extern int for_each_branch_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
extern int for_each_remote_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
-extern int peel_ref(const char *, unsigned char *);
+/*
+ * Extra refs will be listed by for_each_ref() before any actual refs
+ * for the duration of this process or until clear_extra_refs() is
+ * called. Only extra refs added before for_each_ref() is called will
+ * be listed on a given call of for_each_ref().
+ */
+extern void add_extra_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1, int flags);
+extern void clear_extra_refs(void);
-/** Reads the refs file specified into sha1 **/
-extern int get_ref_sha1(const char *ref, unsigned char *sha1);
+extern int peel_ref(const char *, unsigned char *);
/** Locks a "refs/" ref returning the lock on success and NULL on failure. **/
extern struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1(const char *ref, const unsigned char *old_sha1);
/** Locks any ref (for 'HEAD' type refs). */
-extern struct ref_lock *lock_any_ref_for_update(const char *ref, const unsigned char *old_sha1);
+#define REF_NODEREF 0x01
+extern struct ref_lock *lock_any_ref_for_update(const char *ref, const unsigned char *old_sha1, int flags);
+
+/** Close the file descriptor owned by a lock and return the status */
+extern int close_ref(struct ref_lock *lock);
+
+/** Close and commit the ref locked by the lock */
+extern int commit_ref(struct ref_lock *lock);
/** Release any lock taken but not written. **/
extern void unlock_ref(struct ref_lock *lock);
*/
extern int for_each_reflog(each_ref_fn, void *);
-/** Returns 0 if target has the right format for a ref. **/
+#define CHECK_REF_FORMAT_OK 0
+#define CHECK_REF_FORMAT_ERROR (-1)
+#define CHECK_REF_FORMAT_ONELEVEL (-2)
+#define CHECK_REF_FORMAT_WILDCARD (-3)
extern int check_ref_format(const char *target);
/** rename ref, return 0 on success **/
/** resolve ref in nested "gitlink" repository */
extern int resolve_gitlink_ref(const char *name, const char *refname, unsigned char *result);
+/** lock a ref and then write its file */
+enum action_on_err { MSG_ON_ERR, DIE_ON_ERR, QUIET_ON_ERR };
+int update_ref(const char *action, const char *refname,
+ const unsigned char *sha1, const unsigned char *oldval,
+ int flags, enum action_on_err onerr);
+
#endif /* REFS_H */