extern ssize_t git_config_ssize_t(const char *, const char *);
extern int git_config_bool_or_int(const char *, const char *, int *);
extern int git_config_bool(const char *, const char *);
-extern int git_config_maybe_bool(const char *, const char *);
extern int git_config_string(const char **, const char *, const char *);
extern int git_config_pathname(const char **, const char *, const char *);
extern int git_config_set_in_file_gently(const char *, const char *, const char *);
/* This dies if the configured or default date is in the future */
extern int git_config_get_expiry(const char *key, const char **output);
+/* parse either "this many days" integer, or "5.days.ago" approxidate */
+extern int git_config_get_expiry_in_days(const char *key, timestamp_t *, timestamp_t now);
+
struct key_value_info {
const char *filename;
int linenr;