+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class Messages(object):
+ """Wrapper around notmuch_messages_t"""
+
+ #notmuch_tags_get
+ _get = nmlib.notmuch_messages_get
+ _get.restype = c_void_p
+
+ _collect_tags = nmlib.notmuch_messages_collect_tags
+ _collect_tags.restype = c_void_p
+
+ 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)
+
+ 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)))
+
+ 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
+ """
+ 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)
+
+ def __iter__(self):
+ """ Make Messages an iterator """
+ return self
+
+ def next(self):
+ if self._msgs is None:
+ raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
+
+ if not nmlib.notmuch_messages_valid(self._msgs):
+ self._msgs = None
+ raise StopIteration
+
+ msg = Message(Messages._get (self._msgs), self)
+ nmlib.notmuch_messages_move_to_next(self._msgs)
+ return msg
+
+ def __len__(self):
+ """ Returns the number of contained messages
+
+ :note: As this iterates over the messages, we will not be able to
+ iterate over them again (as in retrieve them)!
+ """
+ if self._msgs is None:
+ raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_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
+
+
+
+ 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)
+
+