rbcurse 1.5.0 → 1.5.2

data/examples/deprecated/appgmail.rb

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+require 'rbcurse/core/util/app'
+require 'fileutils'
+require 'yaml'
+require 'gmail'
+# You need gmail gem. (one of them depends on i18n gem).
+# # stopped working since gmail does not accept UIDS XXX FIXME
+# TODO start putting commands in a popup or menu bar
+# TODO what if i want to hide sidebar and bring it back on later
+# TODO switch mailbox or label on command line, with prompt letter indexing
+# TODO 
+# TODO body does not show cc and date from reply_to etc
+# TODO seems like gmail web preloads body so no delay, yet it remains unread XXX
+# TODO: compose a message  - what of contacts ?  cc bcc
+# TODO: reply.
+# TODOx refresh, perhaps get unread and compare UIDS
+# FIXME: reconnect gave allmain count as inbox count, clicking on lb2 gave nilclass
+# TODOx : x  highlight / select if pressing enter, so we know which one is being shwon
+#        _  should work with select also. Now we have a kind of mismatch between select
+#           and press (spacebar and enter)
+# TODOx : cache envelope and body so not read repeatedly
+# TODOD: C-w C-w should go between current and last. it does left and right
+# TODO: option for only unseen mails
+# FIX column widths so date also showm TODO
+# # reduce width of left
+# TODO: upper right should say NEW if N, also deleted can be D and not removed ??
+#       but there's no way to undelete.
+# TODO: handling of packed (munpack) - temporary fix in place
+# TODO : catch connectionreset and relogin : Connection reset by peer (Errno::ECONNRESET)
+# TODO: unread on top, or only unread
+# TODO: offline, download all mails (body too)
+# TODO: select read, unread, by same author, starred, unstarred
+
+class OpenedMessage < Struct.new(:uid, :message, :index)
+  def set uid, mess, index
+    $log.debug "XXX opened got index #{index}  " if $log.debug? 
+    @uid = uid
+    @message = mess
+    @index = index
+    $log.debug "XXX opened got @index #{@index}  " if $log.debug? 
+  end
+end
+
+#module RubyCurses
+#class App
+# putting some commands here so we can call from command_line
+# ADD
+def get_commands
+  opts = %w{ test testend archive delete markread markunread spam star unstar open header savecontact connect connectas compose refresh }
+  current_component = @vim.current_component
+  case current_component
+  when @lb2
+    opts.push *%w{ select nextm prev nextunread prevunread savecontact header }
+  when @tv
+    opts.push *%w{ saveas reply replyall nextm prev nextunread prevunread munpack }
+  end
+  opts
+end
+# indices can be array or range
+# can pass one row as array, @lb2.selected_indices or range 20..25
+# . delete
+# .,+20 delete
+# 1,4 archive
+# .,$ select mark etc
+def nextm n=1
+  ri = @lb2.real_index
+  ri = @opened_message.index
+  alert "ri in nil in nextm " unless ri
+  return unless ri
+  #@lb2.down
+  #return if ri == @lb2.real_index
+  if ri + n < @lb2.row_count
+    #@lb2.current_index += 1
+    open_mail(ri+n) #@lb2.real_index 
+  else
+    raw_message "No more messages"
+  end
+end
+def prev
+  ri = @lb2.real_index
+  ri = @opened_message.index
+  return unless ri
+  #@lb2.up   # this moves cursor to lb2
+  #return if ri == @lb2.real_index
+  if ri > 0
+    @lb2.current_index -= 1
+    open_mail @lb2.real_index 
+  else
+    say "No previous messages", :color_pair => $prompt_color
+  end
+end
+
+# fetch body of message and display in textview
+def open_mail index
+  @current_opened_index = index
+  row = @lb2[index]
+  unless row
+    say "Invalid row.", :color_pair => $prompt_color
+    return
+  end
+  if index >= 0
+    uid = row[UID_OFFSET] # UID_OFFSET=5
+    #uid = @message_uids[index]
+    #body = @gmail.connection.uid_fetch(uid, "BODY[TEXT]")[0].attr['BODY[TEXT]']
+    message_immediate "Fetching body from server ..."
+    body = uid_to_message( uid ).body # this uses gmail gem's cache
+    body = body.decoded.encode("ASCII-8BIT", :invalid => :replace, :undef => :replace, :replace => "?")
