Change selfavatar type to BlobObject

This changes the type of ConfigItem::Selfavatar to a BlobObject.  This
is what also happened on master because there was a bug with how
selfavatar was not being correctly handled as a blob.

As a side-effect this also adds a lifetime to the ConfigItem object.
This resulted in some strum derives no longer working which in itself
resulted in some simplifications between ConfigKey and ConfigItem:

ConfigKey::to_key_string & ConfigKey::from_key_string are used to
create the SQL keynames.  The ConfigItem is converted to its
ConfigKey discriminant in the SQL write path which avoids the
duplicate source for SQL keyname.

FFI-level tests are added for testing the copy behaviour since that is
now effectively a problem of the FFI, in Rust this is impossible to
have thanks to the types.

deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs

@@ -337,12 +337,16 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_get_config(
         return "".strdup();
     }
     let ffi_context = &*context;
-    match config::Config::from_str(&to_string_lossy(key)) {
+    match config::Config::from_key_str(&to_string_lossy(key)) {
         Ok(key) => ffi_context
             .with_inner(|ctx| ctx.get_config(key).unwrap_or_default().strdup())
             .unwrap_or_else(|_| "".strdup()),
-        Err(_) => {
-            ffi_context.error("dc_get_config(): invalid key");
+        Err(err) => {
+            ffi_context.error(&format!(
+                "dc_get_config(): invalid key {} ({})",
+                &to_string_lossy(key),
+                err
+            ));
             "".strdup()
         }
     }

python/tests/test_lowlevel.py

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
+
+import pytest
+
 from deltachat import capi, cutil, const, set_context_callback, clear_context_callback
 from deltachat.capi import ffi
 from deltachat.capi import lib
@@ -155,3 +158,41 @@ def test_is_open_actually_open(tmpdir):
     db_fname = tmpdir.join("test.db")
     lib.dc_open(ctx, db_fname.strpath.encode("ascii"), ffi.NULL)
     assert lib.dc_is_open(ctx) == 1
+
+
+class TestConfig:
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def ctx(self, tmpdir):
+        ctx = ffi.gc(
+            lib.dc_context_new(lib.py_dc_callback, ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL),
+            lib.dc_context_unref,
+        )
+        db_fname = tmpdir.join("test.db")
+        lib.dc_open(ctx, db_fname.strpath.encode("ascii"), ffi.NULL)
+        assert lib.dc_is_open(ctx) == 1
+        return ctx
+
+    def test_selfavatar_copy(self, ctx, tmpdir):
+        # Setting an avatar outside of the blobdir should copy it into
+        # the blobdir.
+        avatar_src = tmpdir.join("avatar.jpg")
+        avatar_src.write("avatar")
+        lib.dc_set_config(ctx, b"selfavatar",
+                          cutil.as_dc_charpointer(avatar_src.strpath))
+        avatar_blob = tmpdir.join("test.db-blobs/avatar.jpg")
+        assert avatar_blob.exists()
+        assert avatar_blob.read() == "avatar"
+        avatar_cfg = cutil.from_dc_charpointer(
+            lib.dc_get_config(ctx, b"selfavatar"))
+        assert avatar_cfg == avatar_blob
+
+    def test_selfavatar_nocopy(self, ctx, tmpdir):
+        # Setting an avatar already in the blobdir should not copy it.
+        avatar_src = tmpdir.join("test.db-blobs/avatar.jpg")
+        avatar_src.write("avatar")
+        lib.dc_set_config(ctx, b"selfavatar",
+                          cutil.as_dc_charpointer(avatar_src.strpath))
+        avatar_cfg = cutil.from_dc_charpointer(
+            lib.dc_get_config(ctx, b"selfavatar"))
+        assert avatar_src == avatar_cfg

python/tox.ini

@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ deps =
 commands =
     sphinx-build -w toxdoc-warnings.log -b html . _build/html
 
-
 [testenv:lintdoc]
 skipsdist = True
 usedevelop = True
@@ -66,14 +65,12 @@ commands =
     {[testenv:lint]commands}
     {[testenv:doc]commands}
 
-
-
 [pytest]
-addopts = -v -rs 
-python_files = tests/test_*.py 
-norecursedirs = .tox 
+addopts = -v -ra
+python_files = tests/test_*.py
+norecursedirs = .tox
 xfail_strict=true
-timeout = 60 
+timeout = 60
 timeout_method = thread
 
 [flake8]

src/config.rs

@@ -1,162 +1,575 @@
 //! # Key-value configuration management
 
-use strum::{EnumProperty, IntoEnumIterator};
-use strum_macros::{AsRefStr, Display, EnumIter, EnumProperty, EnumString};
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
+use strum_macros::{AsRefStr, Display, EnumDiscriminants, EnumIter, EnumString};
 
 use crate::blob::BlobObject;
 use crate::constants::DC_VERSION_STR;
 use crate::context::Context;
-use crate::dc_tools::*;
 use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::job::*;
 use crate::stock::StockMessage;
 
