1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/repository.c b/repository.c
index 686a964ad..6f6f4d91e 100644
--- a/repository.c
+++ b/repository.c
@@ -163,4 +163,20 @@ void repo_clear(struct repository *repo)
 		free(repo->config);
 		repo->config = NULL;
 	}
+
+	if (repo->index) {
+		discard_index(repo->index);
+		free(repo->index);
+		repo->index = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+int repo_read_index(struct repository *repo)
+{
+	if (!repo->index)
+		repo->index = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*repo->index));
+	else
+		discard_index(repo->index);
+
+	return read_index_from(repo->index, repo->index_file);
 }