1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkt-line.h b/pkt-line.h
index 18eac64830..450183b649 100644
--- a/pkt-line.h
+++ b/pkt-line.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ void packet_buf_flush(struct strbuf *buf);
 void packet_buf_write(struct strbuf *buf, const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)));
 int packet_flush_gently(int fd);
 int packet_write_fmt_gently(int fd, const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+LAST_ARG_MUST_BE_NULL
+int packet_writel(int fd, const char *line, ...);
 int write_packetized_from_fd(int fd_in, int fd_out);
 int write_packetized_from_buf(const char *src_in, size_t len, int fd_out);
 
@@ -74,6 +76,17 @@ int packet_read(int fd, char **src_buffer, size_t *src_len, char
 char *packet_read_line(int fd, int *size);
 
 /*
+ * Convenience wrapper for packet_read that sets the PACKET_READ_GENTLE_ON_EOF
+ * and CHOMP_NEWLINE options. The return value specifies the number of bytes
+ * read into the buffer or -1 on truncated input. If the *dst_line parameter
+ * is not NULL it will return NULL for a flush packet or when the number of
+ * bytes copied is zero and otherwise points to a static buffer (that may be
+ * overwritten by subsequent calls). If the size parameter is not NULL, the
+ * length of the packet is written to it.
+ */
+int packet_read_line_gently(int fd, int *size, char **dst_line);
+
+/*
  * Same as packet_read_line, but read from a buf rather than a descriptor;
  * see packet_read for details on how src_* is used.
  */