A lot of changes. The thread proxy mechanism

is now functional. The signal proxy needs to be tested
though. The thread proxy folder is being implemented.
A rough summary :

1999-10-13  bertrand <Bertrand.Guiheneuf@aful.org>

	* camel/camel-folder.c (camel_folder_close): the
	folder->close method is now asynchronous.

	* camel/camel-folder-pt-proxy.c (_folder_open_cb):
	(_open):
	(_folder_open_cb):
	(_open):
	open/close method implemented in the thread proxy
	folder. More to come.

	* camel/camel-exception.c (camel_exception_xfer):
	new utility func.

	* camel/camel-marshal-utils.c: some new marshallers

	* camel/camel-folder-pt-proxy.c: Some explanations
	on the thread proxy system.

1999-10-11  bertrand <Bertrand.Guiheneuf@aful.org>

	* camel/camel-marshal-utils.c:
	camel/camel-marshal-utils.h:
	Handles operation marshalling.

	* camel/camel-thread-proxy.c:
	camel/camel-thread-proxy.h:
	new files. Generic proxy system.

	* camel/camel-folder-pt-proxy.c
	moved all proxy related code in dedicated files.

	(camel_folder_pt_proxy_init):
	removed proxy initialisation code
	(_finalize):
	removed proxy finalization code


	* camel/camel-exception.c
	(camel_exception_new):
	(camel_exception_set):
	(camel_exception_free):
	New funcs.

svn path=/trunk/; revision=1328

16 files changed, 502 insertions, 530 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2bb8c81140..ba39571d16 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,48 @@
+1999-10-13  bertrand <Bertrand.Guiheneuf@aful.org>
+
+	* camel/camel-folder.c (camel_folder_close): the 
+	folder->close method is now asynchronous.
+
+	* camel/camel-folder-pt-proxy.c (_folder_open_cb): 
+	(_open): 
+	(_folder_open_cb): 
+	(_open): 
+	open/close method implemented in the thread proxy
+	folder. More to come.
+
+	* camel/camel-exception.c (camel_exception_xfer): 
+	new utility func.
+
+	* camel/camel-marshal-utils.c: some new marshallers
+
+	* camel/camel-folder-pt-proxy.c: Some explanations
+	on the thread proxy system.
+
+1999-10-11  bertrand <Bertrand.Guiheneuf@aful.org>
+
+	* camel/camel-marshal-utils.c: 
+	camel/camel-marshal-utils.h:
+	Handles operation marshalling. 
+	
+	* camel/camel-thread-proxy.c: 
+	camel/camel-thread-proxy.h: 
+	new files. Generic proxy system.
+	  
+	* camel/camel-folder-pt-proxy.c 
+	moved all proxy related code in dedicated files.
+	
+	(camel_folder_pt_proxy_init): 
+	removed proxy initialisation code
+	(_finalize): 
+	removed proxy finalization code
+
+
+	* camel/camel-exception.c 
+	(camel_exception_new): 
+	(camel_exception_set): 
+	(camel_exception_free): 
+	New funcs.
+
 1999-09-21  bertrand  <Bertrand.Guiheneuf@aful.org>
 
 	* camel/camel-folder-pt-proxy.c (_async_close): 
diff --git a/camel/Makefile.am b/camel/Makefile.am
index 474718ddf5..b9316d1fca 100644
--- a/camel/Makefile.am
+++ b/camel/Makefile.am
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ INCLUDES = -I.. -I$(srcdir)/.. -I$(includedir)	\
 if HAVE_PTHREAD
 
 pthread_SRC =	\
-	camel-folder-pt-proxy.c		
+	camel-folder-pt-proxy.c		\
+	camel-thread-proxy.c
 
 pthread_HDR =	\
-	camel-folder-pt-proxy.h		
+	camel-folder-pt-proxy.h			\
+	camel-thread-proxy.h	
 
 else
 
diff --git a/camel/camel-exception.c b/camel/camel-exception.c
index 47261945d5..8b8c70fa10 100644
--- a/camel/camel-exception.c
+++ b/camel/camel-exception.c
@@ -24,3 +24,49 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include "camel-exception.h"
 
+void 
+camel_exception_free (CamelException *exception)
+{
+	if (!exception) return;
+
+	if (exception->desc)
+		g_free (exception->desc);
+
+	g_free (exception);
+}
+
+
+CamelException *
+camel_exception_new ()
+{
+	CamelException *ex;
+
+	ex = g_new (CamelException, 1);
+	return ex;
+}
+
+
+void
+camel_exception_set (CamelException *ex,
+		     ExceptionId id,
+		     const char *desc)
+{
+	ex->id = id;
+	if (ex->desc)
+		g_free (ex->desc);
+	ex->desc = g_strdup (desc);
+}
+
+void 
+camel_exception_xfer (CamelException *ex_dst,
+		      CamelException *ex_src)
+{
+	if (ex_dst->desc)
+		g_free (ex_dst->desc);
+
+	ex_dst->id = ex_src->id;
+	ex_dst->desc = ex_src->desc;
+
+	ex_src->desc = NULL;
+	ex_src->id = CAMEL_EXCEPTION_NONE;
+}
diff --git a/camel/camel-exception.h b/camel/camel-exception.h
index 217d6ca97e..1213511f4d 100644
--- a/camel/camel-exception.h
+++ b/camel/camel-exception.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #pragma }
 #endif /* __cplusplus }*/
 
+#include <glib.h>
+
 
 typedef enum {
 #include "camel-exception-list.def"
@@ -45,7 +47,13 @@ typedef struct {
 
 } CamelException;
 
-
+void camel_exception_free (CamelException *exception);
+CamelException *camel_exception_new ();
+void camel_exception_set (CamelException *ex,
+			  ExceptionId id,
+			  const char *desc);
+void camel_exception_xfer (CamelException *ex_dst,
+			   CamelException *ex_src);
 
 
 
diff --git a/camel/camel-folder-pt-proxy.c b/camel/camel-folder-pt-proxy.c
index 9c52615971..8b89bbe72f 100644
--- a/camel/camel-folder-pt-proxy.c
+++ b/camel/camel-folder-pt-proxy.c
@@ -27,15 +27,12 @@
 #include "camel-folder-pt-proxy.h"
 #include "camel-log.h"
 #include "camel-marshal-utils.h"
+#include "camel-exception.h"
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-/* needed for proper casts of async funcs when 
- * calling pthreads_create
- */
-typedef void * (*thread_call_func) (void *);
 
 static CamelFolderClass *parent_class=NULL;
 
@@ -53,14 +50,19 @@ enum CamelFolderFunc {
 static CamelFuncDef _camel_func_def [CAMEL_FOLDER__LAST_FUNC];
 
