Merge branch 'pw/rebase-i-internal'
[gitweb.git] / sha1-name.c
index 07c71a7567012aedc7faeccfa5c89cf2363d42c0..775a73d8adf6748cd67796a6b13ea1c4843d9f6a 100644 (file)
 #include "packfile.h"
 #include "object-store.h"
 #include "repository.h"
+#include "submodule.h"
 #include "midx.h"
 #include "commit-reach.h"
 
-static int get_oid_oneline(const char *, struct object_id *, struct commit_list *);
+static int get_oid_oneline(struct repository *r, const char *, struct object_id *, struct commit_list *);
 
-typedef int (*disambiguate_hint_fn)(const struct object_id *, void *);
+typedef int (*disambiguate_hint_fn)(struct repository *, const struct object_id *, void *);
 
 struct disambiguate_state {
        int len; /* length of prefix in hex chars */
        char hex_pfx[GIT_MAX_HEXSZ + 1];
        struct object_id bin_pfx;
 
+       struct repository *repo;
        disambiguate_hint_fn fn;
        void *cb_data;
        struct object_id candidate;
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ struct disambiguate_state {
 static void update_candidates(struct disambiguate_state *ds, const struct object_id *current)
 {
        if (ds->always_call_fn) {
-               ds->ambiguous = ds->fn(current, ds->cb_data) ? 1 : 0;
+               ds->ambiguous = ds->fn(ds->repo, current, ds->cb_data) ? 1 : 0;
                return;
        }
        if (!ds->candidate_exists) {
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ static void update_candidates(struct disambiguate_state *ds, const struct object
        }
 
        if (!ds->candidate_checked) {
-               ds->candidate_ok = ds->fn(&ds->candidate, ds->cb_data);
+               ds->candidate_ok = ds->fn(ds->repo, &ds->candidate, ds->cb_data);
                ds->disambiguate_fn_used = 1;
                ds->candidate_checked = 1;
        }
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ static void update_candidates(struct disambiguate_state *ds, const struct object
        }
 
        /* if we reach this point, we know ds->candidate satisfies fn */
-       if (ds->fn(current, ds->cb_data)) {
+       if (ds->fn(ds->repo, current, ds->cb_data)) {
                /*
                 * if both current and candidate satisfy fn, we cannot
                 * disambiguate.
@@ -89,9 +91,7 @@ static void find_short_object_filename(struct disambiguate_state *ds)
 {
        struct object_directory *odb;
 
-       for (odb = the_repository->objects->odb;
-            odb && !ds->ambiguous;
-            odb = odb->next) {
+       for (odb = ds->repo->objects->odb; odb && !ds->ambiguous; odb = odb->next) {
                int pos;
                struct oid_array *loose_objects;
 
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ static void find_short_packed_object(struct disambiguate_state *ds)
        struct multi_pack_index *m;
        struct packed_git *p;
 
-       for (m = get_multi_pack_index(the_repository); m && !ds->ambiguous;
+       for (m = get_multi_pack_index(ds->repo); m && !ds->ambiguous;
             m = m->next)
                unique_in_midx(m, ds);
-       for (p = get_packed_git(the_repository); p && !ds->ambiguous;
+       for (p = get_packed_git(ds->repo); p && !ds->ambiguous;
             p = p->next)
                unique_in_pack(p, ds);
 }
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int finish_object_disambiguation(struct disambiguate_state *ds,
                 * same repository!
                 */
                ds->candidate_ok = (!ds->disambiguate_fn_used ||
-                                   ds->fn(&ds->candidate, ds->cb_data));
+                                   ds->fn(ds->repo, &ds->candidate, ds->cb_data));
 
        if (!ds->candidate_ok)
                return SHORT_NAME_AMBIGUOUS;
@@ -224,59 +224,67 @@ static int finish_object_disambiguation(struct disambiguate_state *ds,
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int disambiguate_commit_only(const struct object_id *oid, void *cb_data_unused)
+static int disambiguate_commit_only(struct repository *r,
+                                   const struct object_id *oid,
+                                   void *cb_data_unused)
 {
-       int kind = oid_object_info(the_repository, oid, NULL);
+       int kind = oid_object_info(r, oid, NULL);
        return kind == OBJ_COMMIT;
 }
 
-static int disambiguate_committish_only(const struct object_id *oid, void *cb_data_unused)
+static int disambiguate_committish_only(struct repository *r,
+                                       const struct object_id *oid,
+                                       void *cb_data_unused)
 {
        struct object *obj;
        int kind;
 
-       kind = oid_object_info(the_repository, oid, NULL);
+       kind = oid_object_info(r, oid, NULL);
        if (kind == OBJ_COMMIT)
                return 1;
        if (kind != OBJ_TAG)
                return 0;
 
        /* We need to do this the hard way... */
-       obj = deref_tag(the_repository, parse_object(the_repository, oid),
-                       NULL, 0);
+       obj = deref_tag(r, parse_object(r, oid), NULL, 0);
        if (obj && obj->type == OBJ_COMMIT)
                return 1;
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int disambiguate_tree_only(const struct object_id *oid, void *cb_data_unused)
+static int disambiguate_tree_only(struct repository *r,
+                                 const struct object_id *oid,
+                                 void *cb_data_unused)
 {
-       int kind = oid_object_info(the_repository, oid, NULL);
+       int kind = oid_object_info(r, oid, NULL);
        return kind == OBJ_TREE;
 }
 