+    #@tv.set_content(body.to_s, :WRAP_WORD)
+    @current_uid = uid
+    @current_message = uid_to_message(uid)
+    env = @current_message.envelope
+    f = env.from[0]
+    t = env.to[0]
+    from = "From: #{env.from[0].name.to_s} <#{env.from[0].mailbox.to_s}@#{f.host.to_s}>  "
+    to = "To: #{env.to[0].name.to_s} <#{env.to[0].mailbox.to_s}@#{t.host.to_s}>  "
+    str = to
+    str << "\n" << from << "\n" << "Date: " << env.date << "\n" << "Subject: " << env.subject << "\n\n"
+    str << body
+    @tv.set_content(str, :WRAP_WORD)
+    @opened_message.set(uid, uid_to_message(uid), index)
+            @opened_message.uid = uid
+            @opened_message.message = uid_to_message(uid)
+            @opened_message.index = index
+    @current_body = body
+    row[0][0] = " " if row[0][0] == "N"
+
+    message "Done.                "
+    @lb2.repaint_required true
+    @form.repaint
+  end
+end
+# i partial command entered then returns matches
+def _resolve_command opts, cmd
+  return cmd if opts.include? cmd
+  matches = opts.grep Regexp.new("^#{cmd}")
+end
+
+def select which=nil
+  unless which
+    opts = %w{ all none read unread starred unstarred from subject invert current n}
+    which = ask("Select (TAB for options): ", opts) #{ |q| q.default = @previous_command }
+  end
+  which = which.to_sym
+  case which
+  when :all
+    @lb2.select_all
+  when :none
+    @lb2.clear_selection
+  when :invert
+    @lb2.invert_selection
+  when :unread
+    list = @lb2.list
+    list.each_with_index { |row, i| 
+      if row[0][0]=="N" 
+        @lb2.add_row_selection_interval(i,i) 
+      end
+    }
+  when :read
+    list = @lb2.list
+    list.each_with_index { |row, i| 
+      if row[0][0]=="N" 
+      else
+        @lb2.add_row_selection_interval(i,i) 
+      end
+    }
+  when :from
+    cv = @lb2.current_value
+    from = cv[1]
+    list = @lb2.list
+    list.each_with_index { |row, i| 
+      if row[1] == from
+        @lb2.add_row_selection_interval(i,i) 
+      end
+    }
+  when :n
+    n = ask("How many? ", Integer) {|q| q.in = 1..100}
+    ci = @lb2.current_index - 1 # header_adjustment
+    @lb2.add_row_selection_interval ci, ci+n-1
+  end
+end
+
+# just experimental, we load all mails on clicking a label anyway
+# pick out all new mails in INBOX, compare to unread ids list
+# and only add in those not in that list. Nothing great.
+
+def refresh
+  #@gmail.inbox.find(:unread) do |email|
+  raw_message "Fetching ..."
+  ctr = 0
+  begin
+    @gmail.label("INBOX") do |mailbox|
+      unread = mailbox.emails(:unread) 
+      total = unread.size
+      unread.each_with_index do |email, index|  
+        uid = email.uid
+        if !@unreaduids.include? uid
+          @unreaduids << uid
+          ctr += 1
+          env = email.envelope
+          row = convert_message_to_row env, uid
+          @lb2.insert 0, row
+        end
+        raw_progress([index, total])
+      end
+    end
+    raw_message "#{ctr} new messages in inbox."
+    #refresh_labels
+  rescue => ex
+    $log.debug( "EXC refresh  rescue reached.  ")
+    print_error ex
+  end
+
+end
+# one place to write and display exception
+def print_error ex
+  if ex
+    $log.debug( ex)
+    $log.debug(ex.backtrace.join("\n"))
+    message "EXCEPTION : #{ex} "
+    @message_label.repaint
+    @window.refresh
+  end
+end
+def convert_message_to_row envelope, uid
+  e = envelope
+  flag = @unreaduids.include?(uid) ? "N " : " "
+  if @starred_uids.include?(uid)
+    flag[1]="+"
+  end
+  date = e.date # .to_s #[5..10]
+  date = Date.parse(date).strftime("%b %d")
+  # name returns an Array, which crashes sort - therefore to_s, but says String
+  from = e.from[0].name.to_s 
+  from = e.from[0].mailbox.to_s if from == ""
+  [ flag, from, e.subject ,date, uid]
+end
+
+def compose
+  # TODO make a separate screen damn you !
