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--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -1,6 +1,146 @@
#ifndef REFS_H
#define REFS_H
+struct object_id;
+struct ref_store;
+struct strbuf;
+struct string_list;
+
+/*
+ * Resolve a reference, recursively following symbolic refererences.
+ *
+ * Store the referred-to object's name in sha1 and return the name of
+ * the non-symbolic reference that ultimately pointed at it. The
+ * return value, if not NULL, is a pointer into either a static buffer
+ * or the input ref.
+ *
+ * If the reference cannot be resolved to an object, the behavior
+ * depends on the RESOLVE_REF_READING flag:
+ *
+ * - If RESOLVE_REF_READING is set, return NULL.
+ *
+ * - If RESOLVE_REF_READING is not set, clear sha1 and return the name of
+ * the last reference name in the chain, which will either be a non-symbolic
+ * reference or an undefined reference. If this is a prelude to
+ * "writing" to the ref, the return value is the name of the ref
+ * that will actually be created or changed.
+ *
+ * If the RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE flag is passed, only resolves one
+ * level of symbolic reference. The value stored in sha1 for a symbolic
+ * reference will always be null_sha1 in this case, and the return
+ * value is the reference that the symref refers to directly.
+ *
+ * If flags is non-NULL, set the value that it points to the
+ * combination of REF_ISPACKED (if the reference was found among the
+ * packed references), REF_ISSYMREF (if the initial reference was a
+ * symbolic reference), REF_BAD_NAME (if the reference name is ill
+ * formed --- see RESOLVE_REF_ALLOW_BAD_NAME below), and REF_ISBROKEN
+ * (if the ref is malformed or has a bad name). See refs.h for more detail
+ * on each flag.
+ *
+ * If ref is not a properly-formatted, normalized reference, return
+ * NULL. If more than MAXDEPTH recursive symbolic lookups are needed,
+ * give up and return NULL.
+ *
+ * RESOLVE_REF_ALLOW_BAD_NAME allows resolving refs even when their
+ * name is invalid according to git-check-ref-format(1). If the name
+ * is bad then the value stored in sha1 will be null_sha1 and the two
+ * flags REF_ISBROKEN and REF_BAD_NAME will be set.
+ *
+ * Even with RESOLVE_REF_ALLOW_BAD_NAME, names that escape the refs/
+ * directory and do not consist of all caps and underscores cannot be
+ * resolved. The function returns NULL for such ref names.
+ * Caps and underscores refers to the special refs, such as HEAD,
+ * FETCH_HEAD and friends, that all live outside of the refs/ directory.
+ */
+#define RESOLVE_REF_READING 0x01
+#define RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE 0x02
+#define RESOLVE_REF_ALLOW_BAD_NAME 0x04
+
+const char *refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(struct ref_store *refs,
+ const char *refname,
+ int resolve_flags,
+ unsigned char *sha1,
+ int *flags);
+const char *resolve_ref_unsafe(const char *refname, int resolve_flags,
+ unsigned char *sha1, int *flags);
+
+char *refs_resolve_refdup(struct ref_store *refs,
+ const char *refname, int resolve_flags,
+ unsigned char *sha1, int *flags);
+char *resolve_refdup(const char *refname, int resolve_flags,
+ unsigned char *sha1, int *flags);
+
+int refs_read_ref_full(struct ref_store *refs, const char *refname,
+ int resolve_flags, unsigned char *sha1, int *flags);
+int read_ref_full(const char *refname, int resolve_flags,
+ unsigned char *sha1, int *flags);
+int read_ref(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1);
+
+/*
+ * Return 0 if a reference named refname could be created without
+ * conflicting with the name of an existing reference. Otherwise,
+ * return a negative value and write an explanation to err. If extras
+ * is non-NULL, it is a list of additional refnames with which refname
+ * is not allowed to conflict. If skip is non-NULL, ignore potential
+ * conflicts with refs in skip (e.g., because they are scheduled for
+ * deletion in the same operation). Behavior is undefined if the same
+ * name is listed in both extras and skip.
+ *
+ * Two reference names conflict if one of them exactly matches the
+ * leading components of the other; e.g., "foo/bar" conflicts with
+ * both "foo" and with "foo/bar/baz" but not with "foo/bar" or
+ * "foo/barbados".
+ *
+ * extras and skip must be sorted.
