/* notmuch - Not much of an email library, (just index and search) * * Copyright © 2009 Carl Worth * * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ . * * Author: Carl Worth */ #ifndef NOTMUCH_H #define NOTMUCH_H #ifdef __cplusplus # define NOTMUCH_BEGIN_DECLS extern "C" { # define NOTMUCH_END_DECLS } #else # define NOTMUCH_BEGIN_DECLS # define NOTMUCH_END_DECLS #endif NOTMUCH_BEGIN_DECLS #include #ifndef FALSE #define FALSE 0 #endif #ifndef TRUE #define TRUE 1 #endif typedef int notmuch_bool_t; /* Status codes used for the return values of most functions. * * A zero value (NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) indicates that the function * completed without error. Any other value indicates an error as * follows: * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: No error occurred. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY: Out of memory * * XXX: We don't really want to expose this lame XAPIAN_EXCEPTION * value. Instead we should map to things like DATABASE_LOCKED or * whatever. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: An attempt was made to write to * a database opened in read-only mode. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_ERROR: An error occurred trying to read or * write to a file (this could be file not found, permission * denied, etc.) * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_NOT_EMAIL: A file was presented that doesn't * appear to be an email message. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_DUPLICATE_MESSAGE_ID: A file contains a message ID * that is identical to a message already in the database. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The user erroneously passed a NULL * pointer to a notmuch function. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_TAG_TOO_LONG: A tag value is too long (exceeds * NOTMUCH_TAG_MAX) * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_UNBALANCED_FREEZE_THAW: The notmuch_message_thaw * function has been called more times than notmuch_message_freeze. * * And finally: * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_LAST_STATUS: Not an actual status value. Just a way * to find out how many valid status values there are. */ typedef enum _notmuch_status { NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS = 0, NOTMUCH_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY, NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE, NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION, NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_ERROR, NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_NOT_EMAIL, NOTMUCH_STATUS_DUPLICATE_MESSAGE_ID, NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER, NOTMUCH_STATUS_TAG_TOO_LONG, NOTMUCH_STATUS_UNBALANCED_FREEZE_THAW, NOTMUCH_STATUS_LAST_STATUS } notmuch_status_t; /* Get a string representation of a notmuch_status_t value. * * The result is readonly. */ const char * notmuch_status_to_string (notmuch_status_t status); /* Various opaque data types. For each notmuch__t see the various * notmuch_ functions below. */ typedef struct _notmuch_database notmuch_database_t; typedef struct _notmuch_query notmuch_query_t; typedef struct _notmuch_threads notmuch_threads_t; typedef struct _notmuch_thread notmuch_thread_t; typedef struct _notmuch_messages notmuch_messages_t; typedef struct _notmuch_message notmuch_message_t; typedef struct _notmuch_tags notmuch_tags_t; typedef struct _notmuch_directory notmuch_directory_t; typedef struct _notmuch_filenames notmuch_filenames_t; /* Create a new, empty notmuch database located at 'path'. * * The path should be a top-level directory to a collection of * plain-text email messages (one message per file). This call will * create a new ".notmuch" directory within 'path' where notmuch will * store its data. * * After a successful call to notmuch_database_create, the returned * database will be open so the caller should call * notmuch_database_close when finished with it. * * The database will not yet have any data in it * (notmuch_database_create itself is a very cheap function). Messages * contained within 'path' can be added to the database by calling * notmuch_database_add_message. * * In case of any failure, this function returns NULL, (after printing * an error message on stderr). */ notmuch_database_t * notmuch_database_create (const char *path); typedef enum { NOTMUCH_DATABASE_MODE_READ_ONLY = 0, NOTMUCH_DATABASE_MODE_READ_WRITE } notmuch_database_mode_t; /* XXX: I think I'd like this to take an extra argument of * notmuch_status_t* for returning a status value on failure. */ /* Open an existing notmuch database located at 'path'. * * The database should have been created at some time in the past, * (not necessarily by this process), by calling * notmuch_database_create with 'path'. By