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Diffstat (limited to 'bindings/python/notmuch/database.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | bindings/python/notmuch/database.py | 16 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py b/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py index ebb8f209..a054be76 100644 --- a/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py +++ b/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py @@ -504,12 +504,6 @@ class Database(object): def find_message_by_filename(self, filename): """Find a message with the given filename - .. warning:: - - This call needs a writeable database in - :attr:`Database.MODE`.READ_WRITE mode. The underlying library will - exit the program if this method is used on a read-only database! - :returns: If the database contains a message with the given filename, then a class:`Message:` is returned. This function returns None if no message is found with the given @@ -525,9 +519,19 @@ class Database(object): retry. :raises: :exc:`NotInitializedError` if the database was not intitialized. + :raises: :exc:`ReadOnlyDatabaseError` if the database has not been + opened in read-write mode *Added in notmuch 0.9*""" self._assert_db_is_initialized() + + # work around libnotmuch calling exit(3), see + # id:20120221002921.8534.57091@thinkbox.jade-hamburg.de + # TODO: remove once this issue is resolved + if self.mode != Database.MODE.READ_WRITE: + raise ReadOnlyDatabaseError('The database has to be opened in ' + 'read-write mode for get_directory') + msg_p = NotmuchMessageP() status = Database._find_message_by_filename(self._db, _str(filename), byref(msg_p)) |