# Base folder support
# Copyright (C) 2002 John Goerzen
# <jgoerzen@complete.org>
#
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class BaseFolder:
    def getname(self):
        """Returns name"""
        return self.name

    def getroot(self):
        """Returns the root of the folder, in a folder-specific fashion."""
        return self.root

    def getsep(self):
        """Returns the separator for this folder type."""
        return self.sep

    def getfullname(self):
        return self.getroot() + self.getsep() + self.getname()
    
    def isuidvalidityok(self, remotefolder):
        raise NotImplementedException

    def getuidvalidity(self):
        raise NotImplementedException

    def saveuidvalidity(self, newval):
        raise NotImplementedException

    def cachemessagelist(self):
        """Reads the message list from disk or network and stores it in
        memory for later use.  This list will not be re-read from disk or
        memory unless this function is called again."""
        raise NotImplementedException

    def getmessagelist(self):
        """Gets the current message list.  If cachemessagelist has not yet
        been called, it will be called."""
        raise NotImplementedException