whislist: listfiles improvements headers and ARS

I want to use filelist to generate a "News files" bulletin

I think the addition of these two functionalities can be useful:

1. Use -hdr with -new XX show the header of another directories that do not have newest files:

Main                 Nets                                           Files:    7
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Main                 Doors Kits                                     Files:    0
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Main                 DOS Games                                      Files:   26
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Main                 BBS                                            Files:   41
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BIMPRO29.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem Pro (PAMPA) V2.9 [1/1] A new full BImodem.com-comp
BIMPRO31.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.1: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
BIMPRO33.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.3: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
BIMPRO35.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.5: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
BIMPRO36.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.6: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
BIMPRO40.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v4.0: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
llist129.zip  07/01/21 LiSTADO OFiCiAL DE BBS's DE LA REPUBLiCA ARGENTiNA. 27 May
llist143.zip  07/01/21 24 Oct. 1998 143
locol109.zip  07/01/21 24 Abr. 109 1996 El LoCo
PAMPA35.ZIP   13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.5: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
PAMPA41A.ARJ  13/01/21 PAMPA v4.1a. (C) Ariel Lipzig A new BImodem-compatible pro

Main                 Assembler                                      Files:  152
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Main                 DOS Graficos                                   Files:  160
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Main                 DOS Sonido                                     Files:    7
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Main                 Sunrise DOORS                                  Files:   70
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Main                 Fidonet                                        Files:    9
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Fido_Stu.ff.  14/01/21 Fido_Stuff.zip

Main                 Win Varios                                     Files:   28
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Main                 WG Warez                                       Files:  852
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Main                 Basurero de archivos                           Files:  146
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I wish that those areas did not show them. Maybe add another opt line "show only headers for areas with news files"

Should be:

Main                 BBS                                            Files:   41
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BIMPRO29.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem Pro (PAMPA) V2.9 [1/1] A new full BImodem.com-comp
BIMPRO31.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.1: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
BIMPRO33.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.3: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
BIMPRO35.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.5: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
BIMPRO36.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.6: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
BIMPRO40.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v4.0: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
llist129.zip  07/01/21 LiSTADO OFiCiAL DE BBS's DE LA REPUBLiCA ARGENTiNA. 27 May
llist143.zip  07/01/21 24 Oct. 1998 143
locol109.zip  07/01/21 24 Abr. 109 1996 El LoCo
PAMPA35.ZIP   13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.5: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
PAMPA41A.ARJ  13/01/21 PAMPA v4.1a. (C) Ariel Lipzig A new BImodem-compatible pro

Main                 Fidonet                                        Files:    9
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Fido_Stu.ff.  14/01/21 Fido_Stuff.zip

2. Set the ARS level access that run filelist, example:

-ars "LEVEL 10"

then, this show the areas that have permision for LEVEL 10 or less.

This helps to avoid having to put a large list of "-not" included areas

thanks!

In Synchronet v3.19, there will be a JavaScript filelist utility script either in addition to or instead-of the old "filelist" utility. Enhancements such as this will be much easier to make to the JavaScript utility script.

assigned to @rswindell

The filelist.js -hdr option already works as you have described here.

The second request is not feasible (You can't use ARS to define a user). I think another potential solution would be to allow jsexec to "run as" a user number, then just specify the number with the security settings you want.

closed

Yes, run as can be good feature You can run script with differents security context

this only lists these libraries that user have access:

jsexec -u ragnarok filelist.js 
jsexec -u 1 filelist.js

Also, another approcach can be set the ARS for script ex:

jsexec -ars "LEVEL 40" fielist.js

This should show only libraries level 40 has access to.

I don't know if it can be useful for other modules, but it can be useful for filelist.js

Saludos!