-static int disambiguate_treeish_only(const struct object_id *oid, void *cb_data_unused)
+static int disambiguate_treeish_only(struct repository *r,
+                                    const struct object_id *oid,
+                                    void *cb_data_unused)
 {
        struct object *obj;
        int kind;
 
-       kind = oid_object_info(the_repository, oid, NULL);
+       kind = oid_object_info(r, oid, NULL);
        if (kind == OBJ_TREE || kind == OBJ_COMMIT)
                return 1;
        if (kind != OBJ_TAG)
                return 0;
 
        /* We need to do this the hard way... */
-       obj = deref_tag(the_repository, parse_object(the_repository, oid),
-                       NULL, 0);
+       obj = deref_tag(r, parse_object(r, oid), NULL, 0);
        if (obj && (obj->type == OBJ_TREE || obj->type == OBJ_COMMIT))
                return 1;
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int disambiguate_blob_only(const struct object_id *oid, void *cb_data_unused)
+static int disambiguate_blob_only(struct repository *r,
+                                 const struct object_id *oid,
+                                 void *cb_data_unused)
 {
-       int kind = oid_object_info(the_repository, oid, NULL);
+       int kind = oid_object_info(r, oid, NULL);
        return kind == OBJ_BLOB;
 }
 
@@ -310,7 +318,8 @@ int set_disambiguate_hint_config(const char *var, const char *value)
        return error("unknown hint type for '%s': %s", var, value);
 }
 
-static int init_object_disambiguation(const char *name, int len,
+static int init_object_disambiguation(struct repository *r,
+                                     const char *name, int len,
                                      struct disambiguate_state *ds)
 {
        int i;
@@ -341,7 +350,8 @@ static int init_object_disambiguation(const char *name, int len,
 
        ds->len = len;
        ds->hex_pfx[len] = '\0';
-       prepare_alt_odb(the_repository);
+       ds->repo = r;
+       prepare_alt_odb(r);
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -351,25 +361,25 @@ static int show_ambiguous_object(const struct object_id *oid, void *data)
        struct strbuf desc = STRBUF_INIT;
        int type;
 
-       if (ds->fn && !ds->fn(oid, ds->cb_data))
+       if (ds->fn && !ds->fn(ds->repo, oid, ds->cb_data))
                return 0;
 
-       type = oid_object_info(the_repository, oid, NULL);
+       type = oid_object_info(ds->repo, oid, NULL);
        if (type == OBJ_COMMIT) {
-               struct commit *commit = lookup_commit(the_repository, oid);
+               struct commit *commit = lookup_commit(ds->repo, oid);
                if (commit) {
                        struct pretty_print_context pp = {0};
                        pp.date_mode.type = DATE_SHORT;
                        format_commit_message(commit, " %ad - %s", &desc, &pp);
                }
        } else if (type == OBJ_TAG) {
-               struct tag *tag = lookup_tag(the_repository, oid);
+               struct tag *tag = lookup_tag(ds->repo, oid);
                if (!parse_tag(tag) && tag->tag)
                        strbuf_addf(&desc, " %s", tag->tag);
        }
 
        advise("  %s %s%s",
-              find_unique_abbrev(oid, DEFAULT_ABBREV),
+              repo_find_unique_abbrev(ds->repo, oid, DEFAULT_ABBREV),
               type_name(type) ? type_name(type) : "unknown type",
               desc.buf);
 
@@ -383,10 +393,18 @@ static int collect_ambiguous(const struct object_id *oid, void *data)
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int repo_collect_ambiguous(struct repository *r,
+                                 const struct object_id *oid,
+                                 void *data)
+{
+       return collect_ambiguous(oid, data);
+}
+
+static struct repository *sort_ambiguous_repo;
 static int sort_ambiguous(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
-       int a_type = oid_object_info(the_repository, a, NULL);
-       int b_type = oid_object_info(the_repository, b, NULL);
+       int a_type = oid_object_info(sort_ambiguous_repo, a, NULL);
+       int b_type = oid_object_info(sort_ambiguous_repo, b, NULL);
        int a_type_sort;
        int b_type_sort;
 
@@ -411,7 +429,16 @@ static int sort_ambiguous(const void *a, const void *b)
        return a_type_sort > b_type_sort ? 1 : -1;
 }
 
-static enum get_oid_result get_short_oid(const char *name, int len,
+static void sort_ambiguous_oid_array(struct repository *r, struct oid_array *a)
+{
+       /* mutex will be needed if this code is to be made thread safe */
+       sort_ambiguous_repo = r;
+       QSORT(a->oid, a->nr, sort_ambiguous);
+       sort_ambiguous_repo = NULL;
+}
+
+static enum get_oid_result get_short_oid(struct repository *r,
+                                        const char *name, int len,
                                         struct object_id *oid,
                                         unsigned flags)
 {
@@ -419,7 +446,7 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_short_oid(const char *name, int len,
        struct disambiguate_state ds;
        int quietly = !!(flags & GET_OID_QUIETLY);
 
-       if (init_object_disambiguation(name, len, &ds) < 0)
+       if (init_object_disambiguation(r, name, len, &ds) < 0)
                return -1;
 
        if (HAS_MULTI_BITS(flags & GET_OID_DISAMBIGUATORS))
@@ -469,8 +496,8 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_short_oid(const char *name, int len,
                        ds.fn = NULL;
 
                advise(_("The candidates are:"));
-               for_each_abbrev(ds.hex_pfx, collect_ambiguous, &collect);
-               QSORT(collect.oid, collect.nr, sort_ambiguous);
+               repo_for_each_abbrev(r, ds.hex_pfx, collect_ambiguous, &collect);
+               sort_ambiguous_oid_array(r, &collect);
 
                if (oid_array_for_each(&collect, show_ambiguous_object, &ds))
                        BUG("show_ambiguous_object shouldn't return non-zero");
@@ -480,17 +507,18 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_short_oid(const char *name, int len,
        return status;
 }
 
