From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 932906DE09FB for ; Sun, 25 Sep 2016 04:37:02 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at cworth.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.007 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.007 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.004, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.01] autolearn=disabled Received: from arlo.cworth.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (arlo.cworth.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id ywyuO2cZW3sn for ; Sun, 25 Sep 2016 04:37:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fethera.tethera.net (fethera.tethera.net [198.245.60.197]) by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 049166DE0999 for ; Sun, 25 Sep 2016 04:37:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from remotemail by fethera.tethera.net with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bo7jl-0003LQ-U0; Sun, 25 Sep 2016 07:36:49 -0400 Received: (nullmailer pid 21982 invoked by uid 1000); Sun, 25 Sep 2016 11:36:58 -0000 From: David Bremner To: David Bremner , notmuch@notmuchmail.org Subject: [PATCH 1/5] NEWS: mention message properties API, dump/restore Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2016 08:36:52 -0300 Message-Id: <20160925113656.21928-1-david@tethera.net> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.9.3 In-Reply-To: <20160925011925.21668-1-david@tethera.net> References: <20160925011925.21668-1-david@tethera.net> X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2016 11:37:02 -0000 --- NEWS | 19 +++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 0fd6d72..a5d313d 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ Support for named queries `query:name` format. The expansion of these queries is stored in the database and they can be used from any notmuch client. +Library +------- + +Message property API + + libnotmuch now supports the attachment of arbitrary key-value pairs + to messages. These can be used by various tools to manage their + private data without polluting the user tag space. They also support + iteration of values with the same key or same key prefix. + CLI --- @@ -30,12 +40,13 @@ Support for compile time options config. Initial keys in this group are `compact`, `field_processor`, and `retry_lock`. -Dump/Restore support for configuration information +Dump/Restore support for configuration information and properties Any configuration information stored in the database (initially just - named queries) is dumped and restored. Any new information in the - dump format is prefixed by '#' to allow existing scripts to ignore - it. + named queries) is dumped and restored. Similarly any properties + attached to messages are also dumped and restored. Any new + information in the dump format is prefixed by '#' to allow existing + scripts to ignore it. Emacs ----- -- 2.9.3