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/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
/* camelFolder.c : Abstract class for an email folder */

/* 
 *
 * Author : 
 *  Bertrand Guiheneuf <bertrand@helixcode.com>
 *
 * Copyright 1999, 2000 HelixCode (http://www.helixcode.com) .
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or 
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as 
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
 * USA
 */
#include <config.h>
#include "camel-folder.h"
#include "camel-log.h"
#include "string-utils.h"

static GtkObjectClass *parent_class=NULL;

/* Returns the class for a CamelFolder */
#define CF_CLASS(so) CAMEL_FOLDER_CLASS (GTK_OBJECT(so)->klass)




static void _init_with_store (CamelFolder *folder, 
                  CamelStore *parent_store, 
                  CamelException *ex);
static void _finalize (GtkObject *object);


static void _open (CamelFolder *folder, 
           CamelFolderOpenMode mode, 
           CamelException *ex);
static void _close (CamelFolder *folder, 
            gboolean expunge, 
            CamelException *ex);

/* Async operations are not used for the moment */
static void _open_async (CamelFolder *folder, 
             CamelFolderOpenMode mode, 
             CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback, 
             gpointer user_data, 
             CamelException *ex);
static void _close_async (CamelFolder *folder, 
              gboolean expunge, 
              CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback, 
              gpointer user_data, 
              CamelException *ex);


static void _set_name (CamelFolder *folder, 
               const gchar *name, 
               CamelException *ex);
static const gchar *_get_name (CamelFolder *folder, 
                   CamelException *ex);
static const gchar *_get_full_name (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);
/*  static void _set_full_name (CamelFolder *folder, const gchar *name); */


static gboolean _can_hold_folders  (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);
static gboolean _can_hold_messages (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);
static gboolean _exists  (CamelFolder  *folder, CamelException *ex);
static gboolean _is_open (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);
static const GList *_list_permanent_flags (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);
static CamelFolderOpenMode _get_mode      (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);


static gboolean _create (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);
static gboolean _delete (CamelFolder *folder, gboolean recurse, CamelException *ex);


static GList *_list_subfolders  (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);
static CamelFolder *_get_subfolder (CamelFolder *folder, 
                 const gchar *folder_name, CamelException *ex);
static CamelFolder *_get_parent_folder (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);
static CamelStore * _get_parent_store  (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);


static gboolean _has_message_number_capability (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);
static CamelMimeMessage *_get_message_by_number (CamelFolder *folder, 
                         gint number, 
                         CamelException *ex);
static gint _get_message_count        (CamelFolder *folder, 
                       CamelException *ex);


static gboolean _delete_messages (CamelFolder *folder, 
                  CamelException *ex);
static GList * _expunge         (CamelFolder *folder, 
                  CamelException *ex);
static void _append_message  (CamelFolder *folder, 
                  CamelMimeMessage *message, 
                  CamelException *ex);
static void _copy_message_to (CamelFolder *folder, 
                  CamelMimeMessage *message, 
                  CamelFolder *dest_folder, 
                  CamelException *ex);


static GList            *_get_uid_list       (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);
static const gchar      *_get_message_uid    (CamelFolder *folder, 
                          CamelMimeMessage *message, 
                          CamelException *ex);
static CamelMimeMessage *_get_message_by_uid (CamelFolder *folder, 
                          const gchar *uid, 
                          CamelException *ex);




static void
camel_folder_class_init (CamelFolderClass *camel_folder_class)
{
    GtkObjectClass *gtk_object_class = GTK_OBJECT_CLASS (camel_folder_class);
    
    parent_class = gtk_type_class (gtk_object_get_type ());
    
