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diff --git a/shell/e-shell-module.c b/shell/e-shell-module.c
index 11226557c2..e3f6fe37b9 100644
--- a/shell/e-shell-module.c
+++ b/shell/e-shell-module.c
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ struct _EShellModulePrivate {
/* Initializes the loaded type module. */
void (*init) (GTypeModule *type_module);
+
+ guint started : 1;
};
enum {
@@ -445,6 +447,30 @@ e_shell_module_add_activity (EShellModule *shell_module,
}
/**
+ * e_shell_module_start:
+ * @shell_module: an #EShellModule
+ *
+ * Tells the @shell_module to begin loading data or running background
+ * tasks which may consume significant resources. This gets called in
+ * reponse to the user switching to the corresponding shell view for
+ * the first time. The function is idempotent for each shell module.
+ **/
+void
+e_shell_module_start (EShellModule *shell_module)
+{
+ EShellModuleInfo *module_info;
+
+ g_return_if_fail (E_IS_SHELL_MODULE (shell_module));
+
+ module_info = &shell_module->priv->info;
+
+ if (module_info->start != NULL && !shell_module->priv->started)
+ module_info->start (shell_module);
+
+ shell_module->priv->started = TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
* e_shell_module_is_busy:
* @shell_module: an #EShellModule
*
@@ -576,6 +602,7 @@ e_shell_module_set_info (EShellModule *shell_module,
module_info->schemes = g_intern_string (info->schemes);
module_info->sort_order = info->sort_order;
+ module_info->start = info->start;
module_info->is_busy = info->is_busy;
module_info->shutdown = info->shutdown;
module_info->migrate = info->migrate;