1 /* notmuch - Not much of an email library, (just index and search)
3 * Copyright © 2009 Carl Worth
5 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
6 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
7 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
8 * (at your option) any later version.
10 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
13 * GNU General Public License for more details.
15 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
16 * along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ .
18 * Author: Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org>
25 # define NOTMUCH_BEGIN_DECLS extern "C" {
26 # define NOTMUCH_END_DECLS }
28 # define NOTMUCH_BEGIN_DECLS
29 # define NOTMUCH_END_DECLS
44 typedef int notmuch_bool_t;
46 /* Status codes used for the return values of most functions.
48 * A zero value (NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) indicates that the function
49 * completed without error. Any other value indicates an error as
52 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: No error occurred.
54 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY: Out of memory
56 * XXX: We don't really want to expose this lame XAPIAN_EXCEPTION
57 * value. Instead we should map to things like DATABASE_LOCKED or
60 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: An attempt was made to write to
61 * a database opened in read-only mode.
63 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred
65 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_ERROR: An error occurred trying to read or
66 * write to a file (this could be file not found, permission
69 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_NOT_EMAIL: A file was presented that doesn't
70 * appear to be an email message.
72 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_DUPLICATE_MESSAGE_ID: A file contains a message ID
73 * that is identical to a message already in the database.
75 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The user erroneously passed a NULL
76 * pointer to a notmuch function.
78 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_TAG_TOO_LONG: A tag value is too long (exceeds
81 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_UNBALANCED_FREEZE_THAW: The notmuch_message_thaw
82 * function has been called more times than notmuch_message_freeze.
84 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_UNBALANCED_ATOMIC: notmuch_database_end_atomic has
85 * been called more times than notmuch_database_begin_atomic.
89 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_LAST_STATUS: Not an actual status value. Just a way
90 * to find out how many valid status values there are.
92 typedef enum _notmuch_status {
93 NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS = 0,
94 NOTMUCH_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY,
95 NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE,
96 NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION,
97 NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_ERROR,
98 NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_NOT_EMAIL,
99 NOTMUCH_STATUS_DUPLICATE_MESSAGE_ID,
100 NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER,
101 NOTMUCH_STATUS_TAG_TOO_LONG,
102 NOTMUCH_STATUS_UNBALANCED_FREEZE_THAW,
103 NOTMUCH_STATUS_UNBALANCED_ATOMIC,
105 NOTMUCH_STATUS_LAST_STATUS
108 /* Get a string representation of a notmuch_status_t value.
110 * The result is read-only.
113 notmuch_status_to_string (notmuch_status_t status);
115 /* Various opaque data types. For each notmuch_<foo>_t see the various
116 * notmuch_<foo> functions below. */
117 typedef struct _notmuch_database notmuch_database_t;
118 typedef struct _notmuch_query notmuch_query_t;
119 typedef struct _notmuch_threads notmuch_threads_t;
120 typedef struct _notmuch_thread notmuch_thread_t;
121 typedef struct _notmuch_messages notmuch_messages_t;
122 typedef struct _notmuch_message notmuch_message_t;
123 typedef struct _notmuch_tags notmuch_tags_t;
124 typedef struct _notmuch_directory notmuch_directory_t;
125 typedef struct _notmuch_filenames notmuch_filenames_t;
127 /* Create a new, empty notmuch database located at 'path'.
129 * The path should be a top-level directory to a collection of
130 * plain-text email messages (one message per file). This call will
131 * create a new ".notmuch" directory within 'path' where notmuch will
134 * After a successful call to notmuch_database_create, the returned
135 * database will be open so the caller should call
136 * notmuch_database_destroy when finished with it.
138 * The database will not yet have any data in it
139 * (notmuch_database_create itself is a very cheap function). Messages
140 * contained within 'path' can be added to the database by calling
141 * notmuch_database_add_message.
143 * In case of any failure, this function returns an error status and
144 * sets *database to NULL (after printing an error message on stderr).
148 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Successfully created the database.
150 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The given 'path' argument is NULL.
152 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY: Out of memory.
154 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_ERROR: An error occurred trying to create the
155 * database file (such as permission denied, or file not found,
156 * etc.), or the database already exists.
158 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred.
161 notmuch_database_create (const char *path, notmuch_database_t **database);
164 NOTMUCH_DATABASE_MODE_READ_ONLY = 0,
165 NOTMUCH_DATABASE_MODE_READ_WRITE
166 } notmuch_database_mode_t;
168 /* Open an existing notmuch database located at 'path'.
170 * The database should have been created at some time in the past,
171 * (not necessarily by this process), by calling
172 * notmuch_database_create with 'path'. By default the database should be
173 * opened for reading only. In order to write to the database you need to
174 * pass the NOTMUCH_DATABASE_MODE_READ_WRITE mode.
176 * An existing notmuch database can be identified by the presence of a
177 * directory named ".notmuch" below 'path'.
179 * The caller should call notmuch_database_destroy when finished with
182 * In case of any failure, this function returns an error status and
183 * sets *database to NULL (after printing an error message on stderr).
187 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Successfully opened the database.
189 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The given 'path' argument is NULL.
191 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY: Out of memory.
193 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_ERROR: An error occurred trying to open the
194 * database file (such as permission denied, or file not found,
195 * etc.), or the database version is unknown.
197 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred.
200 notmuch_database_open (const char *path,
201 notmuch_database_mode_t mode,
202 notmuch_database_t **database);
204 /* Close the given notmuch database.
206 * After notmuch_database_close has been called, calls to other
207 * functions on objects derived from this database may either behave
208 * as if the database had not been closed (e.g., if the required data
209 * has been cached) or may fail with a
210 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION.
