resolve_gitlink_ref_recursive(): change to work with struct ref_cache

diff --git a/branch.h b/branch.h
index 4026e3832b265c4cef6e5bc151976771867b3da9..1493f73722161cc191f0c7fd655781d8b748ed41 100644 (file)
--- a/branch.h
+++ b/branch.h
@@ -15,6 +15,24 @@
 void create_branch(const char *head, const char *name, const char *start_name,
                   int force, int reflog, enum branch_track track);
 
+/*
+ * Validates that the requested branch may be created, returning the
+ * interpreted ref in ref, force indicates whether (non-head) branches
+ * may be overwritten. A non-zero return value indicates that the force
+ * parameter was non-zero and the branch already exists.
+ *
+ * Contrary to all of the above, when attr_only is 1, the caller is
+ * not interested in verifying if it is Ok to update the named
+ * branch to point at a potentially different commit. It is merely
+ * asking if it is OK to change some attribute for the named branch
+ * (e.g. tracking upstream).
+ *
+ * NEEDSWORK: This needs to be split into two separate functions in the
+ * longer run for sanity.
+ *
+ */
+int validate_new_branchname(const char *name, struct strbuf *ref, int force, int attr_only);
+
 /*
  * Remove information about the state of working on the current
  * branch. (E.g., MERGE_HEAD)
@@ -28,4 +46,9 @@ void remove_branch_state(void);
 #define BRANCH_CONFIG_VERBOSE 01
 extern void install_branch_config(int flag, const char *local, const char *origin, const char *remote);
 
+/*
+ * Read branch description
+ */
+extern int read_branch_desc(struct strbuf *, const char *branch_name);
+
 #endif