4 files changed, 651 insertions, 36 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/git/mod.rs b/src/lib/git/mod.rs
index 516d9e2..57e8403 100644
--- a/src/lib/git/mod.rs
+++ b/src/lib/git/mod.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ pub trait RepoActions {
     /// returns vector ["name", "email", "unixtime", "offset"]
     /// eg ["joe bloggs", "joe@pm.me", "12176","-300"]
     fn get_commit_comitter(&self, commit: &Sha1Hash) -> Result<Vec<String>>;
+    fn get_commit_committer_time(&self, commit: &Sha1Hash) -> Result<i64>;
+    fn find_best_guess_parent_commit(&self, patch_timestamp: i64) -> Result<Option<Sha1Hash>>;
     fn get_commits_ahead_behind(
         &self,
         base_commit: &Sha1Hash,
@@ -339,6 +341,50 @@ impl RepoActions for Repo {
         Ok(git_sig_to_tag_vec(&sig))
     }
 
+    fn get_commit_committer_time(&self, commit_hash: &Sha1Hash) -> Result<i64> {
+        let commit = self
+            .git_repo
+            .find_commit(sha1_to_oid(commit_hash)?)
+            .context(format!("could not find commit {commit_hash}"))?;
+        let time = commit.committer().when().seconds();
+        Ok(time)
+    }
+
+    fn find_best_guess_parent_commit(&self, patch_timestamp: i64) -> Result<Option<Sha1Hash>> {
+        let (main_branch_name, _) = self
+            .get_main_or_master_branch()
+            .context("failed to get main/master branch")?;
+
+        let mut revwalk = self
+            .git_repo
+            .revwalk()
+            .context("failed to create revwalk")?;
+
+        revwalk
+            .push_ref(&format!("refs/heads/{}", main_branch_name))
+            .context("failed to push main branch to revwalk")?;
+
+        let mut best_commit: Option<(i64, Sha1Hash)> = None;
+
+        for oid_result in revwalk {
+            let oid = oid_result.context("failed to get oid from revwalk")?;
+            let commit = self
+                .git_repo
+                .find_commit(oid)
+                .context("failed to find commit")?;
+
+            let committer_time = commit.committer().when().seconds();
+
+            if committer_time < patch_timestamp
+                && (best_commit.is_none() || committer_time > best_commit.as_ref().unwrap().0)
+            {
+                best_commit = Some((committer_time, oid_to_sha1(&oid)));
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(best_commit.map(|(_, sha1)| sha1))
+    }
+
     fn get_refs(&self, commit: &Sha1Hash) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
         Ok(self
             .git_repo
@@ -542,16 +588,16 @@ impl RepoActions for Repo {
             })
             .collect();
 
-        let parent_commit_id = tag_value(
-            if let Ok(last_patch) = patches_to_apply.last().context("no patches") {
-                last_patch
-            } else {
+        let parent_commit_id = match patches_to_apply.last() {
+            Some(last_patch) => {
+                crate::git_events::get_parent_commit_from_patch(last_patch, Some(self))?
+            }
+            None => {
                 self.checkout(branch_name)
                     .context("no patches and so failed to create a proposal branch")?;
                 return Ok(vec![]);
-            },
-            "parent-commit",
-        )?;
+            }
+        };
 
         // check patches can be applied
         if !self.does_commit_exist(&parent_commit_id)? {
@@ -590,8 +636,23 @@ impl RepoActions for Repo {
 
         let parent_commit_id = if let Some(commit_id) = parent_commit_id_override.clone() {
             commit_id
+        } else if let Ok(parent) = tag_value(patch, "parent-commit") {
+            parent
         } else {
-            tag_value(patch, "parent-commit")?
+            let metadata = crate::mbox_parser::parse_mbox_patch(&patch.content)
+                .context("failed to parse patch for timestamp")?;
+            let timestamp = metadata.committer_timestamp.unwrap_or(metadata.author_timestamp);
+            
+            let best_guess = self
+                .find_best_guess_parent_commit(timestamp)
+                .context("failed to find best guess parent commit")?;
+
+            match best_guess {
+                Some(sha1) => sha1.to_string(),
+                None => bail!(
+                    "no parent-commit tag and could not determine best guess parent from patch timestamp"
+                ),
+            }
         };
 
         let parent_commit = self
@@ -623,10 +684,15 @@ impl RepoActions for Repo {
             None
         };
 