    /* virtual method definition */
    camel_folder_class->init_with_store = _init_with_store;
    camel_folder_class->open = _open;
    camel_folder_class->open_async = _open_async;
    camel_folder_class->close = _close;
    camel_folder_class->close_async = _close_async;
    camel_folder_class->set_name = _set_name;
    camel_folder_class->get_name = _get_name;
    camel_folder_class->get_full_name = _get_full_name;
    camel_folder_class->can_hold_folders = _can_hold_folders;
    camel_folder_class->can_hold_messages = _can_hold_messages;
    camel_folder_class->exists = _exists;
    camel_folder_class->is_open = _is_open;
    camel_folder_class->get_subfolder = _get_subfolder;
    camel_folder_class->create = _create;
    camel_folder_class->delete = _delete;
    camel_folder_class->delete_messages = _delete_messages;
    camel_folder_class->get_parent_folder = _get_parent_folder;
    camel_folder_class->get_parent_store = _get_parent_store;
    camel_folder_class->get_mode = _get_mode;
    camel_folder_class->list_subfolders = _list_subfolders;
    camel_folder_class->expunge = _expunge;
    camel_folder_class->has_message_number_capability = _has_message_number_capability;
    camel_folder_class->get_message_by_number = _get_message_by_number;
    camel_folder_class->get_message_count = _get_message_count;
    camel_folder_class->append_message = _append_message;
    camel_folder_class->list_permanent_flags = _list_permanent_flags;
    camel_folder_class->copy_message_to = _copy_message_to;
    camel_folder_class->get_message_uid = _get_message_uid;
    camel_folder_class->get_message_by_uid = _get_message_by_uid;
    camel_folder_class->get_uid_list = _get_uid_list;

    /* virtual method overload */
    gtk_object_class->finalize = _finalize;
}







GtkType
camel_folder_get_type (void)
{
    static GtkType camel_folder_type = 0;
    
    if (!camel_folder_type) {
        GtkTypeInfo camel_folder_info = 
        {
            "CamelFolder",
            sizeof (CamelFolder),
            sizeof (CamelFolderClass),
            (GtkClassInitFunc) camel_folder_class_init,
            (GtkObjectInitFunc) NULL,
                /* reserved_1 */ NULL,
                /* reserved_2 */ NULL,
            (GtkClassInitFunc) NULL,
        };
        
        camel_folder_type = gtk_type_unique (gtk_object_get_type (), &camel_folder_info);
    }
    
    return camel_folder_type;
}


static void           
_finalize (GtkObject *object)
{
    CamelFolder *camel_folder = CAMEL_FOLDER (object);

    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelFolder::finalize\n");

    g_free (camel_folder->name);
    g_free (camel_folder->full_name);
    g_free (camel_folder->permanent_flags);

    GTK_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelFolder::finalize\n");
}


/**
 * _init_with_store: init the folder by setting its parent store.
 * @folder: folder object to initialize
 * @parent_store: parent store object of the folder
 * 
 * 
 **/
static void 
_init_with_store (CamelFolder *folder, CamelStore *parent_store, CamelException *ex)
{
    
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return;
    }

    if (!parent_store) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_INVALID_PARAM,
                     "parent_store parameter is NULL");
        return;
    }
    
    if (folder->parent_store) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_INVALID,
                     "folder already has a parent store");
        return;
    }
    
    folder->parent_store = parent_store;
    gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (parent_store));
    
    folder->open_mode = FOLDER_OPEN_UNKNOWN;
    folder->open_state = FOLDER_CLOSE;
    folder->name = NULL;
    folder->full_name = NULL;
}





static void
_open (CamelFolder *folder, 
       CamelFolderOpenMode mode, 
       CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return;
    }

    folder->open_state = FOLDER_OPEN;
    folder->open_mode = mode;
}




/**
 * camel_folder_open: Open a folder
 * @folder: The folder object
 * @mode: open mode (R/W/RW ?)
 * @ex: exception object
 *
 * Open a folder in a given mode.
 * 
 **/
void 
camel_folder_open (CamelFolder *folder, 
           CamelFolderOpenMode mode, 
           CamelException *ex)
{   
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return;
    }
    CF_CLASS(folder)->open (folder, mode, ex);
}






static void
_open_async (CamelFolder *folder, 
         CamelFolderOpenMode mode, 
         CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback, 
         gpointer user_data, 
         CamelException *ex)
{
    CAMEL_LOG_WARNING ("Calling CamelFolder::open_async directly. "
               "Should be overloaded\n");
}



/**
 * camel_folder_open: Open a folder
 * @folder: The folder object
 * @mode: open mode (R/W/RW ?)
 * @callback: function to call when the operation is over
 * @user_data: data to pass to the callback 
 * @ex: exception object
 *
 * Open a folder in a given mode. When the operation is over
 * the callback is called and the client program can determine
 * if the operation suceeded by examining the exception. 
 * 
 **/
void 
camel_folder_open_async (CamelFolder *folder, 
             CamelFolderOpenMode mode, 
             CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback, 
             gpointer user_data, 
             CamelException *ex)
{   
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return;
    }
    CF_CLASS(folder)->open_async (folder, mode, callback, user_data, ex);
}






static void
_close (CamelFolder *folder, 
    gboolean expunge, 
    CamelException *ex)
{   
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return;
    }
    folder->open_state = FOLDER_CLOSE;
}