 
-
-static void _init_with_store (CamelFolder *folder, CamelStore *parent_store, CamelException *ex);
+static void _init_with_store (CamelFolder *folder, 
+			      CamelStore *parent_store, 
+			      CamelException *ex);
 static void _open (CamelFolder *folder, 
 		   CamelFolderOpenMode mode, 
 		   CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback, 
 		   gpointer user_data, 
 		   CamelException *ex);
-static void _close (CamelFolder *folder, gboolean expunge, CamelException *ex);
+static void _close (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);
@@ -87,17 +89,8 @@ static const gchar *_get_message_uid (CamelFolder *folder, CamelMimeMessage *mes
 static CamelMimeMessage *_get_message_by_uid (CamelFolder *folder, const gchar *uid, CamelException *ex);
 static GList *_get_uid_list  (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);
 
-
 static void _finalize (GtkObject *object);
 
-/* for the proxy watch */
-static gboolean _thread_notification_catch (GIOChannel *source,
-					    GIOCondition condition,
-					    gpointer data);
-static void _notify_availability (CamelFolder *folder, gchar op_name);
-static void _init_notify_system (CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder);
-static void _init_signals_proxy (CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder);
-
 
 static void
 camel_folder_pt_proxy_class_init (CamelFolderPtProxyClass *camel_folder_pt_proxy_class)
@@ -115,7 +108,7 @@ camel_folder_pt_proxy_class_init (CamelFolderPtProxyClass *camel_folder_pt_proxy
 	camel_folder_class->set_name = _set_name;
 	camel_folder_class->get_name = _get_name;
 	camel_folder_class->can_hold_folders = _can_hold_folders;
-	camel_folder_class->can_hold_messages = _can_hold_messages;
+ 	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_folder = _get_folder;
@@ -142,8 +135,32 @@ camel_folder_pt_proxy_class_init (CamelFolderPtProxyClass *camel_folder_pt_proxy
 	/* function definition for proxying */
 	proxy_class->open_func_def = 
 		camel_func_def_new (camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_INT_POINTER_POINTER, 
-				    1, 
-				    GTK_TYPE_INT);
+				    4, 
+				    GTK_TYPE_POINTER,
+				    GTK_TYPE_INT,
+				    GTK_TYPE_POINTER,
+				    GTK_TYPE_POINTER);
+	proxy_class->open_cb_def = 
+		camel_func_def_new (camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_POINTER_POINTER, 
+				    3, 
+				    GTK_TYPE_POINTER,
+				    GTK_TYPE_POINTER,
+				    GTK_TYPE_POINTER);
+
+	proxy_class->close_func_def = 
+		camel_func_def_new (camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_BOOL_POINTER_POINTER, 
+				    4, 
+				    GTK_TYPE_POINTER,
+				    GTK_TYPE_BOOL,
+				    GTK_TYPE_POINTER,
+				    GTK_TYPE_POINTER);
+	proxy_class->close_cb_def = 
+		camel_func_def_new (camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_POINTER_POINTER, 
+				    3, 
+				    GTK_TYPE_POINTER,
+				    GTK_TYPE_POINTER,
+				    GTK_TYPE_POINTER);
+
 }
 
 
@@ -152,11 +169,8 @@ camel_folder_pt_proxy_class_init (CamelFolderPtProxyClass *camel_folder_pt_proxy
 static void
 camel_folder_pt_proxy_init (CamelFolderPtProxy *folder_pt_proxy)
 {
-	folder_pt_proxy->op_queue = camel_op_queue_new ();
-	folder_pt_proxy->signal_data_cond = g_cond_new();
-	folder_pt_proxy->signal_data_mutex = g_mutex_new();
-	_init_signals_proxy (folder_pt_proxy);
-	_init_notify_system (folder_pt_proxy);
+	folder_pt_proxy->thread_ex = camel_exception_new ();	
+	folder_pt_proxy->pud = g_new (_ProxyCbUserData, 1);	
 }
 
 
@@ -195,8 +209,9 @@ _finalize (GtkObject *object)
 	GList *message_node;
 
 	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelFolderPtProxy::finalize\n");
-	g_cond_free (camel_folder_pt_proxy->signal_data_cond);
-	g_mutex_free (camel_folder_pt_proxy->signal_data_mutex);
+
+	camel_exception_free (camel_folder_pt_proxy->thread_ex);
+	g_free (camel_folder_pt_proxy->pud);
 	GTK_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
 	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelFolderPtProxy::finalize\n");
 }
@@ -205,417 +220,100 @@ _finalize (GtkObject *object)
 
 
 
-/* function proxies definitions */
-
-
-/* generic operation handling */
 
+/*********/
 
- 
-/**
- * _op_run_free_notify:
- * @folder: folder to notify when the operation is completed. 
- * @op: operation to run. 
- * 
- * run an operation, free the operation field
- * and then notify the main thread of the op
- * completion.
- * 
- * these routine is entended to be called 
- * in a thread 
- * 
- * Return value: 
- **/
-void
-_op_run_free_and_notify (CamelOp *op)
-{
-	gboolean error;
-	CamelFolder *folder;
-
-	camel_op_run (op);
-	camel_op_free (op);
-	folder = camel_op_get_user_data (op);
-	_notify_availability (folder, 'a');
-}
-
-
-
-
-/**
- * _run_next_op_in_thread:  
- * @proxy_folder: 
- * 
- * run the next operation pending in the proxy 
- * operation queue
- **/
-static void 
-_run_next_op_in_thread (CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder)
-{
-	CamelOp *op;
-	CamelOpQueue *op_queue;
-	pthread_t thread;
-
-	op_queue = proxy_folder->op_queue;
-	/* get the next pending operation */
-	op = camel_op_queue_pop_op (op_queue);
-	if (!op) {
-		camel_op_queue_set_service_availability (op_queue, TRUE);
-		return;
-	}
-	
-	/* run the operation in a child thread */
-	pthread_create (&thread, NULL, (thread_call_func) _op_run_free_and_notify, op);
-
-}
+/**** Operations implementation ****/
 
 
 
