Calling notmuch_database_reopen is needed to refresh the database contents when the database on disk was modified by another notmuch_database_t instance, for example in a different thread. --- lib/database.cc | 17 +++++++++++++++++ lib/notmuch.h | 8 ++++++++ 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+) diff --git a/lib/database.cc b/lib/database.cc index 1b680ab..f27d57f 100644 --- a/lib/database.cc +++ b/lib/database.cc @@ -763,6 +763,23 @@ notmuch_database_flush(notmuch_database_t *notmuch) return status; } +notmuch_status_t +notmuch_database_reopen(notmuch_database_t *notmuch) +{ + notmuch_status_t status = NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS; + + try { + if (notmuch->xapian_db != NULL) + (notmuch->xapian_db)->reopen (); + } catch (const Xapian::Error &error) { + fprintf(stderr, "A Xapian exception occured reopening the database: %s\n", + error.get_msg().c_str()); + status = NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION; + } + + return status; +} + void notmuch_database_close (notmuch_database_t *notmuch) { diff --git a/lib/notmuch.h b/lib/notmuch.h index aef5c56..51d6a9a 100644 --- a/lib/notmuch.h +++ b/lib/notmuch.h @@ -205,6 +205,14 @@ notmuch_database_open (const char *path, notmuch_status_t notmuch_database_flush (notmuch_database_t *database); +/* Refresh the database contents to the latest version. + * + * This is needed only if another instance of notmuch_database_t has + * modified the database contents on disk. + */ +notmuch_status_t +notmuch_database_reopen (notmuch_database_t *database); + /* Close the given notmuch database. * * After notmuch_database_close has been called, calls to other -- 1.7.11.7