/**
 * camel_folder_close: Close a folder.
 * @folder: The folder object
 * @expunge: if TRUE, the flagged message are deleted.
 * @ex: exception object
 *
 * Put a folder in its closed state, and possibly 
 * expunge the flagged messages. 
 * 
 **/
void 
camel_folder_close (CamelFolder *folder, 
            gboolean expunge, 
            CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return;
    }
    CF_CLASS(folder)->close (folder, expunge, ex);
}






static void
_close_async (CamelFolder *folder, 
          gboolean expunge, 
          CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback, 
          gpointer user_data, 
          CamelException *ex)
{   
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return;
    }
    CAMEL_LOG_WARNING ("Calling CamelFolder::close_async directly. "
               "Should be overloaded\n");
}

/**
 * camel_folder_close_async: Close a folder.
 * @folder: The folder object
 * @expunge: if TRUE, the flagged message are deleted.
 * @callback: function to call when the operation is over
 * @user_data: data to pass to the callback 
 * @ex: exception object
 *
 * Put a folder in its closed state, and possibly 
 * expunge the flagged messages. The callback is called 
 * when the operation is over and the client program can determine
 * if the operation suceeded by examining the exception. 
 * 
 **/
void 
camel_folder_close_async (CamelFolder *folder, 
              gboolean expunge, 
              CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback, 
              gpointer user_data, 
              CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return;
    }
    CF_CLASS(folder)->close_async (folder, expunge, callback, user_data, ex);
}





static void
_set_name (CamelFolder *folder, 
       const gchar *name, 
       CamelException *ex)
{
    gchar separator;
    gchar *full_name;
    const gchar *parent_full_name;
    
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return;
    }

    /* if the folder already has a name, free it */ 
    g_free (folder->name);
    g_free (folder->full_name);
    
    /* set those fields to NULL now, so that if an 
       exception occurs, they will be set anyway */
    folder->name = NULL;
    folder->full_name = NULL;

    if (!name) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_INVALID_PARAM,
                     "name parameter is NULL");
        return;
    }   

    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("CamelFolder::set_name, folder name is %s\n", name);

    
    if (!folder->parent_store) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_INVALID,
                     "folder has no parent store");
        return;
    }

    /* the set_name method is valid only on 
       close folders */

    if (camel_folder_is_open (folder, ex)) {
        if (camel_exception_get_id (ex)) return;
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_INVALID,
                     "CamelFolder::set_name is valid only on closed folders");
        return;     
    }
            
    separator = camel_store_get_separator (folder->parent_store, ex);
    if (camel_exception_get_id (ex)) return;

    camel_exception_clear (ex);
    if (folder->parent_folder) {
        parent_full_name = camel_folder_get_full_name (folder->parent_folder, ex);
        if (camel_exception_get_id (ex)) return;
        
        full_name = g_strdup_printf ("%s%c%s", parent_full_name, separator, name);      
    } else {
        full_name = g_strdup_printf ("%c%s", separator, name);
    }

    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("CamelFolder::set_name, folder full name set to %s\n", full_name);
    folder->name = g_strdup (name);
    folder->full_name = full_name;
    
}


/**
 * camel_folder_set_name:set the (short) name of the folder
 * @folder: folder
 * @name: new name of the folder
 * @ex: exception object
 **/
void
camel_folder_set_name (CamelFolder *folder, const gchar *name, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
    }

    CF_CLASS(folder)->set_name (folder, name, ex);
}





/* not used for the moment, I don't know if it it is
   a good idea or not to use it */
#if 0
static void
_set_full_name (CamelFolder *folder, const gchar *name, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return;
    }
    g_free(folder->full_name);
    folder->full_name = g_strdup (name);
}


/**
 * camel_folder_set_full_name:set the (full) name of the folder
 * @folder: folder
 * @name: new name of the folder
 * 
 * set the name of the folder. 
 * 
 **/
void 
camel_folder_set_full_name (CamelFolder *folder, const gchar *name, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return;
    }

    CF_CLASS(folder)->set_full_name (folder, name, ex);
}
#endif




static const gchar *
_get_name (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }
    return folder->name;
}


