1 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fsck.c b/fsck.c
index 068086215..6883d1bd6 100644
--- a/fsck.c
+++ b/fsck.c
@@ -304,3 +304,32 @@ int fsck_object(struct object *obj, int strict, fsck_error error_func)
 	return error_func(obj, FSCK_ERROR, "unknown type '%d' (internal fsck error)",
 			  obj->type);
 }
+
+int fsck_error_function(struct object *obj, int type, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	int len;
+	struct strbuf sb;
+
+	strbuf_init(&sb, 0);
+	strbuf_addf(&sb, "object %s:", obj->sha1?sha1_to_hex(obj->sha1):"(null)");
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	len = vsnprintf(sb.buf + sb.len, strbuf_avail(&sb), fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+
+	if (len < 0)
+		len = 0;
+	if (len >= strbuf_avail(&sb)) {
+		strbuf_grow(&sb, len + 2);
+		va_start(ap, fmt);
+		len = vsnprintf(sb.buf + sb.len, strbuf_avail(&sb), fmt, ap);
+		va_end(ap);
+		if (len >= strbuf_avail(&sb))
+			die("this should not happen, your snprintf is broken");
+	}
+
+	error(sb.buf);
+	strbuf_release(&sb);
+	return 1;
+}