Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/3] lib/cli/emacs: limit number of messages in search results

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+From: Jani Nikula <jani@nikula.org>\r
+To: David Bremner <david@tethera.net>, notmuch@notmuchmail.org\r
+Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/3] lib/cli/emacs: limit number of messages in\r
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+On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:30:56 -0300, David Bremner <david@tethera.net> wrote:\r
+> Is just because it add a function to the library that you think this\r
+> might be problematic?  I don't think we are super-dogmatic about the\r
+> library never growing.  When notmuch started, there were no bindings, so\r
+> in retrospect maybe more functionality went into the CLI than might\r
+> happen if we started from scratch. If I remember Carl's statement\r
+> correctly, one rule is that stuff in the library should not require\r
+> configuration.\r
+\r
+Hi, thanks, that's encouraging. It's mostly that, based on past\r
+experience, I'm hesitant about extending a library interface. Once you\r
+get users, you have to live with it. So you want to get it right.\r
+\r
+Having said that, I think in this v2 of the set, the library interface\r
+for notmuch_query_count_threads() is sane and complimentary to the\r
+existing notmuch_query_count_messages(). (Also quoting IRC: "<amdragon>\r
+j4ni: Yes, the interface seems totally reasonable.") Later on, someone\r
+might come up with a better implementation, but for now it's already\r
+much better than having to iterate and construct the threads.\r
+\r
+I'll prepare a v3 with some tests and polish.\r
+\r
+BR,\r
+Jani.\r