+#include "cache.h"
+#include "packfile.h"
+#include "pkt-line.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
+#include "transport.h"
+#include "fetch-object.h"
+
+void fetch_object(const char *remote_name, const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+ struct remote *remote;
+ struct transport *transport;
+ struct ref *ref;
+
+ remote = remote_get(remote_name);
+ if (!remote->url[0])
+ die(_("Remote with no URL"));
+ transport = transport_get(remote, remote->url[0]);
+
+ ref = alloc_ref(sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+ hashcpy(ref->old_oid.hash, sha1);
+ transport_set_option(transport, TRANS_OPT_FROM_PROMISOR, "1");
+ transport_set_option(transport, TRANS_OPT_NO_DEPENDENTS, "1");
+ transport_fetch_refs(transport, ref);
+}