+        let author_data = extract_signature_data_with_fallback(&patch.tags, "author", &patch.content)?;
+        let committer_data = extract_signature_data_with_fallback(&patch.tags, "committer", &patch.content)?;
+        let author_sig = author_data.to_signature()?;
+        let committer_sig = committer_data.to_signature()?;
+
         let commit_buff = self.git_repo.commit_create_buffer(
-            &extract_sig_from_patch_tags(&patch.tags, "author")?,
-            &extract_sig_from_patch_tags(&patch.tags, "committer")?,
-            tag_value(patch, "description")?.as_str(),
+            &author_sig,
+            &committer_sig,
+            extract_description_from_patch(patch)?.as_str(),
             &tree,
             &[&parent_commit],
         )?;
@@ -897,7 +963,14 @@ fn git_sig_to_tag_vec(sig: &git2::Signature) -> Vec<String> {
     ]
 }
 
-fn extract_sig_from_patch_tags<'a>(tags: &'a Tags, tag_name: &str) -> Result<git2::Signature<'a>> {
+struct SignatureData {
+    name: String,
+    email: String,
+    timestamp: i64,
+    offset_minutes: i32,
+}
+
+fn extract_signature_data_from_tags(tags: &Tags, tag_name: &str) -> Result<SignatureData> {
     let v = tags
         .iter()
         .find(|t| !t.as_slice().is_empty() && t.as_slice()[0].eq(tag_name))
@@ -906,16 +979,64 @@ fn extract_sig_from_patch_tags<'a>(tags: &'a Tags, tag_name: &str) -> Result<git
     if v.len() != 5 {
         bail!("tag '{tag_name}' is incorrectly formatted")
     }
-    git2::Signature::new(
-        v[1].as_str(),
-        v[2].as_str(),
-        &git2::Time::new(
-            v[3].parse().context("tag time is incorrectly formatted")?,
-            v[4].parse()
-                .context("tag time offset is incorrectly formatted")?,
-        ),
-    )
-    .context("failed to create git signature")
+    Ok(SignatureData {
+        name: v[1].clone(),
+        email: v[2].clone(),
+        timestamp: v[3].parse().context("tag time is incorrectly formatted")?,
+        offset_minutes: v[4].parse().context("tag time offset is incorrectly formatted")?,
+    })
+}
+
+fn extract_signature_data_with_fallback(
+    tags: &Tags,
+    tag_name: &str,
+    patch_content: &str,
+) -> Result<SignatureData> {
+    if let Ok(data) = extract_signature_data_from_tags(tags, tag_name) {
+        return Ok(data);
+    }
+
+    let metadata = crate::mbox_parser::parse_mbox_patch(patch_content)
+        .context("failed to parse patch content for fallback metadata")?;
+
+    if tag_name == "author" {
+        Ok(SignatureData {
+            name: metadata.author_name,
+            email: metadata.author_email,
+            timestamp: metadata.author_timestamp,
+            offset_minutes: metadata.author_offset_minutes,
+        })
+    } else if tag_name == "committer" {
+        let timestamp = metadata.committer_timestamp.unwrap_or(metadata.author_timestamp);
+        Ok(SignatureData {
+            name: metadata.author_name,
+            email: metadata.author_email,
+            timestamp,
+            offset_minutes: metadata.author_offset_minutes,
+        })
+    } else {
+        bail!("unknown tag name for signature extraction: {}", tag_name)
+    }
+}
+
+impl SignatureData {
+    fn to_signature(&self) -> Result<git2::Signature<'_>> {
+        git2::Signature::new(
+            &self.name,
+            &self.email,
+            &git2::Time::new(self.timestamp, self.offset_minutes),
+        )
+        .context("failed to create git signature")
+    }
+}
+
+fn extract_description_from_patch(patch: &nostr::Event) -> Result<String> {
+    if let Ok(desc) = tag_value(patch, "description") {
+        return Ok(desc);
+    }
+
+    crate::mbox_parser::extract_description_from_patch(&patch.content)
+        .context("failed to extract description from patch content")
 }
 
