lib: add library version check macro

[notmuch] / lib / notmuch.h

diff --git a/lib/notmuch.h b/lib/notmuch.h
index cd301a4f0c6b9bd31dc6c90d524fa7d4271a0686..6c3942d3ca509ecd608cddcb81995b4b11e5384f 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/notmuch.h
+++ b/lib/notmuch.h
@@ -41,6 +41,30 @@ NOTMUCH_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define TRUE 1
 #endif
 
+#define NOTMUCH_MAJOR_VERSION  0
+#define NOTMUCH_MINOR_VERSION  17
+#define NOTMUCH_MICRO_VERSION  0
+
+/*
+ * Check the version of the notmuch library being compiled against.
+ *
+ * Return true if the library being compiled against is of the
+ * specified version or above. For example:
+ *
+ * #if NOTMUCH_CHECK_VERSION(0, 18, 0)
+ *     (code requiring notmuch 0.18 or above)
+ * #endif
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_CHECK_VERSION has been defined since version 0.17.0; you
+ * can use #if !defined(NOTMUCH_CHECK_VERSION) to check for versions
+ * prior to that.
+ */
+#define NOTMUCH_CHECK_VERSION (major, minor, micro)                    \
+    (NOTMUCH_MAJOR_VERSION > (major) ||                                        \
+     (NOTMUCH_MAJOR_VERSION == (major) && NOTMUCH_MINOR_VERSION > (minor)) || \
+     (NOTMUCH_MAJOR_VERSION == (major) && NOTMUCH_MINOR_VERSION == (minor) && \
+      NOTMUCH_MICRO_VERSION >= (micro)))
+
 typedef int notmuch_bool_t;
 
 /* Status codes used for the return values of most functions.
@@ -227,6 +251,9 @@ typedef void (*notmuch_compact_status_cb_t)(const char *message, void *closure);
  * 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,
@@ -270,7 +297,8 @@ notmuch_database_needs_upgrade (notmuch_database_t *database);
  * 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.
+ * the upgrade process.  The argument 'closure' is passed verbatim to
+ * any callback invoked.
  */
 notmuch_status_t
 notmuch_database_upgrade (notmuch_database_t *database,