-import ctypes
-from ctypes import c_int, c_char_p, c_void_p
-from cnotmuch.globals import nmlib, STATUS, NotmuchError
-import logging
+import os
+from ctypes import c_int, c_char_p, c_void_p, c_uint, c_long, byref
+from cnotmuch.globals import nmlib, STATUS, NotmuchError, Enum
+from cnotmuch.thread import Threads
+from cnotmuch.message import Messages, Message
+from cnotmuch.tag import Tags
class Database(object):
- """ Wrapper around a notmuch_database_t
+ """Represents a notmuch database (wraps notmuch_database_t)
- Do note that as soon as we tear down this object, all derived queries,
- threads, and messages will be freed as well.
+ .. note:: Do remember that as soon as we tear down this object,
+ all underlying derived objects such as queries, threads,
+ messages, tags etc will be freed by the underlying library
+ as well. Accessing these objects will lead to segfaults and
+ other unexpected behavior. See above for more details.
"""
- #constants
- MODE_READ_ONLY = 0
- MODE_READ_WRITE = 1
-
_std_db_path = None
- """Class attribute of users default database"""
+ """Class attribute to cache user's default database"""
+
+ MODE = Enum(['READ_ONLY','READ_WRITE'])
+ """Constants: Mode in which to open the database"""
+
+ """notmuch_database_get_directory"""
+ _get_directory = nmlib.notmuch_database_get_directory
+ _get_directory.restype = c_void_p
- """notmuch_database_get_path (notmuch_database_t *database)"""
+ """notmuch_database_get_path"""
_get_path = nmlib.notmuch_database_get_path
_get_path.restype = c_char_p
- """notmuch_database_open (const char *path, notmuch_database_mode_t mode)"""
+ """notmuch_database_get_version"""
+ _get_version = nmlib.notmuch_database_get_version
+ _get_version.restype = c_uint
+
+ """notmuch_database_open"""
_open = nmlib.notmuch_database_open
_open.restype = c_void_p
- """ notmuch_database_find_message """
+ """notmuch_database_upgrade"""
+ _upgrade = nmlib.notmuch_database_upgrade
+ _upgrade.argtypes = [c_void_p, c_void_p, c_void_p]
+
+ """ notmuch_database_find_message"""
_find_message = nmlib.notmuch_database_find_message
_find_message.restype = c_void_p
- """notmuch_database_get_all_tags (notmuch_database_t *database)"""
+ """notmuch_database_get_all_tags"""
_get_all_tags = nmlib.notmuch_database_get_all_tags
_get_all_tags.restype = c_void_p
- """ notmuch_database_create(const char *path):"""
+ """notmuch_database_create"""
_create = nmlib.notmuch_database_create
_create.restype = c_void_p
- def __init__(self, path=None, create=False, status= MODE_READ_ONLY):
- """ Open or create a notmuch database
-
- If path is None, we will try to read a users notmuch configuration and
- use his default database.
- Throws a NotmuchError in case of failure.
+ def __init__(self, path=None, create=False, mode= 0):
+ """If *path* is `None`, we will try to read a users notmuch
+ configuration and use his configured database. The location of the
+ configuration file can be specified through the environment variable
+ *NOTMUCH_CONFIG*, falling back to the default `~/.notmuch-config`.
+
+ If *create* is `True`, the database will always be created in
+ :attr:`MODE`.READ_WRITE mode. Default mode for opening is READ_ONLY.
+
+ :param path: Directory to open/create the database in (see
+ above for behavior if `None`)
+ :type path: `str` or `None`
+ :param create: Pass `False` to open an existing, `True` to create a new
+ database.
+ :type create: bool
+ :param mode: Mode to open a database in. Is always
+ :attr:`MODE`.READ_WRITE when creating a new one.
+ :type mode: :attr:`MODE`
+ :returns: Nothing
+ :exception: :exc:`NotmuchError` in case of failure.