 pub fn get_git_config_item(git_repo: &Option<&Repo>, item: &str) -> Result<Option<String>> {
@@ -1182,19 +1303,20 @@ mod tests {
             }
         }
 
-        mod extract_sig_from_patch_tags {
+        mod extract_signature_data_from_tags {
             use super::*;
 
             fn test(time: git2::Time) -> Result<()> {
+                let data = extract_signature_data_from_tags(
+                    &Tags::from_list(vec![nostr::Tag::custom(
+                        nostr::TagKind::Custom("author".to_string().into()),
+                        prep(&time)?,
+                    )]),
+                    "author",
+                )?;
+                let sig = data.to_signature()?;
                 assert_eq!(
-                    extract_sig_from_patch_tags(
-                        &Tags::from_list(vec![nostr::Tag::custom(
-                            nostr::TagKind::Custom("author".to_string().into()),
-                            prep(&time)?,
-                        )]),
-                        "author",
-                    )?
-                    .to_string(),
+                    sig.to_string(),
                     git2::Signature::new(NAME, EMAIL, &time)?.to_string(),
                 );
                 Ok(())
diff --git a/src/lib/git_events.rs b/src/lib/git_events.rs
index e907a9b..b39e797 100644
--- a/src/lib/git_events.rs
+++ b/src/lib/git_events.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,30 @@ pub fn get_commit_id_from_patch(event: &Event) -> Result<String> {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn get_parent_commit_from_patch(
+    event: &Event,
+    git_repo: Option<&Repo>,
+) -> Result<String> {
+    if let Ok(parent) = tag_value(event, "parent-commit") {
+        return Ok(parent);
+    }
+
+    let metadata = crate::mbox_parser::parse_mbox_patch(&event.content)
+        .context("failed to parse patch for timestamp")?;
+    let timestamp = metadata.committer_timestamp.unwrap_or(metadata.author_timestamp);
+
+    if let Some(repo) = git_repo {
+        if let Some(best_guess) = repo
+            .find_best_guess_parent_commit(timestamp)
+            .context("failed to find best guess parent commit")?
+        {
+            return Ok(best_guess.to_string());
+        }
+    }
+
+    bail!("no parent-commit tag and could not determine best guess parent")
+}
+
 pub fn get_event_root(event: &nostr::Event) -> Result<EventId> {
     Ok(EventId::parse(
         event
@@ -88,11 +112,27 @@ pub fn event_is_revision_root(event: &Event) -> bool {
 }
 
 pub fn patch_supports_commit_ids(event: &Event) -> bool {
-    event.kind.eq(&Kind::GitPatch)
-        && event
-            .tags
-            .iter()
-            .any(|t| !t.as_slice().is_empty() && t.as_slice()[0].eq("commit-pgp-sig"))
+    if !event.kind.eq(&Kind::GitPatch) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if event
+        .tags
+        .iter()
+        .any(|t| !t.as_slice().is_empty() && t.as_slice()[0].eq("commit-pgp-sig"))
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if event
+        .tags
+        .iter()
+        .any(|t| !t.as_slice().is_empty() && t.as_slice()[0].eq("parent-commit"))
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    crate::mbox_parser::parse_mbox_patch(&event.content).is_ok()
 }
 
