[PATCH 1/5] NEWS: mention message properties API, dump/restore

David Bremner david at tethera.net
Sun Sep 25 04:36:52 PDT 2016


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 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
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-- 
2.9.3



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