default the database should be * opened for reading only. In order to write to the database you need to * pass the NOTMUCH_DATABASE_MODE_READ_WRITE mode. * * An existing notmuch database can be identified by the presence of a * directory named ".notmuch" below 'path'. * * The caller should call notmuch_database_close when finished with * this database. * * In case of any failure, this function returns NULL, (after printing * an error message on stderr). */ notmuch_database_t * notmuch_database_open (const char *path, notmuch_database_mode_t mode); /* Close the given notmuch database, freeing all associated * resources. See notmuch_database_open. */ void notmuch_database_close (notmuch_database_t *database); /* Return the database path of the given database. * * The return value is a string owned by notmuch so should not be * modified nor freed by the caller. */ const char * notmuch_database_get_path (notmuch_database_t *database); /* Return the database format version of the given database. */ unsigned int notmuch_database_get_version (notmuch_database_t *database); /* Does this database need to be upgraded before writing to it? * * If this function returns TRUE then no functions that modify the * database (notmuch_database_add_message, notmuch_message_add_tag, * notmuch_directory_set_mtime, etc.) will work unless the function * notmuch_database_upgrade is called successfully first. */ notmuch_bool_t notmuch_database_needs_upgrade (notmuch_database_t *database); /* Upgrade the current database. * * After opening a database in read-write mode, the client should * check if an upgrade is needed (notmuch_database_needs_upgrade) and * if so, upgrade with this function before making any modifications. * * The optional progress_notify callback can be used by the caller to * provide progress indication to the user. If non-NULL it will be * called periodically with 'progress' as a floating-point value in * the range of [0.0 .. 1.0] indicating the progress made so far in * the upgrade process. */ notmuch_status_t notmuch_database_upgrade (notmuch_database_t *database, void (*progress_notify) (void *closure, double progress), void *closure); /* Retrieve a directory object from the database for 'path'. * * Here, 'path' should be a path relative to the path of 'database' * (see notmuch_database_get_path), or else should be an absolute path * with initial components that match the path of 'database'. * * Can return NULL if a Xapian exception occurs. */ notmuch_directory_t * notmuch_database_get_directory (notmuch_database_t *database, const char *path); /* Add a new message to the given notmuch database. * * Here,'filename' should be a path relative to the path of * 'database' (see notmuch_database_get_path), or else should be an * absolute filename with initial components that match the path of * 'database'. * * The file should be a single mail message (not a multi-message mbox) * that is expected to remain at its current location, (since the * notmuch database will reference the filename, and will not copy the * entire contents of the file. * * If 'message' is not NULL, then, on successful return '*message' * will be initialized to a message object that can be used for things * such as adding tags to the just-added message. The user should call * notmuch_message_destroy when done with the message. On any failure * '*message' will be set to NULL. * * Return value: * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Message successfully added to database. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred, * message not added. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_DUPLICATE_MESSAGE_ID: Message has the same message * ID as another message already in the database. The new * filename was successfully added to the message in the database * (if not already present). * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_ERROR: an error occurred trying to open the * file, (such as permission denied, or file not found, * etc.). Nothing added to the database. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_NOT_EMAIL: the contents of filename don't look * like an email message. Nothing added to the database. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: Database was opened in read-only * mode so no message can be added. */ notmuch_status_t notmuch_database_add_message (notmuch_database_t *database, const char *filename, notmuch_message_t **message); /* Remove a message from the given notmuch database. * * Note that only this particular filename association is removed from * the database. If the same message (as determined by the message ID) * is still available via other filenames, then the message will * persist in the database for those filenames. When the last filename * is removed for a particular message, the database content for that * message will be entirely removed. * * Return value: * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: The last filename was removed and the * message was removed from the database. