<!doctype sinfo system>
<head>
-<title>FLIM 1.9 Manual about MIME Features
+<title>FLIM 1.10 Manual about MIME Features
<author>MORIOKA Tomohiko <mail>morioka@jaist.ac.jp</mail>
<date>1998/07/01
<code>nil</code>.
</defun>
-<defun name="mime-insert-decoded-header">
+
+<h2> Text presentation of entity
+<node> entity formatting
+<p>
+<defun name="mime-insert-header">
<args> entity <opts> invisible-fields visible-fields
<p>
Insert before point a decoded contents of header of <var>entity</var>.
If a field-name is matched with some elements of
<var>invisible-fields</var> and matched with none of
<var>visible-fields</var>, this function don't insert the field.
+<p>
+Each <dref>encoded-word</dref> in the header is decoded. ``Raw non
+us-ascii characters'' are also decoded as
+<code>default-mime-charset</code>.
+</defun>
+
+<defun name="mime-insert-text-content">
+ <args> entity
+<p>
+Insert before point a contents of <var>entity</var> as text entity.
+<p>
+Contents of the <var>entity</var> are decoded as <dref>MIME
+charset</dref>. If the <var>entity</var> does not have charset
+parameter of Content-Type field, <code>default-mime-charset</code> is
+used as default value.
</defun>
+<defvar name="default-mime-charset">
+<p>
+Symbol to indicate default value of <dref>MIME charset</dref>.
+<p>
+It is used when MIME charset is not specified.
+<p>
+It is originally variable of APEL.
+</defvar>
+
<h2> Contents of Entity
<node> Entity-content
</defun>
-<h3> How to make mm-backend
+<h3> Definition of mm-backend
<node> mm-backend module
<p>
-(It is not written yet, sorry. (^_^;)
+<defmacro name="mm-define-backend">
+<args> type
+<opts> parents
+<p>
+Define <var>type</var> as a mm-backend.
<p>
-(Please read mm*.el)
+If <var>PARENTS</var> is specified, <var>type</var> inherits parents.
+Each parent must be representation-type.
+<p>
+Example:
+<p>
+<lisp>
+(mm-define-backend chao (generic))
+</lisp>
+</defmacro>
+
+<defmacro name="mm-define-method">
+<args> name args <rest> body
+<p>
+Define <var>name</var> as a method function of (nth 1 (car
+<var>args</var>)) backend.
+<p>
+<var>args</var> is like an argument list of lambda, but (car
+<var>args</var>) must be specialized parameter. (car (car
+<var>args</var>)) is name of variable and (nth 1 (car
+<var>args</var>)) is name of backend (representation-type).
+<p>
+Example:
+<p>
+<lisp>
+(mm-define-method entity-cooked-p ((entity chao)) nil)
+</lisp>
+</defmacro>
<h1> Information of Content-Type field
<h2> Format of Content-Type field
<node> Content-Type field
<p>
-Content-Type \e$BMs$N7A<0$O0J2<$N$h$&$KDj5A$5$l$F$$$^$9!'\e(B
+Format of Content-Type field is defined as follows:
<quote>
``Content-Type'' ``:'' <concept>type</concept> ``/''
<concept>subtype</concept> *( ``;'' <concept>parameter</concept> )
</quote>
<p>
-\e$BNc$($P!"\e(B
+For example:
<quote>
<verb>
</verb>
</quote>
-<noindent>
-\e$B$d\e(B
-
<quote>
<verb>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp
</verb>
</quote>
-
-<noindent>
-\e$B$J$I$N$h$&$KMQ$$$i$l$^$9!#\e(B
<p>
-\e$B$3$3$G!"\e(B`type' \e$B$H\e(B `subtype' \e$B$O\e(B entity \e$B$N7A<0$r<($9$b$N$G!"N><T$rAm>N$7\e(B
-\e$B$F!"\e(B`media-type' \e$B$H8F$V$3$H$K$7$^$9!#>e5-$NNc$K$*$1$k\e(B `image/jpeg' \e$B$d\e(B
-`text/plain' \e$B$O\e(B media-type \e$B$N#1$D$G$9!#\e(B
+`type' and `subtype' indicate format of an entity. In this document,
+pair of them is called `media-type'. `image/jpeg' or `text/plain' is
+a media-type.
