+/**
+ * modest_mail_operation_sync_folder:
+ * @self: a #ModestMailOperation
+ * @folder: a #TnyFolder
+ * @expunge: a #gboolean
+ *
+ * mail operation wrapper around tny_folder_sync () method, to keep modest
+ * running while we do that sync operation.
+ */
+void modest_mail_operation_sync_folder (ModestMailOperation *self,
+ TnyFolder *folder, gboolean expunge);
+
+/**
+ * modest_mail_operation_shutdown:
+ * @self: a #ModestMailOperation
+ * @account_store: a #ModestTnyAccountStore
+ *
+ * disconnects all accounts in the account store (doing the proper syncs).
+ */
+void modest_mail_operation_shutdown (ModestMailOperation *self,
+ ModestTnyAccountStore *account_store);
+