+  name = ask("To: ") # choices should be names from contacts
+  subject = ask("Subject: ")
+  # shell vim from here using temporary file
+  body = edit_text nil
+  message_immediate "sending message ... "
+  if body
+    @gmail.deliver do
+      to name
+      subject subject
+      body body
+    end
+  end
+  message "sent message to #{name} "
+end
+
+# needs to go into utils
+def edit_text text
+  # 2010-06-29 10:24 
+  require 'fileutils'
+  require 'tempfile'
+  ed = ENV['EDITOR'] || "vim"
+  temp = Tempfile.new "tmp"
+  File.open(temp,"w"){ |f| f.write text } if text
+  mtime =  File.mtime(temp.path)
+  suspend() do
+    system(ed, temp.path)
+  end
+
+  newmtime = File.mtime(temp.path)
+  newstr = nil
+  if mtime < newmtime
+    # check timestamp, if updated ..
+    newstr = File.read(temp)
+  else
+    #puts "user quit without saving"
+    return nil
+  end
+  return newstr.chomp if newstr
+  return nil
+end
+def header
+  e = @lb2
+  env = get_current_message e
+  message_immediate "Fetching header ..."
+  header = env.header.to_s
+  case header
+  when String
+    header = header.split "\n"
+  end
+  view(header)
+end
+def savecontact
+  e = @lb2
+  env = get_current_message e
+  $log.debug "XXX ENV #{env} " if $log.debug? 
+  name = env.from[0].name
+  id = "#{env.from[0].mailbox}@#{env.from[0].host}"
+
+  obj = nil
+  filename = "contacts.yml"
+  if File.exists? filename
+    obj = YAML::load_file( filename )
+  end
+  obj ||=[]
+  obj << [name, id]
+  File.open(filename, 'w' ) do |f|
+    f << obj.to_yaml
+   end
+  message "Written #{name} #{id} to #{filename} "
+end
+def connectas
+  user = ask "Emailid: "
+  return unless user
+  pass = ask("Password", String){ |q| q.echo = '*' }
+  return unless pass
+  gmail_connect(user, pass)
+end
+def connect
+  gmail_connect
+end
+def test
+  # creating a scratch window. should be put a textview in it ? or label ?
+  require 'rbcurse/core/util/rcommandwindow'
+  @layout = { :height => 5, :width => Ncurses.COLS-1, :top => Ncurses.LINES-5, :left => 0 }
+  rc = CommandWindow.new nil, :layout => @layout
+  w = rc.window
+  w.box(0,0)
+  w.printstring 1,1, "hello there!", $normalcolor, 'normal'
+  #rc.handle_keys
+  @rc = rc
+end
+def testend
+  @rc.destroy if @rc
+  @rc = nil
+end
+def archive
+  if @vim.current_component == @tv
+    archive_current
+    return
+  end
+  inds, ms = do_selected_rows(@lb2)
+  inds = inds.sort.reverse
+  inds.each { |e| @lb2.delete_at e; @messages.delete_at e }
+  @lb2.clear_selection
+  say " #{inds.size} messages archived"
+  Thread.new {
+    ms.each { |m| 
+    m.archive!
+  }
+  }
+end
+# delete current mail, should be called from tv for opened row
+# FIXME what if delete repeatedly. what if no next should be check UID
+# when we fetch row
+def delete_current
+  do_with_opened do |ri, message|
+    @lb2.delete_at ri
+    Thread.new { message.delete! }
+  end
+  # if we've delete then automatically next falls into place, no need to
+  # add one to idnex
+  nextm 0
+end
+def archive_current
+  do_with_opened do |ri, message|
+    @lb2.delete_at ri
+    Thread.new { message.archive! }
+  end
+  nextm 0
+
+end
+def do_with_opened 
+  if @vim.current_component != @tv
+    say "not on tv. please open a mail and then delete"
+    return
+  end
+  ri = @lb2.real_index
+  ri = @opened_message.index
+  return if ri.nil? || ri < 1 # header_adjust
+  row = @lb2[ri]
+  rowuid = row[UID_OFFSET]
+  if @opened_message.uid != rowuid
+    alert "something wrong, uid not matching"
+  end
+  message = get_current_message
+  return unless message
+  yield ri, message if block_given?
