+/**
+ * A callback invoked by notmuch_database_compact to notify the user
+ * of the progress of the compaction process.
+ */
+typedef void (*notmuch_compact_status_cb_t)(const char *message, void *closure);
+
+/**
+ * Compact a notmuch database, backing up the original database to the
+ * given path.
+ *
+ * The database will be opened with NOTMUCH_DATABASE_MODE_READ_WRITE
+ * during the compaction process to ensure no writes are made.
+ *
+ * If the optional callback function 'status_cb' is non-NULL, it will
+ * be called with diagnostic and informational messages. The argument
+ * 'closure' is passed verbatim to any callback invoked.
+ */
+notmuch_status_t
+notmuch_database_compact (const char* path,
+ const char* backup_path,
+ notmuch_compact_status_cb_t status_cb,
+ void *closure);
+
+/**
+ * Destroy the notmuch database, closing it if necessary and freeing
+ * all associated resources.
+ */
+void
+notmuch_database_destroy (notmuch_database_t *database);
+
+/**
+ * Return the database path of the given database.