enum ref_transaction_state state;
};
+int files_log_ref_write(const char *refname, const unsigned char *old_sha1,
+ const unsigned char *new_sha1, const char *msg,
+ int flags, struct strbuf *err);
+
+/*
+ * Check for entries in extras that are within the specified
+ * directory, where dirname is a reference directory name including
+ * the trailing slash (e.g., "refs/heads/foo/"). Ignore any
+ * conflicting references that are found in skip. If there is a
+ * conflicting reference, return its name.
+ *
+ * extras and skip must be sorted lists of reference names. Either one
+ * can be NULL, signifying the empty list.
+ */
+const char *find_descendant_ref(const char *dirname,
+ const struct string_list *extras,
+ const struct string_list *skip);
+
+int rename_ref_available(const char *oldname, const char *newname);
+
+/* We allow "recursive" symbolic refs. Only within reason, though */
+#define SYMREF_MAXDEPTH 5
+
+/* Include broken references in a do_for_each_ref*() iteration: */
+#define DO_FOR_EACH_INCLUDE_BROKEN 0x01
+
+/*
+ * The common backend for the for_each_*ref* functions
+ */
+int do_for_each_ref(const char *submodule, const char *base,
+ each_ref_fn fn, int trim, int flags, void *cb_data);
+
+int read_raw_ref(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1,
+ struct strbuf *symref, unsigned int *flags);
+
#endif /* REFS_REFS_INTERNAL_H */