212 * notmuch_database_close can be called multiple times. Later calls
216 notmuch_database_close (notmuch_database_t *database);
218 /* Destroy the notmuch database, closing it if necessary and freeing
219 * all associated resources. */
221 notmuch_database_destroy (notmuch_database_t *database);
223 /* Return the database path of the given database.
225 * The return value is a string owned by notmuch so should not be
226 * modified nor freed by the caller. */
228 notmuch_database_get_path (notmuch_database_t *database);
230 /* Return the database format version of the given database. */
232 notmuch_database_get_version (notmuch_database_t *database);
234 /* Does this database need to be upgraded before writing to it?
236 * If this function returns TRUE then no functions that modify the
237 * database (notmuch_database_add_message, notmuch_message_add_tag,
238 * notmuch_directory_set_mtime, etc.) will work unless the function
239 * notmuch_database_upgrade is called successfully first. */
241 notmuch_database_needs_upgrade (notmuch_database_t *database);
243 /* Upgrade the current database.
245 * After opening a database in read-write mode, the client should
246 * check if an upgrade is needed (notmuch_database_needs_upgrade) and
247 * if so, upgrade with this function before making any modifications.
249 * The optional progress_notify callback can be used by the caller to
250 * provide progress indication to the user. If non-NULL it will be
251 * called periodically with 'progress' as a floating-point value in
252 * the range of [0.0 .. 1.0] indicating the progress made so far in
253 * the upgrade process.
256 notmuch_database_upgrade (notmuch_database_t *database,
257 void (*progress_notify) (void *closure,
261 /* Begin an atomic database operation.
263 * Any modifications performed between a successful begin and a
264 * notmuch_database_end_atomic will be applied to the database
265 * atomically. Note that, unlike a typical database transaction, this
266 * only ensures atomicity, not durability; neither begin nor end
267 * necessarily flush modifications to disk.
269 * Atomic sections may be nested. begin_atomic and end_atomic must
270 * always be called in pairs.
274 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Successfully entered atomic section.
276 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred;
277 * atomic section not entered.
280 notmuch_database_begin_atomic (notmuch_database_t *notmuch);
282 /* Indicate the end of an atomic database operation.
286 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Successfully completed atomic section.
288 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred;
289 * atomic section not ended.
291 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_UNBALANCED_ATOMIC: The database is not currently in
295 notmuch_database_end_atomic (notmuch_database_t *notmuch);
297 /* Retrieve a directory object from the database for 'path'.
299 * Here, 'path' should be a path relative to the path of 'database'
300 * (see notmuch_database_get_path), or else should be an absolute path
301 * with initial components that match the path of 'database'.
303 * If this directory object does not exist in the database, this
304 * returns NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS and sets *directory to NULL.
308 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Successfully retrieved directory.
310 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The given 'directory' argument is NULL.
312 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred;
313 * directory not retrieved.
316 notmuch_database_get_directory (notmuch_database_t *database,
318 notmuch_directory_t **directory);
320 /* Add a new message to the given notmuch database or associate an
321 * additional filename with an existing message.
323 * Here, 'filename' should be a path relative to the path of
324 * 'database' (see notmuch_database_get_path), or else should be an
325 * absolute filename with initial components that match the path of
328 * The file should be a single mail message (not a multi-message mbox)
329 * that is expected to remain at its current location, (since the
330 * notmuch database will reference the filename, and will not copy the
331 * entire contents of the file.
333 * If another message with the same message ID already exists in the
334 * database, rather than creating a new message, this adds 'filename'
335 * to the list of the filenames for the existing message.
337 * If 'message' is not NULL, then, on successful return
338 * (NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS or NOTMUCH_STATUS_DUPLICATE_MESSAGE_ID) '*message'
339 * will be initialized to a message object that can be used for things
340 * such as adding tags to the just-added message. The user should call
341 * notmuch_message_destroy when done with the message. On any failure
342 * '*message' will be set to NULL.
346 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Message successfully added to database.
348 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred,
351 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_DUPLICATE_MESSAGE_ID: Message has the same message
352 * ID as another message already in the database. The new
353 * filename was successfully added to the message in the database
354 * (if not already present) and the existing message is returned.
356 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_ERROR: an error occurred trying to open the
357 * file, (such as permission denied, or file not found,
358 * etc.). Nothing added to the database.
360 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_NOT_EMAIL: the contents of filename don't look
361 * like an email message. Nothing added to the database.
363 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: Database was opened in read-only
364 * mode so no message can be added.
367 notmuch_database_add_message (notmuch_database_t *database,
368 const char *filename,
369 notmuch_message_t **message);
371 /* Remove a message filename from the given notmuch database. If the
372 * message has no more filenames, remove the message.
374 * If the same message (as determined by the message ID) is still
375 * available via other filenames, then the message will persist in the
376 * database for those filenames. When the last filename is removed for
377 * a particular message, the database content for that message will be
382 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: The last filename was removed and the
383 * message was removed from the database.
385 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred,
386 * message not removed.
388 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_DUPLICATE_MESSAGE_ID: This filename was removed but
389 * the message persists in the database with at least one other
392 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: Database was opened in read-only
393 * mode so no message can be removed.
396 notmuch_database_remove_message (notmuch_database_t *database,
397 const char *filename);
399 /* Find a message with the given message_id.
401 * If a message with the given message_id is found then, on successful return
402 * (NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) '*message' will be initialized to a message
403 * object. The caller should call notmuch_message_destroy when done with the
406 * On any failure or when the message is not found, this function initializes
407 * '*message' to NULL. This means, when NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS is returned, the
408 * caller is supposed to check '*message' for NULL to find out whether the
409 * message with the given message_id was found.