"""
self._db = None
if path is None:
path = Database._std_db_path
if create == False:
- self.open(path, status)
+ self.open(path, mode)
else:
- self.create(path, status)
+ self.create(path)
- def create(self, path, status=MODE_READ_ONLY):
- """ notmuch_database_create(const char *path)
+ def _verify_initialized_db(self):
+ """Raises a NotmuchError in case self._db is still None"""
+ if self._db is None:
+ raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
- :returns: Raises :exc:`notmuch.NotmuchError` in case
- of any failure (after printing an error message on stderr).
+ def create(self, path):
+ """Creates a new notmuch database
+
+ This function is used by __init__() and usually does not need
+ to be called directly. It wraps the underlying
+ *notmuch_database_create* function and creates a new notmuch
+ database at *path*. It will always return a database in :attr:`MODE`
+ .READ_WRITE mode as creating an empty database for
+ reading only does not make a great deal of sense.
+
+ :param path: A directory in which we should create the database.
+ :type path: str
+ :returns: Nothing
+ :exception: :exc:`NotmuchError` in case of any failure
+ (after printing an error message on stderr).
"""
- res = Database._create(path, status)
+ if self._db is not None:
+ raise NotmuchError(
+ message="Cannot create db, this Database() already has an open one.")
+
+ res = Database._create(path, Database.MODE.READ_WRITE)
if res is None:
raise NotmuchError(
message="Could not create the specified database")
self._db = res
- def open(self, path, status= MODE_READ_ONLY):
- """calls notmuch_database_open
+ def open(self, path, mode= 0):
+ """Opens an existing database
- :returns: Raises :exc:`notmuch.NotmuchError` in case
- of any failure (after printing an error message on stderr).
+ This function is used by __init__() and usually does not need
+ to be called directly. It wraps the underlying
+ *notmuch_database_open* function.
+
+ :param status: Open the database in read-only or read-write mode
+ :type status: :attr:`MODE`
+ :returns: Nothing
+ :exception: Raises :exc:`NotmuchError` in case
+ of any failure (after printing an error message on stderr).
"""
- res = Database._open(path, status)
+
+ res = Database._open(path, mode)
if res is None:
raise NotmuchError(
self._db = res
def get_path(self):
- """notmuch_database_get_path (notmuch_database_t *database); """
+ """Returns the file path of an open database
+
+ Wraps *notmuch_database_get_path*."""
+ # Raise a NotmuchError if not initialized
+ self._verify_initialized_db()
+
return Database._get_path(self._db)
+ def get_version(self):
+ """Returns the database format version
+
+ :returns: The database version as positive integer
+ :exception: :exc:`NotmuchError` with STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED if
+ the database was not intitialized.
+ """
+ # Raise a NotmuchError if not initialized
+ self._verify_initialized_db()
+
+ return Database._get_version (self._db)
+
+ def needs_upgrade(self):
+ """Does this database need to be upgraded before writing to it?
+
+ If this function returns `True` then no functions that modify the
+ database (:meth:`add_message`,
+ :meth:`Message.add_tag`, :meth:`Directory.set_mtime`,
+ etc.) will work unless :meth:`upgrade` is called successfully first.
+
+ :returns: `True` or `False`
+ :exception: :exc:`NotmuchError` with STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED if
+ the database was not intitialized.
+ """
+ # Raise a NotmuchError if not initialized
+ self._verify_initialized_db()
+
+ return notmuch_database_needs_upgrade(self._db)
+
+ def upgrade(self):
+ """Upgrades 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.
+
+ NOT IMPLEMENTED: 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.
+
+ :TODO: catch exceptions, document return values and etc...
+ """
+ # Raise a NotmuchError if not initialized
+ self._verify_initialized_db()
+
+ status = Database._upgrade (self._db, None, None)
+ #TODO: catch exceptions, document return values and etc
+ return status
+
+ def get_directory(self, path):
+ """Returns a :class:`Directory` of path,
+ (creating it if it does not exist(?))
+
+ .. warning:: This call needs a writeable database in
+ Database.MODE.READ_WRITE mode. The underlying library will exit the
+ program if this method is used on a read-only database!
