extern int ref_exists(const char *);
+extern int is_branch(const char *refname);
+
/*
* If refname is a non-symbolic reference that refers to a tag object,
* and the tag can be (recursively) dereferenced to a non-tag object,
* be deleted. If have_old is true, then old_sha1 holds the value
* that the reference should have had before the update, or zeros if
* it must not have existed beforehand.
+ * Function returns 0 on success and non-zero on failure. A failure to update
+ * means that the transaction as a whole has failed and will need to be
+ * rolled back. On failure the err buffer will be updated.
*/
-void ref_transaction_update(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
- const char *refname,
- const unsigned char *new_sha1,
- const unsigned char *old_sha1,
- int flags, int have_old);
+int ref_transaction_update(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
+ const char *refname,
+ const unsigned char *new_sha1,
+ const unsigned char *old_sha1,
+ int flags, int have_old,
+ struct strbuf *err);
/*
* Add a reference creation to transaction. new_sha1 is the value
* the transaction failed. The string does not end in newline.
*/
int ref_transaction_commit(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
- const char *msg, struct strbuf *err,
- enum action_on_err onerr);
+ const char *msg, struct strbuf *err);
/*
* Free an existing transaction and all associated data.