From f15811a737ee8d93f22ceff620df145c2d252b15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Reto Brunner <reto@labrat.space>
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 12:08:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Open mailto links in a new aerc instance if needed.

Aerc tries to open mailto:// links via the socket of the already running aerc
instance.

If no socket exists this silently errored out.
This commit starts up a new aerc instance if it can't connect to the socket
(which I think is the most common error) and if not sets up a new aerc instance
and retries to open the compositor.

This fixes https://todo.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc2/295 by implementing the desired
behaviour.
---
 aerc.go | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/aerc.go b/aerc.go
index 1a32126..e8944d7 100644
--- a/aerc.go
+++ b/aerc.go
@@ -105,13 +105,26 @@ func main() {
 			return
 		}
 	}
+	initDone := make(chan struct{})
 	args := os.Args[optind:]
 	if len(args) > 1 {
 		usage()
 		return
 	} else if len(args) == 1 {
-		lib.ConnectAndExec(args[0])
-		return
+		arg := args[0]
+		err := lib.ConnectAndExec(arg)
+		if err == nil {
+			return // other aerc instance takes over
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Failed to communicate to aerc: %v", err)
+		// continue with setting up a new aerc instance and retry after init
+		go func(msg string) {
+			<-initDone
+			err := lib.ConnectAndExec(msg)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Failed to communicate to aerc: %v", err)
+			}
+		}(arg)
 	}
 
 	var (
@@ -163,6 +176,8 @@ func main() {
 		as.OnMailto = aerc.Mailto
 	}
 
+	close(initDone)
+
 	for !ui.ShouldExit() {
 		for aerc.Tick() {
 			// Continue updating our internal state