413 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Successful return, check '*message'.
415 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The given 'message' argument is NULL
417 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY: Out of memory, creating message object
419 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred
422 notmuch_database_find_message (notmuch_database_t *database,
423 const char *message_id,
424 notmuch_message_t **message);
426 /* Find a message with the given filename.
428 * If the database contains a message with the given filename then, on
429 * successful return (NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) '*message' will be initialized to
430 * a message object. The caller should call notmuch_message_destroy when done
433 * On any failure or when the message is not found, this function initializes
434 * '*message' to NULL. This means, when NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS is returned, the
435 * caller is supposed to check '*message' for NULL to find out whether the
436 * message with the given filename is found.
440 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Successful return, check '*message'
442 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The given 'message' argument is NULL
444 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY: Out of memory, creating the message object
446 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred
449 notmuch_database_find_message_by_filename (notmuch_database_t *notmuch,
450 const char *filename,
451 notmuch_message_t **message);
453 /* Return a list of all tags found in the database.
455 * This function creates a list of all tags found in the database. The
456 * resulting list contains all tags from all messages found in the database.
458 * On error this function returns NULL.
461 notmuch_database_get_all_tags (notmuch_database_t *db);
463 /* Create a new query for 'database'.
465 * Here, 'database' should be an open database, (see
466 * notmuch_database_open and notmuch_database_create).
468 * For the query string, we'll document the syntax here more
469 * completely in the future, but it's likely to be a specialized
470 * version of the general Xapian query syntax:
472 * http://xapian.org/docs/queryparser.html
474 * As a special case, passing either a length-zero string, (that is ""),
475 * or a string consisting of a single asterisk (that is "*"), will
476 * result in a query that returns all messages in the database.
478 * See notmuch_query_set_sort for controlling the order of results.
479 * See notmuch_query_search_messages and notmuch_query_search_threads
480 * to actually execute the query.
482 * User should call notmuch_query_destroy when finished with this
485 * Will return NULL if insufficient memory is available.
488 notmuch_query_create (notmuch_database_t *database,
489 const char *query_string);
491 /* Sort values for notmuch_query_set_sort */
493 NOTMUCH_SORT_OLDEST_FIRST,
494 NOTMUCH_SORT_NEWEST_FIRST,
495 NOTMUCH_SORT_MESSAGE_ID,
496 NOTMUCH_SORT_UNSORTED
499 /* Return the query_string of this query. See notmuch_query_create. */
501 notmuch_query_get_query_string (notmuch_query_t *query);
503 /* Exclude values for notmuch_query_set_omit_excluded. The strange
504 * order is to maintain backward compatibility: the old FALSE/TRUE
505 * options correspond to the new
506 * NOTMUCH_EXCLUDE_FLAG/NOTMUCH_EXCLUDE_TRUE options.
509 NOTMUCH_EXCLUDE_FLAG,
510 NOTMUCH_EXCLUDE_TRUE,
511 NOTMUCH_EXCLUDE_FALSE,
515 /* Specify whether to omit excluded results or simply flag them. By
516 * default, this is set to TRUE.
518 * If set to TRUE or ALL, notmuch_query_search_messages will omit excluded
519 * messages from the results, and notmuch_query_search_threads will omit
520 * threads that match only in excluded messages. If set to TRUE,
521 * notmuch_query_search_threads will include all messages in threads that
522 * match in at least one non-excluded message. Otherwise, if set to ALL,
523 * notmuch_query_search_threads will omit excluded messages from all threads.
525 * If set to FALSE or FLAG then both notmuch_query_search_messages and
526 * notmuch_query_search_threads will return all matching
527 * messages/threads regardless of exclude status. If set to FLAG then
528 * the exclude flag will be set for any excluded message that is
529 * returned by notmuch_query_search_messages, and the thread counts
530 * for threads returned by notmuch_query_search_threads will be the
531 * number of non-excluded messages/matches. Otherwise, if set to
532 * FALSE, then the exclude status is completely ignored.
534 * The performance difference when calling
535 * notmuch_query_search_messages should be relatively small (and both
536 * should be very fast). However, in some cases,
537 * notmuch_query_search_threads is very much faster when omitting
538 * excluded messages as it does not need to construct the threads that
539 * only match in excluded messages.
542 notmuch_query_set_omit_excluded (notmuch_query_t *query,
543 notmuch_exclude_t omit_excluded);
545 /* Specify the sorting desired for this query. */
547 notmuch_query_set_sort (notmuch_query_t *query, notmuch_sort_t sort);
549 /* Return the sort specified for this query. See notmuch_query_set_sort. */
551 notmuch_query_get_sort (notmuch_query_t *query);
553 /* Add a tag that will be excluded from the query results by default.
554 * This exclusion will be overridden if this tag appears explicitly in
557 notmuch_query_add_tag_exclude (notmuch_query_t *query, const char *tag);
559 /* Execute a query for threads, returning a notmuch_threads_t object
560 * which can be used to iterate over the results. The returned threads
561 * object is owned by the query and as such, will only be valid until
562 * notmuch_query_destroy.