-int for_each_abbrev(const char *prefix, each_abbrev_fn fn, void *cb_data)
+int repo_for_each_abbrev(struct repository *r, const char *prefix,
+                        each_abbrev_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 {
        struct oid_array collect = OID_ARRAY_INIT;
        struct disambiguate_state ds;
        int ret;
 
-       if (init_object_disambiguation(prefix, strlen(prefix), &ds) < 0)
+       if (init_object_disambiguation(r, prefix, strlen(prefix), &ds) < 0)
                return -1;
 
        ds.always_call_fn = 1;
-       ds.fn = collect_ambiguous;
+       ds.fn = repo_collect_ambiguous;
        ds.cb_data = &collect;
        find_short_object_filename(&ds);
        find_short_packed_object(&ds);
@@ -517,6 +545,7 @@ struct min_abbrev_data {
        unsigned int init_len;
        unsigned int cur_len;
        char *hex;
+       struct repository *repo;
        const struct object_id *oid;
 };
 
@@ -545,6 +574,13 @@ static int extend_abbrev_len(const struct object_id *oid, void *cb_data)
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int repo_extend_abbrev_len(struct repository *r,
+                                 const struct object_id *oid,
+                                 void *cb_data)
+{
+       return extend_abbrev_len(oid, cb_data);
+}
+
 static void find_abbrev_len_for_midx(struct multi_pack_index *m,
                                     struct min_abbrev_data *mad)
 {
@@ -622,21 +658,22 @@ static void find_abbrev_len_packed(struct min_abbrev_data *mad)
        struct multi_pack_index *m;
        struct packed_git *p;
 
-       for (m = get_multi_pack_index(the_repository); m; m = m->next)
+       for (m = get_multi_pack_index(mad->repo); m; m = m->next)
                find_abbrev_len_for_midx(m, mad);
-       for (p = get_packed_git(the_repository); p; p = p->next)
+       for (p = get_packed_git(mad->repo); p; p = p->next)
                find_abbrev_len_for_pack(p, mad);
 }
 
-int find_unique_abbrev_r(char *hex, const struct object_id *oid, int len)
+int repo_find_unique_abbrev_r(struct repository *r, char *hex,
+                             const struct object_id *oid, int len)
 {
        struct disambiguate_state ds;
        struct min_abbrev_data mad;
        struct object_id oid_ret;
-       const unsigned hexsz = the_hash_algo->hexsz;
+       const unsigned hexsz = r->hash_algo->hexsz;
 
        if (len < 0) {
-               unsigned long count = approximate_object_count();
+               unsigned long count = repo_approximate_object_count(r);
                /*
                 * Add one because the MSB only tells us the highest bit set,
                 * not including the value of all the _other_ bits (so "15"
@@ -661,6 +698,7 @@ int find_unique_abbrev_r(char *hex, const struct object_id *oid, int len)
        if (len == hexsz || !len)
                return hexsz;
 
+       mad.repo = r;
        mad.init_len = len;
        mad.cur_len = len;
        mad.hex = hex;
@@ -668,10 +706,10 @@ int find_unique_abbrev_r(char *hex, const struct object_id *oid, int len)
 
        find_abbrev_len_packed(&mad);
 
-       if (init_object_disambiguation(hex, mad.cur_len, &ds) < 0)
+       if (init_object_disambiguation(r, hex, mad.cur_len, &ds) < 0)
                return -1;
 
-       ds.fn = extend_abbrev_len;
+       ds.fn = repo_extend_abbrev_len;
        ds.always_call_fn = 1;
        ds.cb_data = (void *)&mad;
 
@@ -682,13 +720,15 @@ int find_unique_abbrev_r(char *hex, const struct object_id *oid, int len)
        return mad.cur_len;
 }
 
-const char *find_unique_abbrev(const struct object_id *oid, int len)
+const char *repo_find_unique_abbrev(struct repository *r,
+                                   const struct object_id *oid,
+                                   int len)
 {
        static int bufno;
        static char hexbuffer[4][GIT_MAX_HEXSZ + 1];
        char *hex = hexbuffer[bufno];
        bufno = (bufno + 1) % ARRAY_SIZE(hexbuffer);
-       find_unique_abbrev_r(hex, oid, len);
+       repo_find_unique_abbrev_r(r, hex, oid, len);
        return hex;
 }
 
@@ -743,11 +783,11 @@ static inline int push_mark(const char *string, int len)
        return at_mark(string, len, suffix, ARRAY_SIZE(suffix));
 }
 
-static enum get_oid_result get_oid_1(const char *name, int len, struct object_id *oid, unsigned lookup_flags);
-static int interpret_nth_prior_checkout(const char *name, int namelen, struct strbuf *buf);
+static enum get_oid_result get_oid_1(struct repository *r, const char *name, int len, struct object_id *oid, unsigned lookup_flags);
+static int interpret_nth_prior_checkout(struct repository *r, const char *name, int namelen, struct strbuf *buf);
 