+end
+def delete
+  if @vim.current_component == @tv
+    delete_current
+    return
+  end
+  e = @lb2
+  aproc = lambda {|m| m.delete! }
+  inds, ms = for_selected_rows(e, aproc) { |e| @lb2.delete_at e; @messages.delete_at e }
+  @lb2.clear_selection
+  say " #{inds.size} messages deleted" if inds
+end
+  def saveas *args
+    @tv.saveas *args
+  end
+def remove_current_label m
+  label = @current_label
+  m.remove_label! label
+end
+# return message object for a UID
+# m.envelope
+# m.header   # < take a little time
+def uid_to_message uid
+  m = @uid_message[uid]
+end
+# calls block for selected rows
+def do_selected_rows(w) # :yield: row, msg
+  indices = []
+  messages = []
+  w.selected_rows.each { |row| 
+    uid = w[row][UID_OFFSET] # UID_OFFSET
+    message = uid_to_message uid
+    next unless message
+    yield row, message if block_given?
+    indices << row
+    messages << message
+  }
+  return indices, messages
+end
+def get_current_uid w=@lb2
+  row = w.current_value
+  uid = row[UID_OFFSET] # UID_OFFSET
+end
+def get_current_message w=@lb2
+  uid = get_current_uid w
+  message = uid_to_message uid
+end
+def for_rows(indices, messageproc=nil)
+  case indices
+  when Integer
+    indices = [indices]
+  when Range
+    indices = indices.to_a
+  when :selected
+    indices = w.selected_rows
+  end
+  w = @lb2
+  messages = []
+  indices = indices.sort.reverse
+  indices.each { |row| 
+    uid = w[row][UID_OFFSET] # UID_OFFSET
+    message = uid_to_message uid
+    next unless message
+    messages << message
+  }
+  return false unless indices
+  indices.each { |i| yield i if block_given? }
+  if messageproc
+    thr = Thread.new{
+      begin
+      messages.each { |m| messageproc.call(m) }
+      rescue => ex
+        $log.debug( "EXC for_selected_row rescue reached.  ")
+        if ex
+          $log.debug( ex)
+          $log.debug(ex.backtrace.join("\n"))
+          message "EXCEPTION IN THREAD: #{ex} "
+          @message_label.repaint
+          @window.refresh
+        end
+      end
+    }
+    thr.abort_on_exception = true
+  end
+  return indices, messages
+end
+# for each selected row, execute the yield row indices to block
+# typically for deleting from table, or updating visual status.
+# Also call messageproc in a thread for each message since imap
+# operations take a little time.
+# indices are given in reverse order, so delete of rows in table
+# works correctly.
+#@return [false] if no selected rows
+#@return [Array<Fixnum>, Array<messages>] visual indices in listbox, and related messages (envelopes)
+def for_selected_rows(w, messageproc=nil)
+  indices = []
+  messages = []
+  w.selected_rows.each { |row| 
+    uid = w[row][UID_OFFSET] # UID_OFFSET
+    message = uid_to_message uid
+    next unless message
+    indices << row
+    messages << message
+  }
+  return false unless indices
+  indices = indices.sort.reverse
+  indices.each { |i| yield i if block_given? }
+  if messageproc
+    thr = Thread.new{
+      begin
+      messages.each { |m| messageproc.call(m) }
+      rescue => ex
+        $log.debug( "EXC for_selected_row rescue reached.  ")
+        if ex
+          $log.debug( ex)
+          $log.debug(ex.backtrace.join("\n"))
+          message "EXCEPTION IN THREAD: #{ex} "
+          @message_label.repaint
+          @window.refresh
+        end
+      end
+    }
+    thr.abort_on_exception = true
+  end
+  return indices, messages
+end
+# fetch envelopes for a label name
+# and populates the right table
+def get_envelopes text
+  @current_label = text
+  $break_fetch = false
+  #@message_uids = []
+  @messages = [] # hopefully unused
+  #Thread.new {
+    begin
+      ctr = 0
+      @gmail.label(text) do |mailbox|
+        # TODO. praps a progress bar also.
+        unreaduids = []
+        unread = mailbox.emails(:unread)
+        urc = unread.size
+        dispstr = " #{text} : unread #{urc} "
+        message_immediate dispstr
+        $unread_hash[text] = urc
+        allmails = mailbox.emails(:read)
+        allmails.insert 0, *unread
+        total = allmails.size
+        dispstr << " total: #{total} "
+        unread.each do |email|
+          unreaduids << email.uid
+        end
+        @unreaduids = unreaduids
+        dispstr << " getting UIDs .."
