files) alphs)))
+    ;; If we have nums, then this is probably a valid group.
+    (when (setq nums (sort nums '<))
+      (gnus-sethash group (cons (car nums) (gnus-last-element nums))
+		    gnus-cache-active-hashtb))
+    ;; Go through all the other files.
+    (while alphs
+      (when (and (file-directory-p (car alphs))
+		 (not (string-match "^\\.\\.?$"
+				    (file-name-nondirectory (car alphs)))))
+	;; We descend directories.
+	(gnus-cache-generate-active (car alphs)))
+      (setq alphs (cdr alphs)))
+    ;; Write the new active file.
+    (when top
+      (gnus-cache-write-active t)
+      (gnus-message 5 "Generating the cache active file...done"))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun gnus-cache-generate-nov-databases (dir)
+  "Generate NOV files recursively starting in DIR."
+  (interactive (list gnus-cache-directory))
+  (gnus-cache-close)
+  (let ((nnml-generate-active-function 'identity))
+    (nnml-generate-nov-databases-1 dir)))
 
 (provide 'gnus-cache)