<memo>
<p>
-Content-Type \e$BMs$N$J$$\e(B entity \e$B$O\e(B
+If an entity does not have Content-Type field, it is regarded as
+following:
<quote>
<verb>
</quote>
<noindent>
-\e$B$H$7$F2r<a$5$l$k!#\e(B<cf node="us-ascii">
+<cf node="us-ascii">
</memo>
<p>
<define type="Structure" name="mime-content-type">
<p>
-Content-Type \e$BMs$N>pJs$r3JG<$9$k$?$a$N9=B$BN!#\e(B
+Structure to store information of a Content-Type field.
<p>
-\e$B$3$N9=B$BN$r;2>H$9$k$K$O\e(B <code>mime-content-type-\e$BMWAGL>\e(B</code> \e$B$H$$$&L>\e(B
-\e$BA0$N;2>H4X?t$rMQ$$$k!#\e(B
+Applications should use reference functions
+<code>mime-content-type-SLOT</code> to refer information of the
+structure.
<p>
-\e$B$3$N9=B$BN$NMWAG$O0J2<$NDL$j$G$"$k!'\e(B
+Slots of the structure are following:
<vl>
-<dt>primary-type<dd>media-type \e$B$N<g7?\e(B (symbol).
+<dt>primary-type<dd>primary type of media-type (symbol).
</dd>
-<dt>subtype<dd>media-type \e$B$NI{7?\e(B (symbol).
+<dt>subtype<dd>subtype of media-type (symbol).
</dd>
-<dt>parameters<dd>Content-Type \e$BMs$N\e(B parameter (\e$BO"A[\e(B list).
+<dt>parameters<dd>parameters of Content-Type field (association-list).
</dd>
</vl>
</define>
<defun name="make-mime-content-type">
<args> type subtype
<opts> parameters
-<p>content-type \e$B$N@8@.;R!#\e(B
+<p>Constructor of content-type.
</defun>
<defun name="mime-content-type-parameter">
<args> content-type parameter
<p>
-<var>content-type</var> \e$B$N\e(B <var>parameter</var> \e$B$NCM$rJV$9!#\e(B
+Return value of <var>parameter</var> of <var>content-type</var>.
</defun>
<node> Content-Type parser
<p>
<defun name="mime-parse-Content-Type">
- <args> string
+ <args> string
<p>
-<var>string</var> \e$B$r\e(B content-type \e$B$H$7$F2r@O$7$?7k2L$rJV$9!#\e(B
+Parse <var>string</var> as a field-body of Content-Type field, and
+return the result as <dref>mime-content-type</dref> structure.
</defun>
<defun name="mime-read-Content-Type">
<p>
-\e$B8=:_$N\e(B buffer \e$B$N\e(B Content-Type \e$BMs$rFI$_<h$j!"2r@O$7$?7k2L$rJV$9!#\e(B
+Parse Content-Type field of the current buffer, and return the result
+as <dref>mime-content-type</dref> structure.
<p>
-Content-Type \e$BMs$,B8:_$7$J$$>l9g$O\e(B nil \e$B$rJV$9!#\e(B
+Return <code>nil</code> if Content-Type field is not found.
</defun>
<node> Content-Type utility
<p>
<defun name="mime-type/subtype-string">
- <args> type <opts> subtype
+ <args> type <opts> subtype
<p>
Return type/subtype string from <var>type</var> and
<var>subtype</var>.
<h1> Information of Content-Disposition field
<node> Content-Disposition
<p>
-<concept>Content-Disposition \e$BMs\e(B</concept> \e$B$O\e(B entity \e$B$NI=<($d\e(B file \e$BL>$J$I\e(B
-\e$B$NB0@-$K$J$I$K4X$9$k>pJs$r5-=R$9$k$?$a$N$b$N$G$9!#\e(B
+<concept>Content-Disposition field</concept> is an optional field to
+specify presentation of an entity or attributes of an entity, such as
+file name.
<rfc number="2183" type="Standards Track"
- author="S. Dorner, K. Moore and R. Troost"
- title="Communicating Presentation Information in
- Internet Messages: The Content-Disposition Header"
- date="August 1997">
+ author="S. Dorner, K. Moore and R. Troost"
+ title="Communicating Presentation Information in Internet
+ Messages: The Content-Disposition Header" date="August
+ 1997">
<p>
-FLIM \e$B$O\e(B Content-Disposition \e$BMs$r9=J82r@O$9$k4X?t$H\e(B Content-Disposition
-\e$BMs$N2r@O7k2L$r3JG<$9$k9=B$BN\e(B
-<concept>mime-content-disposition</concept> \e$B$rDs6!$7$^$9!#\e(B
+FLIM provides parser for Content-Disposition field and structure
+<concept>mime-content-disposition</concept> to store information of
+Content-Disposition field.
