parseAddresses

Reads an email address list into records with name and email.

Details #

parseAddresses(text) reads a list such as Jane Smith <jane@x.com>, bob@y.org (the To or Cc line of an email) into a list of records with name and email. Commas and semicolons inside quotes ("Smith, Jane" <jane@x.com>) or angle brackets do not split the list, and a mailto: prefix is dropped.

Parameters #

Takes 1 argument. {{ parseAddresses(text) }}

Examples #

parseAddresses("Jane Smith <jane@x.com>, bob@y.org")

→

[
  {
    "email" : "jane@x.com",
    "name" : "Jane Smith"
  },
  {
    "email" : "bob@y.org",
    "name" : ""
  }
]

length(parseAddresses(header))

→ 2

Sample variable	Value
`header`	`Jane <jane@x.com>, bob@y.org`

Gotchas #

It never fails: pieces that are not an address are skipped, and no text gives an empty list.