Script: Identity

Change identity (address in from field), get the currently active identity or get a list of all supported identities.

Script

Scriptname: Identity

let action      = this.mVariables[0];
let setIdentity = this.mVariables[1];


if(action == "getAllIdentities") {
  let identityList = this.mWindow.document.getElementById("msgIdentity");
  let identities   = identityList.getElementsByAttribute("identitykey", "*");
  let result       = "";

  for(let identity of identities) {
    result += identity.getAttribute("identitykey") + " - " + identity.getAttribute("label") + "\r\n";
  }
  return result;
}

if(action == "getCurrentIdentity") {
  let identityList = this.mWindow.document.getElementById("msgIdentity");
  let identities   = identityList.getElementsByAttribute("identitykey", "*");
  let result       = "";

  for(let identity of identities) {
    if(identity.getAttribute("selected") != "true") continue;
    result += identity.getAttribute("identitykey") + " - " + identity.getAttribute("label") + "\r\n";
  }
  return result;

}

if(action == "setIdentity") {
  // Since switching the signature loses the caret position, we record it
  // and restore it later.
  let selection = this.mWindow.gMsgCompose.editor.selection;
  let range = selection.getRangeAt(0);
  let start = range.startOffset;
  let startNode = range.startContainer;

  this.mWindow.gMsgCompose.editor.enableUndo(false);

  let identityList = this.mWindow.document.getElementById("msgIdentity");
  identityList.selectedItem = identityList.getElementsByAttribute("identitykey", setIdentity)[0];
  this.mWindow.LoadIdentity(false);

  this.mWindow.gMsgCompose.editor.enableUndo(true);
  this.mWindow.gMsgCompose.editor.resetModificationCount();
  selection.collapse(startNode, start);
}
return "";

Usage

Get a list of all supported identities: (example: id1 - John Doe <[email protected]> | id2 - Jane Doe <[email protected]>)

[[SCRIPT=Identity|getAllIdentities]]

Get the currently active identity: (example: id1 - John Doe <[email protected]>)

[[SCRIPT=Identity|getCurrentIdentity]]

Change identity to id2:

[[SCRIPT=Identity|setIdentity|id2]]