db/message: drop a useless getter

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/alot/db/message.py b/alot/db/message.py
index 67a16e1e..ad9de9f4 100644
--- a/alot/db/message.py
+++ b/alot/db/message.py
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ class Message:
     It it uses a :class:`~alot.db.DBManager` for cached manipulation
     and lazy lookups.
     """
+
+    """the :class:`~alot.db.Thread` this Message belongs to"""
+    thread = None
+
     def __init__(self, dbman, msg, thread):
         """
         :param dbman: db manager that is used for further lookups
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ class Message:
         self._dbman = dbman
         self._id = msg.get_message_id()
         self._thread_id = msg.get_thread_id()
-        self._thread = thread
+        self.thread = thread
         try:
             self._datetime = datetime.fromtimestamp(msg.get_date())
         except ValueError:
@@ -123,10 +127,6 @@ class Message:
         """returns tags attached to this message as list of strings"""
         return sorted(self._tags)
 
-    def get_thread(self):
-        """returns the :class:`~alot.db.Thread` this msg belongs to"""
-        return self._thread
-
     def get_datestring(self):
         """
         returns reformated datestring for this message.
diff --git a/alot/widgets/thread.py b/alot/widgets/thread.py
index 61799aa3..d87a881a 100644
--- a/alot/widgets/thread.py
+++ b/alot/widgets/thread.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class MessageSummaryWidget(urwid.WidgetWrap):
         cols.append(txt)
 
         if settings.get('msg_summary_hides_threadwide_tags'):
-            thread_tags = message.get_thread().get_tags(intersection=True)
+            thread_tags = message.thread.get_tags(intersection=True)
             outstanding_tags = set(message.get_tags()).difference(thread_tags)
             tag_widgets = sorted(TagWidget(t, attr, focus_att)
                                  for t in outstanding_tags)