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Diffstat (limited to 'lib')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/database.cc | 32 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/notmuch.h | 9 |
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. |