*/
struct object *lookup_object(const unsigned char *sha1);
-extern void *create_object(const unsigned char *sha1, int type, void *obj);
+extern void *create_object(const unsigned char *sha1, void *obj);
+
+void *object_as_type(struct object *obj, enum object_type type, int quiet);
/*
* Returns the object, having parsed it to find out what it is.