[Reportbug-maint] Bug#537929: reportbug: Providing a default subject when replying to a bug report

[Carl Chenet]

Package: reportbug
Version: 4.5
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

Hi,

It would be nice if reportbug could provide a default subject when replying to a bug report, usually we just need Re: whatever-the-subject-is.
Here is a patch to do so.

Bye,
Carl Chenet


-- Package-specific info:
** Environment settings:
DEBEMAIL="chaica at ohmytux.com"
DEBFULLNAME="Carl Chenet"
INTERFACE="text"

** /home/chaica/.reportbugrc:
reportbug_version "4.5"
mode novice
ui text
smtphost "smtp.free.fr"

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages reportbug depends on:
ii  apt                           0.7.21     Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii  python                        2.5.4-2    An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-reportbug              4.5        Python modules for interacting wit

reportbug recommends no packages.

Versions of packages reportbug suggests:
pn  debconf-utils                 <none>     (no description available)
ii  debsums                       2.0.44     verification of installed package 
pn  dlocate                       <none>     (no description available)
ii  exim4                         4.69-9     metapackage to ease Exim MTA (v4) 
ii  exim4-daemon-light [mail-tran 4.69-9     lightweight Exim MTA (v4) daemon
ii  file                          5.00-1     Determines file type using "magic"
ii  gnupg                         1.4.9-4    GNU privacy guard - a free PGP rep
pn  python-gnome2-extras          <none>     (no description available)
pn  python-gtk2                   <none>     (no description available)
pn  python-urwid                  <none>     (no description available)
pn  python-vte                    <none>     (no description available)

-- no debconf information
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>From 94b3becf982f81700fb67f6d9361300b33bc3236 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chaica <chaica at ohmytux.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:24:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] provide a default subject when replying to a bug report

---
 bin/reportbug           |    4 +++-
 reportbug/ui/text_ui.py |    4 ++++
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/reportbug b/bin/reportbug
index 6c0e2d9..4bb9dbf 100755
--- a/bin/reportbug
+++ b/bin/reportbug
@@ -72,10 +72,12 @@ try:
 except IOError:
     pass
 
+
 # Magic constant time
 MIN_USER_ID = 250
 
 quietly = False
+reporttitle= ''
 
 # Cheat for now.
 # ewrite() may put stuff on the status bar or in message boxes depending on UI
@@ -1590,7 +1592,7 @@ For more details, please see: http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/''')
             subject_ok = False
             while not subject_ok:
                 subject = ui.get_string(
-                    'Please provide a subject for your response.', force_prompt=True)
+                    'Please provide a subject for your response.', default="Re: %s" % reporttitle, force_prompt=True)
                 if subject:
                     subject_ok = True
                 else:
diff --git a/reportbug/ui/text_ui.py b/reportbug/ui/text_ui.py
index e6f7360..e4a274d 100644
--- a/reportbug/ui/text_ui.py
+++ b/reportbug/ui/text_ui.py
@@ -404,6 +404,10 @@ def show_report(number, system, mirrors,
         return
 
     (title, messages) = info
+    # save report subject in main
+    m = sys.modules['__main__']
+    m.reporttitle = ' '.join(title.split()[2:])
+
     current_message = 0
     skip_pager = False
 
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1.6.2.3