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[PATCH v7 09/10] send-email: allow multiple emails using --cc, --to and --bcc

From
Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@imag.fr>
Date
Jun 30, 2015, 12:16 UTC
Message-ID
<1435666611-18429-10-git-send-email-Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
In-Reply-To
<1435666611-18429-1-git-send-email-Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
From: Remi Lespinet <remi.lespinet@ensimag.grenoble-inp.fr>

Accept a list of emails separated by commas in flags --cc, --to and --bcc. Multiple addresses can already be given by using these options multiple times, but it is more convenient to allow cutting-and-pasting a list of addresses from the header of an existing e-mail message, which already lists them as comma-separated list, as a value to a single parameter.

The following format can now be used:
    $ git send-email --to='Jane <jdoe@example.com>, mike@example.com'

Remove the limitation imposed by 79ee555b (Check and document the options to prevent mistakes, 2006-06-21) which rejected every argument with comma in --cc, --to and --bcc.

Signed-off-by: Mathieu Lienard--Mayor <Mathieu.Lienard--Mayor@ensimag.imag.fr>
Signed-off-by: Jorge Juan Garcia Garcia <Jorge-Juan.Garcia-Garcia@ensimag.imag.fr>
Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Signed-off-by: Remi Lespinet <remi.lespinet@ensimag.grenoble-inp.fr>
Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
---
 Documentation/git-send-email.txt | 12 +++++------
 git-send-email.perl              | 17 ++--------------
 t/t9001-send-email.sh            | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
index 7ae467b..f14705e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
@@ -49,17 +49,17 @@ Composing
 	of 'sendemail.annotate'. See the CONFIGURATION section for
 	'sendemail.multiEdit'.
 
---bcc=<address>::
+--bcc=<address>,...::
 	Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email. Default is the value of
 	'sendemail.bcc'.
 +
-The --bcc option must be repeated for each user you want on the bcc list.
+This option may be specified multiple times.
 
---cc=<address>::
+--cc=<address>,...::
 	Specify a starting "Cc:" value for each email.
 	Default is the value of 'sendemail.cc'.
 +
-The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
+This option may be specified multiple times.
 
 --compose::
 	Invoke a text editor (see GIT_EDITOR in linkgit:git-var[1])
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ is not set, this will be prompted for.
 	Only necessary if --compose is also set.  If --compose
 	is not set, this will be prompted for.
 
---to=<address>::
+--to=<address>,...::
 	Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated. Generally, this
 	will be the upstream maintainer of the project involved. Default is the
 	value of the 'sendemail.to' configuration value; if that is unspecified,
 	and --to-cmd is not specified, this will be prompted for.
 +
-The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
+This option may be specified multiple times.
 
 --8bit-encoding=<encoding>::
 	When encountering a non-ASCII message or subject that does not
diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index df9d3f6..4a681f5 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -460,20 +460,6 @@ my ($repoauthor, $repocommitter);
 ($repoauthor) = Git::ident_person(@repo, 'author');
 ($repocommitter) = Git::ident_person(@repo, 'committer');
 
-# Verify the user input
-
-foreach my $entry (@initial_to) {
-	die "Comma in --to entry: $entry'\n" unless $entry !~ m/,/;
-}
-
-foreach my $entry (@initial_cc) {
-	die "Comma in --cc entry: $entry'\n" unless $entry !~ m/,/;
-}
-
-foreach my $entry (@bcclist) {
-	die "Comma in --bcclist entry: $entry'\n" unless $entry !~ m/,/;
-}
-
 sub parse_address_line {
 	if ($have_mail_address) {
 		return map { $_->format } Mail::Address->parse($_[0]);
@@ -1057,7 +1043,8 @@ sub sanitize_address_list {
 }
 
 sub process_address_list {
-	my @addr_list = expand_aliases(@_);
+	my @addr_list = map { parse_address_line($_) } @_;
+	@addr_list = expand_aliases(@addr_list);
 	@addr_list = sanitize_address_list(@addr_list);
 	@addr_list = validate_address_list(@addr_list);
 	return @addr_list;
diff --git a/t/t9001-send-email.sh b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
index fce081c..733431b 100755
--- a/t/t9001-send-email.sh
+++ b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
@@ -1720,4 +1720,48 @@ test_expect_success $PREREQ '--[no-]xmailer with sendemail.xmailer=false' '
 	do_xmailer_test 1 "--xmailer"
 '
 
