No jumping to the message

[bepolymathe]

Hello,

Thank you for taking over this project. It is a daily tool that I missed. I would like to run it under Fedora 33. I would like to use it with my tasks in emacs org-mode. The solution proposed here worked very well with the old version but did not work with cb_thunderlink. I jump to the thunderbird window but not to the message. I don't get an error message... so I don't know how to help debugging. Any ideas?

[CamielBouchier]

You did run the cb_thunderlink register command from the same directory where you pick up the xpi file?

If you copy the link (like thunderlink:\\message. or cb_thunderlink:\\...) and paste using the cb_thunderlink button in thunderbird, it works?

[tbruckmaier]

Hi, I'm just posting a reply here instead of a new issue, since my experience is the same and I too run linux (manjaro in this case). @bepolymathe, hope this is ok and we can find a solution together!

I have followed the installation instructions, but when opening a thunderlink, the message is not selected in thunderbird. The command I run for testing is xdg-open 'thunderlink://messageid=1e7954be-aeb4-96d5-eaf1-39638335c2c9@xxx.de'

I do get some errors though, this is from the error console (side note: is there a better way to format this for pasting into github?):

handle_incoming_link thunderlink://messageid=1e7954be-aeb4-96d5-eaf1-39638335c2c9@xxx.de cb_background.js:231:13
WebExtensions: cb_show_message_from_msg_id 1e7954be-aeb4-96d5-eaf1-39638335c2c9@xxx.de three_pane 
Array []

Array []
cb_api.js:66
WebExtensions: Investigate me. the_message == null. collection: 
Object { _nounDef: {…}, items: [], _idMap: {}, _listener: {…}, query: {…}, deferredCount: -1, resolvedCount: 1, masterCollection: {…}, referencesByNounID: {…}, inverseReferencesByNounID: {…}, … }
cb_api.js:102

similar with cbthunderlink:

$ xdg-open 'cbthunderlink://MjAxNy0wMy0xM1QxMTo0Nzo0Mi4wMDBaO1hYWCA8eHh4QHh4eC5jb20+'

handle_incoming_link cbthunderlink://MjAxNy0wMy0xM1QxMTo0Nzo0Mi4wMDBaO1hYWCA8eHh4QHh4eC5jb20+ cb_background.js:231:13
Investigate me. the_message == null. ml: 
Object { id: null, messages: [] }
cb_background.js:272:21
    handle_incoming_link moz-extension://f1ce462b-e944-418a-b8eb-8d7224122825/cb_background.js:272

I have also removed the file global-messages-db.sqlite as you have suggested in another issue, but the error stays the same (though the file had 330MB and was last modified 6 months ago, and is now only 1.2MB?)

[bepolymathe]

Hello,

Sorry for my absence, I was bussy.

@CamielBouchier Yes I did it from the same folder...

@tbruckmaier Yes, let's try to find a solution.

[bepolymathe]

@tbruckmaier I have the same behaviour with the following command : thunderbird --cbthunderlink://MjAyMC0xMS0yNVQxMzowNDoxMC4wMDBaOyJbQUxMSVNTXSBMaW9uZWwgTGFycXXDqSIgPGRnQGFsbGlzcy5vcmc+

It "jump" to thunderbird but don’t select the message.

[CamielBouchier]

Hi, I'm just posting a reply here instead of a new issue, since my experience is the same and I too run linux (manjaro in this case). @bepolymathe, hope this is ok and we can find a solution together!

I have followed the installation instructions, but when opening a thunderlink, the message is not selected in thunderbird. The command I run for testing is xdg-open 'thunderlink://messageid=1e7954be-aeb4-96d5-eaf1-39638335c2c9@xxx.de'

I do get some errors though, this is from the error console (side note: is there a better way to format this for pasting into github?):

handle_incoming_link thunderlink://messageid=1e7954be-aeb4-96d5-eaf1-39638335c2c9@xxx.de cb_background.js:231:13
WebExtensions: cb_show_message_from_msg_id 1e7954be-aeb4-96d5-eaf1-39638335c2c9@xxx.de three_pane 
Array []

Array []
cb_api.js:66
WebExtensions: Investigate me. the_message == null. collection: 
Object { _nounDef: {…}, items: [], _idMap: {}, _listener: {…}, query: {…}, deferredCount: -1, resolvedCount: 1, masterCollection: {…}, referencesByNounID: {…}, inverseReferencesByNounID: {…}, … }
cb_api.js:102

similar with cbthunderlink:

$ xdg-open 'cbthunderlink://MjAyMC0xMS0yNVQwOToxNjowNS4wMDBaO0VsZW5hIE1lbGNoZXIgPGUubWVsY2hlckBub3Jkc3VlZGZvcnVtLmRlPg=='

handle_incoming_link cbthunderlink://MjAyMC0xMS0yNVQwOToxNjowNS4wMDBaO0VsZW5hIE1lbGNoZXIgPGUubWVsY2hlckBub3Jkc3VlZGZvcnVtLmRlPg== cb_background.js:231:13
Investigate me. the_message == null. ml: 
Object { id: null, messages: [] }
cb_background.js:272:21
    handle_incoming_link moz-extension://f1ce462b-e944-418a-b8eb-8d7224122825/cb_background.js:272

I have also removed the file global-messages-db.sqlite as you have suggested in another issue, but the error stays the same (though the file had 330MB and was last modified 6 months ago, and is now only 1.2MB?)