-/// The available configuration keys.
-#[derive(
-    Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Display, EnumString, AsRefStr, EnumIter, EnumProperty,
-)]
+/// The available configuration items.
+///
+/// There is also an enum called `ConfigKey` which has the same enum
+/// variants but does not carry any data.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Display, PartialEq, Eq, EnumDiscriminants, EnumProperty, AsRefStr)]
 #[strum(serialize_all = "snake_case")]
-pub enum Config {
-    Addr,
-    MailServer,
-    MailUser,
-    MailPw,
-    MailPort,
-    ImapCertificateChecks,
-    SendServer,
-    SendUser,
-    SendPw,
-    SendPort,
-    SmtpCertificateChecks,
-    ServerFlags,
-    #[strum(props(default = "INBOX"))]
-    ImapFolder,
-    Displayname,
-    Selfstatus,
-    Selfavatar,
-    #[strum(props(default = "0"))]
-    BccSelf,
-    #[strum(props(default = "1"))]
-    E2eeEnabled,
-    #[strum(props(default = "1"))]
-    MdnsEnabled,
-    #[strum(props(default = "1"))]
-    InboxWatch,
-    #[strum(props(default = "1"))]
-    SentboxWatch,
-    #[strum(props(default = "1"))]
-    MvboxWatch,
-    #[strum(props(default = "1"))]
-    MvboxMove,
-    #[strum(props(default = "0"))] // also change ShowEmails.default() on changes
-    ShowEmails,
-    SaveMimeHeaders,
-    ConfiguredAddr,
-    ConfiguredMailServer,
-    ConfiguredMailUser,
-    ConfiguredMailPw,
-    ConfiguredMailPort,
-    ConfiguredMailSecurity,
-    ConfiguredImapCertificateChecks,
-    ConfiguredSendServer,
-    ConfiguredSendUser,
-    ConfiguredSendPw,
-    ConfiguredSendPort,
-    ConfiguredSmtpCertificateChecks,
-    ConfiguredServerFlags,
-    ConfiguredSendSecurity,
-    ConfiguredE2EEEnabled,
-    Configured,
-    // Deprecated
-    #[strum(serialize = "sys.version")]
-    SysVersion,
-    #[strum(serialize = "sys.msgsize_max_recommended")]
-    SysMsgsizeMaxRecommended,
-    #[strum(serialize = "sys.config_keys")]
-    SysConfigKeys,
+#[strum_discriminants(
+    name(ConfigKey),
+    derive(Display, EnumString, EnumIter),
+    strum(serialize_all = "snake_case")
+)]
+pub enum ConfigItem<'a> {
+    Addr(String),
+    BccSelf(String),
+    Configured(String),
+    ConfiguredAddr(String),
+    ConfiguredE2EEEnabled(String),
+    ConfiguredImapCertificateChecks(String),
+    ConfiguredMailPort(String),
+    ConfiguredMailPw(String),
+    ConfiguredMailSecurity(String),
+    ConfiguredMailServer(String),
+    ConfiguredMailUser(String),
+    ConfiguredSendPort(String),
+    ConfiguredSendPw(String),
+    ConfiguredSendSecurity(String),
+    ConfiguredSendServer(String),
+    ConfiguredSendUser(String),
+    ConfiguredServerFlags(String),
+    ConfiguredSmtpCertificateChecks(String),
+    Displayname(String),
+    E2eeEnabled(String),
+    ImapCertificateChecks(String),
+    ImapFolder(String),
+    InboxWatch(bool),
+    MailPort(String),
+    MailPw(String),
+    MailServer(String),
+    MailUser(String),
+    MdnsEnabled(String),
+    MvboxMove(String),
+    MvboxWatch(String),
+    SaveMimeHeaders(String),
+    Selfavatar(BlobObject<'a>),
+    Selfstatus(String),
+    SendPort(String),
+    SendPw(String),
+    SendServer(String),
+    SendUser(String),
+    SentboxWatch(String),
+    ServerFlags(String),
+    ShowEmails(String),
+    SmtpCertificateChecks(String),
+    SysConfigKeys(String),
+    SysMsgsizeMaxRecommended(String),
+    SysVersion(String),
 }
 
-impl Context {
-    /// Get a configuration key. Returns `None` if no value is set, and no default value found.
-    pub fn get_config(&self, key: Config) -> Option<String> {
-        let value = match key {
-            Config::Selfavatar => {
-                let rel_path = self.sql.get_raw_config(self, key);
-                rel_path.map(|p| dc_get_abs_path(self, &p).to_string_lossy().into_owned())
-            }
-            Config::SysVersion => Some((&*DC_VERSION_STR).clone()),
-            Config::SysMsgsizeMaxRecommended => Some(format!("{}", 24 * 1024 * 1024 / 4 * 3)),
-            Config::SysConfigKeys => Some(get_config_keys_string()),
-            _ => self.sql.get_raw_config(self, key),
-        };
+// Transitional: support the old name for ConfigKey.
+pub type Config = ConfigKey;
 
