_create.argtypes = [c_char_p]
_create.restype = NotmuchDatabaseP
- def __init__(self, path=None, create=False, mode=0):
+ def __init__(self, path = None, create = False,
+ mode = MODE.READ_ONLY):
"""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
:param path: A directory in which we should create the database.
:type path: str
- :returns: Nothing
:raises: :exc:`NotmuchError` in case of any failure
(possibly after printing an error message on stderr).
"""
:param status: Open the database in read-only or read-write mode
:type status: :attr:`MODE`
- :returns: Nothing
:raises: Raises :exc:`NotmuchError` in case of any failure
(possibly after printing an error message on stderr).
"""
"""
self._assert_db_is_initialized()
# sanity checking if path is valid, and make path absolute
- if path[0] == os.sep:
+ if path and 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
dir_p = Database._get_directory(self._db, _str(path))
# return the Directory, init it with the absolute path
- return Directory(_str(abs_dirpath), dir_p, self)
+ return Directory(abs_dirpath, dir_p, self)
_add_message = nmlib.notmuch_database_add_message
_add_message.argtypes = [NotmuchDatabaseP, c_char_p,
def __init__(self, path, dir_p, parent):
"""
- :param path: The absolute path of the directory object as unicode.
+ :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 Directory object lives. This keeps the
parent object alive.
"""
- assert isinstance(path, unicode), "Path needs to be an UNICODE object"
self._path = path
self._dir_p = dir_p
self._parent = parent
Retrieves a previously stored mtime for this directory.
:param mtime: A (time_t) timestamp
- :returns: Nothing on success, raising an exception on failure.
:raises: :exc:`NotmuchError`:
:attr:`STATUS`.NOT_INITIALIZED