* contained within 'path' can be added to the database by calling
* notmuch_database_add_message.
*
- * In case of any failure, this function returns NULL, (after printing
- * an error message on stderr).
+ * In case of any failure, this function returns an error status and
+ * sets *database to NULL (after printing an error message on stderr).
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Successfully created the database.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The given 'path' argument is NULL.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY: Out of memory.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_ERROR: An error occurred trying to create the
+ * database file (such as permission denied, or file not found,
+ * etc.), or the database already exists.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred.
*/
-notmuch_database_t *
-notmuch_database_create (const char *path);
+notmuch_status_t
+notmuch_database_create (const char *path, notmuch_database_t **database);
typedef enum {
NOTMUCH_DATABASE_MODE_READ_ONLY = 0,
NOTMUCH_DATABASE_MODE_READ_WRITE
} notmuch_database_mode_t;
-/* XXX: I think I'd like this to take an extra argument of
- * notmuch_status_t* for returning a status value on failure. */
-
/* Open an existing notmuch database located at 'path'.
*
* The database should have been created at some time in the past,
* The caller should call notmuch_database_destroy when finished with
* this database.
*
- * In case of any failure, this function returns NULL, (after printing
- * an error message on stderr).
+ * In case of any failure, this function returns an error status and
+ * sets *database to NULL (after printing an error message on stderr).
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Successfully opened the database.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The given 'path' argument is NULL.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY: Out of memory.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_ERROR: An error occurred trying to open the
+ * database file (such as permission denied, or file not found,
+ * etc.), or the database version is unknown.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred.
*/
-notmuch_database_t *
+notmuch_status_t
notmuch_database_open (const char *path,
- notmuch_database_mode_t mode);
+ notmuch_database_mode_t mode,
+ notmuch_database_t **database);
/* Close the given notmuch database.
*
* (see notmuch_database_get_path), or else should be an absolute path
* with initial components that match the path of 'database'.
*
- * Can return NULL if a Xapian exception occurs.
+ * Note: Currently this will create the directory object if it doesn't
+ * exist. In the future, when a directory object does not exist this
+ * will return NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS and set *directory to NULL.
+ * Callers should be prepared for this.
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Successfully retrieved directory.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER: The given 'directory' argument is NULL.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION: A Xapian exception occurred;
+ * directory not retrieved.
+ *
+ * NOTMUCH_STATUS_READ_ONLY_DATABASE: Database was opened in read-only
+ * mode so the directory cannot be created (this case will be
+ * removed in the future).
*/
-notmuch_directory_t *
+notmuch_status_t
notmuch_database_get_directory (notmuch_database_t *database,
- const char *path);
+ const char *path,
+ notmuch_directory_t **directory);
/* Add a new message to the given notmuch database or associate an
* additional filename with an existing message.