+        message_immediate dispstr
+        uids = []
+        allmails.each do |email|
+          uids << email.uid
+          @uid_message[email.uid] = email
+        end
+        message_immediate "getting envelopes. unread: #{urc} total: #{total} "
+        raw_progress 0.25
+
+        envelopes = @gmail.connection.uid_fetch(uids, "(UID ENVELOPE)")
+        # may need to reverse sort this !! TODO
+        # reversing means we've lost the link to UID !!! so we redo the list
+        return unless envelopes
+        lines = []
+        envelopes.reverse.each_with_index { |ee, index| 
+          raw_progress([index+1, total])
+          e = ee.attr["ENVELOPE"]
+          uid = ee.attr["UID"]
+          #@message_uids << uid UNUSED
+          flag = unreaduids.include?(uid) ? "N " : " "
+          if @starred_uids.include?(uid)
+            flag[1]="+"
+          end
+          date = e.date # .to_s #[5..10]
+          date = Date.parse(date).strftime("%b %d")
+          #$log.debug "name: XXX  #{e.from[0].name} "
+          #$log.debug "name: XXX  #{e.from[0].class} " unless e.from[0].nil?
+          # name returns an Array, which crashes sort - therefore to_s, but says String
+          from = e.from[0].name.to_s # why blank some times FIXME
+          from = e.from[0].mailbox.to_s if from == ""
+          #@lb2.append([ flag, ctr+1 , from, e.subject ,date])
+          #lines << [ flag, ctr+1 , from, e.subject ,date, uid]
+          lines << [ flag, from, e.subject ,date, uid]
+          ctr+=1
+          @messages << e
+          break if ctr >= @max_to_read
+          break if $break_fetch # can only happen in threaded mode
+        }
+        @lb2.estimate_column_widths=true # this sort of fails if we keep pushing a row at a time
+        @lb2.set_content lines
+        #message " #{text} showing #{ctr} of #{total} messages"
+        #@message_label.repaint
+        @form.repaint
+      end
+    rescue => ex
+      $log.debug( "EXC thread.rb rescue reached.  ")
+      if ex
+        $log.debug( ex)
+        $log.debug(ex.backtrace.join("\n"))
+        message "EXCEPTION IN THREAD: #{ex} Reconnect using M-c"
+        @message_label.repaint
+        @window.refresh
+        gmail_connect # this should only happen in imap error not just any
+      end
+    end
+  #}
+end
+def get_starred gmail
+  @starred_uids = []
+  starred = @gmail.mailbox("[Gmail]/Starred")
+  starred.mails.each do |email|
+    @starred_uids << email.uid
+  end
+  $log.debug "XXX got starred #{@starred_uids.size} " if $log.debug? 
+end
+# connect to gmail,
+# but what if i want to change user - then we need to clear hashes.
+def gmail_connect username=ENV['GMAIL_USER']+"@gmail.com", pass=ENV['GMAIL_PASS']
+  @gmail = Gmail.connect!(username, pass)
+  message_immediate "Connected to gmail, fetching labels ... "
+  @labels = @gmail.labels.all
+  message_immediate "Fetched labels. Click on a label. "
+  get_starred @gmail
+  @dirs.list @labels
+  @lb2.remove_all
+  @tv.remove_all
+  @form.repaint
+  # pull in inbox contents
+  # pull in unread for each label
+  #Thread.new { refresh_labels }
+  refresh_labels
+  @vim.focus @dirs
+  # place cursor on @dir since lb2 empty FIXME
+end
+# fetches labels and refreshes the unread counts
+# I suspect there are issues here if this is in background, and someone presses enter
+# on a label. he sees only unread -data inconsistency/race condition
+def refresh_labels
+  #message_immediate " inside refresh labels "
+  raw_message "Getting label information..."
+  @labels ||= @gmail.labels.all
+  total = @labels.size
+  @labels.each_with_index { |text, index| 
+      next if text == "[GMAIL]"
+      begin
+        @gmail.label(text) do |mailbox|
+          unread = mailbox.emails(:unread) # maybe this causes an issue internally
+          urc = unread.size
+          #message_immediate " mailbox #{text} has #{urc} unread "
+          $unread_hash[text] = urc
+          raw_progress([index+1, total])
+        end
+      rescue => ex
+        $log.debug  " refresh_labels :: ERROR in mailbox #{text} ...  #{ex}" if $log.debug? 
