X-Git-Url: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git?p=notmuch;a=blobdiff_plain;f=notmuch.h;h=559ac3ab5b4ca90d260f21e8f7157b678ff74592;hp=df432bcc6605f5ddfb14e672bde30383e59ac37e;hb=0e72d6a9ecf392ec65a23b7c81d33025eaee3e1a;hpb=6519aff957df7a69d86ed9a00707c911d60259f6 diff --git a/notmuch.h b/notmuch.h index df432bcc..559ac3ab 100644 --- a/notmuch.h +++ b/notmuch.h @@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ NOTMUCH_BEGIN_DECLS +#include + #ifndef FALSE #define FALSE 0 #endif @@ -49,17 +51,50 @@ typedef int notmuch_bool_t; * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: No error occurred. * + * XXX: We don't really want to expose this lame XAPIAN_EXCEPTION + * value. Instead we should map to things like DATABASE_LOCKED or + * whatever. + * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred * + * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_ERROR: An error occurred trying to read or + * write to a file (this could be file not found, permission + * denied, etc.) + * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_NOT_EMAIL: A file was presented that doesn't - * appear to be an email message. + * appear to be an email message. + * + * NOTMUCH_STATUS_DUPLICATE_MESSAGE_ID: A file contains a message ID + * that is identical to a message already in the database. + * + * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The user erroneously passed a NULL + * pointer to a notmuch function. + * + * NOTMUCH_STATUS_TAG_TOO_LONG: A tag value is too long (exceeds + * NOTMUCH_TAG_MAX) + * + * NOTMUCH_STATUS_LAST_STATUS: Not an actual status value. Just a way + * to find out how many valid status values there are. */ typedef enum _notmuch_status { NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS = 0, NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION, - NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_NOT_EMAIL + NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_ERROR, + NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_NOT_EMAIL, + NOTMUCH_STATUS_DUPLICATE_MESSAGE_ID, + NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER, + NOTMUCH_STATUS_TAG_TOO_LONG, + + NOTMUCH_STATUS_LAST_STATUS } notmuch_status_t; +/* Get a string representation of a notmuch_status_t value. + * + * The result is readonly. + */ +const char * +notmuch_status_to_string (notmuch_status_t status); + /* Various opaque data types. For each notmuch__t see the various * notmuch_ functions below. */ typedef struct _notmuch_database notmuch_database_t; @@ -67,6 +102,20 @@ typedef struct _notmuch_query notmuch_query_t; typedef struct _notmuch_results notmuch_results_t; typedef struct _notmuch_message notmuch_message_t; typedef struct _notmuch_tags notmuch_tags_t; +typedef struct _notmuch_thread_ids notmuch_thread_ids_t; + +/* Lookup the default database path. + * + * This is the path that will be used by notmuch_database_create and + * notmuch_database_open if given a NULL path. Specifically it will be + * the value of the NOTMUCH_BASE environment variable if set, + * otherwise ${HOME}/mail + * + * Returns a newly allocated string which the caller should free() + * when finished with it. + */ +char * +notmuch_database_default_path (void); /* Create a new, empty notmuch database located at 'path'. * @@ -95,6 +144,9 @@ typedef struct _notmuch_tags notmuch_tags_t; notmuch_database_t * notmuch_database_create (const char *path); +/* XXX: I think I'd like this to take an extra argument of + * notmuch_status_t* for returning a status value on failure. */ + /* Open a an existing notmuch database located at 'path'. * * The database should have been created at some time in the past, @@ -123,19 +175,6 @@ notmuch_database_open (const char *path); void notmuch_database_close (notmuch_database_t *database); -/* Lookup the default database path. - * - * This is the path that will be used by notmuch_database_create and - * notmuch_database_open if given a NULL path. Specifically it will be - * the value of the NOTMUCH_BASE environment variable if set, - * otherwise ${HOME}/mail - * - * Returns a newly allocated string which the caller should free() - * when finished with it. - */ -char * -notmuch_database_default_path (void); - /* Return the database path of the given database. * * The return value is a string owned by notmuch so should not be @@ -143,6 +182,57 @@ notmuch_database_default_path (void); const char * notmuch_database_get_path (notmuch_database_t *database); +/* Store a timestamp within the database. + * + * The Notmuch database will not interpret this key nor the timestamp + * values at all. It will merely store them together and return the + * timestamp when notmuch_database_get_timestamp is called with the + * same value for 'key'. + * + * The intention is for the caller to use the timestamp to allow + * efficient identification of new messages to be added to the + * database. The recommended usage is as follows: + * + * o Read the mtime of a directory from the filesystem + * + * o Call add_message for all mail files in the directory + * + * o Call notmuch_database_set_timestamp with the path of the + * directory as 'key' and the originally read mtime as 'value'. + * + * Then, when wanting to check for updates to the directory in the + * future, the client can call notmuch_database_get_timestamp and know + * that it only needs to add files if the