[Add-on Compatability] FiltaQuilla Header Regex conflict

[xlovinglyx]

BUG (The pipe)

Hi Oleksandr & Dugite-Code,

lookout+ generates bugs in filtaquilla extension.

it turns the "Sender:" argument into "From:"
Personally, i prefer from, cause it's how it's presented
in the mime field, but the major bug, that appears in
filtaquilla which requires a fix, is that all my filtaquilla based
regex filters in thunderbird, now only work if i add
a pipe symbol (vertical line) at the end of
my regular expressions.

Please fix that.

[xlovinglyx]

Also stated by Filtaquilla's coder:

RealRaven2000/FiltaQuilla#257

[dugite-code]

Hi,
We have made a very specific design decision with lookout to not modify emails in any way. The modifications done are on-the-fly for display purposes and only relate to attachments at this time, I can't see where Lookout might interfere with any searching patterns related to the email headers.

I'm not clear what that regex is trying to achieve as I don't personally use Filtaquilla myself. Your issues may be caused by the actual email itself as if it's a Microsoft TNEF email it doesn't really follow common standards.

If you can provide any logs pointing to Lookout causing this issue, please feel free to update

[xlovinglyx]

"I can't see where Lookout might interfere with any searching patterns related to the email headers."
"I'm not clear what that regex is trying to achieve as I don't personally use Filtaquilla myself. "

To see it, you'd have to try the addon.

It's simple: i've made tests with filtaquilla, using header regex match:
Sender:/[.-*«"“ #]{0,13}anythingy[.-*"”» #]{0,13}</gmi
& it works to del emails containing anythingy as the email sender name..

Now.... if i keep your lookout+ addon installed......
From:[.-*«"“#]{0,13}anythingy[.-*"”» #]{0,13}<|

New: From instead of Sender argument works.. . "filtaquilla's maintainer confirms i shouldn't be able to use "From"
& also adds that he doesn't know WHY my filter works ONLY if i add a pipe in the end, which is:
THE ONLY WAY I CAN MAKE MY FILTER WORK if i have "lookout+" installed.
all other addons are not interfering,

[xlovinglyx]

Try to localize that pipe & avoid interference with filtaquilla please, otherwise, i'll sadly be compelled to forever avoid
lookout+. as my regex formats are correct & functional only when lookout+ is uninstalled.

[dugite-code]

If I get the time I might look at it, but I would suggest that you'll have to find a way to provide some debug logs or direction because as it stands I'm not sure where to even start.

[dugite-code]

Incidentally you keep saying Lookout+ this is a defunct fork of the original project that is no longer updated. I presume you mean LookOut (fix-version)

[xlovinglyx]

lookout fix version i mean.

you don't know where to start ?
i gave you the regular expression used.. telling u it works fine without ur addon installed..

"If I get the time I might look at it, but I would suggest that you'll have to find a way to provide some debug logs or direction because as it stands I'm not sure where to even start."

i'm not a programmer, how do u want me to do that ?

[dugite-code]

Well I'm just a volunteer maintainer so my time is limited to work on this project. Any assistance in reducing the work needed to find a bug is appreciated. The information you have supplied so far quite shallow and is the technical equivalent of saying there is a needle somewhere in a haystack.

You'll want to monitor the console outputs and attempt to narrow down the trigger conditions as much as possible https://developer.thunderbird.net/add-ons/tips-and-tricks#debugging

That said inter add-on compatibility is a low priority issue for me at this time.

[xlovinglyx]

1. The information you have supplied so far quite shallow and is the technical equivalent of saying there is a needle somewhere in a haystack. < If i was a programmer, agreed.
2. You'll want to monitor the console outputs and attempt "to narrow down the trigger conditions as much as possible" < if i knew the language, agreed.
3. That said inter add-on compatibility is a low priority issue for me at this time. < Not worried, i found a better fix, Time to dump & uninstall lookout for good.
4. As you can see, i have other priorities & better things to do than helping coders with languages i know nothing about.

long life to lookout "fix", but for the sanity of my actual addons, it'll be out of my life now.