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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/notmuch.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/notmuch.h | 26 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/notmuch.h b/lib/notmuch.h index 7d9e0921..44b0c460 100644 --- a/lib/notmuch.h +++ b/lib/notmuch.h @@ -151,9 +151,6 @@ typedef enum { 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, @@ -168,12 +165,27 @@ typedef enum { * 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. * |