+        next
+      end
+  }
+  @dirs.repaint_required(true)
+  message_immediate " Ready"
+end
+#end
+#end
+
+# START start
+UID_OFFSET = 4
+App.new do 
+  #begin
+  @opened_message = OpenedMessage.new
+  ht = 24
+  @max_to_read = 100
+  @messages = nil # hopefully unused
+  @labels = nil
+  @current_label = nil
+  @message_uids = nil # uids of messages being displayed in @lb2 so as to get body
+  @starred_uids = nil
+  @uid_message = {} # map UID to a message
+  @unreaduids = [] # current labels unread
+  $unread_hash = {}
+  $message_hash = {}
+  @tv = nil
+  @current_body = nil
+  username = ENV['GMAIL_USER']+"@gmail.com"
+  pass = ENV['GMAIL_PASS']
+  @default_mailbox = "INBOX"
+  @gmail = nil
+  borderattrib = :reverse
+  @header = app_header "rbcurse #{Rbcurse::VERSION}", :text_center => "Yet Another Gmail Client that sucks", :text_right =>"", :color => :black, :bgcolor => :white#, :attr =>  Ncurses::A_BLINK
+  message "Press F1 to exit ...................................................."
+
+
+  stack :margin_top => 1, :margin => 0, :width => :EXPAND do
+  
+    model = [" Fetching ..."]
+    # todo, get unread too and update, do that at some interval
+
+    @vim = master_detail :width => :EXPAND, :weight => 0.15 # TODO i want to change width of left container
+    # labels list on left
+    @dirs = listbox :list => model, :height => ht, :border_attrib => borderattrib, :suppress_borders => true
+    @dirs.one_key_selection = false
+    
+    # we override/open instance so as to only print basename. Also, print unread count 
+    def @dirs.convert_value_to_text(text, crow)
+      str = text.dup
+      if $unread_hash.has_key?(str)
+        str << " (#{$unread_hash[str]})"
+      else
+        str 
+      end
+    end
+    @vim.set_left_component @dirs #, 0.25 # FIXME not having impact
+
+    
+    #@mails = []
+    headings = %w{ __ From Subject Date UID }
+    @lb2 = tabular_widget :suppress_borders => true
+    # TODO set column widths since we are pushing one at a time.
+    @lb2.columns = headings
+    #@lb2.column_align 1, :right # earlier numbering as in alpine
+    #@lb2.column_align 0, :right
+    @lb2.column_hidden UID_OFFSET, true
+    @lb2.header_fgcolor :white
+    @lb2.header_bgcolor :cyan
+    @vim.set_right_top_component @lb2
+    Thread.new {
+      begin
+      @gmail = Gmail.connect!(username, pass)
+      message_immediate "Connected to gmail, fetching labels ... "
+      @labels = @gmail.labels.all
+      message_immediate "Fetched #{@labels.count} labels. Click on a label. "
+      @dirs.list @labels
+      @form.repaint
+      get_starred @gmail
+      message_immediate "Fetching #{@default_mailbox} " if @default_mailbox
+      get_envelopes @default_mailbox if @default_mailbox
+      #Thread.new { refresh_labels } 
+      rescue => ex
+        if ex
+          $log.debug( ex)
+          $log.debug(ex.backtrace.join("\n"))
+          message "EXCEPTION IN THREAD: #{ex} "
+          @message_label.repaint
+          @window.refresh
+        end
+      end
+    }
+    @dirs.bind :PRESS do |e|
+      # TODO = methodize this so i can call it on startup
+      text = e.text # can this change if user goes down in dir2 YES
+      ci = e.source.current_index
+      @dirs.add_row_selection_interval ci, ci # show selected, this should happen on fire auto
+      message_immediate "Wait a few seconds ..."