564 * Typical usage might be:
566 * notmuch_query_t *query;
567 * notmuch_threads_t *threads;
568 * notmuch_thread_t *thread;
570 * query = notmuch_query_create (database, query_string);
572 * for (threads = notmuch_query_search_threads (query);
573 * notmuch_threads_valid (threads);
574 * notmuch_threads_move_to_next (threads))
576 * thread = notmuch_threads_get (threads);
578 * notmuch_thread_destroy (thread);
581 * notmuch_query_destroy (query);
583 * Note: If you are finished with a thread before its containing
584 * query, you can call notmuch_thread_destroy to clean up some memory
585 * sooner (as in the above example). Otherwise, if your thread objects
586 * are long-lived, then you don't need to call notmuch_thread_destroy
587 * and all the memory will still be reclaimed when the query is
590 * Note that there's no explicit destructor needed for the
591 * notmuch_threads_t object. (For consistency, we do provide a
592 * notmuch_threads_destroy function, but there's no good reason
593 * to call it if the query is about to be destroyed).
595 * If a Xapian exception occurs this function will return NULL.
598 notmuch_query_search_threads (notmuch_query_t *query);
600 /* Execute a query for messages, returning a notmuch_messages_t object
601 * which can be used to iterate over the results. The returned
602 * messages object is owned by the query and as such, will only be
603 * valid until notmuch_query_destroy.
605 * Typical usage might be:
607 * notmuch_query_t *query;
608 * notmuch_messages_t *messages;
609 * notmuch_message_t *message;
611 * query = notmuch_query_create (database, query_string);
613 * for (messages = notmuch_query_search_messages (query);
614 * notmuch_messages_valid (messages);
615 * notmuch_messages_move_to_next (messages))
617 * message = notmuch_messages_get (messages);
619 * notmuch_message_destroy (message);
622 * notmuch_query_destroy (query);
624 * Note: If you are finished with a message before its containing
625 * query, you can call notmuch_message_destroy to clean up some memory
626 * sooner (as in the above example). Otherwise, if your message
627 * objects are long-lived, then you don't need to call
628 * notmuch_message_destroy and all the memory will still be reclaimed
629 * when the query is destroyed.
631 * Note that there's no explicit destructor needed for the
632 * notmuch_messages_t object. (For consistency, we do provide a
633 * notmuch_messages_destroy function, but there's no good
634 * reason to call it if the query is about to be destroyed).
636 * If a Xapian exception occurs this function will return NULL.
639 notmuch_query_search_messages (notmuch_query_t *query);
641 /* Destroy a notmuch_query_t along with any associated resources.
643 * This will in turn destroy any notmuch_threads_t and
644 * notmuch_messages_t objects generated by this query, (and in
645 * turn any notmuch_thread_t and notmuch_message_t objects generated
646 * from those results, etc.), if such objects haven't already been
650 notmuch_query_destroy (notmuch_query_t *query);
652 /* Is the given 'threads' iterator pointing at a valid thread.
654 * When this function returns TRUE, notmuch_threads_get will return a
655 * valid object. Whereas when this function returns FALSE,
656 * notmuch_threads_get will return NULL.
658 * See the documentation of notmuch_query_search_threads for example
659 * code showing how to iterate over a notmuch_threads_t object.
662 notmuch_threads_valid (notmuch_threads_t *threads);
664 /* Get the current thread from 'threads' as a notmuch_thread_t.
666 * Note: The returned thread belongs to 'threads' and has a lifetime
667 * identical to it (and the query to which it belongs).
669 * See the documentation of notmuch_query_search_threads for example
670 * code showing how to iterate over a notmuch_threads_t object.
672 * If an out-of-memory situation occurs, this function will return
676 notmuch_threads_get (notmuch_threads_t *threads);
678 /* Move the 'threads' iterator to the next thread.
680 * If 'threads' is already pointing at the last thread then the
681 * iterator will be moved to a point just beyond that last thread,
682 * (where notmuch_threads_valid will return FALSE and
683 * notmuch_threads_get will return NULL).
685 * See the documentation of notmuch_query_search_threads for example
686 * code showing how to iterate over a notmuch_threads_t object.
689 notmuch_threads_move_to_next (notmuch_threads_t *threads);
691 /* Destroy a notmuch_threads_t object.
693 * It's not strictly necessary to call this function. All memory from
694 * the notmuch_threads_t object will be reclaimed when the
695 * containing query object is destroyed.
698 notmuch_threads_destroy (notmuch_threads_t *threads);
700 /* Return an estimate of the number of messages matching a search
702 * This function performs a search and returns Xapian's best
703 * guess as to number of matching messages.
705 * If a Xapian exception occurs, this function may return 0 (after
706 * printing a message).
709 notmuch_query_count_messages (notmuch_query_t *query);
711 /* Return the number of threads matching a search.
713 * This function performs a search and returns the number of unique thread IDs
714 * in the matching messages. This is the same as number of threads matching a
717 * Note that this is a significantly heavier operation than
718 * notmuch_query_count_messages().
720 * If an error occurs, this function may return 0.
723 notmuch_query_count_threads (notmuch_query_t *query);
725 /* Get the thread ID of 'thread'.
727 * The returned string belongs to 'thread' and as such, should not be
728 * modified by the caller and will only be valid for as long as the
729 * thread is valid, (which is until notmuch_thread_destroy or until
730 * the query from which it derived is destroyed).
733 notmuch_thread_get_thread_id (notmuch_thread_t *thread);
735 /* Get the total number of messages in 'thread'.
737 * This count consists of all messages in the database belonging to
738 * this thread. Contrast with notmuch_thread_get_matched_messages() .
741 notmuch_thread_get_total_messages (notmuch_thread_t *thread);
743 /* Get a notmuch_messages_t iterator for the top-level messages in
744 * 'thread' in oldest-first order.
746 * This iterator will not necessarily iterate over all of the messages
747 * in the thread. It will only iterate over the messages in the thread
748 * which are not replies to other messages in the thread.
