From 857df31e5dac61d9f2163eb3fd99bd04c42c0b39 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Jean-Marc Pigeon (Delson)" <jmp@safe.ca>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2025 13:44:38 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Adding "date" diretcive to syntax feed file

---
 app/feeder.c         | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 data-feed/feed00.tst |  1 +
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/feeder.c b/app/feeder.c
index 20b5d7e..c027ef4 100644
--- a/app/feeder.c
+++ b/app/feeder.c
@@ -183,25 +183,41 @@ while (proceed==true) {
       while (fgets(data,sizeof(data),fd->datatst)!=(char *)0) {
         _Bool completed;
 
-        completed=true;
+        completed=false;
         (*numline)++;
         (void) eml_removecrlf(data);
+        if (data[1]!=':') {
+          (void) rou_alert(0,"%s Unexpected data type <%s> (Bug?)",
+                                  OPEP,data);
+          continue;
+          }
         switch (data[0]) {
-          case 'D'      :
+          case 'D'      :       //pure data
             if ((strcmp(data+2,".")==0)&&(empty==true))
               (void) strcat(data,".");
             (void) dooutgoing(fd->socptr,data+2);
             empty=(strlen(data+2)==0);
-            completed=false;
             break;
-          case 'C'      :
-            if (data[2]=='.') {
-              (void) dooutgoing(fd->socptr,"");
-              (void) dooutgoing(fd->socptr,".");
+          case 'C'      :       //data marker
+            switch (data[2]) {
+              case '.'  :       //end of data marker
+                (void) dooutgoing(fd->socptr,"");
+                (void) dooutgoing(fd->socptr,".");
+                completed=true;
+                break;
+              case 'T'  :       //timer data
+                time_t isnow;
+                char ed[100];
+
+                isnow=time((time_t *)0);
+                (void) snprintf(ed,sizeof(ed),"Date: %s",rou_ascsysstamp(isnow));
+                (void) dooutgoing(fd->socptr,ed);
+                break;
+              default   :       //unexpected data marker
+                 (void) rou_alert(0,"%s Unexpected data marker <%s> (Bug?)",
+                                     OPEP,data);
+                break;
               }
-            else
-              (void) rou_alert(0,"%s Unexpected data close <%s> (Bug?)",
-                                  OPEP,data);
             break;
           default       :
             (void) rou_alert(0,"%s Unexpected data to be send <%s> (Bug?)",
diff --git a/data-feed/feed00.tst b/data-feed/feed00.tst
index d809322..af0a92b 100644
--- a/data-feed/feed00.tst
+++ b/data-feed/feed00.tst
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ R:250 2.6.4 Address accepted
 #-sending data
 C:DATA
 D:Subject: Very Simple email contents
+C:T
 D:From: Maitre Post <postmaster@example.com>
 D:To: Maitre WEB <webmaster@example.com>
 D:
-- 
2.47.3