-        if value.is_some() {
-            return value;
-        }
-
-        // Default values
-        match key {
-            Config::Selfstatus => Some(self.stock_str(StockMessage::StatusLine).into_owned()),
-            _ => key.get_str("default").map(|s| s.to_string()),
+impl ConfigKey {
+    /// Creates a [ConfigKey] from a string.
+    ///
+    /// Use this rather than [ConfigKey::from_str].
+    pub fn from_key_str(s: &str) -> Result<ConfigKey, strum::ParseError> {
+        match s {
+            "sys.config_keys" => Ok(ConfigKey::SysConfigKeys),
+            "sys.msgsize_max_recommended" => Ok(ConfigKey::SysMsgsizeMaxRecommended),
+            "sys.version" => Ok(ConfigKey::SysVersion),
+            _ => ConfigKey::from_str(s),
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns a string version of the [ConfigKey].
+    ///
+    /// Use this rather than [ConfigKey::to_string].
+    pub fn to_key_string(&self) -> String {
+        let mut s = self.to_string();
+        if s.starts_with("sys_") {
+            s = s.replacen("sys_", "sys.", 1);
+        }
+        s
+    }
+
+    /// Default values for configuration options.
+    ///
+    /// These are returned in case there is no value stored in the
+    /// database.
+    fn default_item<'a>(&self, context: &Context) -> Option<ConfigItem<'a>> {
+        match self {
+            Self::BccSelf => Some(ConfigItem::BccSelf(String::from("0"))),
+            Self::E2eeEnabled => Some(ConfigItem::E2eeEnabled(String::from("1"))),
+            Self::ImapFolder => Some(ConfigItem::ImapFolder(String::from("INBOX"))),
+            Self::InboxWatch => Some(ConfigItem::InboxWatch(true)),
+            Self::MdnsEnabled => Some(ConfigItem::MdnsEnabled(String::from("1"))),
+            Self::MvboxMove => Some(ConfigItem::MvboxMove(String::from("1"))),
+            Self::MvboxWatch => Some(ConfigItem::MvboxWatch(String::from("1"))),
+            Self::Selfstatus => Some(ConfigItem::Selfstatus(
+                context.stock_str(StockMessage::StatusLine).into_owned(),
+            )),
+            Self::SentboxWatch => Some(ConfigItem::SentboxWatch(String::from("1"))),
+            Self::ShowEmails => Some(ConfigItem::ShowEmails(String::from("0"))),
+            Self::SysConfigKeys => Some(ConfigItem::SysConfigKeys(get_config_keys_string())),
+            Self::SysMsgsizeMaxRecommended => Some(ConfigItem::SysMsgsizeMaxRecommended(format!(
+                "{}",
+                24 * 1024 * 1024 / 4 * 3
+            ))),
+            Self::SysVersion => Some(ConfigItem::SysVersion((&*DC_VERSION_STR).clone())),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> rusqlite::types::ToSql for ConfigItem<'a> {
+    fn to_sql(&self) -> rusqlite::Result<rusqlite::types::ToSqlOutput> {
+        let sql_obj = match self {
+            ConfigItem::Selfavatar(blob) => {
+                rusqlite::types::Value::Text(blob.as_name().to_string())
+            }
+            ConfigItem::InboxWatch(value) => rusqlite::types::Value::Integer(*value as i64),
+            ConfigItem::Addr(value)
+            | ConfigItem::BccSelf(value)
+            | ConfigItem::Configured(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ConfiguredAddr(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ConfiguredE2EEEnabled(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ConfiguredImapCertificateChecks(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailPort(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailPw(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailSecurity(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailServer(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailUser(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendPort(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendPw(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendSecurity(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendServer(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendUser(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ConfiguredServerFlags(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ConfiguredSmtpCertificateChecks(value)
+            | ConfigItem::Displayname(value)
+            | ConfigItem::E2eeEnabled(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ImapCertificateChecks(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ImapFolder(value)
+            | ConfigItem::MailPort(value)
+            | ConfigItem::MailPw(value)
+            | ConfigItem::MailServer(value)
+            | ConfigItem::MailUser(value)
+            | ConfigItem::MdnsEnabled(value)
+            | ConfigItem::MvboxMove(value)
+            | ConfigItem::MvboxWatch(value)
+            | ConfigItem::SaveMimeHeaders(value)
+            | ConfigItem::Selfstatus(value)
+            | ConfigItem::SendPort(value)
+            | ConfigItem::SendPw(value)
+            | ConfigItem::SendServer(value)
+            | ConfigItem::SendUser(value)
+            | ConfigItem::SentboxWatch(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ServerFlags(value)
+            | ConfigItem::ShowEmails(value)
+            | ConfigItem::SmtpCertificateChecks(value)
+            | ConfigItem::SysConfigKeys(value)
+            | ConfigItem::SysMsgsizeMaxRecommended(value)
+            | ConfigItem::SysVersion(value) => rusqlite::types::Value::Text(value.to_string()),
+        };
+        let out = rusqlite::types::ToSqlOutput::Owned(sql_obj);
+        Ok(out)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Context {
+    /// Gets a configuration option.
+    ///
+    /// If there is no value set in the database returns the default
+    /// value from [ConfigKey::default_item].  Any `Sys*` key should
+    /// always end up with the default.
+    pub fn get_config_item(&self, key: ConfigKey) -> Option<ConfigItem> {
+        let res = self.sql.query_row(
+            "SELECT value FROM config WHERE keyname=?;",
+            params![key.to_key_string()],
+            |row| {
+                row.get_raw_checked(0)
+                    .map(|valref| self.sql_raw_to_config_item(key, valref))
+            },
+        );
+        match res {
+            Ok(item) => item,
+            Err(Error::Sql(rusqlite::Error::QueryReturnedNoRows)) => key.default_item(self),
+            Err(err) => {
+                warn!(self, "get_config: Failed SQL query: {}", err);
+                None
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // This is effectively the FromSql impl for ConfigItem, but we
+    // need to know the ConfigKey which the trait does not give us.
+    fn sql_raw_to_config_item(
+        &self,
+        key: ConfigKey,
+        raw: rusqlite::types::ValueRef,
+    ) -> Option<ConfigItem> {
+        let to_string = |raw: rusqlite::types::ValueRef| -> Option<String> {
+            raw.as_str()
+                .map_err(|err| {
+                    warn!(self, "ConfigItem {}; not a string: {}", key, err);
+                })
+                .map(|s| s.to_string())
+                .ok()
+        };
+        let to_blob = |raw: rusqlite::types::ValueRef| -> Option<BlobObject> {
+            // from_path() case because there was a time when
+            // rust-core inserted absolute filenames into the database
+            // and we want to gracefully recover from this.
+            to_string(raw).and_then(|s| {
+                BlobObject::from_name(&self, s.clone())
+                    .or_else(|_| BlobObject::from_path(&self, s))
+                    .ok()
+            })
+        };
+        let to_int = |raw: rusqlite::types::ValueRef| -> Option<i64> {
+            match raw {
+                // Current way this is stored.
+                rusqlite::types::ValueRef::Integer(val) => Some(val),
+                // Backward compatibility.
+                rusqlite::types::ValueRef::Text(val) => std::str::from_utf8(val)
+                    .map_err(|e| {
+                        warn!(self, "ConfigItem {}; not UTF-8: {}", key, e);
+                    })
+                    .ok()
+                    .and_then(|v| match v.parse::<i64>() {
+                        Ok(i) => Some(i),
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            warn!(self, "ConfigItem {}; not parsed as int: {}", key, e);
+                            None
+                        }
+                    }),
+                _ => {
+                    warn!(self, "ConfigItem {}; bad SQLite type: {:?}", key, raw);
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        let to_bool = |raw: rusqlite::types::ValueRef| -> Option<bool> {
+            to_int(raw).and_then(|i| match i {
+                0 => Some(false),
+                1 => Some(true),
+                v => {
+                    warn!(self, "ConfigItem {}; bad bool value: {}", key, v);
+                    None
+                }
+            })
+        };
+        match key {
+            ConfigKey::Addr => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::Addr(val)),
+            ConfigKey::BccSelf => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::BccSelf(val)),
+            ConfigKey::Configured => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::Configured(val)),
+            ConfigKey::ConfiguredAddr => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ConfiguredAddr(val)),