 pub fn event_is_valid_pr_or_pr_update(event: &Event) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/lib/mbox_parser.rs b/src/lib/mbox_parser.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40603b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/mbox_parser.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,452 @@
+use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
+use chrono::{DateTime, Datelike};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct PatchMetadata {
+    pub commit_id: String,
+    pub author_name: String,
+    pub author_email: String,
+    pub author_timestamp: i64,
+    pub author_offset_minutes: i32,
+    pub committer_timestamp: Option<i64>,
+    pub subject: String,
+    pub body: String,
+}
+
+pub fn parse_mbox_patch(content: &str) -> Result<PatchMetadata> {
+    let commit_id = extract_commit_id_from_mbox(content)?;
+    let (author_name, author_email) = extract_author_from_from_header(content)?;
+    let (author_timestamp, author_offset_minutes) = extract_date_from_header(content)?;
+    let committer_timestamp = extract_committer_date_from_mbox(content)?;
+    let subject = extract_subject(content)?;
+    let body = extract_commit_message_body(content)?;
+
+    Ok(PatchMetadata {
+        commit_id,
+        author_name,
+        author_email,
+        author_timestamp,
+        author_offset_minutes,
+        committer_timestamp,
+        subject,
+        body,
+    })
+}
+
+fn extract_commit_id_from_mbox(content: &str) -> Result<String> {
+    if !content.starts_with("From ") {
+        bail!("patch does not start with 'From ' - not a valid mbox format");
+    }
+
+    let first_line = content.lines().next().context("patch content is empty")?;
+
+    let parts: Vec<&str> = first_line.split_whitespace().collect();
+    if parts.len() < 2 {
+        bail!("mbox 'From ' line does not contain a commit id");
+    }
+
+    Ok(parts[1].to_string())
+}
+
+fn extract_author_from_from_header(content: &str) -> Result<(String, String)> {
+    let from_line = content
+        .lines()
+        .find(|line| line.starts_with("From:"))
+        .context("patch does not contain a 'From:' header")?;
+
+    let from_value = from_line
+        .strip_prefix("From:")
+        .context("failed to strip 'From:' prefix")?
+        .trim();
+
+    parse_from_header_value(from_value)
+}
+
+fn parse_from_header_value(value: &str) -> Result<(String, String)> {
+    if let Some(start) = value.find('<') {
+        if let Some(end) = value.find('>') {
+            let email = value[start + 1..end].to_string();
+            let name_part = value[..start].trim();
+            let name = name_part.trim_matches('"').trim().to_string();
+            return Ok((name, email));
+        }
+    }
+
+    if value.contains('@') {
+        let email = value.trim().to_string();
+        let name = email.split('@').next().unwrap_or("unknown").to_string();
+        return Ok((name, email));
+    }
+
+    bail!("could not parse From header: {}", value)
+}
+
+fn extract_date_from_header(content: &str) -> Result<(i64, i32)> {
+    let date_line = content
+        .lines()
+        .find(|line| line.starts_with("Date:"))
+        .context("patch does not contain a 'Date:' header")?;
+
+    let date_value = date_line
+        .strip_prefix("Date:")
+        .context("failed to strip 'Date:' prefix")?
+        .trim();
+
+    parse_rfc2822_date(date_value)
+}
+
+fn parse_rfc2822_date(value: &str) -> Result<(i64, i32)> {
+    let parsed = DateTime::parse_from_rfc2822(value)
+        .context(format!("failed to parse RFC2822 date: {}", value))?;
+
+    let timestamp = parsed.timestamp();
+    let offset_minutes = parsed.offset().local_minus_utc() / 60;
+
+    Ok((timestamp, offset_minutes))
+}
+
+fn extract_committer_date_from_mbox(content: &str) -> Result<Option<i64>> {
+    let first_line = content.lines().next().context("patch content is empty")?;
+
+    let parts: Vec<&str> = first_line.split_whitespace().collect();
+
+    if parts.len() >= 6 {
+        let date_str = parts[3..6].join(" ");
+        if let Ok(dt) = DateTime::parse_from_rfc2822(&date_str) {
+            return Ok(Some(dt.timestamp()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    if parts.len() >= 7 {
+        let date_str = format!("{} {} {}", parts[3], parts[4], parts[5]);
+        if let Ok(dt) = chrono::DateTime::parse_from_str(&date_str, "%a %b %d") {
+            if let Ok(year) = parts[6].parse::<i32>() {
+                let with_year = dt.with_year(year);
+                if let Some(dt_with_year) = with_year {
+                    return Ok(Some(dt_with_year.timestamp()));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(None)
+}
+
+fn extract_subject(content: &str) -> Result<String> {
+    let subject_line = content
+        .lines()