-/**
- * _op_exec_or_plan_for_exec:
- * @proxy_folder: 
- * @op: 
- * 
- * if no thread is currently running, executes
- * op, otherwise push the operation in the operation 
- * queue.
- **/
-static void 
-_op_exec_or_plan_for_exec (CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder, CamelOp *op)
+static gpointer
+_proxy_cb_user_data (_ProxyCbUserData *pud,
+		     CamelFolderAsyncCallback real_callback, 
+		     CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder, 
+		     CamelException *ex,
+		     gpointer real_user_data)
 {
-	CamelOpQueue *op_queue;
-	pthread_t thread;
-	
-	op_queue = proxy_folder->op_queue;
-
-	/* put the real folder in the user data
-	   so that it can be notified when the 
-	   operation is completed */
-	camel_op_set_user_data (op, proxy_folder->real_folder);
-	
-	/* get next operation */
-	camel_op_queue_push_op (op_queue, op);
-	
-	if (camel_op_queue_get_service_availability (op_queue)) {
-		/* no thread is currently running, run 
-		 * the next operation. */
-		camel_op_queue_set_service_availability (op_queue, FALSE);
-		/* when the operation is completed in the 
-		   child thread the main thread gets 
-		   notified and executes next operation 
-		   (see _thread_notification_catch, case 'a')
-		   so there is no need to set the service
-		   availability to FALSE except here 
-		*/
-		_run_next_op_in_thread (proxy_folder);		
-	}
+	pud->real_callback = real_callback;
+	pud->proxy_folder = proxy_folder;
+	pud->ex = ex;
+	pud->real_user_data = real_user_data;
+	return (gpointer)pud;
 }
 
 
+/* ******** */
 
-
-
-
-
-/**
- * _init_notify_system: set the notify channel up
- * @proxy_folder: 
- * 
- * called once to set the notification channel
- **/
+/* thread->init_with_store implementation */
 static void 
-_init_notify_system (CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder)
+_init_with_store (CamelFolder *folder, 
+		  CamelStore *parent_store, 
+		  CamelException *ex)
 {
-	int filedes[2];
 
-	/* set up the notification channel */
-	if (!pipe (filedes)) {
-		CAMEL_LOG_WARNING ("could not create pipe in for camel_folder_proxy_init");
-		CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Full error message : %s\n", strerror(errno));
+	parent_class->init_with_store (folder, parent_store, ex);
+	if (ex->id != CAMEL_EXCEPTION_NONE)
 		return;
-	}
-	
-	
-	proxy_folder->pipe_client_fd = filedes [0];
-	proxy_folder->pipe_server_fd = filedes [1];
-	proxy_folder->notify_source =  g_io_channel_unix_new (filedes [0]);
-	
-	/* the _thread_notification_catch function 
-	* will be called in the main thread when the 
-	* child thread writes some data in the channel */ 
-	g_io_add_watch (proxy_folder->notify_source, G_IO_IN,
-			_thread_notification_catch, 
-			proxy_folder);
-	
-}
-
-/**
- * notify_availability: notify thread completion
- * @folder: real folder (in the child thread)
- * @op_name: operation name
- *
- * called by child thread (real folder) to notify the main 
- * thread (folder proxy) something is available for him.
- * What this thing is depends on  @op_name:
- *
- * 'a' : thread available. That means the thread is ready 
- *       to process an operation. 
- * 's' : a signal is available. Used by the signal proxy.
- *
- */
-static void
-_notify_availability (CamelFolder *folder, gchar op_name)
-{
-	GIOChannel *notification_channel;
-	CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder;
-	guint bytes_written;
-
-	proxy_folder = (CamelFolderPtProxy *)gtk_object_get_data (GTK_OBJECT (folder),
-								  "proxy_folder");
-	notification_channel = proxy_folder->notify_source;	
-	do {
-		/* the write operation will trigger the
-		 * watch on the main thread side */
-		g_io_channel_write  (notification_channel,
-				     &op_name,
-				     1,
-				     &bytes_written);
-	} while (bytes_written == 1);
-
-}
-
-
-
-/* signal proxying */
-
-static void
-_signal_marshaller_server_side (GtkObject *object,
-				gpointer data,
-				guint n_args,
-				GtkArg *args)
-{
-	CamelFolder *folder;
-	CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder;
-	guint signal_id;
-	
-	folder = CAMEL_FOLDER (object);
-	proxy_folder = CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY (gtk_object_get_data (object, "proxy_folder"));
-	signal_id = (guint)data;
-	g_assert (proxy_folder);
-
-	g_mutex_lock (proxy_folder->signal_data_mutex);
-	
-	/* we are going to wait for the main client thread 
-	 * to have emitted the last signal we asked him
-	 * to proxy.
-	 */
-	while (proxy_folder->signal_data.args)
-		g_cond_wait (proxy_folder->signal_data_cond,
-			     proxy_folder->signal_data_mutex);
-
-	proxy_folder->signal_data.signal_id = signal_id;
-	proxy_folder->signal_data.args = args;
-
-	
-	g_mutex_unlock (proxy_folder->signal_data_mutex);
-
-	/* tell the main thread there is a signal pending */
-	_notify_availability (folder, 's');
+#warning use proxy store here  
+	CF_CLASS (folder)->init_with_store (CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY (folder)->real_folder, 
+					    parent_store, 
+					    ex);
 }
 
 
-static void
-_signal_marshaller_client_side (CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder)
-{
-	g_mutex_lock (proxy_folder->signal_data_mutex);
-	g_assert (proxy_folder->signal_data.args);
-	
-	/* emit the pending signal */
-	gtk_signal_emitv (GTK_OBJECT (proxy_folder), 
-			  proxy_folder->signal_data.signal_id,
-			  proxy_folder->signal_data.args);
-
-	proxy_folder->signal_data.args = NULL;
-
-	/* if waiting for the signal to be treated,
-	 * awake the client thread up 
-	 */ 
-	g_cond_signal (proxy_folder->signal_data_cond);
-	g_mutex_unlock (proxy_folder->signal_data_mutex);	
-}
-
 