+            ConfigKey::ConfiguredE2EEEnabled => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ConfiguredE2EEEnabled(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::ConfiguredImapCertificateChecks => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ConfiguredImapCertificateChecks(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::ConfiguredMailPort => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailPort(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::ConfiguredMailPw => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailPw(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::ConfiguredMailSecurity => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailSecurity(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::ConfiguredMailServer => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailServer(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::ConfiguredMailUser => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailUser(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::ConfiguredSendPort => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendPort(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::ConfiguredSendPw => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendPw(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::ConfiguredSendSecurity => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendSecurity(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::ConfiguredSendServer => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendServer(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::ConfiguredSendUser => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendUser(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::ConfiguredServerFlags => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ConfiguredServerFlags(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::ConfiguredSmtpCertificateChecks => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ConfiguredSmtpCertificateChecks(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::Displayname => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::Displayname(val)),
+            ConfigKey::E2eeEnabled => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::E2eeEnabled(val)),
+            ConfigKey::ImapCertificateChecks => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ImapCertificateChecks(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::ImapFolder => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ImapFolder(val)),
+            ConfigKey::InboxWatch => to_bool(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::InboxWatch(val)),
+            ConfigKey::MailPort => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::MailPort(val)),
+            ConfigKey::MailPw => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::MailPw(val)),
+            ConfigKey::MailServer => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::MailServer(val)),
+            ConfigKey::MailUser => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::MailUser(val)),
+            ConfigKey::MdnsEnabled => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::MdnsEnabled(val)),
+            ConfigKey::MvboxMove => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::MvboxMove(val)),
+            ConfigKey::MvboxWatch => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::MvboxWatch(val)),
+            ConfigKey::SaveMimeHeaders => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::SaveMimeHeaders(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::Selfavatar => to_blob(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::Selfavatar(val)),
+            ConfigKey::Selfstatus => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::Selfstatus(val)),
+            ConfigKey::SendPort => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::SendPort(val)),
+            ConfigKey::SendPw => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::SendPw(val)),
+            ConfigKey::SendServer => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::SendServer(val)),
+            ConfigKey::SendUser => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::SendUser(val)),
+            ConfigKey::SentboxWatch => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::SentboxWatch(val)),
+            ConfigKey::ServerFlags => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ServerFlags(val)),
+            ConfigKey::ShowEmails => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::ShowEmails(val)),
+            ConfigKey::SmtpCertificateChecks => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::SmtpCertificateChecks(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::SysConfigKeys => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::SysConfigKeys(val)),
+            ConfigKey::SysMsgsizeMaxRecommended => {
+                to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::SysMsgsizeMaxRecommended(val))
+            }
+            ConfigKey::SysVersion => to_string(raw).map(|val| ConfigItem::SysVersion(val)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Stores a configuration item in the database.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// You can not store any of the [ConfigItem::SysVersion],
+    /// [ConfigItem::SysMsgsizemaxrecommended] or
+    /// [ConfigItem::SysConfigkeys] variants.
+    pub fn set_config_item<'a>(&self, item: ConfigItem<'a>) -> Result<ConfigItem<'a>, Error> {
+        match item {
+            ConfigItem::SysConfigKeys(_)
+            | ConfigItem::SysMsgsizeMaxRecommended(_)
+            | ConfigItem::SysVersion(_) => bail!("Can not set config item {}", item),
+            _ => (),
+        }
+        let keyname = ConfigKey::from(&item).to_key_string();
+        // Would prefer to use INSERT OR REPLACE but this needs a
+        // uniqueness constraint on the keyname column which does not
+        // yet exist.
+        if self.sql.exists(
+            "SELECT value FROM config WHERE keyname=?;",
+            params![keyname],
+        )? {
+            self.sql.execute(
+                "UPDATE config SET value=? WHERE keyname=?",
+                params![item, keyname],
+            )?;
+        } else {
+            self.sql.execute(
+                "INSERT INTO config (keyname, value) VALUES (?, ?)",
+                params![keyname, item],
+            )?;
+        }
+        match item {
+            ConfigItem::InboxWatch(_) => interrupt_inbox_idle(self, true),
+            ConfigItem::SentboxWatch(_) => interrupt_sentbox_idle(self),
+            ConfigItem::MvboxWatch(_) => interrupt_mvbox_idle(self),
+            _ => (),
+        };
+        Ok(item)
+    }
+
+    /// Deletes a configuration option.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `true` if the option was deleted, `false` if it wasn't
+    /// present in the first place.
+    pub fn del_config_item(&self, key: ConfigKey) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+        match self.sql.execute(
+            "DELETE FROM config WHERE keyname=?;",
+            params![key.to_string()],
+        ) {
+            Ok(0) => Ok(false),
+            Ok(_) => Ok(true),
+            Err(err) => Err(err),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Transitional: migrate to get_config_item.
+    ///
+    /// This will migrate to the FFI once nothing in the core uses
+    /// this anymore.
+    pub fn get_config(&self, key: Config) -> Option<String> {
+        if let Some(item) = self.get_config_item(key) {
+            let value = match item {
+                // Bool values.
+                ConfigItem::InboxWatch(value) => format!("{}", value as u32),
+                // String values.
+                ConfigItem::Addr(value)
+                | ConfigItem::BccSelf(value)
+                | ConfigItem::Configured(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ConfiguredAddr(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ConfiguredE2EEEnabled(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ConfiguredImapCertificateChecks(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailPort(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailPw(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailSecurity(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailServer(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailUser(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendPort(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendPw(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendSecurity(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendServer(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendUser(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ConfiguredServerFlags(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ConfiguredSmtpCertificateChecks(value)
+                | ConfigItem::Displayname(value)
+                | ConfigItem::E2eeEnabled(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ImapCertificateChecks(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ImapFolder(value)
+                | ConfigItem::MailPort(value)
+                | ConfigItem::MailPw(value)
+                | ConfigItem::MailServer(value)
+                | ConfigItem::MailUser(value)
+                | ConfigItem::MdnsEnabled(value)
+                | ConfigItem::MvboxMove(value)
+                | ConfigItem::MvboxWatch(value)
+                | ConfigItem::SaveMimeHeaders(value)
+                | ConfigItem::Selfstatus(value)
+                | ConfigItem::SendPort(value)
+                | ConfigItem::SendPw(value)
+                | ConfigItem::SendServer(value)
+                | ConfigItem::SendUser(value)
+                | ConfigItem::SentboxWatch(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ServerFlags(value)
+                | ConfigItem::ShowEmails(value)
+                | ConfigItem::SmtpCertificateChecks(value)
+                | ConfigItem::SysConfigKeys(value)
+                | ConfigItem::SysMsgsizeMaxRecommended(value)
+                | ConfigItem::SysVersion(value) => value,
+                // Blob values
+                ConfigItem::Selfavatar(blob) => blob.to_abs_path().to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            };
+            Some(value)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Transitional: migrate to get_config_item.
     pub fn get_config_int(&self, key: Config) -> i32 {
         self.get_config(key)
             .and_then(|s| s.parse().ok())
             .unwrap_or_default()
     }
 