This is an interesting piece of info. When you 'paste' the same link, using the cb_thunderlink button, does it have the same effect? When you generate an other link and 'paste' it using the cb_thunderlink button, does it have the same effect? I am inclined to think it is either a wrong link, either a corrupted global-messages-db.sqlite. Maybe you have to rebuild that once more (close thunderbird, remove the file, reopen thunderbird and wait long enough until global-messages-db.sqlite does not change anymore ...

Camiel B.

[CamielBouchier]

@tbruckmaier I have the same behaviour with the following command : thunderbird --cbthunderlink://MjAyMC0xMS0yNVQxMzowNDoxMC4wMDBaOyJbQUxMSVNTXSBMaW9uZWwgTGFycXXDqSIgPGRnQGFsbGlzcy5vcmc+

It "jump" to thunderbird but don’t select the message.

This is not supposed to work.

[tbruckmaier]

When you 'paste' the same link, using the cb_thunderlink button, does it have the same effect? When you generate an other link and 'paste' it using the cb_thunderlink button, does it have the same effect? I am inclined to think it is either a wrong link, either a corrupted global-messages-db.sqlite. Maybe you have to rebuild that once more (close thunderbird, remove the file, reopen thunderbird and wait long enough until global-messages-db.sqlite does not change anymore ...

Thanks for your feedback, I have tried the cb_thunderlink button, same error message.

Does cb_thunderlink find the messages from that sqlite database though? I had a look inside and the table messages is empty on my system? (i suspect that's where the mails should show up?). Thunderbird recreates the file if i delete it, but it just stays at 1.2MB with an empty messages table (I had thunderbird open now for several hours and the file hasn't changed noticeably)

[CamielBouchier]

Did you also try a fresh generated link (using e.g. the context menu when selecting a message) and paste it immediately? (maybe you can try as well an cbthunderlink:// as a thunderlink:// ?

No, cb_thunderlink does not use the sqlite database, it does use the API. But I am reasonably sure thunderbird does so. (and I fixed similar issues myself that way).

Camiel B.

[tbruckmaier]

I have just tried it again with several messages across several accounts, old mails (>6 months) and newer ones (the github notification for you last comment), thunderlink and cb_thunderlink, always the same result unfortunately.

Does the error message give you any clue? Investigate me. the_message == null. ml: Object { id: null, messages: [] } Is that something coming from thunderbird or the extension?

[CamielBouchier]

The message is coming from the extension and means that the message can not be found. In case of cbthunderlink the search is a combination of author and date. In case of thunderlink the search is a search for message-id.

I would recommend for further debugging we stick now to "thunderlink://...". It is very weird a message is never found. I do not have immediately ideas, but if you search the message with the built-in search of thunderbird (in this case maybe with date and author as parameters) does it find it?

Camiel B.

[CamielBouchier]

By the way, just a word of warning case you did not follow and do not realize : the cbthunderlink:// is a base 64 encoding of 'date' and 'author'. Please be aware of that when sharing a link.

Camiel B.

[tbruckmaier]

Ahhh I think I found the reason: in thunderbird preferences -> general, at the very end under "Indexing" the checkbox "enable Global Search and Indexer" was unticked (not sure why though, maybe that is the default state?). I have checked the box, restarted thunderbird and now the sqlite db is slowly growing. Under "tools -> activity manager" you can see the indexing progress, I tried cb_thunderlink again with a mail from an indexed folder and heureka, it works! From the button and also from outside via xdg-open!

So the addon works fine, maybe just the prequisite should be checked / mentioned in the readme? And also maybe an error message would be nice if thunderlink cannot find a requested message?

Thanks for your addon & help! @bepolymathe does the fix work for you too?

[CamielBouchier]

@tbruckmaier : Thanks! Great help. And somehow makes sense although I never would have thought about it.

Let me document (and see if an error message is actually possible other than in the log where it is already generated).

Camiel B.

[bepolymathe]

Glad it's working for you @tbruckmaier . But it's not working for me. This box was already checked (mbox as type).

[bepolymathe]

@tbruckmaier if i try a link like you, i have the following message.

gio: cbthunderlink://MjAyMC0xMS0yNlQwNzo1OTozMi4wMDBaO0VtbWFudWVsIFBvcnRlIDxlbW1hbnVlbC5wb3J0ZUBwYWxpbXBzZXN0ZXMubmV0Pg==: L’emplacement indiqué n’est pas pris en charge

[CamielBouchier]

Bonjour @tbruckmaier,

Si je comprends bien, le message indique un problème avec un accès réseau?

What do you do exactly 'when you try a link'. xdg-open 'cbthunderlink://...?

I would sugggest to follow next steps: 1) Is cb_thunderlink installed on a permanent, non-network location? 2) You did run the cb_thunderlink register command? 3) When copying/pasting the link using the cb_thunderlink button in 'thunderbird', does it work? (I assume it does, and hence it is an integration problem).

