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diff --git a/refs/refs-internal.h b/refs/refs-internal.h
index 3a4f634cb..1bb3d87dc 100644
--- a/refs/refs-internal.h
+++ b/refs/refs-internal.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
/*
* Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when a loose ref is being
- * pruned.
+ * pruned. This flag must only be used when REF_NODEREF is set.
*/
#define REF_ISPRUNING 0x04
@@ -43,6 +43,19 @@
*/
/*
+ * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when we want to log a ref
+ * update but not actually perform it. This is used when a symbolic
+ * ref update is split up.
+ */
+#define REF_LOG_ONLY 0x80
+
+/*
+ * Internal flag, meaning that the containing ref_update was via an
+ * update to HEAD.
+ */
+#define REF_UPDATE_VIA_HEAD 0x100
+
+/*
* Return true iff refname is minimally safe. "Safe" here means that
* deleting a loose reference by this name will not do any damage, for
* example by causing a file that is not a reference to be deleted.
@@ -109,8 +122,8 @@ enum peel_status peel_object(const unsigned char *name, unsigned char *sha1);
* extras and skip must be sorted.
*/
int verify_refname_available(const char *newname,
- struct string_list *extras,
- struct string_list *skip,
+ const struct string_list *extras,
+ const struct string_list *skip,
struct strbuf *err);
/*
@@ -130,27 +143,59 @@ int should_autocreate_reflog(const char *refname);
* not exist before update.
*/
struct ref_update {
+
/*
* If (flags & REF_HAVE_NEW), set the reference to this value:
*/
unsigned char new_sha1[20];
+
/*
* If (flags & REF_HAVE_OLD), check that the reference
* previously had this value:
*/
unsigned char old_sha1[20];
+
/*
* One or more of REF_HAVE_NEW, REF_HAVE_OLD, REF_NODEREF,
- * REF_DELETING, and REF_ISPRUNING:
+ * REF_DELETING, REF_ISPRUNING, REF_LOG_ONLY, and
+ * REF_UPDATE_VIA_HEAD:
*/
unsigned int flags;
+
struct ref_lock *lock;
- int type;
+ unsigned int type;
char *msg;
+
+ /*
+ * If this ref_update was split off of a symref update via
+ * split_symref_update(), then this member points at that
+ * update. This is used for two purposes:
+ * 1. When reporting errors, we report the refname under which
+ * the update was originally requested.
+ * 2. When we read the old value of this reference, we
+ * propagate it back to its parent update for recording in
+ * the latter's reflog.
+ */
+ struct ref_update *parent_update;
+
const char refname[FLEX_ARRAY];
};
/*
+ * Add a ref_update with the specified properties to transaction, and
+ * return a pointer to the new object. This function does not verify
+ * that refname is well-formed. new_sha1 and old_sha1 are only
+ * dereferenced if the REF_HAVE_NEW and REF_HAVE_OLD bits,
+ * respectively, are set in flags.
+ */
+struct ref_update *ref_transaction_add_update(
+ struct ref_transaction *transaction,
+ const char *refname, unsigned int flags,
+ const unsigned char *new_sha1,
+ const unsigned char *old_sha1,
+ const char *msg);
+
+/*
* Transaction states.
* OPEN: The transaction is in a valid state and can accept new updates.
* An OPEN transaction can be committed.
@@ -209,7 +254,45 @@ int rename_ref_available(const char *oldname, const char *newname);
int do_for_each_ref(const char *submodule, const char *base,
each_ref_fn fn, int trim, int flags, void *cb_data);
+/*
+ * Read the specified reference from the filesystem or packed refs
+ * file, non-recursively. Set type to describe the reference, and:
+ *
+ * - If refname is the name of a normal reference, fill in sha1
+ * (leaving referent unchanged).
+ *
+ * - If refname is the name of a symbolic reference, write the full
+ * name of the reference to which it refers (e.g.
+ * "refs/heads/master") to referent and set the REF_ISSYMREF bit in
+ * type (leaving sha1 unchanged). The caller is responsible for
+ * validating that referent is a valid reference name.
+ *
+ * WARNING: refname might be used as part of a filename, so it is
+ * important from a security standpoint that it be safe in the sense
+ * of refname_is_safe(). Moreover, for symrefs this function sets
+ * referent to whatever the repository says, which might not be a
+ * properly-formatted or even safe reference name. NEITHER INPUT NOR
+ * OUTPUT REFERENCE NAMES ARE VALIDATED WITHIN THIS FUNCTION.
+ *
+ * Return 0 on success. If the ref doesn't exist, set errno to ENOENT
+ * and return -1. If the ref exists but is neither a symbolic ref nor
+ * a sha1, it is broken; set REF_ISBROKEN in type, set errno to
+ * EINVAL, and return -1. If there is another error reading the ref,
+ * set errno appropriately and return -1.
+ *
+ * Backend-specific flags might be set in type as well, regardless of
+ * outcome.
+ *
+ * It is OK for refname to point into referent. If so:
+ *
+ * - if the function succeeds with REF_ISSYMREF, referent will be
+ * overwritten and the memory formerly pointed to by it might be
+ * changed or even freed.
+ *
+ * - in all other cases, referent will be untouched, and therefore
+ * refname will still be valid and unchanged.
+ */
int read_raw_ref(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1,
- struct strbuf *symref, unsigned int *flags);
+ struct strbuf *referent, unsigned int *type);
#endif /* REFS_REFS_INTERNAL_H */