+/**
+ * modest_mail_operation_get_account:
+ * @self: a #ModestMailOperation
+ *
+ * Gets the account associated to a mail operation
+ *
+ * Returns: the #TnyAccount associated to the #ModestMailOperation
+ **/
+TnyAccount *modest_mail_operation_get_account (ModestMailOperation *self);
+
+
+/**
+ * modest_mail_operation_noop:
+ * @self: a #ModestMailOperation
+ *
+ * Does nothing except emitting operation-started and
+ * operation-finished
+ **/
+void modest_mail_operation_noop (ModestMailOperation *self);
+
+
+/**
+ * modest_mail_operation_to_string:
+ * @self: a #ModestMailOperation
+ *
+ * get a string representation of the mail operation (for debugging)
+ *
+ * Returns: a newly allocated string
+ **/
+gchar* modest_mail_operation_to_string (ModestMailOperation *self);