From: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 02:16:40 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: python: add notmuch.Database.status_string()
X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=8881a61fe7a1956534b89cd1f79984793ff694fe;p=notmuch.git

python: add notmuch.Database.status_string()

This gives some additional access to debugging information when using
the python bindings.

Signed-off-by: Justus Winter <4winter@informatik.uni-hamburg.de>
---

diff --git a/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py b/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py
index 5b58e099..f7d04bf4 100644
--- a/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py
+++ b/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py
@@ -575,6 +575,22 @@ class Database(object):
         """
         return Query(self, querystring)
 
+    """notmuch_database_status_string"""
+    _status_string = nmlib.notmuch_database_status_string
+    _status_string.argtypes = [NotmuchDatabaseP]
+    _status_string.restype = c_char_p
+
+    def status_string(self):
+        """Returns the status string of the database
+
+        This is sometimes used for additional error reporting
+        """
+        self._assert_db_is_initialized()
+        s = Database._status_string(self._db)
+        if s:
+            return s.decode('utf-8', 'ignore')
+        return s
+
     def __repr__(self):
         return "'Notmuch DB " + self.get_path() + "'"