-static int get_oid_basic(const char *str, int len, struct object_id *oid,
-                         unsigned int flags)
+static int get_oid_basic(struct repository *r, const char *str, int len,
+                        struct object_id *oid, unsigned int flags)
 {
        static const char *warn_msg = "refname '%.*s' is ambiguous.";
        static const char *object_name_msg = N_(
@@ -765,9 +805,9 @@ static int get_oid_basic(const char *str, int len, struct object_id *oid,
        int refs_found = 0;
        int at, reflog_len, nth_prior = 0;
 
-       if (len == the_hash_algo->hexsz && !get_oid_hex(str, oid)) {
+       if (len == r->hash_algo->hexsz && !get_oid_hex(str, oid)) {
                if (warn_ambiguous_refs && warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity) {
-                       refs_found = dwim_ref(str, len, &tmp_oid, &real_ref);
+                       refs_found = repo_dwim_ref(r, str, len, &tmp_oid, &real_ref);
                        if (refs_found > 0) {
                                warning(warn_msg, len, str);
                                if (advice_object_name_warning)
@@ -808,8 +848,8 @@ static int get_oid_basic(const char *str, int len, struct object_id *oid,
                struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
                int detached;
 
-               if (interpret_nth_prior_checkout(str, len, &buf) > 0) {
-                       detached = (buf.len == the_hash_algo->hexsz && !get_oid_hex(buf.buf, oid));
+               if (interpret_nth_prior_checkout(r, str, len, &buf) > 0) {
+                       detached = (buf.len == r->hash_algo->hexsz && !get_oid_hex(buf.buf, oid));
                        strbuf_release(&buf);
                        if (detached)
                                return 0;
@@ -818,18 +858,18 @@ static int get_oid_basic(const char *str, int len, struct object_id *oid,
 
        if (!len && reflog_len)
                /* allow "@{...}" to mean the current branch reflog */
-               refs_found = dwim_ref("HEAD", 4, oid, &real_ref);
+               refs_found = repo_dwim_ref(r, "HEAD", 4, oid, &real_ref);
        else if (reflog_len)
-               refs_found = dwim_log(str, len, oid, &real_ref);
+               refs_found = repo_dwim_log(r, str, len, oid, &real_ref);
        else
-               refs_found = dwim_ref(str, len, oid, &real_ref);
+               refs_found = repo_dwim_ref(r, str, len, oid, &real_ref);
 
        if (!refs_found)
                return -1;
 
        if (warn_ambiguous_refs && !(flags & GET_OID_QUIETLY) &&
            (refs_found > 1 ||
-            !get_short_oid(str, len, &tmp_oid, GET_OID_QUIETLY)))
+            !get_short_oid(r, str, len, &tmp_oid, GET_OID_QUIETLY)))
                warning(warn_msg, len, str);
 
        if (reflog_len) {
@@ -861,7 +901,8 @@ static int get_oid_basic(const char *str, int len, struct object_id *oid,
                                return -1;
                        }
                }
-               if (read_ref_at(real_ref, flags, at_time, nth, oid, NULL,
+               if (read_ref_at(get_main_ref_store(r),
+                               real_ref, flags, at_time, nth, oid, NULL,
                                &co_time, &co_tz, &co_cnt)) {
                        if (!len) {
                                if (starts_with(real_ref, "refs/heads/")) {
@@ -893,18 +934,19 @@ static int get_oid_basic(const char *str, int len, struct object_id *oid,
        return 0;
 }
 
-static enum get_oid_result get_parent(const char *name, int len,
+static enum get_oid_result get_parent(struct repository *r,
+                                     const char *name, int len,
                                      struct object_id *result, int idx)
 {
        struct object_id oid;
-       enum get_oid_result ret = get_oid_1(name, len, &oid,
+       enum get_oid_result ret = get_oid_1(r, name, len, &oid,
                                            GET_OID_COMMITTISH);
        struct commit *commit;
        struct commit_list *p;
 
        if (ret)
                return ret;
-       commit = lookup_commit_reference(the_repository, &oid);
+       commit = lookup_commit_reference(r, &oid);
        if (parse_commit(commit))
                return MISSING_OBJECT;
        if (!idx) {
@@ -922,7 +964,8 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_parent(const char *name, int len,
        return MISSING_OBJECT;
 }
 
-static enum get_oid_result get_nth_ancestor(const char *name, int len,
+static enum get_oid_result get_nth_ancestor(struct repository *r,
+                                           const char *name, int len,
                                            struct object_id *result,
                                            int generation)
 {
@@ -930,10 +973,10 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_nth_ancestor(const char *name, int len,
        struct commit *commit;
        int ret;
 
-       ret = get_oid_1(name, len, &oid, GET_OID_COMMITTISH);
+       ret = get_oid_1(r, name, len, &oid, GET_OID_COMMITTISH);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
-       commit = lookup_commit_reference(the_repository, &oid);
+       commit = lookup_commit_reference(r, &oid);
        if (!commit)
                return MISSING_OBJECT;
 
@@ -946,20 +989,20 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_nth_ancestor(const char *name, int len,
        return FOUND;
 }
 
-struct object *peel_to_type(const char *name, int namelen,
-                           struct object *o, enum object_type expected_type)
+struct object *repo_peel_to_type(struct repository *r, const char *name, int namelen,
+                                struct object *o, enum object_type expected_type)
 {
        if (name && !namelen)
                namelen = strlen(name);
        while (1) {
-               if (!o || (!o->parsed && !parse_object(the_repository, &o->oid)))
+               if (!o || (!o->parsed && !parse_object(r, &o->oid)))
                        return NULL;
                if (expected_type == OBJ_ANY || o->type == expected_type)
                        return o;
                if (o->type == OBJ_TAG)
                        o = ((struct tag*) o)->tagged;
                else if (o->type == OBJ_COMMIT)
-                       o = &(get_commit_tree(((struct commit *)o))->object);
+                       o = &(repo_get_commit_tree(r, ((struct commit *)o))->object);
                else {
                        if (name)
                                error("%.*s: expected %s type, but the object "
@@ -971,8 +1014,8 @@ struct object *peel_to_type(const char *name, int namelen,
        }
 }
 