751 notmuch_thread_get_toplevel_messages (notmuch_thread_t *thread);
753 /* Get a notmuch_thread_t iterator for all messages in 'thread' in
754 * oldest-first order.
757 notmuch_thread_get_messages (notmuch_thread_t *thread);
759 /* Get the number of messages in 'thread' that matched the search.
761 * This count includes only the messages in this thread that were
762 * matched by the search from which the thread was created and were
763 * not excluded by any exclude tags passed in with the query (see
764 * notmuch_query_add_tag_exclude). Contrast with
765 * notmuch_thread_get_total_messages() .
768 notmuch_thread_get_matched_messages (notmuch_thread_t *thread);
770 /* Get the authors of 'thread'
772 * The returned string is a comma-separated list of the names of the
773 * authors of mail messages in the query results that belong to this
776 * The returned string belongs to 'thread' and as such, should not be
777 * modified by the caller and will only be valid for as long as the
778 * thread is valid, (which is until notmuch_thread_destroy or until
779 * the query from which it derived is destroyed).
782 notmuch_thread_get_authors (notmuch_thread_t *thread);
784 /* Get the subject of 'thread'
786 * The subject is taken from the first message (according to the query
787 * order---see notmuch_query_set_sort) in the query results that
788 * belongs to this thread.
790 * The returned string belongs to 'thread' and as such, should not be
791 * modified by the caller and will only be valid for as long as the
792 * thread is valid, (which is until notmuch_thread_destroy or until
793 * the query from which it derived is destroyed).
796 notmuch_thread_get_subject (notmuch_thread_t *thread);
798 /* Get the date of the oldest message in 'thread' as a time_t value.
801 notmuch_thread_get_oldest_date (notmuch_thread_t *thread);
803 /* Get the date of the newest message in 'thread' as a time_t value.
806 notmuch_thread_get_newest_date (notmuch_thread_t *thread);
808 /* Get the tags for 'thread', returning a notmuch_tags_t object which
809 * can be used to iterate over all tags.
811 * Note: In the Notmuch database, tags are stored on individual
812 * messages, not on threads. So the tags returned here will be all
813 * tags of the messages which matched the search and which belong to
816 * The tags object is owned by the thread and as such, will only be
817 * valid for as long as the thread is valid, (for example, until
818 * notmuch_thread_destroy or until the query from which it derived is
821 * Typical usage might be:
823 * notmuch_thread_t *thread;
824 * notmuch_tags_t *tags;
827 * thread = notmuch_threads_get (threads);
829 * for (tags = notmuch_thread_get_tags (thread);
830 * notmuch_tags_valid (tags);
831 * notmuch_result_move_to_next (tags))
833 * tag = notmuch_tags_get (tags);
837 * notmuch_thread_destroy (thread);
839 * Note that there's no explicit destructor needed for the
840 * notmuch_tags_t object. (For consistency, we do provide a
841 * notmuch_tags_destroy function, but there's no good reason to call
842 * it if the message is about to be destroyed).
845 notmuch_thread_get_tags (notmuch_thread_t *thread);
847 /* Destroy a notmuch_thread_t object. */
849 notmuch_thread_destroy (notmuch_thread_t *thread);
851 /* Is the given 'messages' iterator pointing at a valid message.
853 * When this function returns TRUE, notmuch_messages_get will return a
854 * valid object. Whereas when this function returns FALSE,
855 * notmuch_messages_get will return NULL.
857 * See the documentation of notmuch_query_search_messages for example
858 * code showing how to iterate over a notmuch_messages_t object.
861 notmuch_messages_valid (notmuch_messages_t *messages);
863 /* Get the current message from 'messages' as a notmuch_message_t.
865 * Note: The returned message belongs to 'messages' and has a lifetime
866 * identical to it (and the query to which it belongs).
868 * See the documentation of notmuch_query_search_messages for example
869 * code showing how to iterate over a notmuch_messages_t object.
871 * If an out-of-memory situation occurs, this function will return
875 notmuch_messages_get (notmuch_messages_t *messages);
877 /* Move the 'messages' iterator to the next message.
879 * If 'messages' is already pointing at the last message then the
880 * iterator will be moved to a point just beyond that last message,
881 * (where notmuch_messages_valid will return FALSE and
882 * notmuch_messages_get will return NULL).
884 * See the documentation of notmuch_query_search_messages for example
885 * code showing how to iterate over a notmuch_messages_t object.
888 notmuch_messages_move_to_next (notmuch_messages_t *messages);
890 /* Destroy a notmuch_messages_t object.
892 * It's not strictly necessary to call this function. All memory from
893 * the notmuch_messages_t object will be reclaimed when the containing
894 * query object is destroyed.
897 notmuch_messages_destroy (notmuch_messages_t *messages);
899 /* Return a list of tags from all messages.
901 * The resulting list is guaranteed not to contain duplicated tags.
903 * WARNING: You can no longer iterate over messages after calling this
904 * function, because the iterator will point at the end of the list.
905 * We do not have a function to reset the iterator yet and the only
906 * way how you can iterate over the list again is to recreate the
909 * The function returns NULL on error.
912 notmuch_messages_collect_tags (notmuch_messages_t *messages);
914 /* Get the message ID of 'message'.
916 * The returned string belongs to 'message' and as such, should not be
917 * modified by the caller and will only be valid for as long as the
918 * message is valid, (which is until the query from which it derived
921 * This function will not return NULL since Notmuch ensures that every
922 * message has a unique message ID, (Notmuch will generate an ID for a
923 * message if the original file does not contain one).
926 notmuch_message_get_message_id (notmuch_message_t *message);
928 /* Get the thread ID of 'message'.