+    /// Transitional: migrate to get_config_item.
     pub fn get_config_bool(&self, key: Config) -> bool {
         self.get_config_int(key) != 0
     }
 
     /// Set the given config key.
-    /// If `None` is passed as a value the value is cleared and set to the default if there is one.
+    ///
+    /// Transitional: migrate to set_config_item/del_config_item.
+    ///
+    /// If `None` is passed as a value the value is cleared and set to
+    /// the default if there is one.
     pub fn set_config(&self, key: Config, value: Option<&str>) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        match key {
-            Config::Selfavatar if value.is_some() => {
-                let blob = BlobObject::create_from_path(&self, value.unwrap())?;
-                self.sql.set_raw_config(self, key, Some(blob.as_name()))
-            }
-            Config::InboxWatch => {
-                let ret = self.sql.set_raw_config(self, key, value);
-                interrupt_inbox_idle(self, true);
-                ret
-            }
-            Config::SentboxWatch => {
-                let ret = self.sql.set_raw_config(self, key, value);
-                interrupt_sentbox_idle(self);
-                ret
-            }
-            Config::MvboxWatch => {
-                let ret = self.sql.set_raw_config(self, key, value);
-                interrupt_mvbox_idle(self);
-                ret
-            }
+        let maybe_val = match key {
             Config::Selfstatus => {
                 let def = self.stock_str(StockMessage::StatusLine);
-                let val = if value.is_none() || value.unwrap() == def {
+                if value.is_none() || value.unwrap() == def {
                     None
                 } else {
                     value
-                };
-
-                self.sql.set_raw_config(self, key, val)
+                }
             }
-            _ => self.sql.set_raw_config(self, key, value),
+            _ => value,
+        };
+        if let Some(val) = maybe_val {
+            let v = val.to_string();
+            let item = match key {
+                ConfigKey::Addr => ConfigItem::Addr(v),
+                ConfigKey::BccSelf => ConfigItem::BccSelf(v),
+                ConfigKey::Configured => ConfigItem::Configured(v),
+                ConfigKey::ConfiguredAddr => ConfigItem::ConfiguredAddr(v),
+                ConfigKey::ConfiguredE2EEEnabled => ConfigItem::ConfiguredE2EEEnabled(v),
+                ConfigKey::ConfiguredImapCertificateChecks => {
+                    ConfigItem::ConfiguredImapCertificateChecks(v)
+                }
+                ConfigKey::ConfiguredMailPort => ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailPort(v),
+                ConfigKey::ConfiguredMailPw => ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailPw(v),
+                ConfigKey::ConfiguredMailSecurity => ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailSecurity(v),
+                ConfigKey::ConfiguredMailServer => ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailServer(v),
+                ConfigKey::ConfiguredMailUser => ConfigItem::ConfiguredMailUser(v),
+                ConfigKey::ConfiguredSendPort => ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendPort(v),
+                ConfigKey::ConfiguredSendPw => ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendPw(v),
+                ConfigKey::ConfiguredSendSecurity => ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendSecurity(v),
+                ConfigKey::ConfiguredSendServer => ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendServer(v),
+                ConfigKey::ConfiguredSendUser => ConfigItem::ConfiguredSendUser(v),
+                ConfigKey::ConfiguredServerFlags => ConfigItem::ConfiguredServerFlags(v),
+                ConfigKey::ConfiguredSmtpCertificateChecks => {
+                    ConfigItem::ConfiguredSmtpCertificateChecks(v)
+                }
+                ConfigKey::Displayname => ConfigItem::Displayname(v),
+                ConfigKey::E2eeEnabled => ConfigItem::E2eeEnabled(v),
+                ConfigKey::ImapCertificateChecks => ConfigItem::ImapCertificateChecks(v),
+                ConfigKey::ImapFolder => ConfigItem::ImapFolder(v),
+                ConfigKey::InboxWatch => {
+                    let val = match v.parse::<u32>() {
+                        Ok(0) => false,
+                        Ok(1) => true,
+                        _ => bail!("set_config for {}: not a bool: {}", key, v),
+                    };
+                    ConfigItem::InboxWatch(val)
+                }
+                ConfigKey::MailPort => ConfigItem::MailPort(v),
+                ConfigKey::MailPw => ConfigItem::MailPw(v),
+                ConfigKey::MailServer => ConfigItem::MailServer(v),
+                ConfigKey::MailUser => ConfigItem::MailUser(v),
+                ConfigKey::MdnsEnabled => ConfigItem::MdnsEnabled(v),
+                ConfigKey::MvboxMove => ConfigItem::MvboxMove(v),
+                ConfigKey::MvboxWatch => ConfigItem::MvboxWatch(v),
+                ConfigKey::SaveMimeHeaders => ConfigItem::SaveMimeHeaders(v),
+                ConfigKey::Selfavatar => {
+                    ConfigItem::Selfavatar(BlobObject::create_from_path(self, v)?)
+                }
+                ConfigKey::Selfstatus => ConfigItem::Selfstatus(v),
+                ConfigKey::SendPort => ConfigItem::SendPort(v),
+                ConfigKey::SendPw => ConfigItem::SendPw(v),
+                ConfigKey::SendServer => ConfigItem::SendServer(v),
+                ConfigKey::SendUser => ConfigItem::SendUser(v),
+                ConfigKey::SentboxWatch => ConfigItem::SentboxWatch(v),
+                ConfigKey::ServerFlags => ConfigItem::ServerFlags(v),
+                ConfigKey::ShowEmails => ConfigItem::ShowEmails(v),
+                ConfigKey::SmtpCertificateChecks => ConfigItem::SmtpCertificateChecks(v),
+                ConfigKey::SysConfigKeys => ConfigItem::SysConfigKeys(v),
+                ConfigKey::SysMsgsizeMaxRecommended => ConfigItem::SysMsgsizeMaxRecommended(v),
+                ConfigKey::SysVersion => ConfigItem::SysVersion(v),
+            };
+            self.set_config_item(item).map(|_| ())
+        } else {
+            self.del_config_item(key).map(|_| ())
         }
     }
 }
 
