+const char *
+notmuch_message_get_author (notmuch_message_t *message)
+{
+ return message->author;
+}
+
+void
+notmuch_message_set_author (notmuch_message_t *message,
+ const char *author)
+{
+ if (message->author)
+ talloc_free(message->author);
+ message->author = talloc_strdup(message, author);
+ return;
+}
+