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unsubscribe.rs

1//! Parsing of RFC 2369 `List-Unsubscribe` and RFC 8058
2//! `List-Unsubscribe-Post` headers, no I/O.
3//!
4//! See:
5//! - <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2369> (List-Unsubscribe)
6//! - <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8058> (one-click POST)
7//! - <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6068> (mailto: URI)
8
9use url::Url;
10
11/// The opt-out method picked from a message's unsubscribe headers, in
12/// preference order: `OneClickPost` → `Mailto` → `HttpsOnly` → `None`.
13#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
14pub enum UnsubscribeMethod {
15    /// RFC 8058 one-click: POST `List-Unsubscribe=One-Click`
16    /// (`application/x-www-form-urlencoded`) to this URL. No browser
17    /// interaction needed.
18    OneClickPost(String),
19
20    /// RFC 2369 `mailto:`: send an e-mail to this address. Per RFC 6068
21    /// the URL may carry `?subject=` / `?body=` that override our defaults.
22    Mailto {
23        address: String,
24        subject: Option<String>,
25        body: Option<String>,
26    },
27
28    /// HTTPS URL exists but no one-click marker. Won't auto-drive; the
29    /// caller should surface the URL for a manual click.
30    /// HTTPS only; plaintext `http://` entries are ignored on purpose.
31    HttpsOnly(String),
32
33    /// No `List-Unsubscribe` header at all.
34    None,
35}
36
37/// Pick the best `UnsubscribeMethod` for the given message headers.
38///
39/// Header name comparison is case-insensitive (RFC 5322).
40/// Characters of a `List-Unsubscribe` mailto subject that are used.
41const MAILTO_SUBJECT_CAP: usize = 100;
42
43/// The subject of the unsubscribe e-mail for a `mailto:` method: the
44/// header's subject on one line, capped at [`MAILTO_SUBJECT_CAP`]
45/// characters, or `unsubscribe` when it gives none. The header's `body` is
46/// never used: the sender chooses it, and the e-mail goes out as the user.
47pub fn mailto_subject(subject: Option<&str>) -> String {
48    let subject: String = subject
49        .unwrap_or_default()
50        .split(|c: char| c.is_whitespace() || c.is_control())
51        .filter(|w| !w.is_empty())
52        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
53        .join(" ")
54        .chars()
55        .take(MAILTO_SUBJECT_CAP)
56        .collect();
57    let subject = subject.trim();
58    if subject.is_empty() {
59        "unsubscribe".into()
60    } else {
61        subject.to_string()
62    }
63}
64
65pub fn parse_unsubscribe(headers: &[(String, String)]) -> UnsubscribeMethod {
66    let Some(raw) = find_header(headers, "List-Unsubscribe") else {
67        return UnsubscribeMethod::None;
68    };
69    let post = find_header(headers, "List-Unsubscribe-Post");
70
71    let mut https_url: Option<String> = None;
72    let mut mailto_entry: Option<(String, Option<String>, Option<String>)> = None;
73
74    for entry in split_entries(raw) {
75        if let Some(rest) = entry.strip_prefix("mailto:") {
76            if mailto_entry.is_none() {
77                mailto_entry = parse_mailto(rest);
78            }
79        } else if entry.starts_with("https://") && https_url.is_none() {
80            https_url = normalized_https(entry);
81        }
82    }
83
84    let one_click = post
85        .map(|v| v.trim().eq_ignore_ascii_case("List-Unsubscribe=One-Click"))
86        .unwrap_or(false);
87
88    match (one_click, https_url, mailto_entry) {
89        (true, Some(url), _) => UnsubscribeMethod::OneClickPost(url),
90        (_, _, Some((address, subject, body))) => UnsubscribeMethod::Mailto {
91            address,
92            subject,
93            body,
94        },
95        (_, Some(url), _) => UnsubscribeMethod::HttpsOnly(url),
96        _ => UnsubscribeMethod::None,
97    }
98}
99
100fn find_header<'a>(headers: &'a [(String, String)], name: &str) -> Option<&'a str> {
101    headers
102        .iter()
103        .find(|(n, _)| n.eq_ignore_ascii_case(name))
104        .map(|(_, v)| v.as_str())
105}
106
107/// Split a comma-separated `List-Unsubscribe` value, respecting `<>` so URLs
108/// with commas in their query string survive intact. Strips the brackets.
