+int hash_sha1_file_literally(const void *buf, unsigned long len, const char *type,
+ unsigned char *sha1, unsigned flags)
+{
+ char *header;
+ int hdrlen, status = 0;
+
+ /* type string, SP, %lu of the length plus NUL must fit this */
+ header = xmalloc(strlen(type) + 32);
+ write_sha1_file_prepare(buf, len, type, sha1, header, &hdrlen);
+
+ if (!(flags & HASH_WRITE_OBJECT))
+ goto cleanup;
+ if (has_sha1_file(sha1))
+ goto cleanup;
+ status = write_loose_object(sha1, header, hdrlen, buf, len, 0);
+
+cleanup:
+ free(header);
+ return status;
+}
+