+
+ :param path: A str containing the path relative to the path of database
+ (see :meth:`get_path`), or else should be an absolute path
+ with initial components that match the path of 'database'.
+ :returns: :class:`Directory` or raises an exception.
+ :exception: :exc:`NotmuchError`
+
+ STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED
+ If the database was not intitialized.
+
+ STATUS.FILE_ERROR
+ If path is not relative database or absolute with initial
+ components same as database.
+
+ """
+ # Raise a NotmuchError if not initialized
+ self._verify_initialized_db()
+
+ # sanity checking if path is valid, and make path absolute
+ if path[0] == os.sep:
+ # we got an absolute path
+ if not path.startswith(self.get_path()):
+ # but its initial components are not equal to the db path
+ raise NotmuchError(STATUS.FILE_ERROR,
+ message="Database().get_directory() called with a wrong absolute path.")
+ abs_dirpath = path
+ else:
+ #we got a relative path, make it absolute
+ abs_dirpath = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(self.get_path(),path))
+
+ dir_p = Database._get_directory(self._db, path);
+
+ # return the Directory, init it with the absolute path
+ return Directory(abs_dirpath, dir_p, self)
+
+ def add_message(self, filename):
+ """Adds a new message to the database
+
+ `filename` should be a path relative to the path of the open
+ database (see :meth:`get_path`), or else should be an absolute
+ filename with initial components that match the path of the
+ 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.
+
+ :returns: On success, we return
+
+ 1) a :class:`Message` object that can be used for things
+ such as adding tags to the just-added message.
+ 2) one of the following STATUS values:
+
+ STATUS.SUCCESS
+ Message successfully added to database.
+ 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.
+
+ :rtype: 2-tuple(:class:`Message`, STATUS)
+
+ :exception: Raises a :exc:`NotmuchError` with the following meaning.
+ If such an exception occurs, nothing was added to the database.
+
+ STATUS.FILE_ERROR
+ An error occurred trying to open the file, (such as
+ permission denied, or file not found, etc.).
+ STATUS.FILE_NOT_EMAIL
+ The contents of filename don't look like an email message.
+ STATUS.READ_ONLY_DATABASE
+ Database was opened in read-only mode so no message can
+ be added.
+ STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED
+ The database has not been initialized.
+ """
+ # Raise a NotmuchError if not initialized
+ self._verify_initialized_db()
+
+ msg_p = c_void_p()
+ status = nmlib.notmuch_database_add_message(self._db,
+ filename,
+ byref(msg_p))
+
+ if not status in [STATUS.SUCCESS,STATUS.DUPLICATE_MESSAGE_ID]:
+ raise NotmuchError(status)
+
+ #construct Message() and return
+ msg = Message(msg_p, self)
+ return (msg, status)
+
+ def remove_message(self, filename):
+ """Removes 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.
+
+ :returns: A STATUS value with the following meaning:
+
+ STATUS.SUCCESS
+ The last filename was removed and the message was removed
+ from the database.
+ STATUS.DUPLICATE_MESSAGE_ID
+ This filename was removed but the message persists in the
+ database with at least one other filename.
+
+ :exception: Raises a :exc:`NotmuchError` with the following meaning.
+ If such an exception occurs, nothing was removed from the database.
+
+ STATUS.READ_ONLY_DATABASE
+ Database was opened in read-only mode so no message can be
+ removed.
+ STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED
+ The database has not been initialized.
+ """
+ # Raise a NotmuchError if not initialized
+ self._verify_initialized_db()
+
+ return nmlib.notmuch_database_remove_message(self._db,
+ filename)
+
def find_message(self, msgid):
- """notmuch_database_find_message
- :param msgid: The message id
- :ptype msgid: string
+ """Returns a :class:`Message` as identified by its message ID
+
+ Wraps the underlying *notmuch_database_find_message* function.
- :returns: Message() or None if no message is found or if an
+ :param msgid: The message ID
+ :type msgid: string
+ :returns: :class:`Message` or `None` if no message is found or if an
out-of-memory situation occurs.