mtime of the directory and + * files are newer than the stored timestamp. + * + * Note: The notmuch_database_get_timestamp 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. + * + * Return value: + * + * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Timestamp successfully stored in database. + * + * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception + * occurred. Timestamp not stored. + */ +notmuch_status_t +notmuch_database_set_timestamp (notmuch_database_t *database, + const char *key, time_t timestamp); + +/* Retrieve a timestamp from the database. + * + * Returns the timestamp value previously stored by calling + * notmuch_database_set_timestamp with the same value for 'key'. + * + * Returns 0 if no timestamp is stored for 'key' or if any error + * occurred querying the database. + */ +time_t +notmuch_database_get_timestamp (notmuch_database_t *database, + const char *key); + /* Add a new message to the given notmuch database. * * Here,'filename' should be a path relative to the the path of @@ -156,13 +246,34 @@ notmuch_database_get_path (notmuch_database_t *database); * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Message successfully added to database. * + * NOTMUCH_STATUS_DUPLICATE_MESSAGE_ID: Message has the same message + * ID as another message already in the database. Nothing added + * to the database. + * + * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_ERROR: an error occurred trying to open the + * file, (such as permission denied, or file not found, + * etc.). Nothing added to the database. + * * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_NOT_EMAIL: the contents of filename don't look - * like an email message. Nothing added to the database. + * like an email message. Nothing added to the database. */ notmuch_status_t notmuch_database_add_message (notmuch_database_t *database, const char *filename); +/* Find a message with the given messsage_id. + * + * If the database contains a message with the given message_id, then + * a new notmuch_message_t object is returned. The caller should call + * notmuch_message_destroy when done with the message. + * + * If no message is found with the given message_id, this function + * returns NULL. + */ +notmuch_message_t * +notmuch_database_find_message (notmuch_database_t *database, + const char *message_id); + /* Create a new query for 'database'. * * Here, 'database' should be an open database, (see @@ -217,17 +328,22 @@ notmuch_query_set_sort (notmuch_query_t *query, notmuch_sort_t sort); * { * message = notmuch_results_get (results); * .... + * notmuch_message_destroy (message); * } * * notmuch_query_destroy (query); * - * Note that there's no explicit destructor needed for the - * notmuch_results_t object. + * Note: If you are finished with a message before its containing + * query, you can call notmuch_message_destroy to clean up some memory + * sooner (as in the above example). Otherwise, if your message + * objects are long-lived, then you don't need to call + * notmuch_message_destroy and all the memory will still be reclaimed + * when the query is destroyed. * - * (For consistency, we do provide a notmuch_results_destroy function, - * but there's no point in calling it if you're about to destroy the - * query object as well too---either call will free all the memory of - * the results). + * Note that there's no explicit destructor needed for the + * notmuch_results_t object. (For consistency, we do provide a + * notmuch_results_destroy function, but there's no good reason to + * call it if the query is about to be destroyed). */ notmuch_results_t * notmuch_query_search (notmuch_query_t *query); @@ -287,10 +403,24 @@ notmuch_results_destroy (notmuch_results_t *results); * modified by the caller and will only be valid for as long as the * message is valid, (which is until the query from which it derived * is destroyed). + * + * This function will not return NULL since Notmuch ensures that every + * message has a unique message ID, (Notmuch will generate an ID for a + * message if the original file does not contain one). */ const char * notmuch_message_get_message_id (notmuch_message_t *message); +/* Get the filename for the email corresponding to 'message'. + * + * The returned filename is relative to the base of the database from + * which 'message' was obtained. See notmuch_database_get_path() . + * The returned string belongs to the message so should not be + * modified or freed by the caller (nor should it be referenced after + * the message is destroyed). */ +const char * +notmuch_message_get_filename (notmuch_message_t *message); + /* Get the tags for 'message', returning a notmuch_tags_t object which * can be used to iterate over all tags. * @@ -304,24 +434,90 @@ notmuch_message_get_message_id (notmuch_message_t *message); * notmuch_tags_t *tags; * const char *tag; * - * message = notmuch_results_get (results); + * message = notmuch_database_find_message (database, message_id); * * for (tags = notmuch_message_get_tags (message); * notmuch_tags_has_more (tags); * notmuch_result_advance (tags)) * { - * tag = notmuch_tags_get_string (tags); + * tag = notmuch_tags_get (tags); * .... * } * - * Note: If you are finished with a message before its containing - * query, you can call notmuch_message_destroy to clean up some memory - * sooner. If you don't call it, all the memory