/**
 * camel_folder_get_name: get the (short) name of the folder
 * @folder: 
 * 
 * get the name of the folder. The fully qualified name
 * can be obtained with the get_full_ame method (not implemented)
 *
 * Return value: name of the folder
 **/
const gchar *
camel_folder_get_name (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    return CF_CLASS(folder)->get_name (folder, ex);
}



static const gchar *
_get_full_name (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    return folder->full_name;
}

/**
 * camel_folder_get_full_name:get the (full) name of the folder
 * @folder: folder to get the name 
 * 
 * get the name of the folder. 
 * 
 * Return value: full name of the folder
 **/
const gchar *
camel_folder_get_full_name (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    return CF_CLASS(folder)->get_full_name (folder, ex);
}


/**
 * _can_hold_folders: tests if the folder can contain other folders
 * @folder: The folder object 
 * 
 * Tests if a folder can contain other folder 
 * (as for example MH folders)
 * 
 * Return value: 
 **/
static gboolean
_can_hold_folders (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FALSE;
    }

    return folder->can_hold_folders;
}




/**
 * _can_hold_messages: tests if the folder can contain messages
 * @folder: The folder object
 * 
 * Tests if a folder object can contain messages. 
 * In the case it can not, it most surely can only 
 * contain folders (rare).
 * 
 * Return value: true if it can contain messages false otherwise
 **/
static gboolean
_can_hold_messages (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FALSE;
    }

    return folder->can_hold_messages;
}



static gboolean
_exists (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FALSE;
    }

    return FALSE;
}


/**
 * _exists: tests if the folder object exists in its parent store.
 * @folder: folder object
 * 
 * Test if a folder exists on a store. A folder can be 
 * created without physically on a store. In that case, 
 * use CamelFolder::create to create it 
 * 
 * Return value: true if the folder exists on the store false otherwise 
 **/
gboolean
camel_folder_exists (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FALSE;
    }

    return (CF_CLASS(folder)->exists (folder, ex));
}



/**
 * _is_open: test if the folder is open 
 * @folder: The folder object
 * 
 * Tests if a folder is open. If not open it can be opened 
 * CamelFolder::open
 * 
 * Return value: true if the folder exists, false otherwise
 **/
static gboolean
_is_open (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FALSE;
    }

    return (folder->open_state == FOLDER_OPEN);
} 


/**
 * _is_open: test if the folder is open 
 * @folder: The folder object
 * 
 * Tests if a folder is open. If not open it can be opened 
 * CamelFolder::open
 * 
 * Return value: true if the folder exists, false otherwise
 **/
gboolean
camel_folder_is_open (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FALSE;
    }

    return (CF_CLASS(folder)->is_open (folder, ex));
} 





static CamelFolder *
_get_subfolder (CamelFolder *folder, 
        const gchar *folder_name, 
        CamelException *ex)
{
    CamelFolder *new_folder;
    gchar *full_name;
    const gchar *current_folder_full_name;
    gchar separator;
    
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    
    if (!folder_name) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_INVALID_PARAM,
                     "folder_name parameter is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }   
    
    if (!folder->parent_store) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_INVALID,
                     "folder has no parent store");
        return NULL;
    }
    
    current_folder_full_name = camel_folder_get_full_name (folder, ex);
    if (camel_exception_get_id (ex)) return NULL;


    separator = camel_store_get_separator (folder->parent_store, ex);
    full_name = g_strdup_printf ("%s%d%s", current_folder_full_name, separator, folder_name);
    
    new_folder = camel_store_get_folder (folder->parent_store, full_name, ex);
    return new_folder;
}



/**
 * camel_folder_get_subfolder: return the (sub)folder object that is specified
 * @folder: the folder
 * @folder_name: subfolder path
 * 
 * This method returns a folder objects. This folder
 * is necessarily a subfolder of the current folder. 
 * It is an error to ask a folder begining with the 
 * folder separator character.  
 * 
 * Return value: Required folder. NULL if the subfolder object  could not be obtained
 **/
CamelFolder *
camel_folder_get_subfolder (CamelFolder *folder, gchar *folder_name, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FALSE;
    }

    return (CF_CLASS(folder)->get_subfolder(folder,folder_name, ex));
}




/**
 * _create: creates a folder on its store
 * @folder: a CamelFolder object.
 * 
 * this routine handles the recursion mechanism.
 * Children classes have to implement the actual
 * creation mechanism. They must call this method
 * before physically creating the folder in order
 * to be sure the parent folder exists.
 * Calling this routine on an existing folder is
 * not an error, and returns %TRUE.
 * 
 * Return value: %TRUE if the folder exists, %FALSE otherwise 
 **/
static gboolean
_create (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    gchar *prefix;
    gchar dich_result;
    CamelFolder *parent;
    gchar sep;
    
    g_assert (folder);
    g_assert (folder->parent_store);
    g_assert (folder->name);
    