-static int peel_onion(const char *name, int len, struct object_id *oid,
-                     unsigned lookup_flags)
+static int peel_onion(struct repository *r, const char *name, int len,
+                     struct object_id *oid, unsigned lookup_flags)
 {
        struct object_id outer;
        const char *sp;
@@ -1022,15 +1065,15 @@ static int peel_onion(const char *name, int len, struct object_id *oid,
        else if (expected_type == OBJ_TREE)
                lookup_flags |= GET_OID_TREEISH;
 
-       if (get_oid_1(name, sp - name - 2, &outer, lookup_flags))
+       if (get_oid_1(r, name, sp - name - 2, &outer, lookup_flags))
                return -1;
 
-       o = parse_object(the_repository, &outer);
+       o = parse_object(r, &outer);
        if (!o)
                return -1;
        if (!expected_type) {
-               o = deref_tag(the_repository, o, name, sp - name - 2);
-               if (!o || (!o->parsed && !parse_object(the_repository, &o->oid)))
+               o = deref_tag(r, o, name, sp - name - 2);
+               if (!o || (!o->parsed && !parse_object(r, &o->oid)))
                        return -1;
                oidcpy(oid, &o->oid);
                return 0;
@@ -1041,7 +1084,7 @@ static int peel_onion(const char *name, int len, struct object_id *oid,
         * if we do not get the needed object, we should
         * barf.
         */
-       o = peel_to_type(name, len, o, expected_type);
+       o = repo_peel_to_type(r, name, len, o, expected_type);
        if (!o)
                return -1;
 
@@ -1061,14 +1104,16 @@ static int peel_onion(const char *name, int len, struct object_id *oid,
 
                prefix = xstrndup(sp + 1, name + len - 1 - (sp + 1));
                commit_list_insert((struct commit *)o, &list);
-               ret = get_oid_oneline(prefix, oid, list);
+               ret = get_oid_oneline(r, prefix, oid, list);
                free(prefix);
                return ret;
        }
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int get_describe_name(const char *name, int len, struct object_id *oid)
+static int get_describe_name(struct repository *r,
+                            const char *name, int len,
+                            struct object_id *oid)
 {
        const char *cp;
        unsigned flags = GET_OID_QUIETLY | GET_OID_COMMIT;
@@ -1082,14 +1127,16 @@ static int get_describe_name(const char *name, int len, struct object_id *oid)
                        if (ch == 'g' && cp[-1] == '-') {
                                cp++;
                                len -= cp - name;
-                               return get_short_oid(cp, len, oid, flags);
+                               return get_short_oid(r,
+                                                    cp, len, oid, flags);
                        }
                }
        }
        return -1;
 }
 
-static enum get_oid_result get_oid_1(const char *name, int len,
+static enum get_oid_result get_oid_1(struct repository *r,
+                                    const char *name, int len,
                                     struct object_id *oid,
                                     unsigned lookup_flags)
 {
@@ -1118,25 +1165,25 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_oid_1(const char *name, int len,
                if (!num && len1 == len - 1)
                        num = 1;
                if (has_suffix == '^')
-                       return get_parent(name, len1, oid, num);
+                       return get_parent(r, name, len1, oid, num);
                /* else if (has_suffix == '~') -- goes without saying */
-               return get_nth_ancestor(name, len1, oid, num);
+               return get_nth_ancestor(r, name, len1, oid, num);
        }
 
-       ret = peel_onion(name, len, oid, lookup_flags);
+       ret = peel_onion(r, name, len, oid, lookup_flags);
        if (!ret)
                return FOUND;
 
-       ret = get_oid_basic(name, len, oid, lookup_flags);
+       ret = get_oid_basic(r, name, len, oid, lookup_flags);
        if (!ret)
                return FOUND;
 
        /* It could be describe output that is "SOMETHING-gXXXX" */
-       ret = get_describe_name(name, len, oid);
+       ret = get_describe_name(r, name, len, oid);
        if (!ret)
                return FOUND;
 
-       return get_short_oid(name, len, oid, lookup_flags);
+       return get_short_oid(r, name, len, oid, lookup_flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1155,15 +1202,21 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_oid_1(const char *name, int len,
 /* Remember to update object flag allocation in object.h */
 #define ONELINE_SEEN (1u<<20)
 
+struct handle_one_ref_cb {
+       struct repository *repo;
+       struct commit_list **list;
+};
+
 static int handle_one_ref(const char *path, const struct object_id *oid,
                          int flag, void *cb_data)
 {
-       struct commit_list **list = cb_data;
-       struct object *object = parse_object(the_repository, oid);
+       struct handle_one_ref_cb *cb = cb_data;
+       struct commit_list **list = cb->list;
+       struct object *object = parse_object(cb->repo, oid);
        if (!object)
                return 0;
        if (object->type == OBJ_TAG) {
-               object = deref_tag(the_repository, object, path,
+               object = deref_tag(cb->repo, object, path,
                                   strlen(path));
                if (!object)
                        return 0;
@@ -1174,8 +1227,9 @@ static int handle_one_ref(const char *path, const struct object_id *oid,
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int get_oid_oneline(const char *prefix, struct object_id *oid,
-                           struct commit_list *list)
+static int get_oid_oneline(struct repository *r,
+                          const char *prefix, struct object_id *oid,
+                          struct commit_list *list)
 {
        struct commit_list *backup = NULL, *l;
        int found = 0;
@@ -1206,7 +1260,7 @@ static int get_oid_oneline(const char *prefix, struct object_id *oid,
                int matches;
 