 /// Returns all available configuration keys concated together.
 fn get_config_keys_string() -> String {
-    let keys = Config::iter().fold(String::new(), |mut acc, key| {
-        acc += key.as_ref();
+    let keys = ConfigKey::iter().fold(String::new(), |mut acc, key| {
+        acc += &key.to_key_string();
         acc += " ";
         acc
     });
-
     format!(" {} ", keys)
 }
 
@@ -164,26 +577,78 @@ fn get_config_keys_string() -> String {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
-    use std::str::FromStr;
     use std::string::ToString;
 
     use crate::test_utils::*;
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_to_string() {
-        assert_eq!(Config::MailServer.to_string(), "mail_server");
-        assert_eq!(Config::from_str("mail_server"), Ok(Config::MailServer));
-
-        assert_eq!(Config::SysConfigKeys.to_string(), "sys.config_keys");
+    fn test_string_conversions() {
+        assert_eq!(ConfigKey::MailServer.to_key_string(), "mail_server");
         assert_eq!(
-            Config::from_str("sys.config_keys"),
-            Ok(Config::SysConfigKeys)
+            ConfigKey::from_key_str("mail_server"),
+            Ok(ConfigKey::MailServer)
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(ConfigKey::SysConfigKeys.to_key_string(), "sys.config_keys");
+        assert_eq!(
+            ConfigKey::from_key_str("sys.config_keys"),
+            Ok(ConfigKey::SysConfigKeys)
         );
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_default_prop() {
-        assert_eq!(Config::ImapFolder.get_str("default"), Some("INBOX"));
+    fn test_sys_config_keys() {
+        let t = dummy_context();
+        if let Some(ConfigItem::SysConfigKeys(s)) = t.ctx.get_config_item(ConfigKey::SysConfigKeys)
+        {
+            assert!(s.contains(" sys.msgsize_max_recommended "));
+            assert!(s.contains(" sys.version "));
+            assert!(s.contains(" imap_folder "));
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_config_item() {
+        let t = test_context(Some(Box::new(logging_cb)));
+
+        // An item which has a default.
+        let opt = t.ctx.get_config_item(ConfigKey::ImapFolder);
+        assert_eq!(opt, Some(ConfigItem::ImapFolder("INBOX".into())));
+
+        // Set a different value.
+        t.ctx
+            .set_config_item(ConfigItem::ImapFolder("DeltaChat".into()))
+            .unwrap();
+        let opt = t.ctx.get_config_item(ConfigKey::ImapFolder);
+        assert_eq!(opt, Some(ConfigItem::ImapFolder("DeltaChat".into())));
+
+        // Set another value, testing update.
+        t.ctx
+            .set_config_item(ConfigItem::ImapFolder("Chat".into()))
+            .unwrap();
+        let opt = t.ctx.get_config_item(ConfigKey::ImapFolder);
+        assert_eq!(opt, Some(ConfigItem::ImapFolder("Chat".into())));
+
+        // Reset to the default.
+        t.ctx.del_config_item(ConfigKey::ImapFolder).unwrap();
+        let opt = t.ctx.get_config_item(ConfigKey::ImapFolder);
+        assert_eq!(opt, Some(ConfigItem::ImapFolder("INBOX".into())));
+
+        // An item without default.
+        let opt = t.ctx.get_config_item(ConfigKey::Addr);
+        assert!(opt.is_none());
+
+        // Set the item.
+        t.ctx
+            .set_config_item(ConfigItem::Addr("me@example.com".into()))
+            .unwrap();
+        let opt = t.ctx.get_config_item(ConfigKey::Addr);
+        assert_eq!(opt, Some(ConfigItem::Addr("me@example.com".into())));
+
+        // Delete the item.
+        t.ctx.del_config_item(ConfigKey::Addr).unwrap();
+        let opt = t.ctx.get_config_item(ConfigKey::Addr);
+        assert!(opt.is_none());
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -213,4 +678,48 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(avatar_cfg, avatar_src.to_str().map(|s| s.to_string()));
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_config_item_bool() {
+        let t = test_context(Some(Box::new(logging_cb)));
+
+        // Backwards compatible value.
+        t.ctx
+            .sql
+            .execute(
+                "INSERT INTO config (keyname, value) VALUES (?, ?)",
+                params![ConfigKey::InboxWatch.to_string(), "0"],
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        let item = t.ctx.get_config_item(ConfigKey::InboxWatch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(item, ConfigItem::InboxWatch(false));
+        t.ctx
+            .sql
+            .execute(
+                "UPDATE config SET value=? WHERE keyname=?",
+                params!["1", ConfigKey::InboxWatch.to_string()],
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        let item = t.ctx.get_config_item(ConfigKey::InboxWatch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(item, ConfigItem::InboxWatch(true));
+        t.ctx
+            .sql
+            .execute(
+                "UPDATE config SET value=? WHERE keyname=?",
+                params!["bad", ConfigKey::InboxWatch.to_string()],
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        let item = t.ctx.get_config_item(ConfigKey::InboxWatch);
+        assert!(item.is_none());
+
+        // Normal value.
+        t.ctx.set_config_item(ConfigItem::InboxWatch(true)).unwrap();
+        let item = t.ctx.get_config_item(ConfigKey::InboxWatch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(item, ConfigItem::InboxWatch(true));
+        t.ctx
+            .set_config_item(ConfigItem::InboxWatch(false))
+            .unwrap();
+        let item = t.ctx.get_config_item(ConfigKey::InboxWatch).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(item, ConfigItem::InboxWatch(false));
+    }
 }

src/configure/mod.rs

@@ -69,6 +69,18 @@ pub fn dc_job_do_DC_JOB_CONFIGURE_IMAP(context: &Context) {
         .unwrap()
         .imap
         .disconnect(context);
+    context
+        .sentbox_thread
+        .read()
+        .unwrap()
+        .imap
+        .disconnect(context);
+    context
+        .mvbox_thread
+        .read()
+        .unwrap()
+        .imap
+        .disconnect(context);
     context.smtp.clone().lock().unwrap().disconnect();
     info!(context, "Configure ...",);
 

src/context.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Condvar, Mutex, RwLock};
 use libc::uintptr_t;
 
 use crate::chat::*;
-use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::config::{Config, ConfigItem, ConfigKey};
 use crate::constants::*;
 use crate::contact::*;
 use crate::error::*;
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ impl Context {
             "<Not yet calculated>".into()
         };
 