If all of above is clear and confirmed I might have to fire and initialize myself a Fedora 33 VM, but that's quite some work, so I like to avoid ...

Camiel B.

[bepolymathe]

Je cherche à pouvoir "sauter" d’un lien dans une note ou une tâche org-mode (emacs) vers le message dans thunderbird. Tout est installé en local (pas de VM).

I'm trying to reinstall...

[bepolymathe]

Now i have an other message...

I tried to :

1. run the register command
2. reinstall the .xpi
3. reload thunderbird
4. try the link like this in terminal (to test before an integration to emacs) :xdg-open 'cbthunderlink://MjAyMC0xMS0yNVQxMjo1MToxMC4wMDBaOyJCT1VTUVVFVCwgS2F0eSAoREpFUFZBL0lOSkVQL01WRCkiIDxLYXR5LkJPVVNRVUVUQGpldW5lc3NlLXNwb3J0cy5nb3V2LmZyPg=='

[bepolymathe]

Well, I just reinstalled the extension again. I don't have the previous error message anymore but it doesn't "jump" on the message.

What information could help you ? Sorry but I don't understand what I did wrong. Thank you for your help.

[tbruckmaier]

@bepolymathe you could have a look at the thunderbird error console under "tools -> developer tools -> error console " or "ctrl+shift+j". Then try again the xdg-open command from a terminal and see what the error console says. Maybe then @CamielBouchier can help you

[bepolymathe]

Hi @tbruckmaier

Good idea. It return this: 

It’s the same message for you when it works ?

[CamielBouchier]

@tbruckmaier: thanks for the helping hand.

@bepolymathe: That is weird ... Actually it is exactly what I expect to happen. It shows your integration works. There is no subsequent message in the log?!? Can you remind me on what version of tb you are?

Camiel B.

[bepolymathe]

Hello,

No there are no other messages in the logs. I use Thunderbird 78.4.0 (64 bits) the following configuration: 

It’s strange...

[bepolymathe]

I understood where the problem comes from. In fact, it doesn't only work on messages from a particular account. This account is an outlook OWA professional account that I integrate in Thunderbird thanks to the chouette extension... Since I'm using a unified inbox I didn't pay attention to the choice of the account for my previous attempts. Well, now it is necessary to understand why. I'm going to look at the account structure...

[bepolymathe]

A precision! Actually it doesn't work with this account only for cbthunderlink. Thunderlink links actually work fine.

[CamielBouchier]

@bepolymathe: that might make some sense. Still strange there is no further error message. In crystal ball mode I would guess the two extensions just don't live well together ... I am interested in more info if you would find it. So I can at least try and warn.

Camiel B.

[bepolymathe]

All right. I'll dig a little deeper and give you information if I find any. Thank you for your help @CamielBouchier (and @tbruckmaier )

[chemmi]

Hey @bepolymathe , I got my org-mode working an old approach from here with help from abo-abo.

The following code registers thunderlinks in org-mode and opens them using xdg-open or open on mac. So basically "jumping" to that message.

(require 'org)

(defun counsel-locate-action-extern (x)
  "Use xdg-open shell command on X."
  (call-process shell-file-name nil
                nil nil
                shell-command-switch
                (format "%s %s"
                        (if (eq system-type 'darwin)
                            "open"
                          "xdg-open")
                        (shell-quote-argument x))))

(org-add-link-type "thunderlink" 'org-thunderlink-open)
(defun org-thunderlink-open (path)
  "Opens a specified email in Thunderbird with the help of the add-on ThunderLink."
  ;;(start-process "open thunderlink" nil "/usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird" "-thunderlink" (concat "thunderlink:" path))
  (counsel-locate-action-extern (concat "thunderlink:" path)))

(provide 'org-thunderlink)

[aseyq]

Thanks all for the very useful comments. I got it running on my emacs on Windows.

Here is my cbthunderlink adaptation of @chemmi's solution for Windows users:

(defun counsel-locate-action-extern (x)
  "Use xdg-open shell command on X."
  (call-process shell-file-name nil
                nil nil
                shell-command-switch
                (format "%s %s"
                        "powershell start" 
                        (shell-quote-argument x))))

(org-add-link-type "cbthunderlink" 'org-cbthunderlink-open)

(defun org-cbthunderlink-open (path)
  "Opens a specified email in Thunderbird with the help of the add-on ThunderLink."
  ;;(start-process "open thunderlink" nil "/usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird" "-thunderlink" (concat "thunderlink:" path))
  (counsel-locate-action-extern (concat "cbthunderlink:" path)))

(provide 'org-cbthunderlink)

[pedro-nonfree]

I am not seeing any org-link-set-parameters here, so I will post here my solution using emacs org-mode vanilla tooling:

(org-link-set-parameters
 "cbthunderlink"
 :follow (lambda (query) (shell-command (concat "xdg-open cbthunderlink:" query))))

in this case, links woud be like cbthunderlink://blablabla

for more information such as changing the color style check this wonderful/powerful blogpost which includes a demo-video https://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu/blog/2016/11/04/New-link-features-in-org-9/