simplify configure() and don't keep state on the account in non-test mode

python/src/deltachat/__init__.py

@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ def run_cmdline(argv=None, account_plugins=None):
         ac.set_config("mvbox_move", "0")
         ac.set_config("mvbox_watch", "0")
         ac.set_config("sentbox_watch", "0")
-        ac.configure()
-        ac.wait_configure_finish()
+        configtracker = ac.configure()
+        configtracker.wait_finish()
 
     # start IO threads and configure if neccessary
     ac.start_io()

python/src/deltachat/account.py

@@ -561,29 +561,24 @@ class Account(object):
         :raises MissingCredentials: if `addr` and `mail_pw` values are not set.
         :raises ConfigureFailed: if the account could not be configured.
 
-        :returns: None (account is configured and with io-scheduling running)
+        :returns: None
         """
         if not self.is_configured():
             raise ValueError("account not configured, cannot start io")
         lib.dc_start_io(self._dc_context)
 
     def configure(self):
+        """ Start configuration process and return a Configtracker instance
+        on which you can block with wait_finish() to get a True/False success
+        value for the configuration process.
+        """
         assert not self.is_configured()
-        assert not hasattr(self, "_configtracker")
         if not self.get_config("addr") or not self.get_config("mail_pw"):
             raise MissingCredentials("addr or mail_pwd not set in config")
-        if hasattr(self, "_configtracker"):
-            self.remove_account_plugin(self._configtracker)
-        self._configtracker = ConfigureTracker(self)
-        self.add_account_plugin(self._configtracker)
+        configtracker = ConfigureTracker(self)
+        self.add_account_plugin(configtracker)
         lib.dc_configure(self._dc_context)
-
-    def wait_configure_finish(self):
-        try:
-            self._configtracker.wait_finish()
-        finally:
-            self.remove_account_plugin(self._configtracker)
-            del self._configtracker
+        return configtracker
 
     def is_started(self):
         return self._event_thread.is_alive() and bool(lib.dc_is_io_running(self._dc_context))

python/src/deltachat/testplugin.py

@@ -303,33 +303,25 @@ def acfactory(pytestconfig, tmpdir, request, session_liveconfig, data):
             configdict["mvbox_move"] = str(int(move))
             configdict["sentbox_watch"] = str(int(sentbox))
             ac.update_config(configdict)
-            ac.configure()
+            ac._configtracker = ac.configure()
             return ac
 
         def get_one_online_account(self, pre_generated_key=True, mvbox=False, move=False):
             ac1 = self.get_online_configuring_account(
                 pre_generated_key=pre_generated_key, mvbox=mvbox, move=move)
-            ac1.wait_configure_finish()
-            ac1.start_io()
+            self.wait_configure_and_start_io()
             return ac1
 
         def get_two_online_accounts(self, move=False, quiet=False):
             ac1 = self.get_online_configuring_account(move=move, quiet=quiet)
             ac2 = self.get_online_configuring_account(quiet=quiet)
-            ac1.wait_configure_finish()
-            ac1.start_io()
-            ac2.wait_configure_finish()
-            ac2.start_io()
+            self.wait_configure_and_start_io()
             return ac1, ac2
 
         def get_many_online_accounts(self, num, move=True):
             accounts = [self.get_online_configuring_account(move=move, quiet=True)
                         for i in range(num)]
-            for acc in accounts:
-                acc._configtracker.wait_finish()
-                acc.start_io()
-                print("{}: {} account was successfully setup".format(
-                    acc.get_config("displayname"), acc.get_config("addr")))
+            self.wait_configure_and_start_io()
             for acc in accounts:
                 acc.add_account_plugin(FFIEventLogger(acc))
             return accounts
@@ -349,9 +341,19 @@ def acfactory(pytestconfig, tmpdir, request, session_liveconfig, data):
                 mvbox_move=account.get_config("mvbox_move"),
                 sentbox_watch=account.get_config("sentbox_watch"),
             ))
-            ac.configure()
+            ac._configtracker = ac.configure()
             return ac
 
+        def wait_configure_and_start_io(self):
+            for acc in self._accounts:
+                if hasattr(acc, "_configtracker"):
+                    acc._configtracker.wait_finish()
+                    del acc._configtracker
+                if acc.is_configured() and not acc.is_started():
+                    acc.start_io()
+                print("{}: {} account was successfully setup".format(
+                    acc.get_config("displayname"), acc.get_config("addr")))
+
         def run_bot_process(self, module, ffi=True):
             fn = module.__file__
 

python/src/deltachat/tracker.py

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class ConfigureTracker:
         if success:
             self._gm.hook.dc_account_extra_configure(account=self.account)
         self._configure_events.put(success)
+        self.account.remove_account_plugin(self)
 
     def wait_smtp_connected(self):
         """ wait until smtp is configured. """