+      # don't allow if alreadt inside this, since thread - or only allow one thread FIXME
+      # # TODO NOW WE NEED TO CACHE SINC we are not using gmail gem cache
+      @lines = []
+      @messages = [] # hopefully unused
+      #@lb2.remove_all
+      @lb2.estimate_column_widths=true # this sort of fails if we keep pushing a row at a time
+      # and repainting
+      get_envelopes text
+    end
+    # will only work in Thread mode
+    @dirs.bind_key(?q) { $break_fetch = true }
+    @dirs.bind_key(27) { $break_fetch = true }
+    @form.bind_key(?\M-p){
+      require 'live_console'
+
+      lc = LiveConsole.new :socket, :port => 4000, :bind => self.get_binding
+      lc.start            # Starts the LiveConsole thread
+      alert "started console on 4000 #{self} "
+      # you would connect using "nc localhost 4000"
+      # if you use pp then it shows here too and mucks the screen.
+      # i think it writes on STDSCR - do not use pp and puts, just enter the variable
+    }
+    @form.bind_key(?\M-y){
+      # TODO previous command to be default
+      opts = %w{ test testend archive delete markread markunread spam star unstar open header savecontact connect connectas compose refresh }
+      current_component = @vim.current_component
+      case current_component
+      when @lb2
+        opts.push *%w{ select nextm prev nextunread prevunread savecontact header }
+      when @tv
+        opts.push *%w{ saveas reply replyall nextm prev nextunread prevunread munpack }
+      end
+      cmd = ask("Command: ", opts){ |q| q.default = @previous_command }
+      if cmd == ""
+      else
+        cmdline = cmd.split
+        cmd = cmdline.shift
+        # check if command is a substring of a larger command
+        if !opts.include?(cmd)
+          rcmd = _resolve_command(opts, cmd) if !opts.include?(cmd)
+          if rcmd.size == 1
+            cmd = rcmd.first
+          else
+            alert "Cannot resolve #{cmd}. Matches are: #{rcmd} "
+          end
+        end
+        if respond_to?(cmd, true)
+          @previous_command = cmd
+          raw_message "calling #{cmd} "
+          begin
+          send cmd, *cmdline
+          rescue => exc
+            $log.debug "ERR EXC: send throwing an exception now. Duh. IMAP keeps crashing haha !! #{exc}  " if $log.debug? 
+            print_error exc
+          end
+        else
+          say("Command [#{cmd}] not supported by #{self.class} ")
+        end
+      end
+    }
+
+    @form.bind_key(?\M-m){
+      @max_to_read = ask("How many mails to retrieve? ", Integer) { |q| q.in = 1..1000 }
+    }
+    # write file to disk so as to munpack it
+    @form.bind_key(?\M-s){
+      if @current_body
+        File.open("message.txt", 'w') {|f| f.write(@current_body) }
+        message_immediate "Written body as message.txt. You may use munpack on file"
+      end
+    }
+    @form.bind_key(?\M-c){
+      gmail_connect
+    }
+    @form.bind_key(?\M-C){
+      connectas
+    }
+    @lb2.bind :PRESS do |e|
+      case @lb2
+      when RubyCurses::TabularWidget
+        if e.action_command == :header
+          # now does sorting on multiple keys
+        else
+          ci = e.source.current_index  # this should check what first data index is
+          index = ci - 1
+          open_mail index
+          #@current_opened_index = index
+          #row = @lb2[index]
+          #uid = row[UID_OFFSET] # UID_OFFSET=5
+          #if index >= 0
+            ##uid = @message_uids[index]
+            ##body = @gmail.connection.uid_fetch(uid, "BODY[TEXT]")[0].attr['BODY[TEXT]']
+            #message_immediate "Fetching body from server ..."
+            #body = uid_to_message( uid ).body # this uses gmail gem's cache
+            #body = body.decoded.encode("ASCII-8BIT", :invalid => :replace, :undef => :replace, :replace => "?")
+            #@tv.set_content(body, :WRAP_WORD)
+            ##@tv.set_content(body.to_s, :WRAP_WORD)
+            #@current_uid = uid
+            #@current_message = uid_to_message(uid)
+            #@opened_message.set(uid, uid_to_message(uid), index)
+            #@opened_message.uid = uid
+            #@opened_message.message = uid_to_message(uid)
+            #@opened_message.index = index
+            #@current_body = body
+            #row[0][0] = " " if row[0][0] == "N"
+            #$log.debug "XXX opened_message:: #{@opened_message}  " if $log.debug? 
+            #$log.debug "XXX opened_message index:: #{@opened_message.index}, #{index}  " if $log.debug? 
