Updating filters without name

[fernand0]

Hello,

let us suppose that I want to manage my existing filters with a program which uses sievelib. If I understand correctly, if I wanted to add a new condition to an 'IfCommand' I should:

1. parse my filters
2. find the one that I want to modify
3. construct a new one with the previous conditions and the new condition
4. use updatefilter or replacefilter
5. store the new filter

My problem:
updatefilter needs a name in order to work. Wouldn't it be nice to have the possibility to change a filter by its position instead of the name? Maybe I'm wrong and this is not the adequate way of dealing with these things.

Thanks!

[tonioo]

Hi,
it should be possible to implement a mode where filters are not referenced by a name but by an index (or a position like 1, 2, 3, etc.)
Such a mode would be exclusive, ie. a same sieve file won't be able to use names and indexes.

Could you explain your use case a bit more ?

[fernand0]

Hello, Well, I have a set of recipes. For example one of them files some emails in some folder. From time to time, I would like to add new conditions to this recipe. I need to update it. Of course, I could add a new one, but then the sieve file grows un an unmanageable way. I'm not sure about being incompatible: you could have a method for upgrading recipes based on numbers and use it when searching for names: searching for name -> position -> change Récipe. Sorry for the typos, I'm typing on my phone.