* [PATCH] lib: document config metadata
@ 2016-06-04 22:17 David Bremner
2016-06-05 15:44 ` Tomi Ollila
2016-06-07 10:56 ` David Bremner
0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: David Bremner @ 2016-06-04 22:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: notmuch
This probably should have been part of 3458e3c89c, but I missed it.
---
lib/database.cc | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lib/database.cc b/lib/database.cc
index 9630000..ecf576f 100644
--- a/lib/database.cc
+++ b/lib/database.cc
@@ -185,6 +185,14 @@ typedef struct {
* generated is 1 and the value will be
* incremented for each thread ID.
*
+ * C* metadata keys starting with C indicate
+ * configuration data. It can be managed with the
+ * n_database_*config* API. There is a convention
+ * of hierarchical keys separated by '.' (e.g.
+ * query.notmuch stores the value for the named
+ * query 'notmuch'), but it is not enforced by the
+ * API.
+ *
* Obsolete metadata
* -----------------
*
--
2.8.1
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2016-06-04 22:17 [PATCH] lib: document config metadata David Bremner
@ 2016-06-05 15:44 ` Tomi Ollila
2016-06-07 10:56 ` David Bremner
1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Tomi Ollila @ 2016-06-05 15:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Bremner, notmuch
On Sun, Jun 05 2016, David Bremner <david@tethera.net> wrote:
> This probably should have been part of 3458e3c89c, but I missed it.
> ---
> lib/database.cc | 8 ++++++++
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/lib/database.cc b/lib/database.cc
> index 9630000..ecf576f 100644
> --- a/lib/database.cc
> +++ b/lib/database.cc
> @@ -185,6 +185,14 @@ typedef struct {
> * generated is 1 and the value will be
> * incremented for each thread ID.
> *
> + * C* metadata keys starting with C indicate
> + * configuration data. It can be managed with the
> + * n_database_*config* API. There is a convention
> + * of hierarchical keys separated by '.' (e.g.
tabs vs spaces... which wins???!!!
> + * query.notmuch stores the value for the named
> + * query 'notmuch'), but it is not enforced by the
> + * API.
> + *
> * Obsolete metadata
> * -----------------
> *
> --
> 2.8.1
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2016-06-04 22:17 [PATCH] lib: document config metadata David Bremner
2016-06-05 15:44 ` Tomi Ollila
@ 2016-06-07 10:56 ` David Bremner
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From: David Bremner @ 2016-06-07 10:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: notmuch
David Bremner <david@tethera.net> writes:
> This probably should have been part of 3458e3c89c, but I missed it.
> ---
> lib/database.cc | 8 ++++++++
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
pushed, with spaces converted to tabs, thanks to M-x tabify
d
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