-static void 
-_init_signals_proxy (CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder)
-{
-	CamelFolder *real_folder;
-	GtkType camel_folder_type;
-	guint i;
-	char *signal_to_proxy[] = { 
-		NULL
-	};
- 
-	camel_folder_type = CAMEL_FOLDER_TYPE;
-	real_folder = proxy_folder->real_folder;	
-
-	for (i=0; signal_to_proxy[i]; i++) {
-		/* connect the signal to the signal marshaller
-		 * user_data is the signal id */
-		gtk_signal_connect_full (GTK_OBJECT (real_folder),
-					 signal_to_proxy[i],
-					 NULL,
-					 _signal_marshaller_server_side,
-					 (gpointer)gtk_signal_lookup (signal_to_proxy[i], camel_folder_type),
-					 NULL,
-					 TRUE,
-					 FALSE);
-	}
-	
-		
-	
-	
-}
-
-/****   catch notification from child thread ****/
-/**
- * _thread_notification_catch: call by glib loop when data is available on the thread io channel
- * @source: 
- * @condition: 
- * @data: 
- * 
- * called by watch set on the IO channel
+/* a little bit of explanation for the folder_class->open 
+ * method implementation : 
  * 
- * Return value: TRUE because we don't want the watch to be removed
- **/
-static gboolean  
-_thread_notification_catch (GIOChannel *source,
-			    GIOCondition condition,
-			    gpointer data)
-{
-	CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder = (CamelFolderPtProxy *)data;	
-	gchar op_name;
-	guint bytes_read;
-	GIOError error;
-
-	
-	error = g_io_channel_read (source,
-				   &op_name,
-				   1,
-				   &bytes_read);
-	
-	switch (op_name) { 		
-	case 'a': /* the thread is OK for a new operation */
-		_run_next_op_in_thread (proxy_folder);		
-		break;
-	case 's': /* there is a pending signal to proxy */
-		_signal_marshaller_client_side (proxy_folder);
-		break;
-	}
-
-	/* do not remove the io watch */
-	return TRUE;
-}
-
-
-
-
-
-/*********/
+ * the proxy object "open" method is called by the client 
+ * program in the main thread. This method creates a 
+ * CamelOp object containing all the necessary informations 
+ * to call the corresponding "open" method on the real 
+ * folder object in the child folder. This CamelOp object 
+ * is pushed in a queue in the main thread (see the 
+ * CamelThreadProxy structure for more details). 
+ * The operations in this queue are executed one by one
+ * in a child thread. 
+ * Once the "open" method of the real object is finished, 
+ * it calls a callback. This callback is not the one supplied
+ * by the client object. Instead, the _folder_open_cb()
+ * function is called (in the child thread) which pushes
+ * the real callback function in another operation queue.
+ * The real callback is then called in the main thread. 
+ */
 
-/**** Operations implementation ****/
+/* folder->open implementation */
 
 /* 
- * the _async prefixed operations are
- * executed in a child thread.
- * When completed, they must call 
- * notify_availability () in order to
- * tell the main thread it can process
- * a new operation.
- *
+ * proxy callback. Called in the child thread by the 
+ * real folder "open" method when it is completed 
  */
-
-/* folder->init_with_store implementation */
 static void 
-_init_with_store (CamelFolder *folder, CamelStore *parent_store, CamelException *ex)
-{
-	CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder = CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY (folder);
-
-#warning Notify io_channel initialization should be elsewhere
-	/* it can not be in camel_folder_proxy_init 
-	 * because of the pipe error handling */ 
-	_init_notify_system (proxy_folder);
-	gtk_object_set_data (GTK_OBJECT (proxy_folder->real_folder),
-			     "proxy_folder",
-			     proxy_folder);
-
-	CF_CLASS (proxy_folder)->init_with_store (proxy_folder->real_folder,
-				      parent_store,
-				      ex);
-}
-
-
-
-/* folder->open implementation */
-
-typedef struct {
-	CamelFolder *folder;
-	CamelFolderOpenMode mode;
-	CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback;
-	gpointer user_data;
-	CamelException *ex;
-} _OpenFolderParam;
-
-
-void 
 _folder_open_cb (CamelFolder *folder,
 		 gpointer user_data,
 		 CamelException *ex)
 {
-	CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder;
-	CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback;
-	_OpenFolderParam *param;
-	CamelOp *op;
-
-
-
+	CamelOp *cb;
+	_ProxyCbUserData *pud;
+	CamelFuncDef *cb_def;
 
-	proxy_folder = gtk_object_get_data (GTK_OBJECT (folder),
-					    "proxy_folder");
-	callback = (CamelFolderAsyncCallback)user_data;
-
-	g_assert (proxy_folder);
-	g_assert (callback);
-	//op = camel_op_new ();
-	
-	//param = g_new (_OpenFolderParam, 1);
-	//param->folder = proxy_folder;
-	//param->user_data = user_data;
-	
-	
-}
+	/* transfer the exception information from "ex" to the 
+	 * client supplied exception (kept in pud->ex) */ 	 
+	camel_exception_xfer (pud->ex, ex);
 
-static void  
-_async_open (gpointer param)
-{
-	_OpenFolderParam *open_folder_param;
-	CamelFolder *folder;
-	CamelException *ex;
-	
-	open_folder_param = (_OpenFolderParam *)param;
-	
-	folder = open_folder_param->folder;
-	
-	CF_CLASS (folder)->open (folder, 
-				 open_folder_param->mode,
-				 open_folder_param->callback,
-				 open_folder_param->user_data,
-				 NULL);
-	g_free (param);
-	_notify_availability (folder, 'a');
+	/* create an operation which will call the real client
+	 * supplied callback in the main thread */
+	cb_def = CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY_CLASS(pud->proxy_folder)->open_cb_def;
+	cb = camel_marshal_create_op (cb_def,
+				      pud->real_callback, 
+				      pud->proxy_folder, 
+				      pud->real_user_data,
+				      pud->ex);
+	camel_thread_proxy_push_cb (pud->proxy_folder->proxy_object, cb);
 
 }
 
 
-
 static void
 _open (CamelFolder *folder, 
        CamelFolderOpenMode mode, 
@@ -623,23 +321,39 @@ _open (CamelFolder *folder,
        gpointer user_data, 
        CamelException *ex)
 {
-	CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder = CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY (folder);
-	_OpenFolderParam *param;
+	CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder;
 	CamelOp *op;
-
-	//op = camel_op_new ();
-	
-	//param = g_new (_OpenFolderParam, 1);
-	//param->folder = proxy_folder->real_folder;
-	//param->mode = mode;
-	//param->callback = callback;
-	//param->user_data = user_data;
-	
-
-	//op->func = _async_open;
-	//op->param =  param;
-	
-	//_op_exec_or_plan_for_exec (proxy_folder, op);
+	CamelFuncDef *func_def;
+
+	proxy_folder = CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY (folder);
+	
+	/* create an operation corresponding to the "open"
+	 * method of the real object. The operation definition
+	 * is common to all instances of the CamelFolderPtProxy 
+	 * class so it is contained in the CamelFolderPtProxyClass
+	 * structure. */
+	func_def = CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY_CLASS(proxy_folder)->open_func_def;
+	if (callback)		
+		op = camel_marshal_create_op (func_def, 
+					      CAMEL_FOLDER_CLASS (proxy_folder->real_folder)->open,
+					      proxy_folder->real_folder,
+					      mode,
+					      _folder_open_cb,
+					      _proxy_cb_user_data (proxy_folder->pud, callback, proxy_folder, ex, user_data),
+					      proxy_folder->thread_ex);
+	else 
+		op = camel_marshal_create_op (func_def, 
+					      CAMEL_FOLDER_CLASS (proxy_folder->real_folder)->open,
+					      proxy_folder->real_folder,
+					      mode,
+					      NULL,
+					      NULL,
+					      NULL);
+	/* push the operation in the operation queue. This operation 
+	 * will be executed in a child thread but only one operation 
+	 * will be executed at a time, so that folder implementations
+	 * don't have to be MultiThread safe. */
+	camel_thread_proxy_push_op (proxy_folder->proxy_object, op);				      	
 }
 