+ */
+
+int refs_verify_refname_available(struct ref_store *refs,
+ const char *refname,
+ const struct string_list *extras,
+ const struct string_list *skip,
+ struct strbuf *err);
+
+int ref_exists(const char *refname);
+
+int should_autocreate_reflog(const char *refname);
+
+int is_branch(const char *refname);
+
+extern int refs_init_db(struct strbuf *err);
+
+/*
+ * If refname is a non-symbolic reference that refers to a tag object,
+ * and the tag can be (recursively) dereferenced to a non-tag object,
+ * store the SHA1 of the referred-to object to sha1 and return 0. If
+ * any of these conditions are not met, return a non-zero value.
+ * Symbolic references are considered unpeelable, even if they
+ * ultimately resolve to a peelable tag.
+ */
+int refs_peel_ref(struct ref_store *refs, const char *refname,
+ unsigned char *sha1);
+int peel_ref(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1);
+
+/**
+ * Resolve refname in the nested "gitlink" repository in the specified
+ * submodule (which must be non-NULL). If the resolution is
+ * successful, return 0 and set sha1 to the name of the object;
+ * otherwise, return a non-zero value.
+ */
+int resolve_gitlink_ref(const char *submodule, const char *refname,
+ unsigned char *sha1);
+
+/*
+ * Return true iff abbrev_name is a possible abbreviation for
+ * full_name according to the rules defined by ref_rev_parse_rules in
+ * refs.c.
+ */
+int refname_match(const char *abbrev_name, const char *full_name);
+
+int expand_ref(const char *str, int len, unsigned char *sha1, char **ref);
+int dwim_ref(const char *str, int len, unsigned char *sha1, char **ref);
+int dwim_log(const char *str, int len, unsigned char *sha1, char **ref);
+
/*
* A ref_transaction represents a collection of ref updates
* that should succeed or fail together.
@@ -17,6 +157,11 @@
* If this succeeds, the ref updates will have taken place and
* the transaction cannot be rolled back.
*
+ * - Instead of `ref_transaction_commit`, use
+ * `initial_ref_transaction_commit()` if the ref database is known
+ * to be empty (e.g. during clone). This is likely to be much
+ * faster.
+ *
* - At any time call `ref_transaction_free()` to discard the
* transaction and free associated resources. In particular,
* this rolls back the transaction if it has not been
@@ -32,11 +177,20 @@
*
* The message is appended to err without first clearing err.
* err will not be '\n' terminated.
+ *
+ * Caveats
+ * -------
+ *
+ * Note that no locks are taken, and no refs are read, until
+ * `ref_transaction_commit` is called. So `ref_transaction_verify`
+ * won't report a verification failure until the commit is attempted.
*/
struct ref_transaction;
/*
- * Bit values set in the flags argument passed to each_ref_fn():
+ * Bit values set in the flags argument passed to each_ref_fn() and
+ * stored in ref_iterator::flags. Other bits are for internal use
+ * only:
*/
/* Reference is a symbolic reference. */
@@ -67,7 +221,7 @@ struct ref_transaction;
* single callback invocation.
*/
typedef int each_ref_fn(const char *refname,
- const unsigned char *sha1, int flags, void *cb_data);
+ const struct object_id *oid, int flags, void *cb_data);
/*
* The following functions invoke the specified callback function for
@@ -76,69 +230,59 @@ typedef int each_ref_fn(const char *refname,
* it is not safe to modify references while an iteration is in
* progress, unless the same callback function invocation that
* modifies the reference also returns a nonzero value to immediately
- * stop the iteration.
- */
-extern int head_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
-extern int for_each_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
-extern int for_each_ref_in(const char *, each_ref_fn, void *);
-extern int for_each_tag_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
-extern int for_each_branch_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
-extern int for_each_remote_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
-extern int for_each_replace_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
-extern int for_each_glob_ref(each_ref_fn, const char *pattern, void *);
-extern int for_each_glob_ref_in(each_ref_fn, const char *pattern, const char* prefix, void *);
-
-extern int head_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
-extern int for_each_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
-extern int for_each_ref_in_submodule(const char *submodule, const char *prefix,
+ * stop the iteration. Returned references are sorted.