                commit = pop_most_recent_commit(&list, ONELINE_SEEN);
-               if (!parse_object(the_repository, &commit->object.oid))
+               if (!parse_object(r, &commit->object.oid))
                        continue;
                buf = get_commit_buffer(commit, NULL);
                p = strstr(buf, "\n\n");
@@ -1258,7 +1312,8 @@ static int grab_nth_branch_switch(struct object_id *ooid, struct object_id *noid
  * Parse @{-N} syntax, return the number of characters parsed
  * if successful; otherwise signal an error with negative value.
  */
-static int interpret_nth_prior_checkout(const char *name, int namelen,
+static int interpret_nth_prior_checkout(struct repository *r,
+                                       const char *name, int namelen,
                                        struct strbuf *buf)
 {
        long nth;
@@ -1282,18 +1337,22 @@ static int interpret_nth_prior_checkout(const char *name, int namelen,
        cb.remaining = nth;
        strbuf_init(&cb.buf, 20);
 
-       retval = 0;
-       if (0 < for_each_reflog_ent_reverse("HEAD", grab_nth_branch_switch, &cb)) {
+       retval = refs_for_each_reflog_ent_reverse(get_main_ref_store(r),
+                       "HEAD", grab_nth_branch_switch, &cb);
+       if (0 < retval) {
                strbuf_reset(buf);
                strbuf_addbuf(buf, &cb.buf);
                retval = brace - name + 1;
-       }
+       } else
+               retval = 0;
 
        strbuf_release(&cb.buf);
        return retval;
 }
 
-int get_oid_mb(const char *name, struct object_id *oid)
+int repo_get_oid_mb(struct repository *r,
+                   const char *name,
+                   struct object_id *oid)
 {
        struct commit *one, *two;
        struct commit_list *mbs;
@@ -1303,27 +1362,29 @@ int get_oid_mb(const char *name, struct object_id *oid)
 
        dots = strstr(name, "...");
        if (!dots)
-               return get_oid(name, oid);
+               return repo_get_oid(r, name, oid);
        if (dots == name)
-               st = get_oid("HEAD", &oid_tmp);
+               st = repo_get_oid(r, "HEAD", &oid_tmp);
        else {
                struct strbuf sb;
                strbuf_init(&sb, dots - name);
                strbuf_add(&sb, name, dots - name);
-               st = get_oid_committish(sb.buf, &oid_tmp);
+               st = repo_get_oid_committish(r, sb.buf, &oid_tmp);
                strbuf_release(&sb);
        }
        if (st)
                return st;
-       one = lookup_commit_reference_gently(the_repository, &oid_tmp, 0);
+       one = lookup_commit_reference_gently(r, &oid_tmp, 0);
        if (!one)
                return -1;
 
-       if (get_oid_committish(dots[3] ? (dots + 3) : "HEAD", &oid_tmp))
+       if (repo_get_oid_committish(r, dots[3] ? (dots + 3) : "HEAD", &oid_tmp))
                return -1;
-       two = lookup_commit_reference_gently(the_repository, &oid_tmp, 0);
+       two = lookup_commit_reference_gently(r, &oid_tmp, 0);
        if (!two)
                return -1;
+       if (r != the_repository)
+               BUG("sorry get_merge_bases() can't take struct repository yet");
        mbs = get_merge_bases(one, two);
        if (!mbs || mbs->next)
                st = -1;
@@ -1357,7 +1418,8 @@ static int interpret_empty_at(const char *name, int namelen, int len, struct str
        return 1;
 }
 
-static int reinterpret(const char *name, int namelen, int len,
+static int reinterpret(struct repository *r,
+                      const char *name, int namelen, int len,
                       struct strbuf *buf, unsigned allowed)
 {
        /* we have extra data, which might need further processing */
@@ -1366,7 +1428,7 @@ static int reinterpret(const char *name, int namelen, int len,
        int ret;
 
        strbuf_add(buf, name + len, namelen - len);
-       ret = interpret_branch_name(buf->buf, buf->len, &tmp, allowed);
+       ret = repo_interpret_branch_name(r, buf->buf, buf->len, &tmp, allowed);
        /* that data was not interpreted, remove our cruft */
        if (ret < 0) {
                strbuf_setlen(buf, used);
@@ -1379,9 +1441,9 @@ static int reinterpret(const char *name, int namelen, int len,
        return ret - used + len;
 }
 
-static void set_shortened_ref(struct strbuf *buf, const char *ref)
+static void set_shortened_ref(struct repository *r, struct strbuf *buf, const char *ref)
 {
-       char *s = shorten_unambiguous_ref(ref, 0);
+       char *s = refs_shorten_unambiguous_ref(get_main_ref_store(r), ref, 0);
        strbuf_reset(buf);
        strbuf_addstr(buf, s);
        free(s);
@@ -1402,7 +1464,8 @@ static int branch_interpret_allowed(const char *refname, unsigned allowed)
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int interpret_branch_mark(const char *name, int namelen,
+static int interpret_branch_mark(struct repository *r,
+                                const char *name, int namelen,
                                 int at, struct strbuf *buf,
                                 int (*get_mark)(const char *, int),
                                 const char *(*get_data)(struct branch *,
@@ -1435,12 +1498,14 @@ static int interpret_branch_mark(const char *name, int namelen,
        if (!branch_interpret_allowed(value, allowed))
                return -1;
 
