[PATCH] lib: update documentation for notmuch_database_get_directory

David Bremner david at tethera.net
Fri Jan 24 19:07:43 PST 2014


Clarify that using the directory after destroying the corresponding
database is not permitted.

This is implicit in the description of notmuch_database_destroy, but
it doesn't hurt to be explicit, and we do express similar "ownership"
relationships at other places in the docs.
---
 lib/notmuch.h | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/notmuch.h b/lib/notmuch.h
index 68896ae..3df1ade 100644
--- a/lib/notmuch.h
+++ b/lib/notmuch.h
@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@ notmuch_database_end_atomic (notmuch_database_t *notmuch);
  * If this directory object does not exist in the database, this
  * returns NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS and sets *directory to NULL.
  *
+ * Otherwise the returned directory object is owned by the database
+ * and as such, will only be valid until notmuch_database_destroy is
+ * called.
+ *
  * Return value:
  *
  * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Successfully retrieved directory.
-- 
1.8.5.2



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