Re: auth-source-search

[Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>]

(Richard, I'd prefer keeping the discussion on the list.  I hope that's
OK with you.)

On Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:56:33 +0100 Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com> wrote: 
RR> Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:
RR> If not already done, How about an auth-get-password function?

I'm OK with naming it `auth-source-pick-first-password' but just
`auth-get-password' is misleading.

RR> it makes it so much clearer and easier for third party apps to use
RR> without having to understand the rather complex API to
RR> auth-search. e.g I would then use it to get my erc, identica,
RR> bitblbee etc passwords from a single .authinfo.gpg.
...
RR> (auth-get-password "orgmobile") for example where the corresponding
RR> .authinfo line is

RR> ,----
RR> | machine orgmobile login rgr password mypassword
RR> `----

I'd rather not make it a host lookup only so you can say
(auth-source-pick-first-password :host "orgmobile" :user rgr) as well.

So you'll have to use 
(auth-source-pick-first-password :host "orgmobile") which I think is
just as simple and IMHO better in every way because it's clear what the
parameters mean.  So, with a bug fix on the function parameters, I
committed it.

Ted