[mu4e] Auto-include context maildir when searching

[Julin S]

When searching from within mu4e by pressing `s` in the headers view
is it possible to automatically include something like
`maildir:ctxt-name` in the search query?

Currently I have multiple contexts each associated with different mail
account.
But when I search for a query, it includes messages from other contexts
as well since the `maildir:` is not included.

It's a bother to type that part each time, so I was wondering if there's
something to help with that.

Is there anything like that?

Thanks.

[Dirk-Jan C. Binnema]

I'd probably just create some context-specific bookmarks or maildir
shortcuts, but there's also `mu4e-query-rewrite-function', which you can
set to some function to rewrite a query, e.g. you set it to something
like

Perhaps something like (untested!):
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(defun my-rewrite-func (expr)
(if-let* ((ctx-prefix
(pcase (mu4e-context-name (mu4e-context-current))
("context1" "maildir:/foo")
("context2" "maildir:/bar")
(_ nil))))
(format "%s AND (%s)" ctx-prefix expr)
expr))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Kind regards,
Dirk.

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[Julin Shaji]

> I'd probably just create some context-specific bookmarks or maildir
> shortcuts, but there's also `mu4e-query-rewrite-function', which you can

Thanks. I adapted your function to suit my need.

Also, had not been using bookmarks and shortcuts.
Those seem to be sufficient too.

Cheers!