1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/database.rs b/src/database.rs
index 196932c..c431254 100644
--- a/src/database.rs
+++ b/src/database.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
+use std::{
+    path,
+    ptr,
+};
+
 use libc;
 
+use error::Result;
+use utils::ToCString;
+
 use ffi;
 
 // Re-exported under database module for pretty namespacin'.
@@ -9,3 +17,16 @@ pub use ffi::NotmuchDatabaseMode as Mode;
 pub struct Version(libc::c_uint);
 
 pub struct Database(*mut ffi::notmuch_database_t);
+
+impl Database {
+    pub fn create<P: path::AsPath>(path: &P) -> Result<Database> {
+        let path = path.as_path().to_cstring().unwrap();
+
+        let mut db = ptr::null_mut();
+        try!(unsafe {
+            ffi::notmuch_database_create(path.as_ptr(), &mut db)
+        }.as_result());
+
+        Ok(Database(db))
+    }
+}