930 * The returned string belongs to 'message' and as such, should not be
931 * modified by the caller and will only be valid for as long as the
932 * message is valid, (for example, until the user calls
933 * notmuch_message_destroy on 'message' or until a query from which it
934 * derived is destroyed).
936 * This function will not return NULL since Notmuch ensures that every
937 * message belongs to a single thread.
940 notmuch_message_get_thread_id (notmuch_message_t *message);
942 /* Get a notmuch_messages_t iterator for all of the replies to
945 * Note: This call only makes sense if 'message' was ultimately
946 * obtained from a notmuch_thread_t object, (such as by coming
947 * directly from the result of calling notmuch_thread_get_
948 * toplevel_messages or by any number of subsequent
949 * calls to notmuch_message_get_replies).
951 * If 'message' was obtained through some non-thread means, (such as
952 * by a call to notmuch_query_search_messages), then this function
955 * If there are no replies to 'message', this function will return
956 * NULL. (Note that notmuch_messages_valid will accept that NULL
957 * value as legitimate, and simply return FALSE for it.)
960 notmuch_message_get_replies (notmuch_message_t *message);
962 /* Get a filename for the email corresponding to 'message'.
964 * The returned filename is an absolute filename, (the initial
965 * component will match notmuch_database_get_path() ).
967 * The returned string belongs to the message so should not be
968 * modified or freed by the caller (nor should it be referenced after
969 * the message is destroyed).
971 * Note: If this message corresponds to multiple files in the mail
972 * store, (that is, multiple files contain identical message IDs),
973 * this function will arbitrarily return a single one of those
974 * filenames. See notmuch_message_get_filenames for returning the
975 * complete list of filenames.
978 notmuch_message_get_filename (notmuch_message_t *message);
980 /* Get all filenames for the email corresponding to 'message'.
982 * Returns a notmuch_filenames_t iterator listing all the filenames
983 * associated with 'message'. These files may not have identical
984 * content, but each will have the identical Message-ID.
986 * Each filename in the iterator is an absolute filename, (the initial
987 * component will match notmuch_database_get_path() ).
989 notmuch_filenames_t *
990 notmuch_message_get_filenames (notmuch_message_t *message);
993 typedef enum _notmuch_message_flag {
994 NOTMUCH_MESSAGE_FLAG_MATCH,
995 NOTMUCH_MESSAGE_FLAG_EXCLUDED
996 } notmuch_message_flag_t;
998 /* Get a value of a flag for the email corresponding to 'message'. */
1000 notmuch_message_get_flag (notmuch_message_t *message,
1001 notmuch_message_flag_t flag);
1003 /* Set a value of a flag for the email corresponding to 'message'. */
1005 notmuch_message_set_flag (notmuch_message_t *message,
1006 notmuch_message_flag_t flag, notmuch_bool_t value);
1008 /* Get the date of 'message' as a time_t value.
1010 * For the original textual representation of the Date header from the
1011 * message call notmuch_message_get_header() with a header value of
1014 notmuch_message_get_date (notmuch_message_t *message);
1016 /* Get the value of the specified header from 'message'.
1018 * Common headers are stored in the database when the message is
1019 * indexed and will be returned from the database. Other headers will
1020 * be read from the actual message file.
1022 * The header name is case insensitive.
1024 * The returned string belongs to the message so should not be
1025 * modified or freed by the caller (nor should it be referenced after
1026 * the message is destroyed).
1028 * Returns an empty string ("") if the message does not contain a
1029 * header line matching 'header'. Returns NULL if any error occurs.
1032 notmuch_message_get_header (notmuch_message_t *message, const char *header);
1034 /* Get the tags for 'message', returning a notmuch_tags_t object which
1035 * can be used to iterate over all tags.
1037 * The tags object is owned by the message and as such, will only be
1038 * valid for as long as the message is valid, (which is until the
1039 * query from which it derived is destroyed).
1041 * Typical usage might be:
1043 * notmuch_message_t *message;
1044 * notmuch_tags_t *tags;
1047 * message = notmuch_database_find_message (database, message_id);
1049 * for (tags = notmuch_message_get_tags (message);
1050 * notmuch_tags_valid (tags);
1051 * notmuch_result_move_to_next (tags))
1053 * tag = notmuch_tags_get (tags);
1057 * notmuch_message_destroy (message);
1059 * Note that there's no explicit destructor needed for the
1060 * notmuch_tags_t object. (For consistency, we do provide a
1061 * notmuch_tags_destroy function, but there's no good reason to call
1062 * it if the message is about to be destroyed).
1065 notmuch_message_get_tags (notmuch_message_t *message);
1067 /* The longest possible tag value. */
1068 #define NOTMUCH_TAG_MAX 200
1070 /* Add a tag to the given message.
1074 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Tag successfully added to message
1076 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The 'tag' argument is NULL
1078 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_TAG_TOO_LONG: The length of 'tag' is too long
1079 * (exceeds NOTMUCH_TAG_MAX)
1081 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: Database was opened in read-only
1082 * mode so message cannot be modified.
1085 notmuch_message_add_tag (notmuch_message_t *message, const char *tag);
1087 /* Remove a tag from the given message.
1091 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Tag successfully removed from message
1093 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The 'tag' argument is NULL
1095 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_TAG_TOO_LONG: The length of 'tag' is too long
1096 * (exceeds NOTMUCH_TAG_MAX)
1098 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: Database was opened in read-only
1099 * mode so message cannot be modified.
1102 notmuch_message_remove_tag (notmuch_message_t *message, const char *tag);
1104 /* Remove all tags from the given message.
