1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/alot/message.py b/alot/message.py
index e00d62df..90b53ad9 100644
--- a/alot/message.py
+++ b/alot/message.py
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ class Message(object):
         """returns realname and address pair of this messages author"""
         return email.Utils.parseaddr(self._from)
 
+    def get_headers_string(self, headers):
+        return extract_headers(self.get_mail(), headers)
+
     def add_tags(self, tags):
         """adds tags to message
 
@@ -175,6 +178,18 @@ class Message(object):
         return res
 
 
+def extract_headers(mail, headers=None):
+    headertext = u''
+    if headers == None:
+        headers = mail.keys()
+    for key in headers:
+        value = u''
+        if key in mail:
+            value = decode_header(mail.get(key, ''))
+        headertext += '%s: %s\n' % (key, value)
+    return headertext
+
+
 def extract_body(mail):
     body_parts = []
     for part in mail.walk():