[PATCH] Operations on refs

[git.git] / refs.h

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+#ifndef REFS_H
+#define REFS_H
+
+/** Reads the refs file specified into sha1 **/
+extern int get_ref_sha1(const char *ref, unsigned char *sha1);
+
+/** Locks ref and returns the fd to give to write_ref_sha1() if the ref
+ * has the given value currently; otherwise, returns -1.
+ **/
+extern int lock_ref_sha1(const char *ref, const unsigned char *old_sha1);
+
+/** Writes sha1 into the refs file specified, locked with the given fd. **/
+extern int write_ref_sha1(const char *ref, int fd, const unsigned char *sha1);
+
+/** Writes sha1 into the refs file specified. **/
+extern int write_ref_sha1_unlocked(const char *ref, const unsigned char *sha1);
+
+/** Returns 0 if target has the right format for a ref. **/
+extern int check_ref_format(const char *target);
+
+#endif /* REFS_H */