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-rw-r--r--lib/database.cc32
-rw-r--r--lib/notmuch.h9
2 files changed, 25 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/lib/database.cc b/lib/database.cc
index a3a7cd30..a47a71d5 100644
--- a/lib/database.cc
+++ b/lib/database.cc
@@ -903,28 +903,30 @@ notmuch_database_close (notmuch_database_t *notmuch)
{
notmuch_status_t status = NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
- try {
- if (notmuch->xapian_db != NULL &&
- notmuch->mode == NOTMUCH_DATABASE_MODE_READ_WRITE)
- (static_cast <Xapian::WritableDatabase *> (notmuch->xapian_db))->flush ();
- } catch (const Xapian::Error &error) {
- status = NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION;
- if (! notmuch->exception_reported) {
- fprintf (stderr, "Error: A Xapian exception occurred flushing database: %s\n",
- error.get_msg().c_str());
- }
- }
-
/* Many Xapian objects (and thus notmuch objects) hold references to
* the database, so merely deleting the database may not suffice to
* close it. Thus, we explicitly close it here. */
if (notmuch->xapian_db != NULL) {
try {
+ /* If there's an outstanding transaction, it's unclear if
+ * closing the Xapian database commits everything up to
+ * that transaction, or may discard committed (but
+ * unflushed) transactions. To be certain, explicitly
+ * cancel any outstanding transaction before closing. */
+ if (notmuch->mode == NOTMUCH_DATABASE_MODE_READ_WRITE &&
+ notmuch->atomic_nesting)
+ (static_cast <Xapian::WritableDatabase *> (notmuch->xapian_db))
+ ->cancel_transaction ();
+
+ /* Close the database. This implicitly flushes
+ * outstanding changes. */
notmuch->xapian_db->close();
} catch (const Xapian::Error &error) {
- /* don't clobber previous error status */
- if (status == NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS)
- status = NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION;
+ status = NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION;
+ if (! notmuch->exception_reported) {
+ fprintf (stderr, "Error: A Xapian exception occurred closing database: %s\n",
+ error.get_msg().c_str());
+ }
}
}
diff --git a/lib/notmuch.h b/lib/notmuch.h
index fe2340bb..dae04164 100644
--- a/lib/notmuch.h
+++ b/lib/notmuch.h
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ notmuch_database_open (const char *path,
notmuch_database_t **database);
/**
- * Close the given notmuch database.
+ * Commit changes and close the given notmuch database.
*
* After notmuch_database_close has been called, calls to other
* functions on objects derived from this database may either behave
@@ -292,6 +292,13 @@ notmuch_database_open (const char *path,
* notmuch_database_close can be called multiple times. Later calls
* have no effect.
*
+ * For writable databases, notmuch_database_close commits all changes
+ * to disk before closing the database. If the caller is currently in
+ * an atomic section (there was a notmuch_database_begin_atomic
+ * without a matching notmuch_database_end_atomic), this will discard
+ * changes made in that atomic section (but still commit changes made
+ * prior to entering the atomic section).
+ *
* Return value:
*
* NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Successfully closed the database.