1106 * See notmuch_message_freeze for an example showing how to safely
1107 * replace tag values.
1109 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: Database was opened in read-only
1110 * mode so message cannot be modified.
1113 notmuch_message_remove_all_tags (notmuch_message_t *message);
1115 /* Add/remove tags according to maildir flags in the message filename(s)
1117 * This function examines the filenames of 'message' for maildir
1118 * flags, and adds or removes tags on 'message' as follows when these
1119 * flags are present:
1121 * Flag Action if present
1122 * ---- -----------------
1123 * 'D' Adds the "draft" tag to the message
1124 * 'F' Adds the "flagged" tag to the message
1125 * 'P' Adds the "passed" tag to the message
1126 * 'R' Adds the "replied" tag to the message
1127 * 'S' Removes the "unread" tag from the message
1129 * For each flag that is not present, the opposite action (add/remove)
1130 * is performed for the corresponding tags.
1132 * Flags are identified as trailing components of the filename after a
1133 * sequence of ":2,".
1135 * If there are multiple filenames associated with this message, the
1136 * flag is considered present if it appears in one or more
1137 * filenames. (That is, the flags from the multiple filenames are
1138 * combined with the logical OR operator.)
1140 * A client can ensure that notmuch database tags remain synchronized
1141 * with maildir flags by calling this function after each call to
1142 * notmuch_database_add_message. See also
1143 * notmuch_message_tags_to_maildir_flags for synchronizing tag changes
1144 * back to maildir flags.
1147 notmuch_message_maildir_flags_to_tags (notmuch_message_t *message);
1149 /* Rename message filename(s) to encode tags as maildir flags
1151 * Specifically, for each filename corresponding to this message:
1153 * If the filename is not in a maildir directory, do nothing. (A
1154 * maildir directory is determined as a directory named "new" or
1155 * "cur".) Similarly, if the filename has invalid maildir info,
1156 * (repeated or outof-ASCII-order flag characters after ":2,"), then
1159 * If the filename is in a maildir directory, rename the file so that
1160 * its filename ends with the sequence ":2," followed by zero or more
1161 * of the following single-character flags (in ASCII order):
1163 * 'D' iff the message has the "draft" tag
1164 * 'F' iff the message has the "flagged" tag
1165 * 'P' iff the message has the "passed" tag
1166 * 'R' iff the message has the "replied" tag
1167 * 'S' iff the message does not have the "unread" tag
1169 * Any existing flags unmentioned in the list above will be preserved
1172 * Also, if this filename is in a directory named "new", rename it to
1173 * be within the neighboring directory named "cur".
1175 * A client can ensure that maildir filename flags remain synchronized
1176 * with notmuch database tags by calling this function after changing
1177 * tags, (after calls to notmuch_message_add_tag,
1178 * notmuch_message_remove_tag, or notmuch_message_freeze/
1179 * notmuch_message_thaw). See also notmuch_message_maildir_flags_to_tags
1180 * for synchronizing maildir flag changes back to tags.
1183 notmuch_message_tags_to_maildir_flags (notmuch_message_t *message);
1185 /* Freeze the current state of 'message' within the database.
1187 * This means that changes to the message state, (via
1188 * notmuch_message_add_tag, notmuch_message_remove_tag, and
1189 * notmuch_message_remove_all_tags), will not be committed to the
1190 * database until the message is thawed with notmuch_message_thaw.
1192 * Multiple calls to freeze/thaw are valid and these calls will
1193 * "stack". That is there must be as many calls to thaw as to freeze
1194 * before a message is actually thawed.
1196 * The ability to do freeze/thaw allows for safe transactions to
1197 * change tag values. For example, explicitly setting a message to
1198 * have a given set of tags might look like this:
1200 * notmuch_message_freeze (message);
1202 * notmuch_message_remove_all_tags (message);
1204 * for (i = 0; i < NUM_TAGS; i++)
1205 * notmuch_message_add_tag (message, tags[i]);
1207 * notmuch_message_thaw (message);
1209 * With freeze/thaw used like this, the message in the database is
1210 * guaranteed to have either the full set of original tag values, or
1211 * the full set of new tag values, but nothing in between.
1213 * Imagine the example above without freeze/thaw and the operation
1214 * somehow getting interrupted. This could result in the message being
1215 * left with no tags if the interruption happened after
1216 * notmuch_message_remove_all_tags but before notmuch_message_add_tag.
1220 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Message successfully frozen.
1222 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: Database was opened in read-only
1223 * mode so message cannot be modified.
1226 notmuch_message_freeze (notmuch_message_t *message);
1228 /* Thaw the current 'message', synchronizing any changes that may have
1229 * occurred while 'message' was frozen into the notmuch database.
1231 * See notmuch_message_freeze for an example of how to use this
1232 * function to safely provide tag changes.
1234 * Multiple calls to freeze/thaw are valid and these calls with
1235 * "stack". That is there must be as many calls to thaw as to freeze
1236 * before a message is actually thawed.
1240 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Message successfully thawed, (or at least
1241 * its frozen count has successfully been reduced by 1).
1243 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_UNBALANCED_FREEZE_THAW: An attempt was made to thaw
1244 * an unfrozen message. That is, there have been an unbalanced
1245 * number of calls to notmuch_message_freeze and
1246 * notmuch_message_thaw.
1249 notmuch_message_thaw (notmuch_message_t *message);
1251 /* Destroy a notmuch_message_t object.
1253 * It can be useful to call this function in the case of a single
1254 * query object with many messages in the result, (such as iterating
1255 * over the entire database). Otherwise, it's fine to never call this
1256 * function and there will still be no memory leaks. (The memory from
1257 * the messages get reclaimed when the containing query is destroyed.)