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FALSE;
    }

    
    if (!folder->name) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_INVALID,
                     "folder has no name");
        return FALSE;
    }   
    
    if (!folder->parent_store) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_INVALID,
                     "folder has no parent store");
        return FALSE;
    }

    /* if the folder already exists on the 
       store, do nothing and return true */
    if (CF_CLASS(folder)->exists (folder, ex))
        return TRUE;
    
    
    sep = camel_store_get_separator (folder->parent_store, ex); 
    if (folder->parent_folder) {
        camel_folder_create (folder->parent_folder, ex);
        if (camel_exception_get_id (ex)) return FALSE;
    }
    else {   
        if (folder->full_name) {
            dich_result = string_dichotomy (
                            folder->full_name, sep, &prefix, NULL,
                            STRING_DICHOTOMY_STRIP_TRAILING | STRING_DICHOTOMY_RIGHT_DIR);
            if (dich_result!='o') {
                g_warning("have to handle the case where the path is not OK\n"); 
                return FALSE;
            } else {
                parent = camel_store_get_folder (folder->parent_store, prefix, ex);
                camel_folder_create (parent, ex);
                if (camel_exception_get_id (ex)) return FALSE;
            }
        }
    }   
    return TRUE;
}


/**
 * camel_folder_create: create the folder object on the physical store
 * @folder: folder object to create
 * 
 * This routine physically creates the folder object on 
 * the store. Having created the  object does not
 * mean the folder physically exists. If it does not
 * exists, this routine will create it.
 * if the folder full name contains more than one level
 * of hierarchy, all folders between the current folder
 * and the last folder name will be created if not existing.
 * 
 * Return value: 
 **/
gboolean
camel_folder_create (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FALSE;
    }

    return (CF_CLASS(folder)->create(folder, ex));
}





/**
 * _delete: delete folder 
 * @folder: folder to delete
 * @recurse: true is subfolders must also be deleted
 * 
 * Delete a folder and its subfolders (if recurse is TRUE).
 * The scheme is the following:
 * 1) delete all messages in the folder
 * 2) if recurse is FALSE, and if there are subfolders
 *    return FALSE, else delete current folder and retuen TRUE
 *    if recurse is TRUE, delete subfolders, delete
 *    current folder and return TRUE
 * 
 * subclasses implementing a protocol with a different 
 * deletion behaviour must emulate this one or implement
 * empty folders deletion and call  this routine which 
 * will do all the works for them.
 * Opertions must be done in the folllowing order:
 *  - call this routine
 *  - delete empty folder
 * 
 * Return value: true if the folder has been deleted
 **/
static gboolean
_delete (CamelFolder *folder, gboolean recurse, CamelException *ex)
{
    GList *subfolders=NULL;
    GList *sf;
    gboolean ok;
    
    g_assert(folder);
    
    /* method valid only on closed folders */
    if (folder->open_state != FOLDER_CLOSE) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_INVALID_STATE,
                     "Delete operation invalid on opened folders");
        return FALSE;
    }
    
    /* delete all messages in the folder */
    CF_CLASS(folder)->delete_messages(folder, ex);
    if (camel_exception_get_id (ex)) return FALSE;

    subfolders = CF_CLASS(folder)->list_subfolders(folder, ex); 
    if (camel_exception_get_id (ex)) {
        if (subfolders) g_list_free (subfolders);
        return FALSE;
    }
    
        ok = TRUE;
    if (recurse) { /* delete subfolders */
        if (subfolders) {
            sf = subfolders;
            do {
                CF_CLASS(sf->data)->delete(CAMEL_FOLDER(sf->data), TRUE, ex);
                if (camel_exception_get_id (ex)) ok = FALSE;
            } while (ok && (sf = sf->next));
        }
    } else if (subfolders) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NON_EMPTY,
                     "folder has subfolders");
        ok = FALSE;
    }
    
