+(defun notmuch-call-notmuch-json (&rest args)
+ "Invoke `notmuch-command' with `args' and return the parsed JSON output.
+
+The returned output will represent objects using property lists
+and arrays as lists. If notmuch exits with a non-zero status,
+this will pop up a buffer containing notmuch's output and signal
+an error."
+
+ (with-temp-buffer
+ (let ((err-file (make-temp-file "nmerr")))
+ (unwind-protect
+ (let ((status (apply #'call-process
+ notmuch-command nil (list t err-file) nil args)))
+ (notmuch-check-exit-status status (cons notmuch-command args)
+ (buffer-string) err-file)
+ (goto-char (point-min))
+ (let ((json-object-type 'plist)
+ (json-array-type 'list)
+ (json-false 'nil))
+ (json-read)))
+ (delete-file err-file)))))
+