1260 notmuch_message_destroy (notmuch_message_t *message);
1262 /* Is the given 'tags' iterator pointing at a valid tag.
1264 * When this function returns TRUE, notmuch_tags_get will return a
1265 * valid string. Whereas when this function returns FALSE,
1266 * notmuch_tags_get will return NULL.
1268 * See the documentation of notmuch_message_get_tags for example code
1269 * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_tags_t object.
1272 notmuch_tags_valid (notmuch_tags_t *tags);
1274 /* Get the current tag from 'tags' as a string.
1276 * Note: The returned string belongs to 'tags' and has a lifetime
1277 * identical to it (and the query to which it ultimately belongs).
1279 * See the documentation of notmuch_message_get_tags for example code
1280 * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_tags_t object.
1283 notmuch_tags_get (notmuch_tags_t *tags);
1285 /* Move the 'tags' iterator to the next tag.
1287 * If 'tags' is already pointing at the last tag then the iterator
1288 * will be moved to a point just beyond that last tag, (where
1289 * notmuch_tags_valid will return FALSE and notmuch_tags_get will
1292 * See the documentation of notmuch_message_get_tags for example code
1293 * showing how to iterate over a notmuch_tags_t object.
1296 notmuch_tags_move_to_next (notmuch_tags_t *tags);
1298 /* Destroy a notmuch_tags_t object.
1300 * It's not strictly necessary to call this function. All memory from
1301 * the notmuch_tags_t object will be reclaimed when the containing
1302 * message or query objects are destroyed.
1305 notmuch_tags_destroy (notmuch_tags_t *tags);
1307 /* Store an mtime within the database for 'directory'.
1309 * The 'directory' should be an object retrieved from the database
1310 * with notmuch_database_get_directory for a particular path.
1312 * The intention is for the caller to use the mtime to allow efficient
1313 * identification of new messages to be added to the database. The
1314 * recommended usage is as follows:
1316 * o Read the mtime of a directory from the filesystem
1318 * o Call add_message for all mail files in the directory
1320 * o Call notmuch_directory_set_mtime with the mtime read from the
1323 * Then, when wanting to check for updates to the directory in the
1324 * future, the client can call notmuch_directory_get_mtime and know
1325 * that it only needs to add files if the mtime of the directory and
1326 * files are newer than the stored timestamp.
1328 * Note: The notmuch_directory_get_mtime function does not allow the
1329 * caller to distinguish a timestamp of 0 from a non-existent
1330 * timestamp. So don't store a timestamp of 0 unless you are
1331 * comfortable with that.
1335 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: mtime successfully stored in database.
1337 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception
1338 * occurred, mtime not stored.
1340 * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: Database was opened in read-only
1341 * mode so directory mtime cannot be modified.
1344 notmuch_directory_set_mtime (notmuch_directory_t *directory,
1347 /* Get the mtime of a directory, (as previously stored with
1348 * notmuch_directory_set_mtime).
1350 * Returns 0 if no mtime has previously been stored for this
1353 notmuch_directory_get_mtime (notmuch_directory_t *directory);
1355 /* Get a notmuch_filenames_t iterator listing all the filenames of
1356 * messages in the database within the given directory.
1358 * The returned filenames will be the basename-entries only (not
1359 * complete paths). */
1360 notmuch_filenames_t *
1361 notmuch_directory_get_child_files (notmuch_directory_t *directory);
1363 /* Get a notmuch_filenams_t iterator listing all the filenames of
1364 * sub-directories in the database within the given directory.
1366 * The returned filenames will be the basename-entries only (not
1367 * complete paths). */
1368 notmuch_filenames_t *
1369 notmuch_directory_get_child_directories (notmuch_directory_t *directory);
1371 /* Destroy a notmuch_directory_t object. */
1373 notmuch_directory_destroy (notmuch_directory_t *directory);
1375 /* Is the given 'filenames' iterator pointing at a valid filename.
1377 * When this function returns TRUE, notmuch_filenames_get will return
1378 * a valid string. Whereas when this function returns FALSE,
1379 * notmuch_filenames_get will return NULL.
1381 * It is acceptable to pass NULL for 'filenames', in which case this
1382 * function will always return FALSE.
1385 notmuch_filenames_valid (notmuch_filenames_t *filenames);
1387 /* Get the current filename from 'filenames' as a string.
1389 * Note: The returned string belongs to 'filenames' and has a lifetime
1390 * identical to it (and the directory to which it ultimately belongs).
1392 * It is acceptable to pass NULL for 'filenames', in which case this
1393 * function will always return NULL.
1396 notmuch_filenames_get (notmuch_filenames_t *filenames);
1398 /* Move the 'filenames' iterator to the next filename.
1400 * If 'filenames' is already pointing at the last filename then the
1401 * iterator will be moved to a point just beyond that last filename,
1402 * (where notmuch_filenames_valid will return FALSE and
1403 * notmuch_filenames_get will return NULL).
1405 * It is acceptable to pass NULL for 'filenames', in which case this
1406 * function will do nothing.
1409 notmuch_filenames_move_to_next (notmuch_filenames_t *filenames);
1411 /* Destroy a notmuch_filenames_t object.
1413 * It's not strictly necessary to call this function. All memory from
1414 * the notmuch_filenames_t object will be reclaimed when the
1415 * containing directory object is destroyed.
1417 * It is acceptable to pass NULL for 'filenames', in which case this
1418 * function will do nothing.
1421 notmuch_filenames_destroy (notmuch_filenames_t *filenames);