Add documentation to plstore.el

* lisp/plstore.el: Add link to epa manual.  Describe more
restrictions.  Fix a typo in the examples.  Fix terminology.  Mark
FIXMEs as such.
* lisp/plstore.el (plstore-save): Describe edge case when no recipient
matches and mark as FIXME.  (Bug#63627)
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Jens Schmidt 2023-08-16 23:31:30 +02:00 committed by Eli Zaretskii
parent 57760f585e
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;; Plist based data store providing search and partial encryption.
;;
;; By default, this package uses symmetric encryption, which means
;; By default, this library uses symmetric encryption, which means
;; that you have to enter the password protecting your store more
;; often than you probably expect to. To use public key encryption
;; with this package, create a GnuPG key and customize user option
;; with this library, create a GnuPG key and customize user option
;; `plstore-encrypt-to' to use it. You can then configure the GnuPG
;; agent to adjust caching and expiration of the passphrase for your
;; store.
;;
;; You can read more on these topics in the EasyPG Assistant user's
;; manual (Info node `(epa)'), of which much information also applies
;; to this library. Most notably:
;;
;; - Info node `(epa)GnuPG version compatibility'
;; - Info node `(epa)GnuPG Pinentry'
;; - Info node `(epa)Caching Passphrases'
;;
;; Use only keyword symbols (starting with a colon) as property names
;; in any plist stored with this library. While this library does not
;; actively enforce the use of keyword symbols, it silently assumes
;; that the first character of all property names can be discarded
;; without sacrificing uniqueness of names (FIXME). Likewise, this
;; library does not enforce that the plists provided as input are
;; actually valid and can behave in undefined ways if they are not
;; (FIXME).
;;
;; Creating:
;;
;; ;; Open a new store associated with ~/.emacs.d/auth.plist.
@ -52,8 +69,8 @@
;; (plstore-close store)
;;
;; Avoid marking one property both as public *and* secret, as the
;; behavior of this package with respect to such duplicate properties
;; is not (yet) defined.
;; behavior of this library with respect to such duplicate properties
;; is not defined (FIXME).
;;
;; Searching:
;;
@ -71,7 +88,7 @@
;; ;; While the entry "baz" associated with "baz.example.org" has also
;; ;; a secret property `:password', it is encrypted together with
;; ;; `:user' of "bar", so no need to decrypt the secret.
;; (plstore-find store '(:host ("bar.example.org")))
;; (plstore-find store '(:host ("baz.example.org")))
;;
;; (plstore-close store)
;;
@ -87,8 +104,8 @@
;; `:secret-' prefix) is marked as secret. Thus, when you save the
;; buffer, the `:secret-user' property is encrypted as `:user'. Do
;; not use a property consisting solely of the prefix, as the behavior
;; of this package with respect to such properties is not (yet)
;; defined.
;; of this library with respect to such properties is not defined
;; (FIXME).
;;
;; You can toggle the view between encrypted form and the decrypted
;; form with C-c C-c.
@ -101,7 +118,7 @@
;; Internals:
;;
;; This is information on the internal data structure and functions of
;; this package. None of it should be necessary to actually use it.
;; this library. None of it should be necessary to actually use it.
;; For easier reading, we usually do not distinguish in this internal
;; documentation between a Lisp object and its printed representation.
;;
@ -589,7 +606,11 @@ If no one is selected, symmetric encryption will be performed. "
(insert ";;; secret entries\n" (pp-to-string cipher)))))
(defun plstore-save (plstore)
"Save PLSTORE to its associated file."
"Save PLSTORE to its associated file.
Save with symmetric encryption or public key encryption depending
on `plstore-encrypt-to'. If `plstore-encrypt-to' is non-nil but
none of the recipients from `plstore-encrypt-to' matches any
GnuPG key, silently save with symmetric encryption." ; (FIXME)
(with-current-buffer (plstore--get-buffer plstore)
(erase-buffer)
(plstore--insert-buffer plstore)