    if (subfolders) g_list_free (subfolders);

    return ok;
}



/**
 * camel_folder_delete: delete a folder
 * @folder: folder to delete
 * @recurse: TRUE if subfolders must be deleted
 * 
 * Delete a folder. All messages in the folder 
 * are deleted before the folder is deleted. 
 * When recurse is true, all subfolders are
 * deleted too. When recurse is FALSE and folder 
 * contains subfolders, all messages are deleted,
 * but folder deletion fails. 
 * 
 * Return value: TRUE if deletion was successful
 **/
gboolean camel_folder_delete (CamelFolder *folder, gboolean recurse, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FALSE;
    }

    return CF_CLASS(folder)->delete(folder, recurse, ex);
}





/**
 * _delete_messages: delete all messages in the folder
 * @folder: 
 * 
 * 
 * 
 * Return value: 
 **/
static gboolean 
_delete_messages (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FALSE;
    }

    CAMEL_LOG_WARNING ("Calling CamelFolder::delete_messages directly. "
               "Should be overloaded\n");
    return FALSE;
}


/**
 * camel_folder_delete_messages: delete all messages in the folder
 * @folder: folder 
 * 
 * delete all messages stored in a folder
 * 
 * Return value: TRUE if the messages could be deleted
 **/
gboolean
camel_folder_delete_messages (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FALSE;
    }

    return CF_CLASS(folder)->delete_messages(folder, ex);
}






/**
 * _get_parent_folder: return parent folder
 * @folder: folder to get the parent
 * 
 * 
 * 
 * Return value: 
 **/
static CamelFolder *
_get_parent_folder (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    return folder->parent_folder;
}


/**
 * camel_folder_get_parent_folder:return parent folder
 * @folder: folder to get the parent
 * 
 * 
 * 
 * Return value: 
 **/
CamelFolder *
camel_folder_get_parent_folder (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    return CF_CLASS(folder)->get_parent_folder(folder, ex);
}


/**
 * _get_parent_store: return parent store
 * @folder: folder to get the parent
 * 
 * 
 * 
 * Return value: 
 **/
static CamelStore *
_get_parent_store (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    return folder->parent_store;
}


/**
 * camel_folder_get_parent_store: return parent store
 * @folder: folder to get the parent
 * 
 * Return the parent store of a folder
 * 
 * Return value: the parent store. 
 **/
CamelStore *
camel_folder_get_parent_store (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    return CF_CLASS(folder)->get_parent_store(folder, ex);
}




static CamelFolderOpenMode
_get_mode (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FOLDER_OPEN_UNKNOWN;
    }

    return folder->open_mode;
}


/**
 * camel_folder_get_mode: return the open mode of a folder
 * @folder: 
 * 
 * 
 * 
 * Return value:  open mode of the folder
 **/
CamelFolderOpenMode
camel_folder_get_mode (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FOLDER_OPEN_UNKNOWN;
    }

    return CF_CLASS(folder)->get_mode(folder, ex);
}




static GList *
_list_subfolders (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    CAMEL_LOG_WARNING ("Calling CamelFolder::list_subfolders directly. "
               "Should be overloaded\n");
    return NULL;
}


/**
 * camel_folder_list_subfolders: list subfolders in a folder
 * @folder: the folder
 * 
 * List subfolders in a folder. 
 * 
 * Return value: list of subfolders
 **/
GList *
camel_folder_list_subfolders (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    return CF_CLASS(folder)->list_subfolders(folder, ex);
}




static GList *
_expunge (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    CAMEL_LOG_WARNING ("Calling CamelFolder::expunge directly. "
               "Should be overloaded\n");
    return NULL;
}


/**
 * camel_folder_expunge: physically delete messages marked as "DELETED"
 * @folder: the folder
 * 
 * Delete messages which have been marked as  "DELETED"
 * 
 * Return value: list of expunged messages 
 **/
GList *
camel_folder_expunge (CamelFolder *folder,  CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    return CF_CLASS (folder)->expunge (folder, ex);
}


static gboolean 
_has_message_number_capability (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FALSE;
    }

    CAMEL_LOG_WARNING ("Calling CamelFolder::has_message_number_capability directly. "
               "Should be overloaded\n");
    return FALSE;

