[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
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@@ -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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