From d15576c4592b9db52b0c6441116eb57439b4b92c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xiao Pan <xyz@flylightning.xyz>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:23:04 -0700
Subject: neomutt wrapper scrip to mbsync before and after

---
 home/xyz/.config/neomutt/neomuttrc | 13 +++++++++++++
 home/xyz/.local/bin/neomutt        |  7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 home/xyz/.local/bin/neomutt

(limited to 'home')

diff --git a/home/xyz/.config/neomutt/neomuttrc b/home/xyz/.config/neomutt/neomuttrc
index f4d88ff6..7c8d6b81 100644
--- a/home/xyz/.config/neomutt/neomuttrc
+++ b/home/xyz/.config/neomutt/neomuttrc
@@ -91,6 +91,19 @@ set mail_check=60
 # no ask auto save to draft
 set postpone='yes'
 
+# need echo here to run an external shell command, see https://neomutt.org/feature/global-hooks
+# startup-hook works, but I'm not confidient with it because shutdown-hook is buggy, see below. Because I'll need a wrapper script for mbsync after shutdown, I decided to just use a wrapper script for mbsync before startup also for now
+#startup-hook 'echo `mbsync -a`'
+# I decided not to use timeout-hook and shutdown-hook hooks due to its issues with mbsync, see below
+# timeout-hook and shutdown-hook configured with startup-hook will cause timeout-hook and shutdown-hook mbsync not working? see https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/issues/3298 , my experience is shutdown-hook's mbsync not working, not sure how to test timeout-hook
+# somehow `sleep 1; mbsync -a` works?
+# maybe related: https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/issues/4184 https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/pull/4200
+# more bug notes see vq 
+# consider I may use another email client to access remote email mailboxes, sync when shutdown so those other email client can get latest changes
+#shutdown-hook 'echo `mbsync -a`'
+# I don't understand timeout-hook and $timeout very well, but seems useful, $timeout default 600 seconds, so maybe it sync every 600s
+#timeout-hook 'echo `mbsync -a`'
+
 set query_command="abook --mutt-query '%s'"
 # https://neomutt.org/guide/advancedusage#8-%C2%A0external-address-queries
 # completion when ask for address input
diff --git a/home/xyz/.local/bin/neomutt b/home/xyz/.local/bin/neomutt
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..53d28ac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/xyz/.local/bin/neomutt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# neomutt shutdown-hook is buggy with mbsync, so I decided to use a wrapper script instead
+# more see neomuttrc and vq bug notes
+mbsync -a
+/usr/bin/neomutt "$@"
+mbsync -a
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