-       set_shortened_ref(buf, value);
+       set_shortened_ref(r, buf, value);
        return len + at;
 }
 
-int interpret_branch_name(const char *name, int namelen, struct strbuf *buf,
-                         unsigned allowed)
+int repo_interpret_branch_name(struct repository *r,
+                              const char *name, int namelen,
+                              struct strbuf *buf,
+                              unsigned allowed)
 {
        char *at;
        const char *start;
@@ -1450,14 +1515,14 @@ int interpret_branch_name(const char *name, int namelen, struct strbuf *buf,
                namelen = strlen(name);
 
        if (!allowed || (allowed & INTERPRET_BRANCH_LOCAL)) {
-               len = interpret_nth_prior_checkout(name, namelen, buf);
+               len = interpret_nth_prior_checkout(r, name, namelen, buf);
                if (!len) {
                        return len; /* syntax Ok, not enough switches */
                } else if (len > 0) {
                        if (len == namelen)
                                return len; /* consumed all */
                        else
-                               return reinterpret(name, namelen, len, buf, allowed);
+                               return reinterpret(r, name, namelen, len, buf, allowed);
                }
        }
 
@@ -1468,17 +1533,17 @@ int interpret_branch_name(const char *name, int namelen, struct strbuf *buf,
                if (!allowed || (allowed & INTERPRET_BRANCH_HEAD)) {
                        len = interpret_empty_at(name, namelen, at - name, buf);
                        if (len > 0)
-                               return reinterpret(name, namelen, len, buf,
+                               return reinterpret(r, name, namelen, len, buf,
                                                   allowed);
                }
 
-               len = interpret_branch_mark(name, namelen, at - name, buf,
+               len = interpret_branch_mark(r, name, namelen, at - name, buf,
                                            upstream_mark, branch_get_upstream,
                                            allowed);
                if (len > 0)
                        return len;
 
-               len = interpret_branch_mark(name, namelen, at - name, buf,
+               len = interpret_branch_mark(r, name, namelen, at - name, buf,
                                            push_mark, branch_get_push,
                                            allowed);
                if (len > 0)
@@ -1524,10 +1589,10 @@ int strbuf_check_branch_ref(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name)
  * This is like "get_oid_basic()", except it allows "object ID expressions",
  * notably "xyz^" for "parent of xyz"
  */
-int get_oid(const char *name, struct object_id *oid)
+int repo_get_oid(struct repository *r, const char *name, struct object_id *oid)
 {
        struct object_context unused;
-       return get_oid_with_context(the_repository, name, 0, oid, &unused);
+       return get_oid_with_context(r, name, 0, oid, &unused);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1560,43 +1625,48 @@ int get_oidf(struct object_id *oid, const char *fmt, ...)
  * commit-ish. It is merely to give a hint to the disambiguation
  * machinery.
  */
-int get_oid_committish(const char *name, struct object_id *oid)
+int repo_get_oid_committish(struct repository *r,
+                           const char *name,
+                           struct object_id *oid)
 {
        struct object_context unused;
-       return get_oid_with_context(the_repository,
-                                   name, GET_OID_COMMITTISH,
+       return get_oid_with_context(r, name, GET_OID_COMMITTISH,
                                    oid, &unused);
 }
 
-int get_oid_treeish(const char *name, struct object_id *oid)
+int repo_get_oid_treeish(struct repository *r,
+                        const char *name,
+                        struct object_id *oid)
 {
        struct object_context unused;
-       return get_oid_with_context(the_repository,
-                                   name, GET_OID_TREEISH,
+       return get_oid_with_context(r, name, GET_OID_TREEISH,
                                    oid, &unused);
 }
 
-int get_oid_commit(const char *name, struct object_id *oid)
+int repo_get_oid_commit(struct repository *r,
+                       const char *name,
+                       struct object_id *oid)
 {
        struct object_context unused;
-       return get_oid_with_context(the_repository,
-                                   name, GET_OID_COMMIT,
+       return get_oid_with_context(r, name, GET_OID_COMMIT,
                                    oid, &unused);
 }
 
-int get_oid_tree(const char *name, struct object_id *oid)
+int repo_get_oid_tree(struct repository *r,
+                     const char *name,
+                     struct object_id *oid)
 {
        struct object_context unused;
-       return get_oid_with_context(the_repository,
-                                   name, GET_OID_TREE,
+       return get_oid_with_context(r, name, GET_OID_TREE,
                                    oid, &unused);
 }
 
-int get_oid_blob(const char *name, struct object_id *oid)
+int repo_get_oid_blob(struct repository *r,
+                     const char *name,
+                     struct object_id *oid)
 {
        struct object_context unused;
-       return get_oid_with_context(the_repository,
-                                   name, GET_OID_BLOB,
+       return get_oid_with_context(r, name, GET_OID_BLOB,
                                    oid, &unused);
 }
 
@@ -1608,7 +1678,7 @@ static void diagnose_invalid_oid_path(const char *prefix,
                                      int object_name_len)
 {
        struct object_id oid;
-       unsigned mode;
+       unsigned short mode;
 
        if (!prefix)
                prefix = "";
@@ -1635,11 +1705,12 @@ static void diagnose_invalid_oid_path(const char *prefix,
 }
 