 
@@ -647,84 +361,82 @@ _open (CamelFolder *folder,
 
 
 /* folder->close implementation */
-typedef struct {
-	CamelFolder *folder;
-	gboolean expunge;
-	CamelException *ex;
-} _CloseFolderParam;
 
-static void  
-_async_close (gpointer param)
+static void 
+_folder_close_cb (CamelFolder *folder,
+		  gpointer user_data,
+		  CamelException *ex)
 {
-	_CloseFolderParam *close_folder_param;
-	CamelFolder *folder;
-	CamelException *ex;
+	CamelOp *cb;
+	_ProxyCbUserData *pud;
+	CamelFuncDef *cb_def;
 
-	close_folder_param = (_CloseFolderParam *)param;
-	
-	folder = close_folder_param->folder;
-	
-	CF_CLASS (folder)->close (folder, 
-				  close_folder_param->expunge, 
-				  NULL);
-	g_free (param);
-	_notify_availability (folder, 'a');
+	camel_exception_xfer (pud->ex, ex);
+	cb_def = CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY_CLASS(pud->proxy_folder)->close_cb_def;
+	cb = camel_marshal_create_op (cb_def,
+				      pud->real_callback, 
+				      pud->proxy_folder, 
+				      pud->real_user_data,
+				      pud->ex);
+	camel_thread_proxy_push_cb (pud->proxy_folder->proxy_object, cb);
 
 }
 
 static void
-_close (CamelFolder *folder, gboolean expunge, CamelException *ex)
+_close (CamelFolder *folder, 
+	gboolean expunge, 
+	CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback, 
+	gpointer user_data, 
+	CamelException *ex)
 {
-	CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder = CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY (folder);
-	_CloseFolderParam *param;
+	CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder;
 	CamelOp *op;
+	CamelFuncDef *func_def;
 
-	//op = camel_op_new ();
-	
-	//param = g_new (_CloseFolderParam, 1);
-	//param->folder = proxy_folder->real_folder;
-	//param->expunge = expunge;
+	proxy_folder = CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY (folder);
 	
-	//op->func = _async_close;
-	//op->param =  param;
-	
-	//_op_exec_or_plan_for_exec (proxy_folder, op);
+	func_def = CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY_CLASS(proxy_folder)->close_func_def;
+	if (callback)		
+		op = camel_marshal_create_op (func_def, 
+					      CAMEL_FOLDER_CLASS (proxy_folder->real_folder)->open,
+					      proxy_folder->real_folder,
+					      expunge,
+					      _folder_close_cb,
+					      _proxy_cb_user_data (proxy_folder->pud, callback, proxy_folder, ex, user_data),
+					      proxy_folder->thread_ex);
+	else 
+		op = camel_marshal_create_op (func_def, 
+					      CAMEL_FOLDER_CLASS (proxy_folder->real_folder)->open,
+					      proxy_folder->real_folder,
+					      expunge,
+					      NULL,
+					      NULL,
+					      NULL);
+	camel_thread_proxy_push_op (proxy_folder->proxy_object, op);
+
 }
 
 
 
-/* folder->set_name implementation */
-
-typedef struct {
-	CamelFolder *folder;
-	const gchar *name;
-	CamelException *ex;
-} _SetNameFolderParam;
 
+/* folder->set_name implementation */
 static void  
 _async_set_name (gpointer param)
 {
-	_SetNameFolderParam *set_name_folder_param;
 	CamelFolder *folder;
 	CamelException *ex;
 	
-	set_name_folder_param = (_SetNameFolderParam *)param;
 	
-	folder = set_name_folder_param->folder;
+	//CF_CLASS (folder)->set_name (folder, 
+	//			     set_name_folder_param->name, 
+	//		     NULL);
 	
-	CF_CLASS (folder)->set_name (folder, 
-				     set_name_folder_param->name, 
-				     NULL);
-	g_free (param);
-	_notify_availability (folder, 'a');
-
 }
 
 static void
 _set_name (CamelFolder *folder, const gchar *name, CamelException *ex)
 {
 	CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder = CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY (folder);
-	_SetNameFolderParam *param;
 	CamelOp *op;
 
 	//op = camel_op_new ();
@@ -747,8 +459,8 @@ _get_name (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex)
 {
 	CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder = CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY (folder);
 	
-	return CF_CLASS (proxy_folder->real_folder)->
-		get_name (proxy_folder->real_folder, ex);
+	//return CF_CLASS (proxy_folder->real_folder)->
+	//get_name (proxy_folder->real_folder, ex);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/camel/camel-folder-pt-proxy.h b/camel/camel-folder-pt-proxy.h
index e540c78d4b..285306af71 100644
--- a/camel/camel-folder-pt-proxy.h
+++ b/camel/camel-folder-pt-proxy.h
@@ -28,8 +28,15 @@
 #ifndef CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY_H
 #define CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY_H 1
 
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#pragma }
+#endif /* __cplusplus }*/
+
 #include "camel-folder.h"
 #include "camel-op-queue.h"
+#include "camel-thread-proxy.h"
 
 
 #define CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY_TYPE     (camel_folder_pt_proxy_get_type ())
@@ -37,47 +44,42 @@
 #define CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY_CLASS(k) (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((k), CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY_TYPE, CamelFolderPtProxyClass))
 #define IS_CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY(o)    (GTK_CHECK_TYPE((o), CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY_TYPE))
 
-typedef struct {
-	guint signal_id;
-	GtkArg *args;
-} PtProxySignaData;
-
-
+typedef struct _CamelFolderPtProxy CamelFolderPtProxy;
 
 typedef struct {
+	CamelFolderAsyncCallback real_callback;
+	CamelFolderPtProxy *proxy_folder;
+	CamelException *ex;
+	gpointer real_user_data;
+} _ProxyCbUserData;
+
+struct _CamelFolderPtProxy {
 	CamelFolder parent;
 	
-	gchar *real_url;
+	/* private fields */ 
 	CamelFolder *real_folder;
-
-	CamelOpQueue *op_queue;
-	gint pipe_client_fd;
-	gint pipe_server_fd;
-	GIOChannel *notify_source;
-
-	/* used for signal proxy */
-	GMutex *signal_data_mutex;
-	GCond *signal_data_cond;
-	PtProxySignaData signal_data;
-} CamelFolderPtProxy;
+	CamelThreadProxy *proxy_object;
+	CamelException *thread_ex;
+	_ProxyCbUserData *pud;
+	
+};
 