will still be - * reclaimed when the query is destroyed. + * notmuch_message_destroy (message); + * + * Note that there's no explicit destructor needed for the + * notmuch_tags_t object. (For consistency, we do provide a + * notmuch_tags_destroy function, but there's no good reason to call + * it if the message is about to be destroyed). */ notmuch_tags_t * notmuch_message_get_tags (notmuch_message_t *message); +/* Get the thread IDs for 'message', returning a notmuch_thread_ids_t + * object which can be used to iterate over all thread IDs. + * + * The thread_ids object is owned by the message and as such, will + * only be valid for as long as the message is valid, (which is until + * the query from which it derived is destroyed). + * + * Typical usage might be: + * + * notmuch_message_t *message; + * notmuch_thread_ids_t *thread_ids; + * const char *thread_id; + * + * message = notmuch_database_find_message (database, message_id); + * + * for (thread_ids = notmuch_message_get_thread_ids (message); + * notmuch_thread_ids_has_more (thread_ids); + * notmuch_thread_ids_advance (thread_ids)) + * { + * thread_id = notmuch_thread_ids_get (thread_ids); + * .... + * } + * + * notmuch_message_destroy (message); + * + * Note that there's no explicit destructor needed for the + * notmuch_thread_ids_t object. (For consistency, we do provide a + * notmuch_thread_ids_destroy function, but there's no good reason to + * call it if the message is about to be destroyed). + */ +notmuch_thread_ids_t * +notmuch_message_get_thread_ids (notmuch_message_t *message); + +/* The longest possible tag value. */ +#define NOTMUCH_TAG_MAX 200 + +/* Add a tag to the given message. + * + * Return value: + * + * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Tag successfully added to message + * + * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The 'tag' argument is NULL + * + * NOTMUCH_STATUS_TAG_TOO_LONG: The length of 'tag' is longer than + * too long (exceeds NOTMUCH_TAG_MAX) + */ +notmuch_status_t +notmuch_message_add_tag (notmuch_message_t *message, const char *tag); + +/* Remove a tag from the given message. + * + * Return value: + * + * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Tag successfully added to message + * + * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The 'tag' argument is NULL + * + * NOTMUCH_STATUS_TAG_TOO_LONG: The length of 'tag' is longer than + * too long (exceeds NOTMUCH_TAG_MAX) + */ +notmuch_status_t +notmuch_message_remove_tag (notmuch_message_t *message, const char *tag); + /* Destroy a notmuch_message_t object. * * It can be useful to call this function in the case of a single @@ -333,7 +529,7 @@ notmuch_message_get_tags (notmuch_message_t *message); void notmuch_message_destroy (notmuch_message_t *message); -/* Does the given notmuch_tags_t object contain any more results. +/* Does the given notmuch_tags_t object contain any more tags. * * When this function returns TRUE, notmuch_tags_get will return a * valid string. Whereas when this function returns FALSE, @@ -345,7 +541,7 @@ notmuch_message_destroy (notmuch_message_t *message); notmuch_bool_t notmuch_tags_has_more (notmuch_tags_t *tags); -/* Get the current result from 'tags' as a string. +/* Get the current tag from 'tags' as a string. * * Note: The returned string belongs to 'tags' and has a lifetime * identical to it (and the query to which it utlimately belongs). @@ -362,7 +558,7 @@ notmuch_tags_get (notmuch_tags_t *tags); * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_tags_t object. */ void -notmuch_tags_advance (notmuch_tags_t *results); +notmuch_tags_advance (notmuch_tags_t *tags); /* Destroy a notmuch_tags_t object. * @@ -373,6 +569,46 @@ notmuch_tags_advance (notmuch_tags_t *results); void notmuch_tags_destroy (notmuch_tags_t *tags); +/* Does the given notmuch_thread_ids_t object contain any more thread IDs. + * + * When this function returns TRUE, notmuch_thread_ids_get will return a + * valid string. Whereas when this function returns FALSE, + * notmuch_thread_ids_get will return NULL. + * + * See the documentation of notmuch_message_get_thread_ids for example code + * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_thread_ids_t object. + */ +notmuch_bool_t +notmuch_thread_ids_has_more (notmuch_thread_ids_t *thread_ids); + +/* Get the current thread ID from 'thread_ids' as a string. + * + * Note: The returned string belongs to 'thread_ids' and has a lifetime + * identical to it (and the query to which it utlimately belongs). + * + * See the documentation of notmuch_message_get_thread_ids for example code + * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_thread_ids_t object. + */ +const char * +notmuch_thread_ids_get (notmuch_thread_ids_t *thread_ids); + +/* Advance the 'thread_ids' iterator to the next tag. + * + * See the documentation of notmuch_message_get_thread_ids for example code + * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_thread_ids_t object. + */ +void +notmuch_thread_ids_advance (notmuch_thread_ids_t *thread_ids); + +/* Destroy a notmuch_thread_ids_t object. + * + * It's not strictly necessary to call this function. All memory from + * the notmuch_thread_ids_t object will be reclaimed when the containg + * message or query objects are destroyed. + */ +void +notmuch_thread_ids_destroy (notmuch_thread_ids_t *thread_ids); + NOTMUCH_END_DECLS #endif