 /* Must be called only when :stage:filename doesn't exist. */
-static void diagnose_invalid_index_path(struct index_state *istate,
+static void diagnose_invalid_index_path(struct repository *r,
                                        int stage,
                                        const char *prefix,
                                        const char *filename)
 {
+       struct index_state *istate = r->index;
        const struct cache_entry *ce;
        int pos;
        unsigned namelen = strlen(filename);
@@ -1679,7 +1750,7 @@ static void diagnose_invalid_index_path(struct index_state *istate,
                            ce_stage(ce), filename);
        }
 
-       if (file_exists(filename))
+       if (repo_file_exists(r, filename))
                die("Path '%s' exists on disk, but not in the index.", filename);
        if (is_missing_file_error(errno))
                die("Path '%s' does not exist (neither on disk nor in the index).",
@@ -1689,12 +1760,12 @@ static void diagnose_invalid_index_path(struct index_state *istate,
 }
 
 
-static char *resolve_relative_path(const char *rel)
+static char *resolve_relative_path(struct repository *r, const char *rel)
 {
        if (!starts_with(rel, "./") && !starts_with(rel, "../"))
                return NULL;
 
-       if (!is_inside_work_tree())
+       if (r != the_repository || !is_inside_work_tree())
                die("relative path syntax can't be used outside working tree.");
 
        /* die() inside prefix_path() if resolved path is outside worktree */
@@ -1721,7 +1792,7 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_oid_with_context_1(struct repository *repo,
        memset(oc, 0, sizeof(*oc));
        oc->mode = S_IFINVALID;
        strbuf_init(&oc->symlink_path, 0);
-       ret = get_oid_1(name, namelen, oid, flags);
+       ret = get_oid_1(repo, name, namelen, oid, flags);
        if (!ret)
                return ret;
        /*
@@ -1737,12 +1808,15 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_oid_with_context_1(struct repository *repo,
                char *new_path = NULL;
                int pos;
                if (!only_to_die && namelen > 2 && name[1] == '/') {
+                       struct handle_one_ref_cb cb;
                        struct commit_list *list = NULL;
 
-                       for_each_ref(handle_one_ref, &list);
-                       head_ref(handle_one_ref, &list);
+                       cb.repo = repo;
+                       cb.list = &list;
+                       refs_for_each_ref(repo->refs, handle_one_ref, &cb);
+                       refs_head_ref(repo->refs, handle_one_ref, &cb);
                        commit_list_sort_by_date(&list);
-                       return get_oid_oneline(name + 2, oid, list);
+                       return get_oid_oneline(repo, name + 2, oid, list);
                }
                if (namelen < 3 ||
                    name[2] != ':' ||
@@ -1752,7 +1826,7 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_oid_with_context_1(struct repository *repo,
                        stage = name[1] - '0';
                        cp = name + 3;
                }
-               new_path = resolve_relative_path(cp);
+               new_path = resolve_relative_path(repo, cp);
                if (!new_path) {
                        namelen = namelen - (cp - name);
                } else {
@@ -1764,7 +1838,7 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_oid_with_context_1(struct repository *repo,
                        oc->path = xstrdup(cp);
 
                if (!repo->index->cache)
-                       repo_read_index(the_repository);
+                       repo_read_index(repo);
                pos = index_name_pos(repo->index, cp, namelen);
                if (pos < 0)
                        pos = -pos - 1;
@@ -1782,7 +1856,7 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_oid_with_context_1(struct repository *repo,
                        pos++;
                }
                if (only_to_die && name[1] && name[1] != '/')
-                       diagnose_invalid_index_path(repo->index, stage, prefix, cp);
+                       diagnose_invalid_index_path(repo, stage, prefix, cp);
                free(new_path);
                return -1;
        }
@@ -1802,13 +1876,21 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_oid_with_context_1(struct repository *repo,
                sub_flags &= ~GET_OID_DISAMBIGUATORS;
                sub_flags |= GET_OID_TREEISH;
 
-               if (!get_oid_1(name, len, &tree_oid, sub_flags)) {
+               if (!get_oid_1(repo, name, len, &tree_oid, sub_flags)) {
                        const char *filename = cp+1;
                        char *new_filename = NULL;
 
-                       new_filename = resolve_relative_path(filename);
+                       new_filename = resolve_relative_path(repo, filename);
                        if (new_filename)
                                filename = new_filename;
+                       /*
+                        * NEEDSWORK: Eventually get_tree_entry*() should
+                        * learn to take struct repository directly and we
+                        * would not need to inject submodule odb to the
+                        * in-core odb.
+                        */
+                       if (repo != the_repository)
+                               add_to_alternates_memory(repo->objects->odb->path);
                        if (flags & GET_OID_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS) {
                                ret = get_tree_entry_follow_symlinks(&tree_oid,
                                        filename, oid, &oc->symlink_path,
@@ -1843,11 +1925,13 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_oid_with_context_1(struct repository *repo,
  * exist in 'HEAD'" when given "HEAD:doc", or it may return in which case
  * you have a chance to diagnose the error further.
  */
-void maybe_die_on_misspelt_object_name(const char *name, const char *prefix)
+void maybe_die_on_misspelt_object_name(struct repository *r,
+                                      const char *name,
+                                      const char *prefix)
 {
        struct object_context oc;
        struct object_id oid;
-       get_oid_with_context_1(the_repository, name, GET_OID_ONLY_TO_DIE,
+       get_oid_with_context_1(r, name, GET_OID_ONLY_TO_DIE,
                               prefix, &oid, &oc);
 }