 
 
 typedef struct {
 	CamelFolderClass parent_class;
 	
+	/* functions and callbacks definition (for marshalling) */
 	CamelFuncDef *open_func_def;
+	CamelFuncDef *open_cb_def;
+	CamelFuncDef *close_func_def;
+	CamelFuncDef *close_cb_def;
 
 } CamelFolderPtProxyClass;
 
-/* some marshallers */
-void camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_INT (CamelFunc func, 
-				      GtkArg *args);
-
-void camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_INT_POINTER (CamelFunc func, 
-					      GtkArg *args);
-
-
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
 
 #endif /* CAMEL_FOLDER_PT_PROXY_H */
diff --git a/camel/camel-folder.c b/camel/camel-folder.c
index f887d83ad0..ef37bb8c7b 100644
--- a/camel/camel-folder.c
+++ b/camel/camel-folder.c
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ static void _open (CamelFolder *folder,
 		   CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback, 
 		   gpointer user_data, 
 		   CamelException *ex);
-static void _close (CamelFolder *folder, gboolean expunge, CamelException *ex);
+static void _close (CamelFolder *folder, 
+		    gboolean expunge, 
+		    CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback, 
+		    gpointer user_data, 
+		    CamelException *ex);
 static void _set_name (CamelFolder *folder, const gchar *name, CamelException *ex);
 /*  static void _set_full_name (CamelFolder *folder, const gchar *name); */
 static const gchar *_get_name (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);
@@ -189,13 +193,7 @@ _init_with_store (CamelFolder *folder, CamelStore *parent_store, CamelException
 
 
 
-/**
- * _open: Open a folder
- * @folder: The folder object
- * @mode: open mode (R/W/RW ?)
- * 
- * 
- **/
+
 static void
 _open (CamelFolder *folder, 
        CamelFolderOpenMode mode, 
@@ -207,7 +205,19 @@ _open (CamelFolder *folder,
 /*  	folder->open_mode = mode; */
 }
 
-
+/**
+ * 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 opration is over
+ * the callback is called and the client program can determine
+ * if the operation suceeded by examining the exception. 
+ * 
+ **/
 void 
 camel_folder_open (CamelFolder *folder, 
 		   CamelFolderOpenMode mode, 
@@ -220,25 +230,39 @@ camel_folder_open (CamelFolder *folder,
 
 
 
-/**
- * _close:Close a folder.
- * @folder: 
- * @expunge: if TRUE, the flagged message are deleted.
- * 
- * Put a folder in its closed state, and possibly 
- * expunge the flagged messages.
- **/
+
 static void
-_close (CamelFolder *folder, gboolean expunge, CamelException *ex)
-{
-	if (expunge) camel_folder_expunge (folder, FALSE, ex);
+_close (CamelFolder *folder, 
+	gboolean expunge, 
+	CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback, 
+	gpointer user_data, 
+	CamelException *ex)
+{	
 	folder->open_state = FOLDER_CLOSE;
 }
 
+/**
+ * camel_folder_close: 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 (CamelFolder *folder, gboolean expunge, CamelException *ex)
+camel_folder_close (CamelFolder *folder, 
+		    gboolean expunge, 
+		    CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback, 
+		    gpointer user_data, 
+		    CamelException *ex)
 {
-	CF_CLASS(folder)->close (folder, expunge, ex);
+	CF_CLASS(folder)->close (folder, expunge, callback, user_data, ex);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/camel/camel-folder.h b/camel/camel-folder.h
index 7f454d92e5..5ab39f8ed8 100644
--- a/camel/camel-folder.h
+++ b/camel/camel-folder.h
@@ -88,13 +88,19 @@ typedef struct {
 	GtkObjectClass parent_class;
 	
 	/* Virtual methods */	
-	void   (*init_with_store) (CamelFolder *folder, CamelStore *parent_store, CamelException *ex);
+	void   (*init_with_store) (CamelFolder *folder, 
+				   CamelStore *parent_store, 
+				   CamelException *ex);
 	void   (*open) (CamelFolder *folder, 
 			CamelFolderOpenMode mode, 
 			CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback, 
 			gpointer user_data, 
 			CamelException *ex);
-	void   (*close) (CamelFolder *folder, gboolean expunge, CamelException *ex);
+	void   (*close) (CamelFolder *folder, 
+			 gboolean expunge, 
+			 CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback, 
+			 gpointer user_data, 
+			 CamelException *ex);
 	void   (*set_name) (CamelFolder *folder, const gchar *name, CamelException *ex);
 	/*  	void   (*set_full_name) (CamelFolder *folder, const gchar *name); */
 	const gchar *  (*get_name) (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);
@@ -139,7 +145,12 @@ void camel_folder_open (CamelFolder *folder,
 			gpointer user_data, 
 			CamelException *ex);
 
-void camel_folder_close (CamelFolder *folder, gboolean expunge, CamelException *ex);
+void camel_folder_close (CamelFolder *folder, 
+			 gboolean expunge, 
+			 CamelFolderAsyncCallback callback, 
+			 gpointer user_data, 
+			 CamelException *ex);
+
 gboolean camel_folder_create (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);
 gboolean camel_folder_delete (CamelFolder *folder, gboolean recurse, CamelException *ex);
 gboolean camel_folder_delete_messages (CamelFolder *folder, CamelException *ex);
diff --git a/camel/camel-marshal-utils.c b/camel/camel-marshal-utils.c
index bb12318837..7ea540224c 100644
--- a/camel/camel-marshal-utils.c
+++ b/camel/camel-marshal-utils.c
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ camel_op_new (CamelFuncDef *func_def)
 {
 	CamelOp *op;
 
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelOp::new\n");
 	g_static_mutex_lock (&op_chunk_mutex);
 	if (!op_chunk)
 		op_chunk = g_mem_chunk_create (CamelOp, 
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ camel_op_new (CamelFuncDef *func_def)
 	op->func_def = func_def;
 	op->params = g_new (GtkArg, func_def->n_params);
 	
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelOp::new\n");
 	return op;	
 }
 
@@ -169,8 +171,10 @@ camel_op_new (CamelFuncDef *func_def)
 void 
 camel_op_free (CamelOp *op)
 {
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelOp::free\n");
 	g_free (op->params);
 	g_chunk_free (op, op_chunk);
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelOp::free\n");
 }
 
 
@@ -187,11 +191,13 @@ camel_op_run (CamelOp *op)
 	GtkArg	*params;
 	gboolean error;
 	