}


/**
 * camel_folder_has_message_number_capability: tests if the message can be numbered within the folder
 * @folder: folder to test
 * 
 * Test if the message in this folder can be
 * obtained via the get_by_number method. 
 * Usually, when the folder has the UID 
 * capability, messages should be referred to
 * by their UID rather than by their number
 * as the UID is more reliable. 
 * 
 * Return value: TRUE if the folder supports message numbering, FALSE otherwise.
 **/
gboolean 
camel_folder_has_message_number_capability (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{   
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FALSE;
    }

    return CF_CLASS(folder)->has_message_number_capability (folder, ex);
}




static CamelMimeMessage *
_get_message_by_number (CamelFolder *folder, gint number, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    CAMEL_LOG_WARNING ("Calling CamelFolder::get_message_by_number directly. "
               "Should be overloaded\n");
    return NULL;
}




/**
 * camel_folder_get_message_by_number: return the message corresponding to that number in the folder
 * @folder: a CamelFolder object
 * @number: the number of the message within the folder.
 * 
 * Return the message corresponding to that number within the folder.
 * 
 * Return value: A pointer on the corresponding message or NULL if no corresponding message exists
 **/
CamelMimeMessage *
camel_folder_get_message_by_number (CamelFolder *folder, gint number, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    return CF_CLASS (folder)->get_message_by_number (folder, number, ex);
}


static gint
_get_message_count (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    CAMEL_LOG_WARNING ("Calling CamelFolder::get_message_count directly. "
               "Should be overloaded\n");
    return -1;
}



/**
 * camel_folder_get_message_count: get the number of messages in the folder
 * @folder: A CamelFolder object
 * 
 * Returns the number of messages in the folder.
 * 
 * Return value: the number of messages or -1 if unknown.
 **/
gint
camel_folder_get_message_count (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return -1;
    }

    return CF_CLASS (folder)->get_message_count (folder, ex);
}


static void
_append_message (CamelFolder *folder, CamelMimeMessage *message, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return;
    }

    CAMEL_LOG_WARNING ("Calling CamelFolder::append_message directly. "
               "Should be overloaded\n");
    return;

}


/**
 * camel_folder_append_message: add a message to a folder
 * @folder: folder object to add the message to
 * @message: message object
 * @ex: exception object
 * 
 * Add a message to a folder.
 * 
 **/
void 
camel_folder_append_message (CamelFolder *folder, 
                 CamelMimeMessage *message, 
                 CamelException *ex)
{   
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return;
    }

    CF_CLASS (folder)->append_message (folder, message, ex);
}


static const GList *
_list_permanent_flags (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    return folder->permanent_flags;
}


const GList *
camel_folder_list_permanent_flags (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    return CF_CLASS (folder)->list_permanent_flags (folder, ex);
}




static void
_copy_message_to (CamelFolder *folder, CamelMimeMessage *message, CamelFolder *dest_folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return;
    }

    camel_folder_append_message (dest_folder, message, ex);
}


void
camel_folder_copy_message_to (CamelFolder *folder, 
                  CamelMimeMessage *message, 
                  CamelFolder *dest_folder, 
                  CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return;
    }

    CF_CLASS (folder)->copy_message_to (folder, message, dest_folder, ex);;
}





/* summary stuff */

gboolean
camel_folder_has_summary_capability (CamelFolder *folder, 
                     CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FALSE;
    }

    return folder->has_summary_capability;
}


/**
 * camel_folder_get_summary: return the summary of a folder
 * @folder: folder object
 * @ex: exception object
 * 
 * Return a CamelFolderSummary object from 
 * which the main informations about a folder
 * can be retrieved.
 * 
 * Return value: the folder summary object.
 **/
CamelFolderSummary *
camel_folder_get_summary (CamelFolder *folder, 
              CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    return folder->summary;
}




/* UIDs stuff */

/**
 * camel_folder_has_uid_capability: detect if the folder support UIDs
 * @folder: Folder object
 * 
 * Detects if a folder supports UID operations, that is
 * reference messages by a Unique IDentifier instead
 * of by message number.  
 * 
 * Return value: TRUE if the folder supports UIDs 
 **/
gboolean
camel_folder_has_uid_capability (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return FALSE;
    }

    return folder->has_uid_capability;
}



static const gchar *
_get_message_uid (CamelFolder *folder, CamelMimeMessage *message, CamelException *ex)
{
    CAMEL_LOG_WARNING ("Calling CamelFolder::get_message_uid directly. "
               "Should be overloaded\n");
    return NULL;
}