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred, * message not removed. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_DUPLICATE_MESSAGE_ID: This filename was removed but * the message persists in the database with at least one other * filename. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: Database was opened in read-only * mode so no message can be removed. */ notmuch_status_t notmuch_database_remove_message (notmuch_database_t *database, const char *filename); /* Find a message with the given message_id. * * If the database contains a message with the given message_id, then * a new notmuch_message_t object is returned. The caller should call * notmuch_message_destroy when done with the message. * * This function returns NULL in the following situations: * * * No message is found with the given message_id * * An out-of-memory situation occurs * * A Xapian exception occurs */ notmuch_message_t * notmuch_database_find_message (notmuch_database_t *database, const char *message_id); /* Return a list of all tags found in the database. * * This function creates a list of all tags found in the database. The * resulting list contains all tags from all messages found in the database. * * On error this function returns NULL. */ notmuch_tags_t * notmuch_database_get_all_tags (notmuch_database_t *db); /* Create a new query for 'database'. * * Here, 'database' should be an open database, (see * notmuch_database_open and notmuch_database_create). * * For the query string, we'll document the syntax here more * completely in the future, but it's likely to be a specialized * version of the general Xapian query syntax: * * http://xapian.org/docs/queryparser.html * * As a special case, passing either a length-zero string, (that is ""), * or a string consisting of a single asterisk (that is "*"), will * result in a query that returns all messages in the database. * * See notmuch_query_set_sort for controlling the order of results. * See notmuch_query_search_messages and notmuch_query_search_threads * to actually execute the query. * * User should call notmuch_query_destroy when finished with this * query. * * Will return NULL if insufficient memory is available. */ notmuch_query_t * notmuch_query_create (notmuch_database_t *database, const char *query_string); /* Sort values for notmuch_query_set_sort */ typedef enum { NOTMUCH_SORT_OLDEST_FIRST, NOTMUCH_SORT_NEWEST_FIRST, NOTMUCH_SORT_MESSAGE_ID, NOTMUCH_SORT_UNSORTED } notmuch_sort_t; /* Specify the sorting desired for this query. */ void notmuch_query_set_sort (notmuch_query_t *query, notmuch_sort_t sort); /* Execute a query for threads, returning a notmuch_threads_t object * which can be used to iterate over the results. The returned threads * object is owned by the query and as such, will only be valid until * notmuch_query_destroy. * * Typical usage might be: * * notmuch_query_t *query; * notmuch_threads_t *threads; * notmuch_thread_t *thread; * * query = notmuch_query_create (database, query_string); * * for (threads = notmuch_query_search_threads (query); * notmuch_threads_valid (threads); * notmuch_threads_move_to_next (threads)) * { * thread = notmuch_threads_get (threads); * .... * notmuch_thread_destroy (thread); * } * * notmuch_query_destroy (query); * * Note: If you are finished with a thread before its containing * query, you can call notmuch_thread_destroy to clean up some memory * sooner (as in the above example). Otherwise, if your thread objects * are long-lived, then you don't need to call notmuch_thread_destroy * and all the memory will still be reclaimed when the query is * destroyed. * * Note that there's no explicit destructor needed for the * notmuch_threads_t object. (For consistency, we do provide a * notmuch_threads_destroy function, but there's no good reason * to call it if the query is about to be destroyed). */ notmuch_threads_t * notmuch_query_search_threads (notmuch_query_t *query); /* Execute a query for messages, returning a notmuch_messages_t object * which can be used to iterate over the results. The returned * messages object is owned by the query and as such, will only be * valid until notmuch_query_destroy. * * Typical usage might be: * * notmuch_query_t *query; * notmuch_messages_t *messages; * notmuch_message_t *message; * * query = notmuch_query_create (database, query_string); * * for (messages = notmuch_query_search_messages (query); * notmuch_messages_valid (messages); * notmuch_messages_move_to_next (messages)) * { * message = notmuch_messages_get (messages); * .... * notmuch_message_destroy (message); * } * * notmuch_query_destroy (query); * * Note: If you are finished with a message before its containing * query, you can call notmuch_message_destroy to clean up some memory * sooner (as in the above example). Otherwise, if your message * objects are long-lived, then you don't need to call * notmuch_message_destroy and all the memory will still be reclaimed * when the query is destroyed. * * Note that there's no explicit destructor needed for the * notmuch_messages_t object. (For consistency, we do provide a * notmuch_messages_destroy function, but there's no good * reason to call it if the query is about to be destroyed). */ notmuch_messages_t * notmuch_query_search_messages (notmuch_query_t *query); /* Destroy a notmuch_query_t along with any associated resources. * * This will in turn destroy any notmuch_threads_t and * notmuch_messages_t objects generated by this query, (and in * turn any notmuch_thread_t and notmuch_message_t objects generated * from those results, etc.), if such objects haven't already been * destroyed. */ void notmuch_query_destroy (notmuch_query_t *query); /* Is the given 'threads' iterator pointing at a valid thread. * * When this function returns TRUE, notmuch_threads_get will return a * valid object. Whereas when this function returns FALSE, * notmuch_threads_get will return NULL. * * See the documentation of notmuch_query_search_threads for example * code showing how to iterate over a notmuch_threads_t object. */ notmuch_bool_t notmuch_threads_valid (notmuch_threads_t *threads); /* Get the current thread from 'threads' as a notmuch_thread_t. * * Note: The returned thread belongs to 'threads' and has a lifetime * identical to it (and the query to which it belongs). * * See the documentation of notmuch_query_search_threads for example * code showing how to iterate over a notmuch_threads_t object. * * If an out-of-memory situation occurs, this function will return * NULL. */ notmuch_thread_t * notmuch_threads_get (notmuch_threads_t *threads); /* Move the 'threads' iterator to the next thread. * * If 'threads' is already pointing at the last thread then the * iterator will be moved to a point just beyond that last thread, * (where notmuch_threads_valid will return FALSE and * notmuch_threads_get will return NULL). * * See the documentation of notmuch_query_search_threads for example * code showing how to iterate over a notmuch_threads_t object. */ void notmuch_threads_move_to_next (notmuch_threads_t *threads); /* Destroy a notmuch_threads_t object. * * It's not strictly necessary to call this function. All memory from * the notmuch_threads_t object will be reclaimed when the * containg query object is destroyed. */ void notmuch_threads_destroy (notmuch_threads_t *threads); /* Return an estimate of the number of messages matching a search * * This function performs a search and returns Xapian's best * guess as to number of matching messages. */ unsigned notmuch_query_count_messages (notmuch_query_t *query); /* Get the thread ID of 'thread'. * * The returned string belongs to 'thread' and as such, should not be * modified by the caller and will only be valid for as long as the * thread is valid, (which is until notmuch_thread_destroy or until * the query from which it derived is destroyed). */ const char * notmuch_thread_get_thread_id (notmuch_thread_t *thread); /* Get the total number of messages in 'thread'. * * This count consists of all messages in the database belonging to * this thread. Contrast with notmuch_thread_get_matched_messages() . */ int notmuch_thread_get_total_messages (notmuch_thread_t *thread); /* Get a notmuch_messages_t iterator for the top-level messages in * 'thread'. * * This iterator will not necessarily iterate over all of the messages * in the thread. It will only iterate over the messages in the thread * which are not replies to other messages in the thread. * * To iterate over all messages in the thread, the caller will need to * iterate over the result of notmuch_message_get_replies for each * top-level message (and do that recursively for the resulting * messages, etc.). */ notmuch_messages_t * notmuch_thread_get_toplevel_messages (notmuch_thread_t *thread); /* Get the number of messages in 'thread' that matched the search. * * This count includes only the messages in this thread that were * matched by the search from which the thread was created. Contrast * with notmuch_thread_get_total_messages() . */ int notmuch_thread_get_matched_messages (notmuch_thread_t *thread); /* Get the authors of 'thread' * * The returned string is a comma-separated list of the names of the * authors of mail messages in the query results that belong to this * thread. * * The returned string belongs to 'thread' and as such, should not be * modified by the caller and will only be valid for as long as the * thread is valid, (which