+ */
+int refs_for_each_ref(struct ref_store *refs,
+ each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int refs_for_each_ref_in(struct ref_store *refs, const char *prefix,
+ each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int refs_for_each_tag_ref(struct ref_store *refs,
+ each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int refs_for_each_branch_ref(struct ref_store *refs,
+ each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int refs_for_each_remote_ref(struct ref_store *refs,
+ each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+
+int head_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_ref_in(const char *prefix, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_fullref_in(const char *prefix, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data,
+ unsigned int broken);
+int for_each_tag_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_branch_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_remote_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_replace_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_glob_ref(each_ref_fn fn, const char *pattern, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_glob_ref_in(each_ref_fn fn, const char *pattern,
+ const char *prefix, void *cb_data);
+
+int head_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_ref_submodule(const char *submodule,
+ each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_ref_in_submodule(const char *submodule, const char *prefix,
each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
-extern int for_each_tag_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
-extern int for_each_branch_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
-extern int for_each_remote_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_tag_ref_submodule(const char *submodule,
+ each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_branch_ref_submodule(const char *submodule,
+ each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_remote_ref_submodule(const char *submodule,
+ each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+
+int head_ref_namespaced(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_namespaced_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
-extern int head_ref_namespaced(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
-extern int for_each_namespaced_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+/* can be used to learn about broken ref and symref */
+int refs_for_each_rawref(struct ref_store *refs, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_rawref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
static inline const char *has_glob_specials(const char *pattern)
{
return strpbrk(pattern, "?*[");
}
-/* can be used to learn about broken ref and symref */
-extern int for_each_rawref(each_ref_fn, void *);
-
-extern void warn_dangling_symref(FILE *fp, const char *msg_fmt, const char *refname);
-extern void warn_dangling_symrefs(FILE *fp, const char *msg_fmt, const struct string_list *refnames);
-
-/*
- * Lock the packed-refs file for writing. Flags is passed to
- * hold_lock_file_for_update(). Return 0 on success.
- * Errno is set to something meaningful on error.
- */
-extern int lock_packed_refs(int flags);
-
-/*
- * Add a reference to the in-memory packed reference cache. This may
- * only be called while the packed-refs file is locked (see
- * lock_packed_refs()). To actually write the packed-refs file, call
- * commit_packed_refs().
- */
-extern void add_packed_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1);
-
-/*
- * Write the current version of the packed refs cache from memory to
- * disk. The packed-refs file must already be locked for writing (see
- * lock_packed_refs()). Return zero on success.
- * Sets errno to something meaningful on error.
- */
-extern int commit_packed_refs(void);
-
-/*
- * Rollback the lockfile for the packed-refs file, and discard the
- * in-memory packed reference cache. (The packed-refs file will be
- * read anew if it is needed again after this function is called.)
- */
-extern void rollback_packed_refs(void);
+void warn_dangling_symref(FILE *fp, const char *msg_fmt, const char *refname);
+void warn_dangling_symrefs(FILE *fp, const char *msg_fmt,
+ const struct string_list *refnames);
/*
* Flags for controlling behaviour of pack_refs()
@@ -152,32 +296,7 @@ extern void rollback_packed_refs(void);
* Write a packed-refs file for the current repository.
* flags: Combination of the above PACK_REFS_* flags.
*/
-int pack_refs(unsigned int flags);
-
-/*
- * Rewrite the packed-refs file, omitting any refs listed in
- * 'refnames'. On error, packed-refs will be unchanged, the return
- * value is nonzero, and a message about the error is written to the
- * 'err' strbuf.
- *
- * The refs in 'refnames' needn't be sorted. `err` must not be NULL.
- */
-extern int repack_without_refs(struct string_list *refnames,
- struct strbuf *err);
-
-extern int ref_exists(const char *);
-
-extern int is_branch(const char *refname);
-
-/*
- * If refname is a non-symbolic reference that refers to a tag object,
- * and the tag can be (recursively) dereferenced to a non-tag object,
- * store the SHA1 of the referred-to object to sha1 and return 0. If
- * any of these conditions are not met, return a non-zero value.
- * Symbolic references are considered unpeelable, even if they
- * ultimately resolve to a peelable tag.
- */
-extern int peel_ref(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1);
+int refs_pack_refs(struct ref_store *refs, unsigned int flags);
/*
* Flags controlling ref_transaction_update(), ref_transaction_create(), etc.
@@ -187,34 +306,74 @@ extern int peel_ref(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1);
* Other flags are reserved for internal use.
*/
#define REF_NODEREF 0x01
+#define REF_FORCE_CREATE_REFLOG 0x40
/*
- * Setup reflog before using. Set errno to something meaningful on failure.
+ * Setup reflog before using. Fill in err and return -1 on failure.
