1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/LeiInput.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/LeiInput.pm
index 776b3151..c62b0893 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/LeiInput.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/LeiInput.pm
@@ -23,6 +23,23 @@ sub check_input_format ($;$) {
          1;
  }
  
+# import a single file handle of $name
+# Subclass must define ->eml_cb and ->mbox_cb
+sub input_fh {
+        my ($self, $ifmt, $fh, $name, @args) = @_;
+        if ($ifmt eq 'eml') {
+                my $buf = do { local $/; <$fh> } //
+                        return $self->{lei}->child_error(1 << 8, <<"");
+error reading $name: $!
+
+                $self->eml_cb(PublicInbox::Eml->new(\$buf), @args);
+        } else {
+                # prepare_inputs already validated $ifmt
+                my $cb = PublicInbox::MboxReader->reads($ifmt) //
+                                die "BUG: bad fmt=$ifmt";
+                $cb->(undef, $fh, $self->can('mbox_cb'), $self, @args);
+        }
+}
  
  sub prepare_inputs {
          my ($self, $lei, $inputs) = @_;