nylas/nylas-mail

Feature Request: Include external variables in Quick Reply templates

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#2,313 opened on May 24, 2016

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Description

Are there any related issues?

No

What operating system are you using?

4.5.4-1-ARCH

What version of N1 are you using?

4.40

Feature Request? Would it be possible to expose internal variables so they can be used in message templates? e.g. {{Subject}} could automatically pull in the subject of the original mail being replied to.

Does this feature exist in another mail client or tool you use?

Yes. Avl. in Evolution, kmail(kde).

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate the template rendering code in Nylas Mail to add support for internal variables like {{Subject}} that automatically pull in fields from the original email being replied to.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
GitJavaScript
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70