Add support for specifying publisher's name in addition to email

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diff --git a/bdep/project-author.hxx b/bdep/project-author.hxx
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+// file      : bdep/project-author.hxx -*- C++ -*-
+// copyright : Copyright (c) 2014-2018 Code Synthesis Ltd
+// license   : MIT; see accompanying LICENSE file
+
+#ifndef BDEP_PROJECT_AUTHOR_HXX
+#define BDEP_PROJECT_AUTHOR_HXX
+
+#include <bdep/types.hxx>
+#include <bdep/utility.hxx>
+
+namespace bdep
+{
+  // Given a project directly, try to discover the author's name/email address
+  // using the environment and, if project looks like a repository, its VCS.
+  //
+  // Note: if using this function in a command, don't forget to update its
+  // ENVIRONMENT section to mention BDEP_AUTHOR_{NAME,EMAIL}.
+  //
+  struct project_author
+  {
+    optional<string> name;
+    optional<string> email;
+  };
+
+  project_author
+  find_project_author (const dir_path&);
+
+  inline optional<string>
+  find_project_author_name (const dir_path& d)
+  {
+    return find_project_author (d).name;
+  }
+
+  inline optional<string>
+  find_project_author_email (const dir_path& d)
+  {
+    return find_project_author (d).email;
+  }
+}
+
+#endif // BDEP_PROJECT_AUTHOR_HXX