Archive or delete maildir messages

maildir

#!/bin/bash

set -e

mail=~/.mail
maildirs=($mail/*)
inbox=INBOX
folders=(new cur)
archive="archive/cur"
trash="trash/cur"

usage() {
  echo "usage: $(basename "$0") [archive|delete] [FILENAME]"
  exit 1
}

if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
  usage
fi

cmd=$1
file=$2

read_file_name() {
  file=$1
  flags=$(echo "$file" | cut -d , -f 4)
  if [[ $flags == *"S"* ]]; then
    echo "$file"
  else
    echo "${file}S"
  fi
}

find_file() {
  for inbox in "${maildirs[@]}"/$inbox
  do
    for folder in "${folders[@]}"
    do
      file="$inbox/$folder/$1"
      if [[ -f $file ]]; then
        echo "$file"
        return
      fi
    done
  done

  echo "'$1' not found"
  exit 1
}

root() {
  dirname "$(dirname "$(dirname "$1")")"
}

move_message() {
  file="$1"
  folder="$2"

  path=$(find_file "$file")
  root=$(root "$path")
  new_name=$(read_file_name "$file")
  new_path="$root/$folder"
  if [[ ! -d "$new_path" ]]; then
    echo "'$new_path' does not exist"
    exit 1
  fi

  mv -v "$path" "$new_path/$new_name"
}

archive() {
  echo "archiving $1"
  move_message "$1" "$archive"
}

delete() {
  echo "Deleting $1"
  move_message "$1" "$trash"
}

$cmd "$file" || usage

Usage:

maildir [FILE]

Where FILE is in an inbox.

Example:

maildir 1234_1.2345.hostname,U=12345,FMD5=abc123:2