Basic working Run method is added. Small bits of cleanup.

mailcap.go

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"bufio"
 	"sort"
+	"syscall"
+	"path/filepath"
 )
 
 type Entry map[string]string
@@ -17,27 +19,34 @@ type Mailcap struct {
 	Caps	Cap
 }
 
+// Creates and initializes the mailcap struct/db
+// Returns a pointer to Mailcap struct
 func NewMailcap() *Mailcap {
 	mc := Mailcap{make(Cap)}
 	mc.getCaps()
 	return &mc
 }
 
+// Prints the mailcap db, returns nothing
 func (m *Mailcap) ShowAll() {
 	fmt.Print(m.Caps)
 	fmt.Println()
 }
 
-func (m *Mailcap) Show(mime string) {
+// Prints the db entries for the mimetype in question.
+// Returns Fields (an Entry slice) and an error or nil.
+func (m *Mailcap) Show(mime string) (Fields, error) {
 	if v, ok := m.Caps[mime]; ok {
 		fmt.Println(mime + ":")
 		fmt.Print(v)
-	fmt.Println("")
+		fmt.Println("")
-	} else {
+		return v, nil
-		fmt.Printf("Cannot find %s\n", mime)
 	} 
+	return make(Fields, 0), fmt.Errorf("Cannot find %s\n", mime)
 }
 
+// Utility to print the mailcap files that will
+// be searched.
 func (m *Mailcap) ShowFiles() {
 	for _, s := range getMailcapFileList() {
 		fmt.Println(s)
@@ -45,18 +54,20 @@ func (m *Mailcap) ShowFiles() {
 	}
 }
 
+// Finds the program to run for the mimetype in question
+// based on the key, common keys: view, edit, and the path.
+// Returns the final command as a string and nil, or if error
+// an empty string and the error
 func (m *Mailcap) FindMatch(mime, key, path string) (string, error) {
 	entries := m.lookup(mime, key)
 	for _, v := range entries {
 		exitCode := 0;
-		if _, ok := v["needsterminal"]; ok {
-			continue
-		}
 		if t, ok := v["test"]; ok {
 			cmdArgs := strings.Split(t, " ")
 			if len(cmdArgs) < 2 {
 				continue
 			}
+
 			com := exec.Command(cmdArgs[0], cmdArgs[1:]...)
 			if err := com.Run(); err != nil {
 				if exitError, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
@@ -79,24 +90,40 @@ func (m *Mailcap) FindMatch(mime, key, path string) (string, error) {
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to find key %q in entries for %s", key, mime)
 }
 
-func (m *Mailcap) RunMatch(mime, key, path string) {
+// Runs the program that fits the mimetype with the key
+// and path. Common keys: view, edit. Returns an error
+// or nil if there is no error.
+func (m *Mailcap) RunMatch(mime, key, path string) error {
+	pwd := os.Getenv("PWD")
+	dir := filepath.Dir(path)
+
+	os.Setenv("PWD", dir)
+	defer os.Setenv("PWD", pwd)
+
+	env := os.Environ()
+
 	match, err := m.FindMatch(mime, key, path)
-	var command *exec.Cmd
+	if err != nil {
-	if err == nil {
+		return err
-		matchFields := strings.Fields(match)
-		if len(matchFields) > 1 {
-			command = exec.Command(matchFields[0], matchFields[1:]...)
-		} else {
-			command = exec.Command(match)
-		}
-		e := command.Run()
-		fmt.Println(err)
-		if e != nil {
-			fmt.Println("There was an issue...")
-		}
 	}
+
+	matchFields := strings.Fields(match)
+
+	binary, lookErr := exec.LookPath(matchFields[0])
+	if lookErr != nil {
+		return lookErr
+	}
+
+	execErr := syscall.Exec(binary, []string{matchFields[0], path}, env)
+	if execErr != nil {
+		return execErr
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
+// Private method to lookup the items for a particular
+// mimetype and key, returns Fields
 func (m *Mailcap) lookup(mime, key string) Fields {
 	f := make(Fields, 0, 5)
 	if val, ok := m.Caps[mime]; ok {
@@ -123,10 +150,12 @@ func (m *Mailcap) lookup(mime, key string) Fields {
 	return output
 }
 
+// Top level private initialization method
+// Creates the mailcap db and loads it into the
+// Caps paramater of the Mailcap struct in question
 func (m *Mailcap) getCaps() {
 	lnNum := 0
-	var moreCaps Cap
+	moreCaps := make(Cap)
-	moreCaps = make(Cap)
 	for _, mailcapFile := range getMailcapFileList() {
 		file, err := os.Open(mailcapFile)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -167,6 +196,8 @@ func getMailcapFileList() (mCapSlice []string) {
 	return
 }
 
+// Reads an individual mailcap file and returns a Cap
+// and a line number
 func readMailcapFile(f *os.File,ln int) (Cap, int) {
 	caps := make(Cap)
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
@@ -216,6 +247,8 @@ func readMailcapFile(f *os.File,ln int) (Cap, int) {
 	return caps, ln
 }
 
+// Parses an individual mailcap line, returns the key
+// as a string, all of the fields, and an error or nil.
 func parseLine(ln string) (string, Entry, error) {
 	outputFields := make(Entry)
 	i := 0
@@ -254,6 +287,7 @@ func parseLine(ln string) (string, Entry, error) {
 	return key, outputFields, nil
 }
 
+// Gets one key value pair
 func parseField(ln string, i, n int) (string, int) {
 	// get one key-value pair from mailcap entry
 	start := i