org-export: Add tag inheritance to `org-export-get-tags'

* contrib/lisp/org-export.el (org-export-get-tags): Add optional tag
  inheritance.
* testing/lisp/test-org-export.el: Add test.

2 files changed, 31 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/contrib/lisp/org-export.el b/contrib/lisp/org-export.el
index d654e73..56abbed 100644
--- a/contrib/lisp/org-export.el
+++ b/contrib/lisp/org-export.el
@@ -3157,7 +3157,7 @@ INFO is a plist used as a communication channel."
 	  (pop roman)))
       res)))
 
-(defun org-export-get-tags (element info &optional tags)
+(defun org-export-get-tags (element info &optional tags inherited)
   "Return list of tags associated to ELEMENT.
 
 ELEMENT has either an `headline' or an `inlinetask' type.  INFO
@@ -3167,11 +3167,27 @@ Select tags (see `org-export-select-tags') and exclude tags (see
 `org-export-exclude-tags') are removed from the list.
 
 When non-nil, optional argument TAGS should be a list of strings.
-Any tag belonging to this list will also be removed."
-  (org-remove-if (lambda (tag) (or (member tag (plist-get info :select-tags))
-			      (member tag (plist-get info :exclude-tags))
-			      (member tag tags)))
-		 (org-element-property :tags element)))
+Any tag belonging to this list will also be removed.
+
+When optional argument INHERITED is non-nil, tags can also be
+inherited from parent headlines.."
+  (org-remove-if
+   (lambda (tag) (or (member tag (plist-get info :select-tags))
+		(member tag (plist-get info :exclude-tags))
+		(member tag tags)))
+   (if (not inherited) (org-element-property :tags element)
+     ;; Build complete list of inherited tags.
+     (let ((current-tag-list (org-element-property :tags element)))
+       (mapc
+	(lambda (parent)
+	  (mapc
+	   (lambda (tag)
+	     (when (and (memq (org-element-type parent) '(headline inlinetask))
+			(not (member tag current-tag-list)))
+	       (push tag current-tag-list)))
+	   (org-element-property :tags parent)))
+	(org-export-get-genealogy element))
+       current-tag-list))))
 
 (defun org-export-get-node-property (property blob &optional inherited)
   "Return node PROPERTY value for BLOB.
diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-org-export.el b/testing/lisp/test-org-export.el
index e3b9af0..c8a1cd7 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-org-export.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-org-export.el
@@ -750,7 +750,15 @@ Paragraph[fn:1]"
     (should-not
      (org-test-with-parsed-data "* Headline :ignore:"
        (org-export-get-tags (org-element-map tree 'headline 'identity info t)
-			    info '("ignore"))))))
+			    info '("ignore"))))
+    ;; Allow tag inheritance.
+    (should
+     (equal
+      '(("tag") ("tag"))
+      (org-test-with-parsed-data "* Headline :tag:\n** Sub-heading"
+	(org-element-map
+	 tree 'headline
+	 (lambda (hl) (org-export-get-tags hl info nil t)) info))))))
 
 (ert-deftest test-org-export/get-node-property ()
   "Test`org-export-get-node-property' specifications."