*/
-int log_ref_setup(const char *refname, char *logfile, int bufsize);
+int refs_create_reflog(struct ref_store *refs, const char *refname,
+ int force_create, struct strbuf *err);
+int safe_create_reflog(const char *refname, int force_create, struct strbuf *err);
/** Reads log for the value of ref during at_time. **/
-extern int read_ref_at(const char *refname, unsigned int flags,
- unsigned long at_time, int cnt,
- unsigned char *sha1, char **msg,
- unsigned long *cutoff_time, int *cutoff_tz, int *cutoff_cnt);
+int read_ref_at(const char *refname, unsigned int flags,
+ unsigned long at_time, int cnt,
+ unsigned char *sha1, char **msg,
+ unsigned long *cutoff_time, int *cutoff_tz, int *cutoff_cnt);
/** Check if a particular reflog exists */
-extern int reflog_exists(const char *refname);
+int refs_reflog_exists(struct ref_store *refs, const char *refname);
+int reflog_exists(const char *refname);
+
+/*
+ * Delete the specified reference. If old_sha1 is non-NULL, then
+ * verify that the current value of the reference is old_sha1 before
+ * deleting it. If old_sha1 is NULL, delete the reference if it
+ * exists, regardless of its old value. It is an error for old_sha1 to
+ * be NULL_SHA1. flags is passed through to ref_transaction_delete().
+ */
+int refs_delete_ref(struct ref_store *refs, const char *msg,
+ const char *refname,
+ const unsigned char *old_sha1,
+ unsigned int flags);
+int delete_ref(const char *msg, const char *refname,
+ const unsigned char *old_sha1, unsigned int flags);
+
+/*
+ * Delete the specified references. If there are any problems, emit
+ * errors but attempt to keep going (i.e., the deletes are not done in
+ * an all-or-nothing transaction). flags is passed through to
+ * ref_transaction_delete().
+ */
+int refs_delete_refs(struct ref_store *refs, struct string_list *refnames,
+ unsigned int flags);
+int delete_refs(struct string_list *refnames, unsigned int flags);
/** Delete a reflog */
-extern int delete_reflog(const char *refname);
+int refs_delete_reflog(struct ref_store *refs, const char *refname);
+int delete_reflog(const char *refname);
/* iterate over reflog entries */
-typedef int each_reflog_ent_fn(unsigned char *osha1, unsigned char *nsha1, const char *, unsigned long, int, const char *, void *);
+typedef int each_reflog_ent_fn(
+ struct object_id *old_oid, struct object_id *new_oid,
+ const char *committer, unsigned long timestamp,
+ int tz, const char *msg, void *cb_data);
+
+int refs_for_each_reflog_ent(struct ref_store *refs, const char *refname,
+ each_reflog_ent_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int refs_for_each_reflog_ent_reverse(struct ref_store *refs,
+ const char *refname,
+ each_reflog_ent_fn fn,
+ void *cb_data);
int for_each_reflog_ent(const char *refname, each_reflog_ent_fn fn, void *cb_data);
int for_each_reflog_ent_reverse(const char *refname, each_reflog_ent_fn fn, void *cb_data);
/*
* Calls the specified function for each reflog file until it returns nonzero,
- * and returns the value
+ * and returns the value. Reflog file order is unspecified.
*/
-extern int for_each_reflog(each_ref_fn, void *);
+int refs_for_each_reflog(struct ref_store *refs, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_reflog(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
#define REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL 1
#define REFNAME_REFSPEC_PATTERN 2
@@ -224,23 +383,33 @@ extern int for_each_reflog(each_ref_fn, void *);
* to the rules described in Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt.
* If REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL is set in flags, then accept one-level
* reference names. If REFNAME_REFSPEC_PATTERN is set in flags, then
- * allow a "*" wildcard character in place of one of the name
- * components. No leading or repeated slashes are accepted.
+ * allow a single "*" wildcard character in the refspec. No leading or
+ * repeated slashes are accepted.
*/
-extern int check_refname_format(const char *refname, int flags);
+int check_refname_format(const char *refname, int flags);
+
+const char *prettify_refname(const char *refname);
-extern const char *prettify_refname(const char *refname);
-extern char *shorten_unambiguous_ref(const char *refname, int strict);
+char *shorten_unambiguous_ref(const char *refname, int strict);
/** rename ref, return 0 on success **/
-extern int rename_ref(const char *oldref, const char *newref, const char *logmsg);
+int refs_rename_ref(struct ref_store *refs, const char *oldref,
+ const char *newref, const char *logmsg);
+int rename_ref(const char *oldref, const char *newref, const char *logmsg);
-/**
- * Resolve refname in the nested "gitlink" repository that is located
- * at path. If the resolution is successful, return 0 and set sha1 to
- * the name of the object; otherwise, return a non-zero value.
- */
-extern int resolve_gitlink_ref(const char *path, const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1);
+int refs_create_symref(struct ref_store *refs, const char *refname,
+ const char *target, const char *logmsg);
+int create_symref(const char *refname, const char *target, const char *logmsg);
+
+/*
+ * Update HEAD of the specified gitdir.