-        let inbox_watch = self.get_config_int(Config::InboxWatch);
         let sentbox_watch = self.get_config_int(Config::SentboxWatch);
         let mvbox_watch = self.get_config_int(Config::MvboxWatch);
         let mvbox_move = self.get_config_int(Config::MvboxMove);
@@ -299,7 +298,9 @@ impl Context {
         res.insert("is_configured", is_configured.to_string());
         res.insert("entered_account_settings", l.to_string());
         res.insert("used_account_settings", l2.to_string());
-        res.insert("inbox_watch", inbox_watch.to_string());
+        if let Some(ConfigItem::InboxWatch(val)) = self.get_config_item(ConfigKey::InboxWatch) {
+            res.insert("inbox_watch", val.to_string());
+        }
         res.insert("sentbox_watch", sentbox_watch.to_string());
         res.insert("mvbox_watch", mvbox_watch.to_string());
         res.insert("mvbox_move", mvbox_move.to_string());
@@ -498,6 +499,8 @@ pub struct BobStatus {
 #[derive(Default, Debug)]
 pub struct SmtpState {
     pub idle: bool,
+    pub suspended: bool,
+    pub doing_jobs: bool,
     pub perform_jobs_needed: i32,
     pub probe_network: bool,
 }

src/job.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
 
 use crate::blob::BlobObject;
 use crate::chat;
-use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::config::{Config, ConfigItem, ConfigKey};
 use crate::configure::*;
 use crate::constants::*;
 use crate::context::Context;
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@ enum Thread {
     Smtp = 5000,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Display, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, FromPrimitive, ToPrimitive)]
-enum TryAgain {
-    Dont,
-    AtOnce,
-    StandardDelay,
-}
-
 impl Default for Thread {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Thread::Unknown
@@ -109,7 +102,7 @@ pub struct Job {
     pub added_timestamp: i64,
     pub tries: i32,
     pub param: Params,
-    try_again: TryAgain,
+    pub try_again: i32,
     pub pending_error: Option<String>,
 }
 
@@ -143,7 +136,7 @@ impl Job {
             let loginparam = LoginParam::from_database(context, "configured_");
             let connected = context.smtp.lock().unwrap().connect(context, &loginparam);
             if connected.is_err() {
-                self.try_again_later(TryAgain::StandardDelay, None);
+                self.try_again_later(3, None);
                 return;
             }
         }
@@ -184,7 +177,7 @@ impl Job {
                         Err(err) => {
                             smtp.disconnect();
                             warn!(context, "smtp failed: {}", err);
-                            self.try_again_later(TryAgain::AtOnce, Some(err.to_string()));
+                            self.try_again_later(-1, Some(err.to_string()));
                         }
                         Ok(()) => {
                             // smtp success, update db ASAP, then delete smtp file
@@ -203,7 +196,7 @@ impl Job {
     }
 
     // this value does not increase the number of tries
-    fn try_again_later(&mut self, try_again: TryAgain, pending_error: Option<String>) {
+    fn try_again_later(&mut self, try_again: i32, pending_error: Option<String>) {
         self.try_again = try_again;
         self.pending_error = pending_error;
     }
@@ -237,7 +230,7 @@ impl Job {
                     &mut dest_uid,
                 ) {
                     ImapActionResult::RetryLater => {
-                        self.try_again_later(TryAgain::StandardDelay, None);
+                        self.try_again_later(3i32, None);
                     }
                     ImapActionResult::Success => {
                         message::update_server_uid(
@@ -273,7 +266,7 @@ impl Job {
                     let res =
                         imap_inbox.delete_msg(context, &mid, server_folder, &mut msg.server_uid);
                     if res == ImapActionResult::RetryLater {
-                        self.try_again_later(TryAgain::AtOnce, None);
+                        self.try_again_later(-1i32, None);
                         return;
                     }
                 }
@@ -306,7 +299,7 @@ impl Job {
             let folder = msg.server_folder.as_ref().unwrap();
             match imap_inbox.set_seen(context, folder, msg.server_uid) {
                 ImapActionResult::RetryLater => {
-                    self.try_again_later(TryAgain::StandardDelay, None);
+                    self.try_again_later(3i32, None);
                 }
                 ImapActionResult::AlreadyDone => {}
                 ImapActionResult::Success | ImapActionResult::Failed => {
@@ -336,7 +329,7 @@ impl Job {
         let uid = self.param.get_int(Param::ServerUid).unwrap_or_default() as u32;
         let imap_inbox = &context.inbox_thread.read().unwrap().imap;
         if imap_inbox.set_seen(context, &folder, uid) == ImapActionResult::RetryLater {
-            self.try_again_later(TryAgain::StandardDelay, None);
+            self.try_again_later(3i32, None);
             return;
         }
         if 0 != self.param.get_int(Param::AlsoMove).unwrap_or_default() {
@@ -356,7 +349,7 @@ impl Job {
                 if ImapActionResult::RetryLater
                     == imap_inbox.mv(context, &folder, uid, &dest_folder, &mut dest_uid)
                 {
-                    self.try_again_later(TryAgain::StandardDelay, None);
+                    self.try_again_later(3, None);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -375,7 +368,12 @@ pub fn job_kill_action(context: &Context, action: Action) -> bool {
 }
 
 pub fn perform_inbox_fetch(context: &Context) {
-    let use_network = context.get_config_bool(Config::InboxWatch);
+    let use_network =
+        if let Some(ConfigItem::InboxWatch(val)) = context.get_config_item(ConfigKey::InboxWatch) {
+            val
+        } else {
+            false
+        };
 
     context
         .inbox_thread
@@ -412,7 +410,12 @@ pub fn perform_inbox_idle(context: &Context) {
         );
         return;
     }
-    let use_network = context.get_config_bool(Config::InboxWatch);
+    let use_network =
+        if let Some(ConfigItem::InboxWatch(val)) = context.get_config_item(Config::InboxWatch) {
+            val
+        } else {
+            false
+        };
 
     context
         .inbox_thread
@@ -479,12 +482,24 @@ pub fn perform_smtp_jobs(context: &Context) {
         state.probe_network = false;
         state.perform_jobs_needed = 0;
 
