/* 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 #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_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_NOT_EMAIL: A file was presented that doesn't * appear to be an email message. */ typedef enum _notmuch_status { NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS = 0, NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION, NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_NOT_EMAIL } notmuch_status_t; /* 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_results notmuch_results_t; typedef struct _notmuch_message notmuch_message_t; typedef struct _notmuch_tags notmuch_tags_t; typedef struct _notmuch_thread_ids notmuch_thread_ids_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. * * Passing a value of NULL for 'path' will cause notmuch to open the * default database. The default database path can be specified by the * NOTMUCH_BASE environment variable, and is equivalent to * ${HOME}/mail if NOTMUCH_BASE is not set. * * 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); /* Open a 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'. * * An existing notmuch database can be identified by the presence of a * directory named ".notmuch" below 'path'. * * Passing a value of NULL for 'path' will cause notmuch to open the * default database. The default database path can be specified by the * NOTMUCH_BASE environment variable, and is equivalent to * ${HOME}/mail if NOTMUCH_BASE is not set. * * 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); /* Close the given notmuch database, freeing all associated * resources. See notmuch_database_open. */ void notmuch_database_close (notmuch_database_t *database); /* Lookup the default database path. * * This is the path that will be used by notmuch_database_create and * notmuch_database_open if given a NULL path. Specifically it will be * the value of the NOTMUCH_BASE environment variable if set, * otherwise ${HOME}/mail * * Returns a newly allocated string which the caller should free() * when finished with it. */ char * notmuch_database_default_path (void); /* 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); /* Add a new message to the given notmuch database. * * Here,'filename' should be a path relative to the the path of * 'database' (see notmuch_database_get_path). 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. * * Return value: * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Message successfully added to database. * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_NOT_EMAIL: the contents of filename don't look * like an email message. Nothing added to the database. */ notmuch_status_t notmuch_database_add_message (notmuch_database_t *database, const char *filename); /* Find a message with the given messsage_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. * * If no message is found with the given message_id, this function * returns NULL. */ notmuch_message_t * notmuch_database_find_message (notmuch_database_t *database, const char *message_id); /* 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 a length-zero string, (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 and * notmuch_query_search 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_DATE_OLDEST_FIRST, NOTMUCH_SORT_DATE_NEWEST_FIRST, NOTMUCH_SORT_MESSAGE_ID } 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, returning a notmuch_results_t object which can be * used to iterate over the results. The results 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_results_t *results; * * query = notmuch_query_create (database, query_string); * * for (results = notmuch_query_search (query); * notmuch_results_has_more (results); * notmuch_result_advance (results)) * { * message = notmuch_results_get (results); * .... * 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_results_t object. (For consistency, we do provide a * notmuch_results_destroy function, but there's no good reason to * call it if the query is about to be destroyed). */ notmuch_results_t * notmuch_query_search (notmuch_query_t *query); /* Destroy a notmuch_query_t along with any associated resources. * * This will in turn destroy any notmuch_results_t objects generated * by this query, (and in turn any notmuch_message_t objects generated * from those results, etc.). */ void notmuch_query_destroy (notmuch_query_t *query); /* Does the given notmuch_results_t object contain any more results. * * When this function returns TRUE, notmuch_results_get will return a * valid object. Whereas when this function returns FALSE, * notmuch_results_get will return NULL. * * See the documentation of notmuch_query_search for example code * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_results_t object. */ notmuch_bool_t notmuch_results_has_more (notmuch_results_t *results); /* Get the current result from 'results' as a notmuch_message_t. * * Note: The returned message belongs to 'results' and has a lifetime * identical to it (and the query to which it belongs). * * See the documentation of notmuch_query_search for example code * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_results_t object. */ notmuch_message_t * notmuch_results_get (notmuch_results_t *results); /* Advance the 'results' iterator to the next result. * * See the documentation of notmuch_query_search for example code * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_results_t object. */ void notmuch_results_advance (notmuch_results_t *results); /* Destroy a notmuch_results_t object. * * It's not strictly necessary to call this function. All memory from * the notmuch_results_t object will be reclaimed when the containg * query object is destroyed. */ void notmuch_results_destroy (notmuch_results_t *results); /* 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). */ const char * notmuch_message_get_message_id (notmuch_message_t *message); /* 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_has_more (tags); * notmuch_result_advance (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); /* Get the thread IDs for 'message', returning a notmuch_thread_ids_t * object which can be used to iterate over all thread IDs. * * The thread_ids 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_thread_ids_t *thread_ids; * const char *thread_id; * * message = notmuch_database_find_message (database, message_id); * * for (thread_ids = notmuch_message_get_thread_ids (message); * notmuch_thread_ids_has_more (thread_ids); * notmuch_thread_ids_advance (thread_ids)) * { * thread_id = notmuch_thread_ids_get (thread_ids); * .... * } * * notmuch_message_destroy (message); * * Note that there's no explicit destructor needed for the * notmuch_thread_ids_t object. (For consistency, we do provide a * notmuch_thread_ids_destroy function, but there's no good reason to * call it if the message is about to be destroyed). */ notmuch_thread_ids_t * notmuch_message_get_thread_ids (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); /* Does the given notmuch_tags_t object contain any more tags. * * 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_has_more (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 utlimately 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); /* Advance the 'tags' iterator to the next tag. * * See the documentation of notmuch_message_get_tags for example code * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_tags_t object. */ void notmuch_tags_advance (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 containg * message or query objects are destroyed. */ void notmuch_tags_destroy (notmuch_tags_t *tags); /* Does the given notmuch_thread_ids_t object contain any more thread IDs. * * When this function returns TRUE, notmuch_thread_ids_get will return a * valid string. Whereas when this function returns FALSE, * notmuch_thread_ids_get will return NULL. * * See the documentation of notmuch_message_get_thread_ids for example code * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_thread_ids_t object. */ notmuch_bool_t notmuch_thread_ids_has_more (notmuch_thread_ids_t *thread_ids); /* Get the current thread ID from 'thread_ids' as a string. * * Note: The returned string belongs to 'thread_ids' and has a lifetime * identical to it (and the query to which it utlimately belongs). * * See the documentation of notmuch_message_get_thread_ids for example code * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_thread_ids_t object. */ const char * notmuch_thread_ids_get (notmuch_thread_ids_t *thread_ids); /* Advance the 'thread_ids' iterator to the next tag. * * See the documentation of notmuch_message_get_thread_ids for example code * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_thread_ids_t object. */ void notmuch_thread_ids_advance (notmuch_thread_ids_t *thread_ids); /* Destroy a notmuch_thread_ids_t object. * * It's not strictly necessary to call this function. All memory from * the notmuch_thread_ids_t object will be reclaimed when the containg * message or query objects are destroyed. */ void notmuch_thread_ids_destroy (notmuch_thread_ids_t *thread_ids); NOTMUCH_END_DECLS #endif