is until notmuch_thread_destroy or until * the query from which it derived is destroyed). */ const char * notmuch_thread_get_authors (notmuch_thread_t *thread); /* Get the subject of 'thread' * * The subject is taken from the first message (according to the query * order---see notmuch_query_set_sort) in the query results that * belongs to this thread. * * The returned string belongs to 'thread' and as such, should not be * modified by the caller and will only be valid for as long as the * thread is valid, (which is until notmuch_thread_destroy or until * the query from which it derived is destroyed). */ const char * notmuch_thread_get_subject (notmuch_thread_t *thread); /* Get the date of the oldest message in 'thread' as a time_t value. */ time_t notmuch_thread_get_oldest_date (notmuch_thread_t *thread); /* Get the date of the newest message in 'thread' as a time_t value. */ time_t notmuch_thread_get_newest_date (notmuch_thread_t *thread); /* Get the tags for 'thread', returning a notmuch_tags_t object which * can be used to iterate over all tags. * * Note: In the Notmuch database, tags are stored on individual * messages, not on threads. So the tags returned here will be all * tags of the messages which matched the search and which belong to * this thread. * * The tags object is owned by the thread and as such, will only be * valid for as long as the thread is valid, (for example, until * notmuch_thread_destroy or until the query from which it derived is * destroyed). * * Typical usage might be: * * notmuch_thread_t *thread; * notmuch_tags_t *tags; * const char *tag; * * thread = notmuch_threads_get (threads); * * for (tags = notmuch_thread_get_tags (thread); * notmuch_tags_valid (tags); * notmuch_result_move_to_next (tags)) * { * tag = notmuch_tags_get (tags); * .... * } * * notmuch_thread_destroy (thread); * * Note that there's no explicit destructor needed for the * notmuch_tags_t object. (For consistency, we do provide a * notmuch_tags_destroy function, but there's no good reason to call * it if the message is about to be destroyed). */ notmuch_tags_t * notmuch_thread_get_tags (notmuch_thread_t *thread); /* Destroy a notmuch_thread_t object. */ void notmuch_thread_destroy (notmuch_thread_t *thread); /* Is the given 'messages' iterator pointing at a valid message. * * When this function returns TRUE, notmuch_messages_get will return a * valid object. Whereas when this function returns FALSE, * notmuch_messages_get will return NULL. * * See the documentation of notmuch_query_search_messages for example * code showing how to iterate over a notmuch_messages_t object. */ notmuch_bool_t notmuch_messages_valid (notmuch_messages_t *messages); /* Get the current message from 'messages' as a notmuch_message_t. * * Note: The returned message belongs to 'messages' and has a lifetime * identical to it (and the query to which it belongs). * * See the documentation of notmuch_query_search_messages for example * code showing how to iterate over a notmuch_messages_t object. * * If an out-of-memory situation occurs, this function will return * NULL. */ notmuch_message_t * notmuch_messages_get (notmuch_messages_t *messages); /* Move the 'messages' iterator to the next message. * * If 'messages' is already pointing at the last message then the * iterator will be moved to a point just beyond that last message, * (where notmuch_messages_valid will return FALSE and * notmuch_messages_get will return NULL). * * See the documentation of notmuch_query_search_messages for example * code showing how to iterate over a notmuch_messages_t object. */ void notmuch_messages_move_to_next (notmuch_messages_t *messages); /* Destroy a notmuch_messages_t object. * * It's not strictly necessary to call this function. All memory from * the notmuch_messages_t object will be reclaimed when the containing * query object is destroyed. */ void notmuch_messages_destroy (notmuch_messages_t *messages); /* Return a list of tags from all messages. * * The resulting list is guaranteed not to contain duplicated tags. * * WARNING: You can no longer iterate over messages after calling this * function, because the iterator will point at the end of the list. * We do not have a function to reset the iterator yet and the only * way how you can iterate over the list again is to recreate the * message list. * * The function returns NULL on error. */ notmuch_tags_t * notmuch_messages_collect_tags (notmuch_messages_t *messages); /* Get the message ID of 'message'. * * The returned string belongs to 'message' and as such, should not be * modified by the caller and will only be valid for as long as the * message is valid, (which is until the query from which it derived * is destroyed). * * This function will not return NULL since Notmuch ensures that every * message has a unique message