+ :exception: :exc:`NotmuchError` with STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED if
+ the database was not intitialized.
"""
- if self._db is None:
- raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
+ # Raise a NotmuchError if not initialized
+ self._verify_initialized_db()
+
msg_p = Database._find_message(self._db, msgid)
if msg_p is None:
return None
return Message(msg_p, self)
def get_all_tags(self):
- """Return a Tags() object (list of all tags found in the database)
+ """Returns :class:`Tags` with a list of all tags found in the database
- :returns: Tags() object or raises :exc:`NotmuchError` with
- STATUS.NULL_POINTER on error
+ :returns: :class:`Tags`
+ :execption: :exc:`NotmuchError` with STATUS.NULL_POINTER on error
"""
- if self._db is None:
- raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
+ # Raise a NotmuchError if not initialized
+ self._verify_initialized_db()
tags_p = Database._get_all_tags (self._db)
if tags_p == None:
raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER)
return Tags(tags_p, self)
+ def create_query(self, querystring):
+ """Returns a :class:`Query` derived from this database
+
+ This is a shorthand method for doing::
+
+ # short version
+ # Automatically frees the Database() when 'q' is deleted
+
+ q = Database(dbpath).create_query('from:"Biene Maja"')
+
+ # long version, which is functionally equivalent but will keep the
+ # Database in the 'db' variable around after we delete 'q':
+
+ db = Database(dbpath)
+ q = Query(db,'from:"Biene Maja"')
+
+ This function is a python extension and not in the underlying C API.
+ """
+ # Raise a NotmuchError if not initialized
+ self._verify_initialized_db()
+
+ return Query(self, querystring)
+
def __repr__(self):
return "'Notmuch DB " + self.get_path() + "'"
def __del__(self):
"""Close and free the notmuch database if needed"""
if self._db is not None:
- logging.debug("Freeing the database now")
nmlib.notmuch_database_close(self._db)
def _get_user_default_db(self):
Throws a NotmuchError if it cannot find it"""
from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
- import os.path
config = SafeConfigParser()
- config.read(os.path.expanduser('~/.notmuch-config'))
+ conf_f = os.getenv('NOTMUCH_CONFIG',
+ os.path.expanduser('~/.notmuch-config'))
+ config.read(conf_f)
if not config.has_option('database','path'):
raise NotmuchError(message=
"No DB path specified and no user default found")
@property
def db_p(self):
- """Returns a pointer to the current notmuch_database_t or None"""
+ """Property returning a pointer to `notmuch_database_t` or `None`
+
+ This should normally not be needed by a user (and is not yet
+ guaranteed to remain stable in future versions).
+ """
return self._db
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class Query(object):
- """ Wrapper around a notmuch_query_t
+ """Represents a search query on an opened :class:`Database`.
- Do note that as soon as we tear down this object, all derived
- threads, and messages will be freed as well.
+ A query selects and filters a subset of messages from the notmuch
+ database we derive from.
+
+ Query() provides an instance attribute :attr:`sort`, which
+ contains the sort order (if specified via :meth:`set_sort`) or
+ `None`.
+
+ Technically, it wraps the underlying *notmuch_query_t* struct.
+
+ .. note:: Do remember that as soon as we tear down this object,
+ all underlying derived objects such as threads,
+ messages, tags etc will be freed by the underlying library
+ as well. Accessing these objects will lead to segfaults and
+ other unexpected behavior. See above for more details.
"""
# constants
- SORT_OLDEST_FIRST = 0
- SORT_NEWEST_FIRST = 1
- SORT_MESSAGE_ID = 2
+ SORT = Enum(['OLDEST_FIRST','NEWEST_FIRST','MESSAGE_ID'])
+ """Constants: Sort order in which to return results"""
"""notmuch_query_create"""
_create = nmlib.notmuch_query_create
_create.restype = c_void_p
+ """notmuch_query_search_threads"""
+ _search_threads = nmlib.notmuch_query_search_threads
+ _search_threads.restype = c_void_p
+
"""notmuch_query_search_messages"""
_search_messages = nmlib.notmuch_query_search_messages
_search_messages.restype = c_void_p
+
+ """notmuch_query_count_messages"""
+ _count_messages = nmlib.notmuch_query_count_messages
+ _count_messages.restype = c_uint
+
def __init__(self, db, querystr):
- """TODO: document"""
+ """
+ :param db: An open database which we derive the Query from.
