Re: [notmuch] RFC: output json from notmuch?

Subject: Re: [notmuch] RFC: output json from notmuch?

Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:07:45 +0100

To: notmuch

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From: Marten Veldthuis

Excerpts from David Bremner's message of Mon Dec 14 00:21:02 +0100 2009:
> So, do people think this is a reasonable idea to persue?

JSON was actually the first thing I thought of when I first saw the
output of notmuch-show. I think it's a much more natural fit for notmuch
than say, sexps, since most languages will have libraries for JSON,
which will be nicer to interfaces other than the emacs one.
-- 
- Marten

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• David Bremner—[notmuch] RFC: output json from notmuch? [inbox, unread]
  • David Bremner—Re: [notmuch] RFC: output json from notmuch? [attachment, inbox, unread]
    • Scott Robinson—Re: [notmuch] RFC: output json from notmuch? [inbox, unread]
      • David Bremner—Re: [notmuch] RFC: output json from notmuch? [inbox, unread]
        • Carl Worth—Re: [notmuch] RFC: output json from notmuch? [inbox, signed, unread]
      • Carl Worth—Re: [notmuch] RFC: output json from notmuch? [inbox, signed, unread]
  • Marten Veldthuis—Re: [notmuch] RFC: output json from notmuch? [inbox, unread]
  • Carl Worth—Re: [notmuch] RFC: output json from notmuch? [inbox, signed, unread]
    • David Bremner—Re: [notmuch] RFC: output json from notmuch? [inbox, unread]
      • Scott Robinson—[notmuch] [PATCH] JSON output for notmuch-search and notmuch-show. [inbox, unread]
        • david@tethera.net—[notmuch] [PATCH] Add an "--output=(json|text|)" command-line option to both notmuch-search and notmuch-show. [inbox, unread]
          • Carl Worth—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH] Add an "--output=(json|text|)" command-line option to both notmuch-search and notmuch-show. [inbox, signed, unread]
            • Scott Robinson—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH] Add an "--output=(json|text|)" command-line option to both notmuch-search and notmuch-show. [inbox, unread]
            • David Bremner—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH] Add an "--output=(json|text|)" command-line option to both notmuch-search and notmuch-show. [inbox, unread]
              • Carl Worth—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH] Add an "--output=(json|text|)" command-line option to both notmuch-search and notmuch-show. [inbox, signed, unread]
            • david@tethera.net—[notmuch] Prototype of --show option to control what is shown. [inbox, unread]
              • david@tethera.net—[notmuch] [PATCH 1/3] rename option to select output format to --format from --output. [inbox, unread]
                • david@tethera.net—[notmuch] [PATCH 2/3] notmuch-show.c: make calls to format functions conditional [inbox, unread]
                  • david@tethera.net—[notmuch] [PATCH 3/3] notmuch-show.c: prototype tabular output format, with output control [inbox, unread]
                    • Carl Worth—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH 3/3] notmuch-show.c: prototype tabular output format, with output control [inbox, signed, unread]
                      • David Bremner—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH 3/3] notmuch-show.c: prototype tabular output format, with output control [inbox, unread]
                        • Carl Worth—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH 3/3] notmuch-show.c: prototype tabular output format, with output control [inbox, signed, unread]
                          • David Bremner—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH 3/3] notmuch-show.c: prototype tabular output format, with output control [inbox, unread]
                • david@tethera.net—[notmuch] [PATCH] notmuch-query.el: new file to support access to the notmuch database. [inbox, unread]
                  • Carl Worth—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH] notmuch-query.el: new file to support access to the notmuch database. [inbox, signed, unread]
                    • David Bremner—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH] notmuch-query.el: new file to support access to the notmuch database. [inbox, unread]
                  • david@tethera.net—[notmuch] [PATCH v2] notmuch-query.el: new file to support access to the notmuch database. [inbox, unread]
                    • david@tethera.net—[notmuch] [PATCH v3] notmuch-query.el: new file to support access to the notmuch database. [inbox, unread]
                      • David Edmondson—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH v3] notmuch-query.el: new file to support access to the notmuch database. [inbox, unread]
                      • Carl Worth—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH v3] notmuch-query.el: new file to support access to the notmuch database. [inbox, signed, unread]
          • Carl Worth—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH] Add an "--output=(json|text|)" command-line option to both notmuch-search and notmuch-show. [inbox, signed, unread]
            • Jameson Rollins—[notmuch] JSON output as default [was: Re: [PATCH] Add an "--output=(json|text|)" command-line option...] [inbox, signed, unread]
              • Carl Worth—Re: [notmuch] JSON output as default [was: Re: [PATCH] Add an "--output=(json|text|)" command-line option...] [inbox, signed, unread]
                • Sebastian Spaeth—Re: [notmuch] JSON output as default [was: Re: [PATCH] Add an "--output=(json|text|)" command-line option...] [inbox, unread]
        • Carl Worth—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH] JSON output for notmuch-search and notmuch-show. [inbox, signed, unread]
          • Scott Robinson—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH] JSON output for notmuch-search and notmuch-show. [inbox, unread]
            • Carl Worth—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH] JSON output for notmuch-search and notmuch-show. [inbox, signed, unread]
              • Scott Robinson—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH] JSON output for notmuch-search and notmuch-show. [inbox, unread]
                • David Bremner—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH] JSON output for notmuch-search and notmuch-show. [inbox, unread]
            • David Bremner—Re: [notmuch] [PATCH] JSON output for notmuch-search and notmuch-show. [inbox, unread]