+        .find(|line| line.starts_with("Subject:"))
+        .context("patch does not contain a 'Subject:' header")?;
+
+    let subject_value = subject_line
+        .strip_prefix("Subject:")
+        .context("failed to strip 'Subject:' prefix")?
+        .trim();
+
+    Ok(cleanup_subject(subject_value))
+}
+
+fn cleanup_subject(subject: &str) -> String {
+    let mut result = subject.to_string();
+
+    loop {
+        let trimmed = result.trim();
+
+        if trimmed.starts_with("Re:") || trimmed.starts_with("re:") {
+            result = trimmed[3..].trim().to_string();
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(stripped) = trimmed.strip_prefix(':') {
+            result = stripped.trim().to_string();
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if trimmed.starts_with('[') {
+            if let Some(end) = trimmed.find(']') {
+                result = trimmed[end + 1..].trim().to_string();
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+
+        break;
+    }
+
+    result
+}
+
+fn extract_commit_message_body(content: &str) -> Result<String> {
+    let mut in_body = false;
+    let mut body_lines: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+    let mut found_first_content = false;
+
+    for line in content.lines() {
+        if !in_body {
+            if line.is_empty() {
+                in_body = true;
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if line.starts_with("diff --git ")
+            || line.starts_with("Index: ")
+            || line.starts_with("--- ")
+            || line.starts_with("From ")
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if line.starts_with("---") && line.trim().eq("---") {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if line.starts_with("-- ") || line.starts_with("--\n") {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if !found_first_content && line.trim().is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        found_first_content = true;
+        body_lines.push(line.to_string());
+    }
+
+    while body_lines.last().is_some_and(|l| l.trim().is_empty()) {
+        body_lines.pop();
+    }
+
+    Ok(body_lines.join("\n").trim().to_string())
+}
+
+pub fn extract_description_from_patch(content: &str) -> Result<String> {
+    let subject = extract_subject(content)?;
+    let body = extract_commit_message_body(content)?;
+
+    if body.is_empty() {
+        Ok(subject)
+    } else {
+        Ok(format!("{}\n\n{}", subject, body))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn sample_patch() -> String {
+        "\
+From 431b84edc0d2fa118d63faa3c2db9c73d630a5ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Joe Bloggs <joe.bloggs@pm.me>
+Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] add t2.md
+
+This is the commit message body.
+
+It can have multiple lines.
+
+---
+ t2.md | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+ create mode 100644 t2.md
+
+diff --git a/t2.md b/t2.md
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..a66525d
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/t2.md
+@@ -0,0 +1 @@
++some content1
+\\ No newline at end of file
+--
+libgit2 1.9.1
+
+"
+        .to_string()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_commit_id() {
+        let patch = sample_patch();
+        let result = extract_commit_id_from_mbox(&patch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result, "431b84edc0d2fa118d63faa3c2db9c73d630a5ae");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_author() {
+        let patch = sample_patch();
+        let (name, email) = extract_author_from_from_header(&patch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(name, "Joe Bloggs");
+        assert_eq!(email, "joe.bloggs@pm.me");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_author_with_quoted_name() {
+        let patch = "\
+From abc123 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: \"John (nickname) Doe\" <john.doe@example.com>
+Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000
+Subject: test
+
+Body
+";
+        let (name, email) = extract_author_from_from_header(patch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(name, "John (nickname) Doe");
+        assert_eq!(email, "john.doe@example.com");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_author_email_only() {
+        let patch = "\
+From abc123 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: john.doe@example.com
+Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000
+Subject: test
+
+Body
+";
+        let (name, email) = extract_author_from_from_header(patch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(name, "john.doe");
+        assert_eq!(email, "john.doe@example.com");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_date() {
+        let patch = sample_patch();