+ :type db: :class:`Database`
+ :param querystr: The query string for the message.
+ :type querystr: str
+ """
self._db = None
self._query = None
+ self.sort = None
self.create(db, querystr)
def create(self, db, querystr):
- """db is a Database() and querystr a string
+ """Creates a new query derived from a Database
- raises NotmuchError STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED if db is not inited and
- STATUS.NULL_POINTER if the query creation failed (too little memory)
+ This function is utilized by __init__() and usually does not need to
+ be called directly.
+
+ :param db: Database to create the query from.
+ :type db: :class:`Database`
+ :param querystr: The query string
+ :type querystr: str
+ :returns: Nothing
+ :exception: :exc:`NotmuchError`
+
+ * STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED if db is not inited
+ * STATUS.NULL_POINTER if the query creation failed
+ (too little memory)
"""
if db.db_p is None:
raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER)
self._query = query_p
+ def set_sort(self, sort):
+ """Set the sort order future results will be delivered in
+
+ Wraps the underlying *notmuch_query_set_sort* function.
+
+ :param sort: Sort order (see :attr:`Query.SORT`)
+ :returns: Nothing
+ :exception: :exc:`NotmuchError` STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED if query has not
+ been initialized.
+ """
+ if self._query is None:
+ raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
+
+ self.sort = sort
+ nmlib.notmuch_query_set_sort(self._query, sort)
+
+ def search_threads(self):
+ """Execute a query for threads
+
+ Execute a query for threads, returning a :class:`Threads` iterator.
+ The returned threads are owned by the query and as such, will only be
+ valid until the Query is deleted.
+
+ The method sets :attr:`Message.FLAG`\.MATCH for those messages that
+ match the query. The method :meth:`Message.get_flag` allows us
+ to get the value of this flag.
+
+ Technically, it wraps the underlying
+ *notmuch_query_search_threads* function.
+
+ :returns: :class:`Threads`
+ :exception: :exc:`NotmuchError`
+
+ * STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED if query is not inited
+ * STATUS.NULL_POINTER if search_threads failed
+ """
+ if self._query is None:
+ raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
+
+ threads_p = Query._search_threads(self._query)
+
+ if threads_p is None:
+ NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER)
+
+ return Threads(threads_p,self)
def search_messages(self):
- """notmuch_query_search_messages
- Returns Messages() or a raises a NotmuchError()
+ """Filter messages according to the query and return
+ :class:`Messages` in the defined sort order
+
+ Technically, it wraps the underlying
+ *notmuch_query_search_messages* function.
+
+ :returns: :class:`Messages`
+ :exception: :exc:`NotmuchError`
+
+ * STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED if query is not inited
+ * STATUS.NULL_POINTER if search_messages failed
"""
if self._query is None:
raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
return Messages(msgs_p,self)
+ def count_messages(self):
+ """Estimate the number of messages matching the query
+
+ This function performs a search and returns Xapian's best
+ guess as to the number of matching messages. It is much faster
+ than performing :meth:`search_messages` and counting the
+ result with `len()` (although it always returned the same
+ result in my tests). Technically, it wraps the underlying
+ *notmuch_query_count_messages* function.
+
+ :returns: :class:`Messages`
+ :exception: :exc:`NotmuchError`
+
+ * STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED if query is not inited
+ """
+ if self._query is None:
+ raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
+
+ return Query._count_messages(self._query)
def __del__(self):
"""Close and free the Query"""
if self._query is not None:
- logging.debug("Freeing the Query now")
nmlib.notmuch_query_destroy (self._query)
+
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-class Tags(object):
- """Wrapper around notmuch_tags_t"""
+class Directory(object):
+ """Represents a directory entry in the notmuch directory
+
+ Modifying attributes of this object will modify the
+ database, not the real directory attributes.