+test_expect_success $PREREQ 'setup expected-list' '
+	git send-email \
+	--dry-run \
+	--from="Example <from@example.com>" \
+	--to="To 1 <to1@example.com>" \
+	--to="to2@example.com" \
+	--to="to3@example.com" \
+	--cc="Cc 1 <cc1@example.com>" \
+	--cc="Cc2 <cc2@example.com>" \
+	--bcc="bcc1@example.com" \
+	--bcc="bcc2@example.com" \
+	0001-add-master.patch | replace_variable_fields \
+	>expected-list
+'
+
+test_expect_success $PREREQ 'use email list in --cc --to and --bcc' '
+	git send-email \
+	--dry-run \
+	--from="Example <from@example.com>" \
+	--to="To 1 <to1@example.com>, to2@example.com" \
+	--to="to3@example.com" \
+	--cc="Cc 1 <cc1@example.com>, Cc2 <cc2@example.com>" \
+	--bcc="bcc1@example.com, bcc2@example.com" \
+	0001-add-master.patch | replace_variable_fields \
+	>actual-list &&
+	test_cmp expected-list actual-list
+'
+
+test_expect_success $PREREQ 'aliases work with email list' '
+	echo "alias to2 to2@example.com" >.mutt &&
+	echo "alias cc1 Cc 1 <cc1@example.com>" >>.mutt &&
+	test_config sendemail.aliasesfile ".mutt" &&
+	test_config sendemail.aliasfiletype mutt &&
+	git send-email \
+	--dry-run \
+	--from="Example <from@example.com>" \
+	--to="To 1 <to1@example.com>, to2, to3@example.com" \
+	--cc="cc1, Cc2 <cc2@example.com>" \
+	--bcc="bcc1@example.com, bcc2@example.com" \
+	0001-add-master.patch | replace_variable_fields \
+	>actual-list &&
+	test_cmp expected-list actual-list
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
2.5.0.rc0.10.g7792c2a
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  2. 01/10 t9001-send-email: move script creation in a setup testMatthieu Moy, Jun 30, 2015
  3. 02/10 send-email: allow aliases in patch header and command script outputsMatthieu Moy, Jun 30, 2015
  4. 03/10 t9001-send-email: refactor header variable fields replacementMatthieu Moy, Jun 30, 2015
  5. 04/10 send-email: refactor address list processMatthieu Moy, Jun 30, 2015
  6. 05/10 send-email: allow use of aliases in the From field of --compose modeMatthieu Moy, Jun 30, 2015
  7. 06/10 send-email: minor code refactoringMatthieu Moy, Jun 30, 2015
  8. 07/10 send-email: reduce dependencies impact on parse_address_lineMatthieu Moy, Jun 30, 2015
  9. Junio C HamanoJun 30, 2015
  10. Matthieu MoyJun 30, 2015
  11. Junio C HamanoJun 30, 2015
  12. 07/10 send-email: reduce dependencies impact on parse_address_lineRemi Lespinet, Jul 1, 2015
  13. Matthieu MoyJul 1, 2015
  14. Torsten BögershausenJul 7, 2015
  15. Matthieu MoyJul 7, 2015
  16. 07/10 send-email: reduce dependencies impact on parse_address_lineMatthieu Moy, Jul 7, 2015
  17. Torsten BögershausenJul 8, 2015
  18. Matthieu MoyJul 8, 2015
  19. 08/10 send-email: consider quote as delimiter instead of characterMatthieu Moy, Jun 30, 2015
  20. 09/10 send-email: allow multiple emails using --cc, --to and --bccMatthieu Moy, Jun 30, 2015
  21. 10/10 send-email: suppress meaningless whitespaces in from fieldMatthieu Moy, Jun 30, 2015

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