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelOp::run\n");
 	g_assert (op);
 	g_assert (op->func_def);
 	g_assert (op->params);
 
 	op->func_def->marshal (op->func, op->params);
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelOp::run\n");
 }
 
 
@@ -207,8 +213,10 @@ camel_op_run (CamelOp *op)
 void 
 camel_op_set_user_data (CamelOp *op, gpointer user_data)
 {
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelOp::set_user_data\n");
 	g_assert (op);
 	op->user_data = user_data;
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelOp::set_user_data\n");
 }
 
 
@@ -224,7 +232,9 @@ camel_op_set_user_data (CamelOp *op, gpointer user_data)
 gpointer 
 camel_op_get_user_data (CamelOp *op)
 {
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelOp::get_user_data\n");
 	g_assert (op);
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelOp::get_user_data\n");
 	return op->user_data;
 }
 
@@ -239,9 +249,12 @@ void camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_INT (CamelFunc func,
 				      GtkArg *args)
 {
 	CamelMarshal_NONE__POINTER_INT rfunc;
+
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_INT\n");
 	rfunc = (CamelMarshal_NONE__POINTER_INT) func;
 	(* rfunc) (GTK_VALUE_POINTER(args[0]),
 		   GTK_VALUE_INT(args[1]));
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_INT\n");
 }
 
 
@@ -255,12 +268,33 @@ void camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_INT_POINTER (CamelFunc func,
 					      GtkArg *args)
 {
 	CamelMarshal_NONE__POINTER_INT_POINTER rfunc;
+
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_INT_POINTER\n");
 	rfunc = (CamelMarshal_NONE__POINTER_INT_POINTER) func;
 	(* rfunc) (GTK_VALUE_POINTER(args[0]),
 		   GTK_VALUE_INT(args[1]),
 		   GTK_VALUE_POINTER(args[2]));
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_INT_POINTER\n");
 }
 
+
+typedef void (*CamelMarshal_NONE__POINTER_BOOL_POINTER) (gpointer arg1,
+							 gboolean arg2,
+							 gpointer arg3);
+void camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_BOOL_POINTER (CamelFunc func, 
+					      GtkArg *args)
+{
+	CamelMarshal_NONE__POINTER_BOOL_POINTER rfunc;
+
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_BOOL_POINTER\n");
+	rfunc = (CamelMarshal_NONE__POINTER_BOOL_POINTER) func;
+	(* rfunc) (GTK_VALUE_POINTER(args[0]),
+		   GTK_VALUE_BOOL(args[1]),
+		   GTK_VALUE_POINTER(args[2]));
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_BOOL_POINTER\n");
+}
+
+
 typedef void (*CamelMarshal_NONE__POINTER_INT_POINTER_POINTER) (gpointer arg1,
 								gint arg2,
 								gpointer arg3,
@@ -269,11 +303,52 @@ void camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_INT_POINTER_POINTER (CamelFunc func,
 						      GtkArg *args)
 {
 	CamelMarshal_NONE__POINTER_INT_POINTER_POINTER rfunc;
+
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_INT_POINTER_POINTER\n");
 	rfunc = (CamelMarshal_NONE__POINTER_INT_POINTER_POINTER) func;
 	(* rfunc) (GTK_VALUE_POINTER(args[0]),
 		   GTK_VALUE_INT(args[1]),
 		   GTK_VALUE_POINTER(args[2]),
 		   GTK_VALUE_POINTER(args[3]));
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_INT_POINTER_POINTER\n");
+}
+
+
+
+typedef void (*CamelMarshal_NONE__POINTER_BOOL_POINTER_POINTER) (gpointer arg1,
+								 gboolean arg2,
+								 gpointer arg3,
+								 gpointer arg4);
+void camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_BOOL_POINTER_POINTER (CamelFunc func, 
+						       GtkArg *args)
+{
+	CamelMarshal_NONE__POINTER_BOOL_POINTER_POINTER rfunc;
+
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_BOOL_POINTER_POINTER\n");
+	rfunc = (CamelMarshal_NONE__POINTER_BOOL_POINTER_POINTER) func;
+	(* rfunc) (GTK_VALUE_POINTER(args[0]),
+		   GTK_VALUE_BOOL(args[1]),
+		   GTK_VALUE_POINTER(args[2]),
+		   GTK_VALUE_POINTER(args[3]));
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_BOOL_POINTER_POINTER\n");
+}
+
+
+
+typedef void (*CamelMarshal_NONE__POINTER_POINTER_POINTER) (gpointer arg1,
+							    gpointer arg2,
+							    gpointer arg3);
+void camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_POINTER_POINTER (CamelFunc func, 
+						  GtkArg *args)
+{
+	CamelMarshal_NONE__POINTER_POINTER_POINTER rfunc;
+
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_POINTER_POINTER\n");
+	rfunc = (CamelMarshal_NONE__POINTER_POINTER_POINTER) func;
+	(* rfunc) (GTK_VALUE_POINTER(args[0]),
+		   GTK_VALUE_POINTER(args[1]),
+		   GTK_VALUE_POINTER(args[2]));
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_POINTER_POINTER\n");
 }
 
 
@@ -282,8 +357,11 @@ void camel_marshal_NONE__INT (CamelFunc func,
 			      GtkArg *args)
 {
 	CamelMarshal_NONE__INT rfunc;
+
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering camel_marshal_NONE__INT\n");
 	rfunc = (CamelMarshal_NONE__INT) func;
 	(* rfunc) (GTK_VALUE_INT (args[0]));
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving camel_marshal_NONE__INT\n");
 }
 
 
diff --git a/camel/camel-marshal-utils.h b/camel/camel-marshal-utils.h
index 324f32e644..da62309d55 100644
--- a/camel/camel-marshal-utils.h
+++ b/camel/camel-marshal-utils.h
@@ -80,8 +80,14 @@ CamelOp *camel_marshal_create_op (CamelFuncDef *func_def, CamelFunc func, ...);
 /* marshallers */
 void camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_INT_POINTER (CamelFunc func, 
 					      GtkArg *args);
+void camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_BOOL_POINTER (CamelFunc func, 
+					      GtkArg *args);
 void camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_INT_POINTER_POINTER (CamelFunc func, 
 						      GtkArg *args);
+void camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_BOOL_POINTER_POINTER (CamelFunc func, 
+						       GtkArg *args);
+void camel_marshal_NONE__POINTER_POINTER_POINTER (CamelFunc func, 
+						  GtkArg *args);
 void camel_marshal_NONE__INT (CamelFunc func, 
 			      GtkArg *args);
 
diff --git a/camel/camel-op-queue.c b/camel/camel-op-queue.c
index a722c16f80..415c607859 100644
--- a/camel/camel-op-queue.c
+++ b/camel/camel-op-queue.c
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 
 /* MT safe */
 