+
+            #message "Done.                "
+            #@lb2.repaint_required true
+            #@form.repaint
+
+            ##@tv.set_content(@messages[index].body.to_s, :WRAP_WORD)
+          #end
+        end
+      else
+        @tv.set_content(@messages[e.source.current_index].body, :WRAP_WORD)
+      end
+    end
+    @lb2.bind :ENTER_ROW do |e|
+      @header.text_right "Row #{e.current_index} of #{@messages.size} "
+    end
+    @lb2.bind_key(?\M-a) do |e| 
+      env = get_current_message e
+      $log.debug "XXX ENV #{env} " if $log.debug? 
+      alert " #{env.from[0].name} :: #{env.from[0].mailbox}@#{env.from[0].host} "
+      $log.debug "XXX ENV HEADER #{env.header} " if $log.debug? 
+    end
+    @lb2.bind_key(?U){ |e| 
+      aproc = lambda {|m| m.mark(:unread) }
+      for_selected_rows(e, aproc) { |i| 
+        row = @lb2[i]
+        row[0][0] = "N" if row[0][0] == " "
+      }
+    }
+    @lb2.bind_key(?I){ |e| 
+      aproc = lambda {|m| m.mark(:read) }
+      for_selected_rows(e, aproc) { |i| 
+        row = @lb2[i]
+        row[0][0] = " " if row[0][0] == "N"
+      }
+    }
+    # we have no way of knowing which ones are starred or unstarred, so can't show.
+    @lb2.bind_key(?s){ |e| 
+      # looks like star and unstar don't work
+      raw_message "called star"
+      aproc = lambda {|m| m.star! }
+      for_selected_rows(e, aproc) { |i| 
+        row = @lb2[i]
+        row[0][1] = "+" #if row[0][1] == " "
+        raw_message "called star for #{i} #{row[2]} "
+      }
+    }
+    @lb2.bind_key(?S){ |e| 
+      aproc = lambda {|m| m.unstar! }
+      for_selected_rows(e, aproc) { |i| 
+        row = @lb2[i]
+        row[0][1] = " " #if row[0][1] == "#"
+      }
+    }
+    # remove current label
+    @lb2.bind_key(?X){ |e| 
+      label = @current_label
+      return unless label
+      aproc = lambda {|m| remove_current_label(m) }
+      inds, ms = for_selected_rows(e, aproc) { |e| @lb2.delete_at e; @messages.delete_at e }
+      @lb2.clear_selection
+    }
+    @lb2.bind_key(?#){ |e| 
+      aproc = lambda {|m| m.delete! }
+      inds, ms = for_selected_rows(e, aproc) { |e| @lb2.delete_at e; @messages.delete_at e }
+      @lb2.clear_selection
+    }
+    @lb2.bind_key(?!){ |e| 
+      aproc = lambda {|m| m.spam! }
+      inds, ms = for_selected_rows(e, aproc) { |e| @lb2.delete_at e; @messages.delete_at e }
+      @lb2.clear_selection
+    }
+    # archive
+    # this way of defining does not allow user to reassign this method to a key.
+    # we should put into a method in a class, so user can reassign
+    @lb2.bind_key(?\e){ |e| 
+      inds, ms = do_selected_rows(e)
+      inds = inds.sort.reverse
+      inds.each { |e| @lb2.delete_at e; @messages.delete_at e }
+      @lb2.clear_selection
+      Thread.new {
+        ms.each { |m| 
+           m.archive!
+        }
+      }
+
+    }
+    @lb2.bind_key(?\M-u){ @lb2.clear_selection }
+
+    @tv = @vim.set_right_bottom_component "Email body comes here. "
+    @tv.bind_key(?\M-m){ o = @tv.pipe_output('munpack', @current_body)
+      $log.debug "munpack returned #{o.size}  " if $log.debug? 
+      newfile = o.last.split(" ").first
+      $log.debug "munpack file #{newfile}   " if $log.debug? 
+      o = File.read(newfile) if File.exists?(newfile)
+      @tv.set_content o
+      # this leaves a file in current directory
+    }
+    @tv.bind_key(?\M-A) { |s| @tv.saveas }
+    @tv.suppress_borders true
+    @tv.border_attrib = borderattrib
+  end # stack
+  #ensure
+    #$log.debug "XX ENSURE !!! " if $log.debug? 
+    #gmail.logout
+  #end
+end # app