(defvar gnus-delay-default-delay "3d"
"*Default length of delay.")
+(defvar gnus-delay-default-hour 8
+ "*If deadline is given as date, then assume this time of day.")
+
(defun gnus-delay-article (delay)
"Delay this article by some time.
-DELAY is a string, giving the length of the time. Possible values are
-<digits><units> for <units> in minutes (`m'), hours (`h'), days (`d'),
-weeks (`w'), months (`M'), or years (`Y')."
+DELAY is a string, giving the length of the time. Possible values are:
+
+* <digits><units> for <units> in minutes (`m'), hours (`h'), days (`d'),
+ weeks (`w'), months (`M'), or years (`Y');
+
+* YYYY-MM-DD for a specific date. The time of day is given by the
+ variable `gnus-delay-default-hour', minute and second are zero."
(interactive
- (list (read-string "Length of delay (units in [mhdwMY]): "
- gnus-delay-default-delay)))
- (let (num unit days deadline)
- (unless (string-match "\\([0-9]+\\)\\s-*\\([mhdwMY]\\)" delay)
- (error "Malformed delay `%s'" delay))
- (setq num (match-string 1 delay))
- (setq unit (match-string 2 delay))
- ;; Start from seconds, then multiply into needed units.
- (setq num (string-to-number num))
- (cond ((string= unit "Y")
- (setq delay (* num 60 60 24 365)))
- ((string= unit "M")
- (setq delay (* num 60 60 24 30)))
- ((string= unit "w")
- (setq delay (* num 60 60 24 7)))
- ((string= unit "d")
- (setq delay (* num 60 60 24)))
- ((string= unit "h")
- (setq delay (* num 60 60)))
- (t
- (setq delay (* num 60))))
- (setq deadline (message-make-date
- (seconds-to-time (+ (time-to-seconds (current-time))
- delay))))
+ (list (read-string
+ "Target date (YYYY-MM-DD) or length of delay (units in [mhdwMY]): "
+ gnus-delay-default-delay)))
+ (let (num unit days year month day deadline)
+ (cond ((string-match
+ "\\([0-9][0-9][0-9]?[0-9]?\\)-\\([0-9]+\\)-\\([0-9]+\\)"
+ delay)
+ (setq year (string-to-number (match-string 1 delay))
+ month (string-to-number (match-string 2 delay))
+ day (string-to-number (match-string 3 delay)))
+ (setq deadline
+ (message-make-date
+ (encode-time 0 0 ; second and minute
+ gnus-delay-default-hour
+ day month year))))
+ ((string-match "\\([0-9]+\\)\\s-*\\([mhdwMY]\\)" delay)
+ (setq num (match-string 1 delay))
+ (setq unit (match-string 2 delay))
+ ;; Start from seconds, then multiply into needed units.
+ (setq num (string-to-number num))
+ (cond ((string= unit "Y")
+ (setq delay (* num 60 60 24 365)))
+ ((string= unit "M")
+ (setq delay (* num 60 60 24 30)))
+ ((string= unit "w")
+ (setq delay (* num 60 60 24 7)))
+ ((string= unit "d")
+ (setq delay (* num 60 60 24)))
+ ((string= unit "h")
+ (setq delay (* num 60 60)))
+ (t
+ (setq delay (* num 60))))
+ (setq deadline (message-make-date
+ (seconds-to-time (+ (time-to-seconds (current-time))
+ delay)))))
+ (t (error "Malformed delay `%s'" delay)))
(message-add-header (format "%s: %s" gnus-delay-header deadline)))
(set-buffer-modified-p t)
(nndraft-request-create-group gnus-delay-group)