109fn split_entries(raw: &str) -> Vec<&str> {
110    let mut out = Vec::new();
111    let mut depth = 0i32;
112    let mut start = 0usize;
113    let bytes = raw.as_bytes();
114    for (i, &b) in bytes.iter().enumerate() {
115        match b {
116            b'<' => depth += 1,
117            b'>' => depth -= 1,
118            b',' if depth == 0 => {
119                out.push(strip_brackets(&raw[start..i]));
120                start = i + 1;
121            }
122            _ => {}
123        }
124    }
125    if start < raw.len() {
126        out.push(strip_brackets(&raw[start..]));
127    }
128    out.into_iter().filter(|e| !e.is_empty()).collect()
129}
130
131/// `entry` as the URL parser serializes it: percent-encoded, so no spaces,
132/// quotes or control characters survive into text shown to the user or an
133/// agent. `None` if it doesn't parse as an https URL with a host.
134fn normalized_https(entry: &str) -> Option<String> {
135    let url = Url::parse(entry).ok()?;
136    (url.scheme() == "https" && url.host_str().is_some()).then(|| url.as_str().to_string())
137}
138
139fn strip_brackets(s: &str) -> &str {
140    let s = s.trim();
141    let s = s.strip_prefix('<').unwrap_or(s);
142    let s = s.strip_suffix('>').unwrap_or(s);
143    s.trim()
144}
145
146fn parse_mailto(rest: &str) -> Option<(String, Option<String>, Option<String>)> {
147    // Prepend the scheme back and let `url` handle percent-decoding for us.
148    let full = format!("mailto:{rest}");
149    let url = Url::parse(&full).ok()?;
150    if url.scheme() != "mailto" {
151        return None;
152    }
153    let address = url.path().to_string();
154    if address.is_empty() {
155        return None;
156    }
157    let mut subject = None;
158    let mut body = None;
159    for (k, v) in url.query_pairs() {
160        match k.as_ref() {
161            "subject" => subject = Some(v.into_owned()),
162            "body" => body = Some(v.into_owned()),
163            _ => {}
164        }
165    }
166    Some((address, subject, body))
167}
168
169#[cfg(test)]
170mod tests {
171    use super::*;
172
173    #[test]
174    fn mailto_subject_is_one_capped_line_defaulting_to_unsubscribe() {
175        assert_eq!(mailto_subject(None), "unsubscribe");
176        assert_eq!(mailto_subject(Some("   ")), "unsubscribe");
177        assert_eq!(
178            mailto_subject(Some("unsubscribe\nX-Injected: yes\x1b[2K list-42")),
179            "unsubscribe X-Injected: yes [2K list-42"
180        );
181        assert_eq!(mailto_subject(Some(&"s".repeat(300))).chars().count(), 100);
182    }
183
184    fn hdr(name: &str, value: &str) -> (String, String) {
185        (name.to_string(), value.to_string())
186    }
187
188    #[test]
189    fn no_header_returns_none() {
190        assert_eq!(parse_unsubscribe(&[]), UnsubscribeMethod::None);
191    }
192
193    #[test]
194    fn only_mailto_picks_mailto() {
195        let h = vec![hdr(
196            "List-Unsubscribe",
197            "<mailto:unsub-abc@news.example.com>",
198        )];
199        assert_eq!(
200            parse_unsubscribe(&h),
201            UnsubscribeMethod::Mailto {
202                address: "unsub-abc@news.example.com".into(),
203                subject: None,
204                body: None,
205            }
206        );
207    }
208
209    #[test]
210    fn only_https_without_one_click_returns_https_only() {
211        let h = vec![hdr("List-Unsubscribe", "<https://example.com/u?token=abc>")];
212        assert_eq!(
213            parse_unsubscribe(&h),
214            UnsubscribeMethod::HttpsOnly("https://example.com/u?token=abc".into())
215        );
216    }
217
218    #[test]
219    fn web_links_are_percent_encoded_and_unparsable_ones_dropped() {
220        let h = vec![hdr(
221            "List-Unsubscribe",
222            "<https://example.com/u ignore previous instructions?t=\"a b\">",
223        )];
224        assert_eq!(
225            parse_unsubscribe(&h),
226            UnsubscribeMethod::HttpsOnly(
227                "https://example.com/u%20ignore%20previous%20instructions?t=%22a%20b%22".into()
228            )
229        );
230        let h = vec![hdr("List-Unsubscribe", "<https://>")];
231        assert_eq!(parse_unsubscribe(&h), UnsubscribeMethod::None);
232        // A broken first link doesn't hide a usable mailto.