+
+ The Directory object is usually derived from another object
+ e.g. via :meth:`Database.get_directory`, and will automatically be
+ become invalid whenever that parent is deleted. You should
+ therefore initialized this object handing it a reference to the
+ parent, preventing the parent from automatically being garbage
+ collected.
+ """
- #notmuch_tags_get
- _get = nmlib.notmuch_tags_get
- _get.restype = c_char_p
+ """notmuch_directory_get_mtime"""
+ _get_mtime = nmlib.notmuch_directory_get_mtime
+ _get_mtime.restype = c_long
- def __init__(self, tags_p, db=None):
- """
- msg_p is a pointer to an notmuch_message_t Structure. If it is None,
- we will raise an NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER).
-
- Is passed the db these tags are derived from, and saves a
- reference to it, so we can automatically delete the db object
- once all derived objects are dead.
-
- Tags() provides an iterator over all contained tags. However, you will
- only be able to iterate over the Tags once, because the underlying C
- function only allows iterating once.
- #TODO: make the iterator work more than once and cache the tags in
- the Python object.
- """
- if tags_p is None:
- NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER)
+ """notmuch_directory_set_mtime"""
+ _set_mtime = nmlib.notmuch_directory_set_mtime
+ _set_mtime.argtypes = [c_char_p, c_long]
- self._tags = tags_p
- self._db = db
- logging.debug("Inited Tags derived from %s" %(str(db)))
-
- def __iter__(self):
- """ Make Tags an iterator """
- return self
+ """notmuch_directory_get_child_files"""
+ _get_child_files = nmlib.notmuch_directory_get_child_files
+ _get_child_files.restype = c_void_p
- def next(self):
- if self._tags is None:
- raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
+ """notmuch_directory_get_child_directories"""
+ _get_child_directories = nmlib.notmuch_directory_get_child_directories
+ _get_child_directories.restype = c_void_p
- if not nmlib.notmuch_tags_valid(self._tags):
- self._tags = None
- raise StopIteration
+ def _verify_dir_initialized(self):
+ """Raises a NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED) if the dir_p is None"""
+ if self._dir_p is None:
+ raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
- tag = Tags._get (self._tags)
- nmlib.notmuch_tags_move_to_next(self._tags)
- return tag
+ def __init__(self, path, dir_p, parent):
+ """
+ :param path: The absolute path of the directory object.
+ :param dir_p: The pointer to an internal notmuch_directory_t object.
+ :param parent: The object this Directory is derived from
+ (usually a :class:`Database`). We do not directly use
+ this, but store a reference to it as long as
+ this Directory object lives. This keeps the
+ parent object alive.
+ """
+ self._path = path
+ self._dir_p = dir_p
+ self._parent = parent
- def __del__(self):
- """Close and free the notmuch tags"""
- if self._tags is not None:
- logging.debug("Freeing the Tags now")
- nmlib.notmuch_tags_destroy (self._tags)
+ def set_mtime (self, mtime):
+ """Sets the mtime value of this directory in the database
+
+ 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:
+
+ * Read the mtime of a directory from the filesystem
+
+ * Call :meth:`Database.add_message` for all mail files in
+ the directory
+
+ * 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 :meth:`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:: :meth:`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.
+
+ :param mtime: A (time_t) timestamp
+ :returns: Nothing on success, raising an exception on failure.
+ :exception: :exc:`NotmuchError`:
+
+ STATUS.XAPIAN_EXCEPTION
+ A Xapian exception occurred, mtime not stored.
+ STATUS.READ_ONLY_DATABASE
+ Database was opened in read-only mode so directory
+ mtime cannot be modified.
+ STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED
+ The directory has not been initialized
+ """
+ #Raise a NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED) if the dir_p is None
+ self._verify_dir_initialized()
-#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-class Messages(object):
- """Wrapper around notmuch_messages_t"""
+ #TODO: make sure, we convert the mtime parameter to a 'c_long'
+ status = Directory._set_mtime(self._dir_p, mtime)
- #notmuch_tags_get
- _get = nmlib.notmuch_messages_get
- _get.restype = c_void_p
+ #return on success
+ if status == STATUS.SUCCESS:
+ return
+ #fail with Exception otherwise
+ raise NotmuchError(status)
- _collect_tags = nmlib.notmuch_messages_collect_tags
- _collect_tags.restype = c_void_p
+ def get_mtime (self):
+ """Gets the mtime value of this directory in the database
- def __init__(self, msgs_p, parent=None):
- """
- msg_p is a pointer to an notmuch_messages_t Structure. If it is None,
- we will raise an NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER).
-
- If passed the parent query this Messages() is derived from, it saves a
- reference to it, so we can automatically delete the parent query object
- once all derived objects are dead.
-
- Messages() provides an iterator over all contained Message()s.
- However, you will only be able to iterate over it once,
- because the underlying C function only allows iterating once.
- #TODO: make the iterator work more than once and cache the tags in
- the Python object.
- """
- if msgs_p is None:
- NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER)
+ Retrieves a previously stored mtime for this directory.
- self._msgs = msgs_p
- #store parent, so we keep them alive as long as self is alive
- self._parent = parent
- logging.debug("Inited Messages derived from %s" %(str(parent)))
+ :param mtime: A (time_t) timestamp
+ :returns: Nothing on success, raising an exception on failure.
+ :exception: :exc:`NotmuchError`:
- def collect_tags(self):
- """ return the Tags() belonging to the messages
-
- Do note that collect_tags will iterate over the messages and
- therefore will not allow further iterationsl
- Raises NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED) if not inited
+ STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED
+ The directory has not been initialized
"""
- if self._msgs is None:
- raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
-
- # collect all tags (returns NULL on error)
- tags_p = Messages._collect_tags (self._msgs)
- #reset _msgs as we iterated over it and can do so only once
- self._msgs = None
-
- if tags_p == None:
- raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER)
- return Tags(tags_p, self)
+ #Raise a NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED) if self.dir_p is None
+ self._verify_dir_initialized()
- def __iter__(self):
- """ Make Messages an iterator """
- return self
+ return Directory._get_mtime (self._dir_p)
- def next(self):
- if self._msgs is None:
- raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
+ # Make mtime attribute a property of Directory()
+ mtime = property(get_mtime, set_mtime, doc="""Property that allows getting
+ and setting of the Directory *mtime* (read-write)
- if not nmlib.notmuch_messages_valid(self._msgs):
- self._msgs = None
- raise StopIteration
+ See :meth:`get_mtime` and :meth:`set_mtime` for usage and
+ possible exceptions.""")
- msg = Message(Messages._get (self._msgs), self)
- nmlib.notmuch_messages_move_to_next(self._msgs)
- return msg
+ def get_child_files(self):
+ """Gets a Filenames 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.
+ """
+ #Raise a NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED) if self._dir_p is None
+ self._verify_dir_initialized()
- def __len__(self):
- """ Returns the number of contained messages
+ files_p = Directory._get_child_files(self._dir_p)
+ return Filenames(files_p, self)
- :note: As this iterates over the messages, we will not be able to
- iterate over them again (as in retrieve them)!
+ def get_child_directories(self):
+ """Gets a :class:`Filenames` 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.
