db: make write operations async

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/alot/__main__.py b/alot/__main__.py
index d09a84f6..37d74f3b 100644
--- a/alot/__main__.py
+++ b/alot/__main__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # This file is released under the GNU GPL, version 3 or a later revision.
 # For further details see the COPYING file
 import argparse
+import asyncio
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
@@ -119,10 +120,12 @@ def main():
     if options.colour_mode:
         settings.set('colourmode', options.colour_mode)
 
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+
     # get ourselves a database manager
     indexpath = settings.get_notmuch_setting('database', 'path')
     indexpath = options.mailindex_path or indexpath
-    dbman = DBManager(path=indexpath, ro=options.read_only)
+    dbman = DBManager(loop, path=indexpath, ro=options.read_only)
 
     # determine what to do
     if command is None:
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ def main():
         cmdstring = ' '.join(options.command)
 
     # set up and start interface
-    UI(dbman, cmdstring)
+    UI(loop, dbman, cmdstring)
 
     # run the exit hook
     exit_hook = settings.get_hook('exit')