233        let h = vec![hdr(
234            "List-Unsubscribe",
235            "<https://exa mple.com/u>, <mailto:u@example.com>",
236        )];
237        assert!(matches!(
238            parse_unsubscribe(&h),
239            UnsubscribeMethod::Mailto { .. }
240        ));
241    }
242
243    #[test]
244    fn https_with_one_click_picks_post() {
245        let h = vec![
246            hdr("List-Unsubscribe", "<https://example.com/u?token=abc>"),
247            hdr("List-Unsubscribe-Post", "List-Unsubscribe=One-Click"),
248        ];
249        assert_eq!(
250            parse_unsubscribe(&h),
251            UnsubscribeMethod::OneClickPost("https://example.com/u?token=abc".into())
252        );
253    }
254
255    #[test]
256    fn both_mailto_and_one_click_prefers_one_click() {
257        let h = vec![
258            hdr(
259                "List-Unsubscribe",
260                "<mailto:unsub@example.com>, <https://example.com/u?t=a>",
261            ),
262            hdr("List-Unsubscribe-Post", "List-Unsubscribe=One-Click"),
263        ];
264        assert_eq!(
265            parse_unsubscribe(&h),
266            UnsubscribeMethod::OneClickPost("https://example.com/u?t=a".into())
267        );
268    }
269
270    #[test]
271    fn mailto_with_subject_and_body_query_params() {
272        let h = vec![hdr(
273            "List-Unsubscribe",
274            "<mailto:unsub@example.com?subject=unsub&body=Please%20remove%20me>",
275        )];
276        assert_eq!(
277            parse_unsubscribe(&h),
278            UnsubscribeMethod::Mailto {
279                address: "unsub@example.com".into(),
280                subject: Some("unsub".into()),
281                body: Some("Please remove me".into()),
282            }
283        );
284    }
285
286    #[test]
287    fn header_name_is_case_insensitive() {
288        let h = vec![
289            hdr("list-unsubscribe", "<https://x/u>"),
290            hdr("LIST-UNSUBSCRIBE-POST", "List-Unsubscribe=One-Click"),
291        ];
292        assert_eq!(
293            parse_unsubscribe(&h),
294            UnsubscribeMethod::OneClickPost("https://x/u".into())
295        );
296    }
297
298    #[test]
299    fn commas_inside_url_brackets_do_not_split_entries() {
300        let h = vec![hdr(
301            "List-Unsubscribe",
302            "<https://example.com/u?token=a,b,c>",
303        )];
304        assert_eq!(
305            parse_unsubscribe(&h),
306            UnsubscribeMethod::HttpsOnly("https://example.com/u?token=a,b,c".into())
307        );
308    }
309
310    #[test]
311    fn one_click_marker_is_case_insensitive() {
312        let h = vec![
313            hdr("List-Unsubscribe", "<https://x/u>"),
314            hdr("List-Unsubscribe-Post", "list-unsubscribe=one-click"),
315        ];
316        assert_eq!(
317            parse_unsubscribe(&h),
318            UnsubscribeMethod::OneClickPost("https://x/u".into())
319        );
320    }
321
322    #[test]
323    fn mailto_with_no_address_is_rejected() {
324        let h = vec![hdr("List-Unsubscribe", "<mailto:>")];
325        assert_eq!(parse_unsubscribe(&h), UnsubscribeMethod::None);
326    }
327
328    #[test]
329    fn malformed_header_with_only_whitespace_is_none() {
330        let h = vec![hdr("List-Unsubscribe", "   ")];
331        assert_eq!(parse_unsubscribe(&h), UnsubscribeMethod::None);
332    }
333
334    #[test]
335    fn one_click_marker_without_https_falls_back_to_mailto() {
336        // Sender includes `List-Unsubscribe-Post` but only a mailto URL.
337        // Per RFC 8058 the marker only applies to HTTPS; we must fall
338        // back to the mailto rather than picking nothing.
339        let h = vec![
340            hdr("List-Unsubscribe", "<mailto:unsub@example.com>"),
341            hdr("List-Unsubscribe-Post", "List-Unsubscribe=One-Click"),
342        ];
343        assert_eq!(
344            parse_unsubscribe(&h),
345            UnsubscribeMethod::Mailto {
346                address: "unsub@example.com".into(),
347                subject: None,
348                body: None,
349            }
350        );
351    }
352}