+void modest_tny_account_set_parent_modest_account_name_for_server_account (TnyAccount *account, const gchar* parent_modest_acount_name);
+
+
+typedef void (*ModestTnyAccountGetMmcAccountNameCallback) (TnyStoreAccount* self, gpointer user_data);
+
+/** modest_tny_account_get_mmc_account_name:
+ * Asnchronously get the name of a memory card account and set it in the TnyAccount,
+ * calling the callback (if not NULL) to notify that the name is changed.
+ * if the name was changed. The callback will not be called if the name was not changed.
+ */
+void modest_tny_account_get_mmc_account_name (TnyStoreAccount* self,
+ ModestTnyAccountGetMmcAccountNameCallback callback,
+ gpointer user_data);
+
+
+/** modest_tny_account_is_virtual_local_folders:
+ * @self A TnyAccount.
+ *
+ * A convenience function to identify whether TnyAccount
+ * is the virtual local folders account, containing the folders from local_folders/
+ * and the outboxes from outboxes/<account-name>/.
+ **/
+gboolean modest_tny_account_is_virtual_local_folders (TnyAccount *self);
+
+/** modest_tny_account_is_memory_card_account:
+ * @self A TnyAccount.
+ *
+ * A convenience function to identify whether TnyAccount
+ * is the memory card account.
+ **/
+gboolean modest_tny_account_is_memory_card_account (TnyAccount *self);
+
+/**
+ * modest_tny_account_get_protocol_type:
+ * @self: a #TnyAccount
+ *
+ * obtains the transport/store protocol type of @self
+ *
+ * Returns: a #ModestProtocolType
+ */
+ModestProtocolType modest_tny_account_get_protocol_type (TnyAccount *self);
+