ID, (Notmuch will generate an ID for a * message if the original file does not contain one). */ const char * notmuch_message_get_message_id (notmuch_message_t *message); /* Get the thread ID of 'message'. * * The returned string belongs to 'message' and as such, should not be * modified by the caller and will only be valid for as long as the * message is valid, (for example, until the user calls * notmuch_message_destroy on 'message' or until a query from which it * derived is destroyed). * * This function will not return NULL since Notmuch ensures that every * message belongs to a single thread. */ const char * notmuch_message_get_thread_id (notmuch_message_t *message); /* Get a notmuch_messages_t iterator for all of the replies to * 'message'. * * Note: This call only makes sense if 'message' was ultimately * obtained from a notmuch_thread_t object, (such as by coming * directly from the result of calling notmuch_thread_get_ * toplevel_messages or by any number of subsequent * calls to notmuch_message_get_replies). * * If 'message' was obtained through some non-thread means, (such as * by a call to notmuch_query_search_messages), then this function * will return NULL. * * If there are no replies to 'message', this function will return * NULL. (Note that notmuch_messages_valid will accept that NULL * value as legitimate, and simply return FALSE for it.) */ notmuch_messages_t * notmuch_message_get_replies (notmuch_message_t *message); /* Get a filename for the email corresponding to 'message'. * * The returned filename is an absolute filename, (the initial * component will match notmuch_database_get_path() ). * * The returned string belongs to the message so should not be * modified or freed by the caller (nor should it be referenced after * the message is destroyed). * * Note: If this message corresponds to multiple files in the mail * store, (that is, multiple files contain identical message IDs), * this function will arbitrarily return a single one of those * filenames. */ const char * notmuch_message_get_filename (notmuch_message_t *message); /* Message flags */ typedef enum _notmuch_message_flag { NOTMUCH_MESSAGE_FLAG_MATCH, } notmuch_message_flag_t; /* Get a value of a flag for the email corresponding to 'message'. */ notmuch_bool_t notmuch_message_get_flag (notmuch_message_t *message, notmuch_message_flag_t flag); /* Set a value of a flag for the email corresponding to 'message'. */ void notmuch_message_set_flag (notmuch_message_t *message, notmuch_message_flag_t flag, notmuch_bool_t value); /* Get the date of 'message' as a time_t value. * * For the original textual representation of the Date header from the * message call notmuch_message_get_header() with a header value of * "date". */ time_t notmuch_message_get_date (notmuch_message_t *message); /* Get the value of the specified header from 'message'. * * The value will be read from the actual message file, not from the * notmuch database. The header name is case insensitive. * * The returned string belongs to the message so should not be * modified or freed by the caller (nor should it be referenced after * the message is destroyed). * * Returns an empty string ("") if the message does not contain a * header line matching 'header'. Returns NULL if any error occurs. */ const char * notmuch_message_get_header (notmuch_message_t *message, const char *header); /* Get the tags for 'message', returning a notmuch_tags_t object which * can be used to iterate over all tags. * * The tags object is owned by the message and as such, will only be * valid for as long as the message is valid, (which is until the * query from which it derived is destroyed). * * Typical usage might be: * * notmuch_message_t *message; * notmuch_tags_t *tags; * const char *tag; * * message = notmuch_database_find_message (database, message_id); * * for (tags = notmuch_message_get_tags (message); * notmuch_tags_valid (tags); * notmuch_result_move_to_next (tags)) * { * tag = notmuch_tags_get (tags); * .... * } * * notmuch_message_destroy (message); * * Note that there's no explicit destructor needed for the * notmuch_tags_t object. (For consistency, we do provide a * notmuch_tags_destroy function, but there's no good reason to call * it if the message is about to be destroyed). */ notmuch_tags_t * notmuch_message_get_tags (notmuch_message_t *message); /* The longest possible tag value. */ #define NOTMUCH_TAG_MAX 200 /* Add a tag to the given message. * * Return value: * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Tag successfully added to message * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The 'tag' argument is NULL * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_TAG_TOO_LONG: The length of 'tag' is too long * (exceeds NOTMUCH_TAG_MAX) * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: Database was opened in read-only * mode so message cannot be modified. */ notmuch_status_t notmuch_message_add_tag (notmuch_message_t *message, const char *tag); /* Remove a tag from the given message. * * Return value: * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Tag successfully removed from message * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The 'tag' argument is NULL * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_TAG_TOO_LONG: The length of 'tag' is too long * (exceeds NOTMUCH_TAG_MAX) * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: Database was opened in read-only * mode so message cannot be modified. */ notmuch_status_t notmuch_message_remove_tag (notmuch_message_t *message, const char *tag); /* Remove all tags from the given message. * * See notmuch_message_freeze for an example showing how to safely * replace tag values. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: Database was opened in read-only * mode so message cannot be modified. */ notmuch_status_t notmuch_message_remove_all_tags (notmuch_message_t *message); /* Freeze the current state of 'message' within the database. * * This means that changes to the message state, (via * notmuch_message_add_tag, notmuch_message_remove_tag, and * notmuch_message_remove_all_tags), will not be committed to the * database until the message is thawed with notmuch_message_thaw. * * Multiple calls to freeze/thaw are valid and these calls will * "stack". That is there must be as many calls to thaw as to freeze * before a message is actually thawed. * * The ability to do freeze/thaw allows for safe transactions to * change tag values. For example, explicitly setting a message to * have a given set of tags might look like this: * * notmuch_message_freeze (message); * * notmuch_message_remove_all_tags (message); * * for (i = 0; i < NUM_TAGS; i++) * notmuch_message_add_tag (message, tags[i]); * * notmuch_message_thaw (message); * * With freeze/thaw used like this, the message in the database is * guaranteed to have either the full set of original tag values, or * the full set of new tag values, but nothing in between. * * Imagine the example above without freeze/thaw and the operation * somehow getting interrupted. This could result in the message being * left with no tags if the interruption happened after * notmuch_message_remove_all_tags but before notmuch_message_add_tag. * * Return value: * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Message successfully frozen. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: Database was opened in read-only * mode so message cannot be modified. */ notmuch_status_t notmuch_message_freeze (notmuch_message_t *message); /* Thaw the current 'message', synchronizing any changes that may have * occurred while 'message' was frozen into the notmuch database. * * See notmuch_message_freeze for an example of how to use this * function to safely provide tag changes. * * Multiple calls to freeze/thaw are valid and these calls with * "stack". That is there must be as many calls to thaw as to freeze * before a message is actually thawed. * * Return value: * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Message successfully thawed, (or at least * its frozen count has successfully been reduced by 1). * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_UNBALANCED_FREEZE_THAW: An attempt was made to thaw * an unfrozen message. That is, there have been an unbalanced * number of calls to notmuch_message_freeze and * notmuch_message_thaw. */ notmuch_status_t notmuch_message_thaw (notmuch_message_t *message); /* Destroy a notmuch_message_t object. * * It can be useful to call this function in the case of a single * query object with many messages in the result, (such as iterating * over the entire database). Otherwise, it's fine to never call this * function and there will still be no memory leaks. (The memory from * the messages get reclaimed when the containing query is destroyed.) */ void notmuch_message_destroy (notmuch_message_t *message); /* Is the given 'tags' iterator pointing at a valid tag. * * When this function returns TRUE, notmuch_tags_get will return a * valid string. Whereas when this function returns FALSE, * notmuch_tags_get will return NULL. * * See the documentation of notmuch_message_get_tags for example code * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_tags_t object. */ notmuch_bool_t notmuch_tags_valid (notmuch_tags_t *tags); /* Get the current tag from 'tags' as a string. * * Note: The returned string belongs to 'tags' and has a lifetime * identical to it (and the query to which it ultimately belongs). * * See the documentation of notmuch_message_get_tags for example code * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_tags_t object. */ const char * notmuch_tags_get (notmuch_tags_t *tags); /* Move the 'tags' iterator to the next tag. * * If 'tags' is already pointing at the last tag then the iterator * will be moved to a point just beyond that last tag, (where * notmuch_tags_valid will return FALSE and notmuch_tags_get will * return NULL). * * See the documentation of notmuch_message_get_tags for example code * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_tags_t object. */ void notmuch_tags_move_to_next (notmuch_tags_t *tags); /* Destroy a notmuch_tags_t object. * * It's not strictly necessary to call this function. All memory from * the notmuch_tags_t object will be reclaimed when the containing * message or query objects are destroyed. */ void notmuch_tags_destroy (notmuch_tags_t *tags); /* Store an mtime within the database for 'directory'. * * The 'directory' should be an object retrieved from the database * with notmuch_database_get_directory for a particular path. * * The intention is for the caller to use the mtime to allow efficient * identification of new messages to be added to the database. The * recommended usage is as follows: * * o Read the mtime of a directory from the filesystem * * o Call add_message for all mail files in the directory * * o Call notmuch_directory_set_mtime with the mtime read from the * filesystem. * * Then, when wanting to check for updates to the directory in the * future, the client can call notmuch_directory_get_mtime and know * that it only needs to add files if the mtime of the directory and * files are newer than the stored timestamp. * * Note: The notmuch_directory_get_mtime function does not allow the * caller to distinguish a timestamp of 0 from a non-existent * timestamp. So don't store a timestamp of 0 unless you are * comfortable with that. * * Return value: * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: mtime successfully stored in database. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception * occurred, mtime not stored. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: Database was opened in read-only * mode so directory mtime cannot be modified. */ notmuch_status_t notmuch_directory_set_mtime (notmuch_directory_t *directory, time_t mtime); /* Get the mtime of a directory, (as previously stored with * notmuch_directory_set_mtime). * * Returns 0 if no mtime has previously been stored for this * directory.*/ time_t notmuch_directory_get_mtime (notmuch_directory_t *directory); /* Get a notmuch_filenames_t iterator listing all the filenames of * messages in the database within the given directory. * * The returned filenames will be the basename-entries only (not * complete paths). */ notmuch_filenames_t * notmuch_directory_get_child_files (notmuch_directory_t *directory); /* Get a notmuch_filenams_t iterator listing all the filenames of * sub-directories in the database within the given directory. * * The returned filenames will be the basename-entries only (not * complete paths). */ notmuch_filenames_t * notmuch_directory_get_child_directories (notmuch_directory_t *directory); /* Destroy a notmuch_directory_t object. */ void notmuch_directory_destroy (notmuch_directory_t *directory); /* Is the given 'filenames' iterator pointing at a valid filename. * * When this function returns TRUE, notmuch_filenames_get will return * a valid string. Whereas when this function returns FALSE, * notmuch_filenames_get will return NULL. * * It is acceptable to pass NULL for 'filenames', in which case this * function will always return FALSE. */ notmuch_bool_t notmuch_filenames_valid (notmuch_filenames_t *filenames); /* Get the current filename from 'filenames' as a string. * * Note: The returned string belongs to 'filenames' and has a lifetime * identical to it (and the directory to which it ultimately belongs). * * It is acceptable to pass NULL for 'filenames', in which case this * function will always return NULL. */ const char * notmuch_filenames_get (notmuch_filenames_t *filenames); /* Move the 'filenames' iterator to the next filename. * * If 'filenames' is already pointing at the last filename then the * iterator will be moved to a point just beyond that last filename, * (where notmuch_filenames_valid will return FALSE and * notmuch_filenames_get will return NULL). * * It is acceptable to pass NULL for 'filenames', in which case this * function will do nothing. */ void notmuch_filenames_move_to_next (notmuch_filenames_t *filenames); /* Destroy a notmuch_filenames_t object. * * It's not strictly necessary to call this function. All memory from * the notmuch_filenames_t object will be reclaimed when the * containing directory object is destroyed. * * It is acceptable to pass NULL for 'filenames', in which case this * function will do nothing. */ void notmuch_filenames_destroy (notmuch_filenames_t *filenames); NOTMUCH_END_DECLS #endif