1 files changed, 35 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/oidset.c b/oidset.c
index 8bdecb13de..f63ce818f6 100644
--- a/oidset.c
+++ b/oidset.c
@@ -35,3 +35,38 @@ void oidset_clear(struct oidset *set)
 	kh_release_oid_set(&set->set);
 	oidset_init(set, 0);
 }
+
+void oidset_parse_file(struct oidset *set, const char *path)
+{
+	FILE *fp;
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct object_id oid;
+
+	fp = fopen(path, "r");
+	if (!fp)
+		die("could not open object name list: %s", path);
+	while (!strbuf_getline(&sb, fp)) {
+		const char *p;
+		const char *name;
+
+		/*
+		 * Allow trailing comments, leading whitespace
+		 * (including before commits), and empty or whitespace
+		 * only lines.
+		 */
+		name = strchr(sb.buf, '#');
+		if (name)
+			strbuf_setlen(&sb, name - sb.buf);
+		strbuf_trim(&sb);
+		if (!sb.len)
+			continue;
+
+		if (parse_oid_hex(sb.buf, &oid, &p) || *p != '\0')
+			die("invalid object name: %s", sb.buf);
+		oidset_insert(set, &oid);
+	}
+	if (ferror(fp))
+		die_errno("Could not read '%s'", path);
+	fclose(fp);
+	strbuf_release(&sb);
+}