Extract email reply

gistfile1.rb

# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/824205/while-processing-an-email-reply-how-can-i-ignore-any-email-client-specifics-th

def find_reply(email)
  message_id = email.message_id('')
  x_mailer = email.header_string('x-mailer')

  # For optimization, this list could be sorted from most popular to least popular email client/service
  rules = [
    [ 'Gmail', lambda { message_id =~ /.+gmail\.com>\z/}, /^.*#{FROM_NAME}\s+<#{FROM_ADDRESS}>\s*wrote:.*$/ ],
    [ 'Yahoo! Mail', lambda { message_id =~ /.+yahoo\.com>\z/}, /^_+\nFrom: #{FROM_NAME} <#{FROM_ADDRESS}>$/ ],
    [ 'Microsoft Live Mail/Hotmail', lambda { email.header_string('return-path') =~ /<.+@(hotmail|live).com>/}, /^Date:.+\nSubject:.+\nFrom: #{FROM_ADDRESS}$/ ],
    [ 'Outlook Express', lambda { x_mailer =~ /Microsoft Outlook Express/ }, /^----- Original Message -----$/ ],
    [ 'Outlook', lambda { x_mailer =~ /Microsoft Office Outlook/ }, /^\s*_+\s*\nFrom: #{FROM_NAME}.*$/ ],

    # TODO: other email clients/services

    # Generic fallback
    [ nil, lambda { true }, /^.*#{FROM_ADDRESS}.*$/ ]
  ]

  # Default to using the whole body as the reply (maybe the user deleted the original message when they replied?)
  notes = email.body
  source = nil

  # Try to detect which email service/client sent this message
  rules.find do |r|
    if r[1].call
      # Try to extract the reply.  If we find it, save it and cancel the search.
      reply_match = email.body.match(r[2])
      if reply_match
        notes = email.body[0, reply_match.begin(0)]
        source = r[0]
        next true
      end
    end
  end

  [notes.strip, source]
end