"""
- if self._msgs is None:
- raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
+ #Raise a NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED) if self._dir_p is None
+ self._verify_dir_initialized()
- i=0
- while nmlib.notmuch_messages_valid(self._msgs):
- nmlib.notmuch_messages_move_to_next(self._msgs)
- i += 1
- self._msgs = None
- return i
+ files_p = Directory._get_child_directories(self._dir_p)
+ return Filenames(files_p, self)
+ @property
+ def path(self):
+ """Returns the absolute path of this Directory (read-only)"""
+ return self._path
+ def __repr__(self):
+ """Object representation"""
+ return "<cnotmuch Directory object '%s'>" % self._path
def __del__(self):
- """Close and free the notmuch Messages"""
- if self._msgs is not None:
- logging.debug("Freeing the Messages now")
- nmlib.notmuch_messages_destroy (self._msgs)
-
+ """Close and free the Directory"""
+ if self._dir_p is not None:
+ nmlib.notmuch_directory_destroy(self._dir_p)
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-class Message(object):
- """Wrapper around notmuch_message_t"""
-
- """notmuch_message_get_filename (notmuch_message_t *message)"""
- _get_filename = nmlib.notmuch_message_get_filename
- _get_filename.restype = c_char_p
- """notmuch_message_get_message_id (notmuch_message_t *message)"""
- _get_message_id = nmlib.notmuch_message_get_message_id
- _get_message_id.restype = c_char_p
+class Filenames(object):
+ """An iterator over File- or Directory names that are stored in the database
+ """
- """notmuch_message_get_tags (notmuch_message_t *message)"""
- _get_tags = nmlib.notmuch_message_get_tags
- _get_tags.restype = c_void_p
+ #notmuch_filenames_get
+ _get = nmlib.notmuch_filenames_get
+ _get.restype = c_char_p
- def __init__(self, msg_p, parent=None):
+ def __init__(self, files_p, parent):
"""
- msg_p is a pointer to an notmuch_message_t Structure. If it is None,
- we will raise an NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER).
-
- Is a 'parent' object is passed which this message is derived from,
- we save a reference to it, so we can automatically delete the parent
- object once all derived objects are dead.
+ :param files_p: The pointer to an internal notmuch_filenames_t object.
+ :param parent: The object this Directory is derived from
+ (usually a Directory()). We do not directly use
+ this, but store a reference to it as long as
+ this Directory object lives. This keeps the
+ parent object alive.
"""
- if msg_p is None:
- NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER)
- self._msg = msg_p
- #keep reference to parent, so we keep it alive
+ self._files_p = files_p
self._parent = parent
- logging.debug("Inited Message derived from %s" %(str(parent)))
+ def __iter__(self):
+ """ Make Filenames an iterator """
+ return self
- def get_message_id(self):
- """ return the msg id
-
- Raises NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED) if not inited
- """
- if self._msg is None:
+ def next(self):
+ if self._files_p is None:
raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
- return Message._get_message_id(self._msg)
+ if not nmlib.notmuch_filenames_valid(self._files_p):
+ self._files_p = None
+ raise StopIteration
- def get_filename(self):
- """ return the msg filename
-
- Raises NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED) if not inited
- """
- if self._msg is None:
- raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
- return Message._get_filename(self._msg)
+ file = Filenames._get (self._files_p)
+ nmlib.notmuch_filenames_move_to_next(self._files_p)
+ return file
- def get_tags(self):
- """ return the msg tags
-
- Raises NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED) if not inited
- Raises NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER) on error.
+ def __len__(self):
+ """len(:class:`Filenames`) returns the number of contained files
+
+ .. note:: As this iterates over the files, we will not be able to
+ iterate over them again! So this will fail::
+
+ #THIS FAILS
+ files = Database().get_directory('').get_child_files()
+ if len(files) > 0: #this 'exhausts' msgs
+ # next line raises NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)!!!
+ for file in files: print file
"""
- if self._msg is None:
+ if self._files_p is None:
raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
- tags_p = Message._get_tags(self._msg)
- if tags_p == None:
- raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER)
- return Tags(tags_p, self)
+ i=0
+ while nmlib.notmuch_filenames_valid(self._files_p):
+ nmlib.notmuch_filenames_move_to_next(self._files_p)
+ i += 1
+ self._files_p = None
+ return i
def __del__(self):
- """Close and free the notmuch Message"""
- if self._msg is not None:
- logging.debug("Freeing the Message now")
- nmlib.notmuch_message_destroy (self._msg)
+ """Close and free Filenames"""
+ if self._files_p is not None:
+ nmlib.notmuch_filenames_destroy(self._files_p)