<h2> mime-content-disposition structure
<p>
<define type="Structure" name="mime-content-disposition">
<p>
-Content-Disposition \e$BMs$N2r@O7k2L$r<}$a$k$?$a$N9=B$BN!#\e(B
+Structure to store information of a Content-Disposition field.
<p>
-\e$B$3$N9=B$BN$r;2>H$9$k$K$O\e(B <code>mime-content-disposition-\e$BMWAGL>\e(B</code> \e$B$H\e(B
-\e$B$$$&L>A0$N;2>H4X?t$rMQ$$$k!#\e(B
+Applications should use reference functions
+<code>mime-content-disposition-SLOT</code> to refer information of the
+structure.
<p>
-\e$B$3$N9=B$BN$NMWAG$O0J2<$NDL$j$G$"$k!'\e(B
+Slots of the structure are following:
<vl>
<dt>disposition-type<dd>disposition-type (symbol).
</dd>
-<dt>parameters<dd>Content-Disposition \e$BMs$N\e(B parameter (\e$BO"A[\e(B list).
+<dt>parameters<dd>parameters of Content-Disposition field
+(association-list).
</dd>
</vl>
</define>
<defun name="mime-content-disposition-parameter">
<args> content-disposition parameter
<p>
-<var>content-disposition</var> \e$B$N\e(B <var>parameter</var> \e$B$NCM$rJV$9!#\e(B
+Return value of <var>parameter</var> of
+<var>content-disposition</var>.
</defun>
<defun name="mime-content-disposition-filename">
<args> content-disposition
<p>
-<var>content-disposition</var> \e$B$N\e(B filename \e$B$NCM$rJV$9!#\e(B
+Return filename of <var>content-disposition</var>.
</defun>
<defun name="mime-parse-Content-Disposition">
<args> string
<p>
-<var>string</var> \e$B$r\e(B content-disposition \e$B$H$7$F2r@O$7$?7k2L$rJV$9!#\e(B
+Parse <var>string</var> as field-body of Content-Disposition field,
+and return the result as <dref>mime-content-disposition</dref>
+structure.
</defun>
<defun name="mime-read-Content-Disposition">
<p>
-\e$B8=:_$N\e(B buffer \e$B$N\e(B Content-Disposition \e$BMs$rFI$_<h$j!"2r@O$7$?7k2L$rJV$9!#\e(B
+Parse Content-Disposition field of the current buffer, and return the
+result as <dref>mime-content-disposition</dref> structure.
<p>
-Content-Disposition \e$BMs$,B8:_$7$J$$>l9g$O\e(B nil \e$B$rJV$9!#\e(B
+Return <code>nil</code> if Content-Disposition field is not found.
</defun>
<h1> Encoding Method
<node> Content-Transfer-Encoding
<p>
-<concept>Content-Transfer-Encoding \e$BMs\e(B</concept> \e$B$O\e(B entity \e$B$NId9f2=K!$r5-\e(B
-\e$B=R$9$k$?$a$N$b$N$G$9!#\e(B
+<concept>Content-Transfer-Encoding field</concept> is a header field
+to indicate body encoding of a entity.
<p>
-FLIM \e$B$G$O\e(B Content-Transfer-Encoding \e$BMs$r9=J82r@O$9$k4X?t$rDs6!$7$^$9!#$3\e(B
-\e$B$l$i$N4X?t$O\e(B Content-Transfer-Encoding \e$BMs$N>pJs$OJ8;zNs$GI=8=$7$^$9!#\e(B
+FLIM provides parser functions for Content-Transfer-Encoding field.
+They represent information of Content-Transfer-Encoding field as
+string.
<p>
-\e$B$^$?!"\e(BContent-Transfer-Encoding \e$B$K4p$E$$$FId9f2=!&I|9f2=$r9T$&4X?t$bDs\e(B
-\e$B6!$5$l$^$9!#\e(B
+In addition, FLIM provides encoder/decoder functions by
+Content-Transfer-Encoding.
<h2> Parser
<node> Content-Transfer-Encoding parser
<p>
<defun name="mime-parse-Content-Transfer-Encoding">
- <args> string
+ <args> string
<p>
-<var>string</var> \e$B$r\e(B content-transfer-encoding \e$B$H$7$F2r@O$7$?7k2L$rJV$9!#\e(B
+Parse <var>string</var> as a field-body of Content-Transfer-Encoding
+field, and return the result.
