"""
self._assert_db_is_initialized()
status = Database._upgrade(self._db, None, None)
- #TODO: catch exceptions, document return values and etc
+ # TODO: catch exceptions, document return values and etc
return status
_begin_atomic = nmlib.notmuch_database_begin_atomic
_config_list_destroy.argtypes = [NotmuchConfigListP]
_config_list_destroy.restype = None
- def get_config_list(self, prefix):
+ def get_config_list(self, prefix=''):
"""Return a list of key, value pairs where the start of key matches the
given prefix
Note that only config values that are stored in the database are
- searched and returned. The config file is not read.
+ searched and returned. The config file is not read. If no `prefix` is
+ given all config values are returned.
+
+ This could be used to get all config values or all named queries into a
+ dict for example::
+
+ config = {k: v for k, v in db.get_config_list()}
+ queries = {k[6:]: v for k, v in db.get_config_list('query.')}
:param prefix: a string by which the keys should be selected
:type prefix: str