+        let (timestamp, offset) = extract_date_from_header(&patch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(timestamp, 0);
+        assert_eq!(offset, 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_date_with_timezone() {
+        let patch = "\
+From abc123 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Joe <joe@example.com>
+Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0500
+Subject: test
+
+Body
+";
+        let (timestamp, offset) = extract_date_from_header(patch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(timestamp, -18000);
+        assert_eq!(offset, 300);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_subject() {
+        let patch = sample_patch();
+        let subject = extract_subject(&patch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(subject, "add t2.md");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_subject_with_patch_prefix() {
+        let patch = "\
+From abc123 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Joe <joe@example.com>
+Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH v2 3/5] fix: important bug
+
+Body
+";
+        let subject = extract_subject(patch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(subject, "fix: important bug");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_subject_with_re_prefix() {
+        let patch = "\
+From abc123 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Joe <joe@example.com>
+Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000
+Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix: important bug
+
+Body
+";
+        let subject = extract_subject(patch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(subject, "fix: important bug");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_body() {
+        let patch = sample_patch();
+        let body = extract_commit_message_body(&patch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            body,
+            "This is the commit message body.\n\nIt can have multiple lines."
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_body_empty() {
+        let patch = "\
+From abc123 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Joe <joe@example.com>
+Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000
+Subject: test
+
+---
+ file.txt | 1 +
+diff --git a/file.txt b/file.txt
+";
+        let body = extract_commit_message_body(patch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(body, "");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_full_metadata() {
+        let patch = sample_patch();
+        let metadata = parse_mbox_patch(&patch).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            metadata.commit_id,
+            "431b84edc0d2fa118d63faa3c2db9c73d630a5ae"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(metadata.author_name, "Joe Bloggs");
+        assert_eq!(metadata.author_email, "joe.bloggs@pm.me");
+        assert_eq!(metadata.author_timestamp, 0);
+        assert_eq!(metadata.author_offset_minutes, 0);
+        assert_eq!(metadata.subject, "add t2.md");
+        assert_eq!(
+            metadata.body,
+            "This is the commit message body.\n\nIt can have multiple lines."
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn extract_description_combines_subject_and_body() {
+        let patch = sample_patch();
+        let description = extract_description_from_patch(&patch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            description,
+            "add t2.md\n\nThis is the commit message body.\n\nIt can have multiple lines."
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn extract_description_subject_only() {
+        let patch = "\
+From abc123 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Joe <joe@example.com>
+Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] simple fix
+
+---
+ file.txt | 1 +
+";
+        let description = extract_description_from_patch(patch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(description, "simple fix");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cleanup_subject_strips_patch_prefixes() {
+        assert_eq!(cleanup_subject("[PATCH] test"), "test");
+        assert_eq!(cleanup_subject("[PATCH v2] test"), "test");
+        assert_eq!(cleanup_subject("[PATCH 1/3] test"), "test");
+        assert_eq!(cleanup_subject("[PATCH v2 1/3] test"), "test");
+        assert_eq!(cleanup_subject("Re: [PATCH] test"), "test");
+        assert_eq!(cleanup_subject("re: test"), "test");
+        assert_eq!(cleanup_subject(":test"), "test");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/mod.rs b/src/lib/mod.rs
index a09f866..b388b23 100644
--- a/src/lib/mod.rs
+++ b/src/lib/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pub mod git;
 pub mod git_events;
 pub mod list;
 pub mod login;
+pub mod mbox_parser;
 pub mod push;
 pub mod repo_ref;
 pub mod repo_state;