</defun>
<defun name="mime-read-Content-Transfer-Encoding">
- <opts>default-encoding
+ <opts>default-encoding
<p>
-\e$B8=:_$N\e(B buffer \e$B$N\e(B Content-Transfer-Encoding \e$BMs$rFI$_<h$j!"2r@O$7$?7k2L$r\e(B
-\e$BJV$9!#\e(B
+Parse Content-Transfer-Encoding field of the current buffer, and
+return the result.
<p>
-Content-Transfer-Encoding \e$BMs$,B8:_$7$J$$>l9g$O\e(B
-<var>default-encoding</var> \e$B$rJV$9!#\e(B
+Return <var>default-encoding</var> if Content-Transfer-Encoding field
+is not found. If it is not specified, <code>nil</code> is used as the
+default value.
</defun>
-<h2> Region encoding/decoding
-<node> Region encoder/decoder
+<h2> Encoder/decoder
+<node> encoder/decoder
<p>
<defun name="mime-encode-region">
<args> start end encoding
using <var>encoding</var>.
</defun>
-<defvar name="mime-encoding-method-alist">
-<p>
-Alist of encoding vs. corresponding method to encode region.
-<p>
-Each element looks like <code>(STRING . FUNCTION)</code> or
-<code>(STRING . nil)</code>. <var>string</var> is
-content-transfer-encoding. <code>function</code> is region encoder
-and <code>nil</code> means not to encode.
-</defvar>
-<defvar name="mime-decoding-method-alist">
-<p>
-Alist of encoding vs. corresponding method to decode region.
-<p>
-Each element looks like <code>(STRING . FUNCTION)</code> or
-<code>(STRING . nil)</code>. <var>string</var> is
-content-transfer-encoding. <code>function</code> is region decoder
-and <code>nil</code> means not to decode.
-</defvar>
-
-
-<h2> String encoding/decoding
-<node> String encoder/decoder
-<p>
<defun name="mime-decode-string">
- <args> string encoding
+ <args> string encoding
<p>
-<var>string</var> \e$B$r\e(B <var>encoding</var> \e$B$H$7$FI|9f$7$?7k2L$rJV$7$^$9!#\e(B
+Decode <var>string</var> which is encoded in <var>encoding</var>, and
+return the result.
</defun>
-<defvar name="mime-string-decoding-method-alist">
-<p>
-Alist of encoding vs. corresponding method to decode string.
-<p>
-Each element looks like <code>(STRING . FUNCTION)</code>.
-STRING is content-transfer-encoding.
-FUNCTION is string decoder.
-</defvar>
-
-<h2> File encoding/decoding
-<node> File encoder/decoder
-<p>
<defun name="mime-insert-encoded-file">
<args> filename encoding
<p>
<var>start</var> and <var>end</var> are buffer positions.
</defun>
-<defvar name="mime-file-encoding-method-alist">
+
+<h2> Other utilities
+<node> Encoding information
<p>
-Alist of encoding vs. corresponding method to insert encoded file.
+<defun name="mime-encoding-list">
+ <opts> SERVICE
<p>
-Each element looks like <code>(STRING . FUNCTION)</code>. STRING is
-content-transfer-encoding. FUNCTION is function to insert encoded
-file.
-</defvar>
+Return list of Content-Transfer-Encoding.
+<p>
+If <var>service</var> is specified, it returns available list of
+Content-Transfer-Encoding for it.
+</defun>
-<defvar name="mime-file-decoding-method-alist">
+<defun name="mime-encoding-alist">
+ <opts> SERVICE
<p>
-Alist of encoding vs. corresponding method to write decoded region to
-file.
+Return table of Content-Transfer-Encoding for completion.
<p>
-Each element looks like <code>(STRING . FUNCTION)</code>. STRING is
-content-transfer-encoding. FUNCTION is function to write decoded
-region to file.
-</defvar>
+If <var>service</var> is specified, it returns available list of
+Content-Transfer-Encoding for it.
+</defun>
+
+
+<h2> How to write encoder/decoder module
+<node> mel-backend
+<p>
+<defmacro name="mel-define-method">
+<args> name args <rest> body
+<p>
+Define <var>name</var> as a method function of (nth 1 (car (last
+<var>args</var>))) backend.
+<p>
+<var>args</var> is like an argument list of lambda, but (car (last
+<var>args</var>)) must be specialized parameter. (car (car (last
+<var>args</var>))) is name of variable and (nth 1 (car (last
+<var>args</var>))) is name of backend (encoding).
+<p>
+Example:
+<p>
+<lisp>
+(mel-define-method mime-write-decoded-region (start end filename
+ (nil "base64"))
+ "Decode and write current region encoded by base64 into FILENAME.