/**
 * camel_folder_get_message_uid: get the UID of a message in a folder
 * @folder: Folder in which the UID must refer to
 * @message: Message object 
 * 
 * Return the UID of a message relatively to a folder.
 * A message can have different UID, each one corresponding
 * to a different folder, if the message is referenced in
 * several folders. 
 * 
 * Return value: The UID of the message in the folder
 **/
const gchar * 
camel_folder_get_message_uid (CamelFolder *folder, CamelMimeMessage *message, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    if (!folder->has_uid_capability) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NON_UID,
                     "folder is not UID capable");
        return NULL;
    }

    return CF_CLASS (folder)->get_message_uid (folder, message, ex);
}



/* the next two func are left there temporarily */
static const gchar *
_get_message_uid_by_number (CamelFolder *folder, gint message_number, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    CAMEL_LOG_WARNING ("Calling CamelFolder::get_message_uid_by_number directly. "
               "Should be overloaded\n");
    return NULL;
}

/**
 * camel_folder_get_message_uid_by_number: get the UID corresponding to a message number
 * @folder: Folder object
 * @message_number: Message number
 * 
 * get the UID corresponding to a message number. 
 * Use of this routine should be avoiding, as on 
 * folders supporting UIDs, message numbers should
 * not been used.
 * 
 * Return value: 
 **/
const gchar * 
camel_folder_get_message_uid_by_number (CamelFolder *folder, gint message_number, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    /*  if (!folder->has_uid_capability) return NULL; */
    /*  return CF_CLASS (folder)->get_message_uid_by_number (folder, message_number, ex); */
}


static CamelMimeMessage *
_get_message_by_uid (CamelFolder *folder, const gchar *uid, CamelException *ex)
{
    CAMEL_LOG_WARNING ("Calling CamelFolder::get_message_by_uid directly. "
               "Should be overloaded\n");
    return NULL;
}


/**
 * camel_folder_get_message_by_uid: Get a message by its UID in a folder
 * @folder: the folder object
 * @uid: the UID
 * 
 * Get a message from its UID in the folder. Messages 
 * are cached within a folder, that is, asking twice
 * for the same UID returns the same message object.
 * 
 * Return value: Message corresponding to the UID
 **/
CamelMimeMessage *
camel_folder_get_message_by_uid  (CamelFolder *folder, const gchar *uid, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    if (!folder->has_uid_capability) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NON_UID,
                     "folder is not UID capable");
        return NULL;
    }

    return CF_CLASS (folder)->get_message_by_uid (folder, uid, ex);
}

static GList *
_get_uid_list  (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    if (!folder->has_uid_capability) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NON_UID,
                     "folder is not UID capable");
        return NULL;
    }

    CAMEL_LOG_WARNING ("Calling CamelFolder::get_uid_list directly. "
               "Should be overloaded\n");
    return NULL;
}

/**
 * camel_folder_get_uid_list: get the list of UID in a folder
 * @folder: folder object
 * 
 * get the list of UID available in a folder. This
 * routine is usefull to know what messages are
 * available when the folder does not support
 * summaries. The UIDs in the list must not be freed,
 * the folder object caches them.
 * 
 * Return value: Glist of UID correspondind to the messages available in the folder.
 **/
GList *
camel_folder_get_uid_list  (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!folder) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NULL,
                     "folder object is NULL");
        return NULL;
    }

    if (!folder->has_uid_capability) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_NON_UID,
                     "folder is not UID capable");
        return NULL;
    }

    return CF_CLASS (folder)->get_uid_list (folder, ex);
}

/**
 * camel_folder_has_search_capability:
 * @folder: Folder object
 * 
 * Checks if a folder supports searching.
 * 
 * Return value: TRUE if the folder supports UIDs 
 **/
gboolean
camel_folder_has_search_capability (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!CAMEL_IS_FOLDER(folder)) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_INVALID,
                     "Invalid folder");
        return FALSE;
    }

    return folder->has_search_capability;
}

GList *camel_folder_search_by_expression  (CamelFolder *folder,
                       const char *expression,
                       CamelException *ex)
{
    if (!CAMEL_IS_FOLDER(folder)) {
        camel_exception_set (ex, 
                     CAMEL_EXCEPTION_FOLDER_INVALID,
                     "Invalid folder");
        return NULL;
    }

    return CF_CLASS (folder)->search_by_expression (folder, expression, ex);
}

/* **** */