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;;; gnus-cache.el --- cache interface for Gnus
;; Copyright (C) 1995,96,97 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

;; Author: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <[e-mail]>
;; Keywords: news

;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.

;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
;; any later version.

;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
;; GNU General Public License for more details.

;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.

;;; Commentary:

;;; Code:

(eval-when-compile (require 'cl))

(require 'gnus)
(require 'gnus-int)
(require 'gnus-range)
(require 'gnus-start)
(eval-when-compile
  (require 'gnus-sum))

(defgroup gnus-cache nil
  "Cache interface."
  :group 'gnus)

(defcustom gnus-cache-directory
  (nnheader-concat gnus-directory "cache/")
  "*The directory where cached articles will be stored."
  :group 'gnus-cache
  :type 'directory)

(defcustom gnus-cache-active-file
  (concat (file-name-as-directory gnus-cache-directory) "active")
  "*The cache active file."
  :group 'gnus-cache
  :type 'file)

(defcustom gnus-cache-enter-articles '(ticked dormant)
  "Classes of articles to enter into the cache."
  :group 'gnus-cache
  :type '(set (const ticked) (const dormant) (const unread) (const read)))

(defcustom gnus-cache-remove-articles '(read)
  "Classes of articles to remove from the cache."
  :group 'gnus-cache
  :type '(set (const ticked) (const dormant) (const unread) (const read)))

(defcustom gnus-uncacheable-groups nil
  "*Groups that match this regexp will not be cached.

If you want to avoid caching your nnml groups, you could set this
variable to \"^nnml\"."
  :group 'gnus-cache
  :type '(choice (const :tag "off" nil)
		 regexp))



;;; Internal variables.

(defvar gnus-cache-removable-articles nil)
(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."
  (when (or (file-exists-p gnus-cache-directory)
	    (and gnus-use-cache
		 (not (eq gnus-use-cache 'passive))))
    (gnus-cache-read-active)))

;; Complexities of byte-compiling make this kludge necessary.  Eeek.
(ignore-errors
  (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
  ;; delete empty cache subdirectories
  (when gnus-cache-buffer
    (let ((buffer (cdr gnus-cache-buffer))
	  (overview-file (gnus-cache-file-name
			  (car gnus-cache-buffer) ".overview")))
      ;; write the overview only if it was modified
      (when (buffer-modified-p buffer)
	(save-excursion
	  (set-buffer buffer)
	  (if (> (buffer-size) 0)
	      ;; Non-empty overview, write it to a file.
	      (gnus-write-buffer overview-file)
	    ;; Empty overview file, remove it
	    (when (file-exists-p overview-file)
	      (delete-file overview-file))
	    ;; If possible, remove group's cache subdirectory.
	    (condition-case nil
		;; FIXME: we can detect the error type and warn the user
		;; of any inconsistencies (articles w/o nov entries?).
		;; for now, just be conservative...delete only if safe -- sj
		(delete-directory (file-name-directory overview-file))
	      (error nil)))))
      ;; Kill the buffer -- it's either unmodified or saved.
      (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 force
		     (and (or (not gnus-uncacheable-groups)
			      (not (string-match
				    gnus-uncacheable-groups group)))
			  (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.
	(gnus-make-directory (setq dir (file-name-directory file)))
	;; 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)
	      (gnus-write-buffer file)
	      (gnus-cache-change-buffer group)
	      (set-buffer (cdr gnus-cache-buffer))
	      (goto-char (point-max))
	      (forward-line -1)
	      (while (condition-case ()
			 (when (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)
			(when (< (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
	(when (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."
  (when (equal group "no.norsk") (error "hie"))
  (when gnus-cache-active-hashtb
    (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 (setq article (pop articles))
      (if (natnump article)
	  (when (gnus-cache-possibly-enter-article
		 gnus-newsgroup-name article
		 (gnus-summary-article-header article)
		 nil nil nil t)
	    (push article out))
	(gnus-message 2 "Can't cache article %d" article))
      (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))

(defun gnus-summary-insert-cached-articles ()
  "Insert all the articles cached for this group into the current buffer."
  (interactive)
  (let ((cached gnus-newsgroup-cached)
	(gnus-verbose (max 6 gnus-verbose)))
    (unless cached
      (error "No cached articles for this group"))
    (while cached
      (gnus-summary-goto-subject (pop cached) t))))

;;; 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
  (unless 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")))
	(when (file-exists-p file)
	  (nnheader-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) (not ticked) (not dormant) (memq 'read class))))

(defun gnus-cache-file-name (group article)
  (concat (file-name-as-directory gnus-cache-directory)
	  (file-name-as-directory
	   (nnheader-translate-file-chars
	    (if (gnus-use-long-file-name 'not-cache)
		group
	      (let ((group (nnheader-replace-chars-in-string group ?/ ?_)))
		;; Translate the first colon into a slash.
		(when (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-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))
	(when (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)))))
      (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))))
    (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*"))
	beg end)
    (gnus-cache-save-buffers)
    (save-excursion
      (set-buffer cache-buf)
      (buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer))
      (erase-buffer)
      (insert-file-contents (gnus-cache-file-name group ".overview"))
      (goto-char (point-min))
      (insert "\n")
      (goto-char (point-min)))
    (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
    (goto-char (point-min))
    (while cached
      (while (and (not (eobp))
		  (< (read (current-buffer)) (car cached)))
	(forward-line 1))
      (beginning-of-line)
      (save-excursion
	(set-buffer cache-buf)
	(if (search-forward (concat "\n" (int-to-string (car cached)) "\t")
			    nil t)
	    (setq beg (progn (beginning-of-line) (point))
		  end (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
	  (setq beg nil)))
      (when beg
	(insert-buffer-substring cache-buf beg end)
	(insert "\n"))
      (setq cached (cdr cached)))
    (kill-buffer cache-buf)))

(defun gnus-cache-braid-heads (group cached)
  (let ((cache-buf (get-buffer-create " *gnus-cache*")))
    (save-excursion
      (set-buffer cache-buf)
      (buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer))
      (erase-buffer))
    (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
    (goto-char (point-min))
    (while cached
      (while (and (not (eobp))
		  (looking-at "2.. +\\([0-9]+\\) ")
		  (< (progn (goto-char (match-beginning 1))
			    (read (current-buffer)))
		     (car cached)))
	(search-forward "\n.\n" nil 'move))
      (beginning-of-line)
      (save-excursion
	(set-buffer cache-buf)
	(erase-buffer)
	(insert-file-contents (gnus-cache-file-name group (car cached)))
	(goto-char (point-min))
	(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)
	(insert "."))
      (insert-buffer-substring cache-buf)
      (setq cached (cdr cached)))
    (kill-buffer cache-buf)))

;;;###autoload
(defun gnus-jog-cache ()
  "Go through all groups and put the articles into the cache.

Usage:
$ emacs -batch -l ~/.emacs -l gnus -f gnus-jog-cache"
  (interactive)
  (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))
    ;; Start Gnus.
    (gnus)
    ;; Go through all groups...
    (gnus-group-mark-buffer)
    (gnus-group-universal-argument
     nil nil
     (lambda ()
       (interactive)
       (gnus-summary-read-group (gnus-group-group-name) 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."
  (gnus-make-directory gnus-cache-directory)
  (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))
    (nnheader-temp-write gnus-cache-active-file
      (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))
    ;; 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)))

(defun gnus-cache-move-cache (dir)
  "Move the cache tree to somewhere else."
  (interactive "DMove the cache tree to: ")
  (rename-file gnus-cache-directory dir))

(provide 'gnus-cache)

;;; gnus-cache.el ends here