-
+ 
+#include <config.h>
+#include "camel-log.h"
 #include "camel-op-queue.h"
 
 static GStaticMutex op_queue_mutex = G_STATIC_MUTEX_INIT;
@@ -41,14 +43,27 @@ camel_op_queue_new ()
 {
 	CamelOpQueue *op_queue;
 
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelOpQueue::new\n");
 
 	op_queue = g_new (CamelOpQueue, 1);
 	op_queue->ops_tail = NULL;
 	op_queue->ops_head = NULL;
-	
+	op_queue->service_available = TRUE;
+
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelOpQueue::new\n");
+	return op_queue;
 }
 
 
+void 
+camel_op_queue_free (CamelOpQueue *op_queue)
+{
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelOpQueue::free\n");
+	g_list_free (op_queue->ops_head);	
+	g_free (op_queue);
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelOpQueue::free\n");
+}
+
 /**
  * camel_op_queue_push_op: Add an operation to the queue
  * @queue: queue object
@@ -62,14 +77,18 @@ camel_op_queue_push_op (CamelOpQueue *queue, CamelOp *op)
 {
 	GList *new_op;
 
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelOpQueue::push_op\n");
 	g_assert (queue);
 	g_static_mutex_lock (&op_queue_mutex);
 	if (!queue->ops_tail) {
+		CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("CamelOpQueue::push_op queue does not exists yet. "
+				      "Creating it\n");
 		queue->ops_head = g_list_prepend (NULL, op);
 		queue->ops_tail = queue->ops_head;
 	} else 
 		queue->ops_head = g_list_prepend (queue->ops_head, op);	
 	g_static_mutex_unlock (&op_queue_mutex);
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelOpQueue::push_op\n");
 }
 
 
@@ -87,14 +106,18 @@ camel_op_queue_pop_op (CamelOpQueue *queue)
 	GList *op_list;
 	CamelOp *op;
 
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelOpQueue::pop_op\n");
 	g_assert (queue);
 
 	g_static_mutex_lock (&op_queue_mutex);
 	op_list = queue->ops_tail;
+	if (!op_list) return NULL;
+
 	queue->ops_tail = queue->ops_tail->prev;
 	op = (CamelOp *)op_list->data;
 	g_static_mutex_unlock (&op_queue_mutex);
 
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelOpQueue::pop_op\n");
 	return op;
 }
 
@@ -112,11 +135,12 @@ camel_op_queue_run_next_op (CamelOpQueue *queue)
 {
 	CamelOp *op;
 
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelOpQueue::run_next_op\n");
 	op = camel_op_queue_pop_op (queue);
 	if (!op) return FALSE;
 
 	
-
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelOpQueue::run_next_op\n");
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
@@ -130,9 +154,11 @@ camel_op_queue_run_next_op (CamelOpQueue *queue)
 void
 camel_op_queue_set_service_availability (CamelOpQueue *queue, gboolean available)
 {
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelOpQueue::set_service_availability\n");
 	g_static_mutex_lock (&op_queue_mutex);
 	queue->service_available = available;
 	g_static_mutex_unlock (&op_queue_mutex);
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelOpQueue::set_service_availability\n");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -147,9 +173,12 @@ gboolean
 camel_op_queue_get_service_availability (CamelOpQueue *queue)
 {
 	gboolean available;
+
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelOpQueue::get_service_availability\n");
 	g_static_mutex_lock (&op_queue_mutex);
 	available = queue->service_available;
 	g_static_mutex_unlock (&op_queue_mutex);
+	CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelOpQueue::get_service_availability\n");
 	return available;
 }
 
diff --git a/camel/camel-op-queue.h b/camel/camel-op-queue.h
index f649532426..5231a209f6 100644
--- a/camel/camel-op-queue.h
+++ b/camel/camel-op-queue.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ typedef struct
 
 /* public methods */
 CamelOpQueue *camel_op_queue_new ();
+void camel_op_queue_free (CamelOpQueue *op_queue);
 void camel_op_queue_push_op (CamelOpQueue *queue, CamelOp *op);
 CamelOp *camel_op_queue_pop_op (CamelOpQueue *queue);
 gboolean camel_op_queue_run_next_op (CamelOpQueue *queue);
diff --git a/camel/camel.c b/camel/camel.c
index 706041879f..06e0b34f0c 100644
--- a/camel/camel.c
+++ b/camel/camel.c
@@ -20,11 +20,18 @@
  * USA
  */
 
+#include <config.h>
 #include "camel.h"
 
 gint
 camel_init()
 {
-	return data_wrapper_repository_init ();
+#ifdef G_THREADS_ENABLED	
+	g_thread_init (NULL);
+#else  /* G_THREADS_ENABLED */
+	printf ("Threads are not supported by glib\n");
+#endif /* G_THREADS_ENABLED */
+
+	//return data_wrapper_repository_init ();
 	
 }
diff --git a/camel/camel.h b/camel/camel.h
index 9950014f8b..085f53fc23 100644
--- a/camel/camel.h
+++ b/camel/camel.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <camel-stream.h>
 #include <camel-stream-fs.h>
 #include <camel-stream-mem.h>
+#include <camel-thread-proxy.h>
 #include <data-wrapper-repository.h>
 #include <gmime-content-field.h>
 #include <gmime-utils.h>
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1cc9ce6394..cb7fbe60b2 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ else
     AC_MSG_ERROR(Did not find libGlade installed)
 fi
 
-EXTRA_GNOME_LIBS=`gnome-config --libs gnomeui libglade `
-EXTRA_GNOME_CFLAGS=`gnome-config --cflags gnomeui libglade `
+EXTRA_GNOME_LIBS="`gnome-config --libs gnomeui libglade ` `glib-config --libs gthread`"
+EXTRA_GNOME_CFLAGS="`gnome-config --cflags gnomeui libglade ` `glib-config --cflags gthread`"
 AC_SUBST(EXTRA_GNOME_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(EXTRA_GNOME_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 282ba2018a..be6523dfbd 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/intl -I$(top_srcdir)/camel \
 LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/camel/libcamel.la 	\
 	$(GNOME_LIBDIR) 			\
-	$(GNOMEUI_LIBS) $(INTLLIBS) $(PTHREAD_LIB)
+	$(GNOMEUI_LIBS) $(INTLLIBS) $(PTHREAD_LIB) $(EXTRA_GNOME_LIBS)
 #	$(BONOBO_LIBS)