+START and END are buffer positions."
+ (interactive
+ (list (region-beginning) (region-end)
+ (read-file-name "Write decoded region to file: ")))
+ (let ((str (buffer-substring start end)))
+ (with-temp-buffer
+ (insert (decode-base64-string str))
+ (write-region-as-binary (point-min) (point-max) filename)
+ )))
+</lisp>
+</defmacro>
+
+<defmacro name="mel-define-method-function">
+<args> spec function
+<p>
+Set <var>spec</var>'s function definition to <var>function</var>.
+<p>
+First element of <var>spec</var> is service.
+<p>
+Rest of <var>args</var> is like an argument list of lambda, but (car
+(last <var>args</var>)) must be specialized parameter. (car (car
+(last <var>args</var>))) is name of variable and (nth 1 (car (last
+<var>args</var>))) is name of backend (encoding).
+<p>
+Example:
+<p>
+<lisp>
+(mel-define-method-function (mime-encode-string string (nil "base64"))
+ 'encode-base64-string)
+</lisp>
+</defmacro>
+
+
+<h2> How to add encoding/decoding service
+<node> generic function for mel-backend
+<p>
+<defmacro name="mel-define-service">
+<args> name
+<opts> args doc-string
+<p>
+Define <var>name</var> as a service for Content-Transfer-Encodings.
+<p>
+If <var>args</var> is specified, <var>name</var> is defined as a
+generic function for the service.
+<p>
+Example:
+<p>
+<lisp>
+(mel-define-service encoded-text-encode-string (string encoding)
+ "Encode STRING as encoded-text using ENCODING.
+ENCODING must be string.")
+</lisp>
+</defmacro>
<h1> Network representation of header
<h2> Header encoding/decoding
<node> Header encoder/decoder
<p>
-<defun name="eword-encode-header">
- <opts> code-conversion separator
+<defun name="eword-decode-header">
+ <opts> code-conversion separator
<p>
Decode MIME encoded-words in header fields.
<p>
-If <var>code-conversion</var> is <code>nil</code>, it decodes only
-encoded-words. If it is mime-charset, it decodes non-ASCII bit
-patterns as the mime-charset. Otherwise it decodes non-ASCII bit
-patterns as the default-mime-charset.
+If <var>code-conversion</var> is <code>nil</code>, only encoded-words
+are decoded. If <var>code-conversion</var> is a <dref>MIME
+charset</dref>, non-ASCII bit patterns are decoded as the MIME
+charset. Otherwise non-ASCII bit patterns are decoded as the
+<code>default-mime-charset</code>. <cf node="entity formatting">
<p>
-If <var>separator</var> is not nil, it is used as header separator.
+If <var>separator</var> is not <code>nil</code>, it is used as header
+separator.
</defun>
<defun name="eword-encode-header">
- <opts> code-conversion
+ <opts> code-conversion
<p>
Encode header fields to network representation, such as MIME
encoded-word.
<p>
-It refer variable <code>eword-field-encoding-method-alist</code>.
+Each field is encoded as corresponding method specified by variable
+<code>eword-field-encoding-method-alist</code>.
</defun>
+<defvar name="eword-field-encoding-method-alist">
+<p>
+Association list to specify field encoding method. Each element looks
+like (FIELD . METHOD).
+<p>
+If METHOD is <code>mime</code>, the FIELD will be encoded into MIME
+format (encoded-word).
+<p>
+If METHOD is <code>nil</code>, the FIELD will not be encoded.
+<p>
+If METHOD is a MIME charset, the FIELD will be encoded as the charset
+when it must be convert into network-code.
+<p>
+Otherwise the FIELD will be encoded as variable
+<code>default-mime-charset</code> when it must be convert into
+network-code.
+</defvar>
+
<h1> Various Customization
<node> custom
<code>mail</code> \e$B$H\e(B <code>news</code> \e$B$KB0$9$k!#\e(B
</define>
-<defvar name="default-mime-charset">
-<p>
-\e$BE,@Z$J\e(B <dref>MIME charset</dref> \e$B$,8+$D$+$i$J$+$C$?>l9g$KMQ$$$i$l$k\e(B
-MIME charset.
-<p>
-\e$BK\Mh$O\e(B APEL \e$B$NJQ?t$G$"$k!#\e(B
-</defvar>
-
<defvar name="mime-temp-directory">
<p>
MIME \e$B5!G=$K4X$9$k<BAu$,0l;~E*$K;HMQ$9$k\e(B file \e$B$r:n@.$9$k\e(B directory.