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+#ifndef OID_ARRAY_H
+#define OID_ARRAY_H
+
+#include "hash.h"
+
+/**
+ * The API provides storage and manipulation of sets of object identifiers.
+ * The emphasis is on storage and processing efficiency, making them suitable
+ * for large lists. Note that the ordering of items is not preserved over some
+ * operations.
+ *
+ * Examples
+ * --------
+ * -----------------------------------------
+ * int print_callback(const struct object_id *oid,
+ * 		    void *data)
+ * {
+ * 	printf("%s\n", oid_to_hex(oid));
+ * 	return 0; // always continue
+ * }
+ *
+ * void some_func(void)
+ * {
+ *     struct oid_array hashes = OID_ARRAY_INIT;
+ *     struct object_id oid;
+ *
+ *     // Read objects into our set
+ *     while (read_object_from_stdin(oid.hash))
+ *         oid_array_append(&hashes, &oid);
+ *
+ *     // Check if some objects are in our set
+ *     while (read_object_from_stdin(oid.hash)) {
+ *         if (oid_array_lookup(&hashes, &oid) >= 0)
+ *             printf("it's in there!\n");
+ *
+ *          // Print the unique set of objects. We could also have
+ *          // avoided adding duplicate objects in the first place,
+ *          // but we would end up re-sorting the array repeatedly.
+ *          // Instead, this will sort once and then skip duplicates
+ *          // in linear time.
+ *
+ *         oid_array_for_each_unique(&hashes, print_callback, NULL);
+ *     }
+ */
+
+/**
+ * A single array of object IDs. This should be initialized by assignment from
+ * `OID_ARRAY_INIT`. The `oid` member contains the actual data. The `nr` member
+ * contains the number of items in the set. The `alloc` and `sorted` members
+ * are used internally, and should not be needed by API callers.
+ */
+struct oid_array {
+	struct object_id *oid;
+	size_t nr;
+	size_t alloc;
+	int sorted;
+};
+
+#define OID_ARRAY_INIT { NULL, 0, 0, 0 }
+
+/**
+ * Add an item to the set. The object ID will be placed at the end of the array
+ * (but note that some operations below may lose this ordering).
+ */
+void oid_array_append(struct oid_array *array, const struct object_id *oid);
+
+/**
+ * Perform a binary search of the array for a specific object ID. If found,
+ * returns the offset (in number of elements) of the object ID. If not found,
+ * returns a negative integer. If the array is not sorted, this function has
+ * the side effect of sorting it.
+ */
+int oid_array_lookup(struct oid_array *array, const struct object_id *oid);
+
+/**
+ * Free all memory associated with the array and return it to the initial,
+ * empty state.
+ */
+void oid_array_clear(struct oid_array *array);
+
+typedef int (*for_each_oid_fn)(const struct object_id *oid,
+			       void *data);
+/**
+ * Iterate over each element of the list, executing the callback function for
+ * each one. Does not sort the list, so any custom hash order is retained.
+ * If the callback returns a non-zero value, the iteration ends immediately
+ * and the callback's return is propagated; otherwise, 0 is returned.
+ */
+int oid_array_for_each(struct oid_array *array,
+		       for_each_oid_fn fn,
+		       void *data);
+
+/**
+ * Iterate over each unique element of the list in sorted order, but otherwise
+ * behave like `oid_array_for_each`. If the array is not sorted, this function
+ * has the side effect of sorting it.
+ */
+int oid_array_for_each_unique(struct oid_array *array,
+			      for_each_oid_fn fn,
+			      void *data);
+
+/**
+ * Apply the callback function `want` to each entry in the array, retaining
+ * only the entries for which the function returns true. Preserve the order
+ * of the entries that are retained.
+ */
+void oid_array_filter(struct oid_array *array,
+		      for_each_oid_fn want,
+		      void *cbdata);
+
+/**
+ * Sort the array in order of ascending object id.
+ */
+void oid_array_sort(struct oid_array *array);
+
+/**
+ * Find the next unique oid in the array after position "cur".
+ * The array must be sorted for this to work. You can iterate
+ * over unique elements like this:
+ *
+ *   size_t i;
+ *   oid_array_sort(array);
+ *   for (i = 0; i < array->nr; i = oid_array_next_unique(array, i))
+ *	printf("%s", oid_to_hex(array->oids[i]);
+ *
+ * Non-unique iteration can just increment with "i++" to visit each element.
+ */
+static inline size_t oid_array_next_unique(struct oid_array *array, size_t cur)
+{
+	do {
+		cur++;
+	} while (cur < array->nr &&
+		 oideq(array->oid + cur, array->oid + cur - 1));
+	return cur;
+}
+
+#endif /* OID_ARRAY_H */