+        if state.suspended {
+            info!(context, "SMTP-jobs suspended.",);
+            return;
+        }
+        state.doing_jobs = true;
         probe_smtp_network
     };
 
     info!(context, "SMTP-jobs started...",);
     job_perform(context, Thread::Smtp, probe_smtp_network);
     info!(context, "SMTP-jobs ended.");
+
+    {
+        let &(ref lock, _) = &*context.smtp_state.clone();
+        let mut state = lock.lock().unwrap();
+
+        state.doing_jobs = false;
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn perform_smtp_idle(context: &Context) {
@@ -737,7 +752,7 @@ fn job_perform(context: &Context, thread: Thread, probe_network: bool) {
                     added_timestamp: row.get(4)?,
                     tries: row.get(6)?,
                     param: row.get::<_, String>(3)?.parse().unwrap_or_default(),
-                    try_again: TryAgain::Dont,
+                    try_again: 0,
                     pending_error: None,
                 };
 
@@ -763,15 +778,30 @@ fn job_perform(context: &Context, thread: Thread, probe_network: bool) {
         );
 
         // some configuration jobs are "exclusive":
+        // - they are always executed in the imap-thread and the smtp-thread is suspended during execution
+        // - they may change the database handle change the database handle; we do not keep old pointers therefore
         // - they can be re-executed one time AT_ONCE, but they are not save in the database for later execution
         if Action::ConfigureImap == job.action || Action::ImexImap == job.action {
             job_kill_action(context, job.action);
+            context
+                .sentbox_thread
+                .clone()
+                .read()
+                .unwrap()
+                .suspend(context);
+            context
+                .mvbox_thread
+                .clone()
+                .read()
+                .unwrap()
+                .suspend(context);
+            suspend_smtp_thread(context, true);
         }
 
         let mut tries = 0;
         while tries <= 1 {
             // this can be modified by a job using dc_job_try_again_later()
-            job.try_again = TryAgain::Dont;
+            job.try_again = 0;
 
             match job.action {
                 Action::Unknown => {
@@ -801,14 +831,39 @@ fn job_perform(context: &Context, thread: Thread, probe_network: bool) {
                 Action::SendMdnOld => {}
                 Action::SendMsgToSmtpOld => {}
             }
-            if job.try_again != TryAgain::AtOnce {
+            if job.try_again != -1 {
                 break;
             }
             tries += 1
         }
         if Action::ConfigureImap == job.action || Action::ImexImap == job.action {
+            context
+                .sentbox_thread
+                .clone()
+                .read()
+                .unwrap()
+                .unsuspend(context);
+            context
+                .mvbox_thread
+                .clone()
+                .read()
+                .unwrap()
+                .unsuspend(context);
+            suspend_smtp_thread(context, false);
             break;
-        } else if job.try_again == TryAgain::AtOnce || job.try_again == TryAgain::StandardDelay {
+        } else if job.try_again == 2 {
+            // just try over next loop unconditionally, the ui typically interrupts idle when the file (video) is ready
+            info!(
+                context,
+                "{}-job #{} not yet ready and will be delayed.",
+                if thread == Thread::Imap {
+                    "INBOX"
+                } else {
+                    "SMTP"
+                },
+                job.job_id
+            );
+        } else if job.try_again == -1 || job.try_again == 3 {
             let tries = job.tries + 1;
             if tries < 17 {
                 job.tries = tries;
@@ -874,6 +929,18 @@ fn get_backoff_time_offset(c_tries: libc::c_int) -> i64 {
     seconds as i64
 }
 
+fn suspend_smtp_thread(context: &Context, suspend: bool) {
+    context.smtp_state.0.lock().unwrap().suspended = suspend;
+    if suspend {
+        loop {
+            if !context.smtp_state.0.lock().unwrap().doing_jobs {
+                return;
+            }
+            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_micros(300 * 1000));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn send_mdn(context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let mut mimefactory = MimeFactory::load_mdn(context, msg_id)?;
     unsafe { mimefactory.render()? };

src/job_thread.rs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub struct JobThread {
 pub struct JobState {
     idle: bool,
     jobs_needed: bool,
+    suspended: bool,
     using_handle: bool,
 }
 
@@ -29,6 +30,32 @@ impl JobThread {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn suspend(&self, context: &Context) {
+        info!(context, "Suspending {}-thread.", self.name,);
+        {
+            self.state.0.lock().unwrap().suspended = true;
+        }
+        self.interrupt_idle(context);
+        loop {
+            let using_handle = self.state.0.lock().unwrap().using_handle;
+            if !using_handle {
+                return;
+            }
+            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_micros(300 * 1000));
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn unsuspend(&self, context: &Context) {
+        info!(context, "Unsuspending {}-thread.", self.name);
+
+        let &(ref lock, ref cvar) = &*self.state.clone();
+        let mut state = lock.lock().unwrap();
+
+        state.suspended = false;
+        state.idle = true;
+        cvar.notify_one();
+    }
+
     pub fn interrupt_idle(&self, context: &Context) {
         {
             self.state.0.lock().unwrap().jobs_needed = true;
@@ -50,6 +77,10 @@ impl JobThread {
             let &(ref lock, _) = &*self.state.clone();
             let mut state = lock.lock().unwrap();
 
+            if state.suspended {
+                return;
+            }
+
             state.using_handle = true;
         }
 
@@ -114,6 +145,14 @@ impl JobThread {
                 return;
             }
 
+            if state.suspended {
+                while !state.idle {
+                    state = cvar.wait(state).unwrap();
+                }
+                state.idle = false;
+                return;
+            }
+
             state.using_handle = true;
 
             if !use_network {