+
+/**
+ * modest_tny_folder_store_get_folder_count:
+ * @self: a #TnyFolderStore
+ *
+ * gets the number of folders of the account
+ *
+ * Returns: the number of folder, or -1 in case of error
+ **/
+gint modest_tny_folder_store_get_folder_count (TnyFolderStore *self);
+
+/**
+ * modest_tny_folder_store_get_message_count:
+ * @self:
+ *
+ * gets the number of messages in the account
+ *
+ * Returns: the number of messages, or -1 in case of error
+ **/
+gint modest_tny_folder_store_get_message_count (TnyFolderStore *self);
+
+/**
+ * modest_tny_folder_store_get_local_size:
+ * @self:
+ *
+ * gets the total size occupied by the account in the local storage
+ * device
+ *
+ * Returns: the total size in bytes, or -1 in case of error
+ **/
+gint modest_tny_folder_store_get_local_size (TnyFolderStore *self);
+
+/**
+ * modest_tny_folder_store_is_remote:
+ * @folder_store: The folder store (folder or account) that needs to
+ * decide if need a connection in subsequent operations.
+ * @return value: Whether a connection is necessary for this folder_store.
+ */
+gboolean modest_tny_folder_store_is_remote (TnyFolderStore *self);
+
+/** modest_tny_account_get_parent_modest_account_name_for_server_account:
+ * Get the name of the parent modest account of which the server account is a part.
+ */
+const gchar* modest_tny_account_get_parent_modest_account_name_for_server_account (TnyAccount *self);
+
+/** modest_tny_account_set_parent_modest_account_name_for_server_account:
+ * Set the name of the parent modest account of which the server account is a part,
+ * so it can be retrieved later with
+ * modest_tny_account_get_parent_modest_account_name_for_server_account().
+ */
+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);
+
+