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    <p>I often use two gmail labels <code>label1</code> and <code>label2</code>, and according to my personal mail management rules, I often change messages categories from <code>label1</code> to <code>label2</code>.<br> As I do this often, I thought I should try to automatize this process a bit by adding custom gmail command.<br> Here are the specifications of my mini-feature :</p> <p>1) When a message (according to gmail api, a <a href="https://developers.google.com/apps-script/class_gmailthread" rel="nofollow noreferrer">"thread"</a>) labelled <code>label1</code> is selected in gmail, a button "CHANGE LABEL1 TO LABEL2" should be displayed in my gmail interface<br> 2) When I click this button, selected message's <code>label1</code> should be removed, while a <code>label2</code> label would be added </p> <p>That's it for the features.<br> Technically, here is what I think is needed : </p> <p>a) A way to get and set the labels attached to a given message thread (identified by an id)<br> b) A way to display a button conditionally<br> c) A way to trigger a script when the button is clicked<br> d) A way to detect the <a href="https://developers.google.com/apps-script/class_gmailthread#getId" rel="nofollow noreferrer">id</a> of selected message thread </p> <p>Here are the technical solutions I think are available for each part : </p> <p>a) ...is possible via a <a href="https://developers.google.com/apps-script/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google Apps Script</a>, using <a href="https://developers.google.com/apps-script/class_gmailthread#addLabel" rel="nofollow noreferrer">GmailThread::addLabel</a> and <a href="https://developers.google.com/apps-script/class_gmailthread#removeLabel" rel="nofollow noreferrer">GmailThread::removeLabel</a><br> b) ...seems possible via a <a href="https://developers.google.com/google-apps/gmail/contextual_gadgets#what_is_a_gmail_contextual_gadget" rel="nofollow noreferrer">contextual gadget</a><br> c) ...is my first concern, since clicking on the button from b) should launch the script from a) Also, the call to the a) script should pass the message thread id as a parameter.<br> d) ...is my second concern, maybe is it also possible via a <a href="https://developers.google.com/google-apps/gmail/contextual_gadgets#what_is_a_gmail_contextual_gadget" rel="nofollow noreferrer">contextual gadget</a>, since those can parse the contents of a message ? </p> <p>Does it seem possible to implement this mini-feature given the actual technology provided by google for scripting ?<br> More precisely, is it possible to make Gmail Gadgets and <a href="https://developers.google.com/apps-script/service_gmail" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Gmail Apps Scripts</a> interact ?<br> Or are there some alternatives to implement it ? </p> <p>Additional information : I tried to investigate other technologies provided by Google to customize its product, but it seems that <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9985378/is-gmail-lab-api-open">Gmail Labs API is not open to the public</a>. Also, I don't think I could use a <a href="https://developers.google.com/google-apps/gmail/sidebar_gadgets" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Gmail Sidebar Gadget</a> since they do not seem to be able to know which message is currently selected in the gmail interface.</p>
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