+ * Similar to create_symref("relative-git-dir/HEAD", target, NULL), but
+ * this can update the main working tree's HEAD regardless of where
+ * $GIT_DIR points to.
+ * Return 0 if successful, non-zero otherwise.
+ * */
+int set_worktree_head_symref(const char *gitdir, const char *target,
+ const char *logmsg);
enum action_on_err {
UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR,
@@ -252,6 +421,8 @@ enum action_on_err {
* Begin a reference transaction. The reference transaction must
* be freed by calling ref_transaction_free().
*/
+struct ref_transaction *ref_store_transaction_begin(struct ref_store *refs,
+ struct strbuf *err);
struct ref_transaction *ref_transaction_begin(struct strbuf *err);
/*
@@ -272,7 +443,7 @@ struct ref_transaction *ref_transaction_begin(struct strbuf *err);
* msg -- a message describing the change (for the reflog).
*
* err -- a strbuf for receiving a description of any error that
- * might have occured.
+ * might have occurred.
*
* The functions make internal copies of refname and msg, so the
* caller retains ownership of these parameters.
@@ -360,6 +531,20 @@ int ref_transaction_commit(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
struct strbuf *err);
/*
+ * Like ref_transaction_commit(), but optimized for creating
+ * references when originally initializing a repository (e.g., by "git
+ * clone"). It writes the new references directly to packed-refs
+ * without locking the individual references.
+ *
+ * It is a bug to call this function when there might be other
+ * processes accessing the repository or if there are existing
+ * references that might conflict with the ones being created. All
+ * old_sha1 values must either be absent or NULL_SHA1.
+ */
+int initial_ref_transaction_commit(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
+ struct strbuf *err);
+
+/*
* Free an existing transaction and all associated data.
*/
void ref_transaction_free(struct ref_transaction *transaction);
@@ -372,12 +557,35 @@ void ref_transaction_free(struct ref_transaction *transaction);
* ref_transaction_update(). Handle errors as requested by the `onerr`
* argument.
*/
+int refs_update_ref(struct ref_store *refs, const char *msg, const char *refname,
+ const unsigned char *new_sha1, const unsigned char *old_sha1,
+ unsigned int flags, enum action_on_err onerr);
int update_ref(const char *msg, const char *refname,
const unsigned char *new_sha1, const unsigned char *old_sha1,
unsigned int flags, enum action_on_err onerr);
+int update_ref_oid(const char *msg, const char *refname,
+ const struct object_id *new_oid, const struct object_id *old_oid,
+ unsigned int flags, enum action_on_err onerr);
+
+int parse_hide_refs_config(const char *var, const char *value, const char *);
+
+/*
+ * Check whether a ref is hidden. If no namespace is set, both the first and
+ * the second parameter point to the full ref name. If a namespace is set and
+ * the ref is inside that namespace, the first parameter is a pointer to the
+ * name of the ref with the namespace prefix removed. If a namespace is set and
+ * the ref is outside that namespace, the first parameter is NULL. The second
+ * parameter always points to the full ref name.
+ */
+int ref_is_hidden(const char *, const char *);
+
+enum ref_type {
+ REF_TYPE_PER_WORKTREE,
+ REF_TYPE_PSEUDOREF,
+ REF_TYPE_NORMAL,
+};
-extern int parse_hide_refs_config(const char *var, const char *value, const char *);
-extern int ref_is_hidden(const char *);
+enum ref_type ref_type(const char *refname);
enum expire_reflog_flags {
EXPIRE_REFLOGS_DRY_RUN = 1 << 0,
@@ -418,11 +626,34 @@ typedef void reflog_expiry_cleanup_fn(void *cb_data);
* enum expire_reflog_flags. The three function pointers are described
* above. On success, return zero.
*/
-extern int reflog_expire(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1,
- unsigned int flags,
- reflog_expiry_prepare_fn prepare_fn,
- reflog_expiry_should_prune_fn should_prune_fn,
- reflog_expiry_cleanup_fn cleanup_fn,
- void *policy_cb_data);
+int refs_reflog_expire(struct ref_store *refs,
+ const char *refname,
+ const unsigned char *sha1,
+ unsigned int flags,
+ reflog_expiry_prepare_fn prepare_fn,
+ reflog_expiry_should_prune_fn should_prune_fn,
+ reflog_expiry_cleanup_fn cleanup_fn,
+ void *policy_cb_data);
+int reflog_expire(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1,
+ unsigned int flags,
+ reflog_expiry_prepare_fn prepare_fn,
+ reflog_expiry_should_prune_fn should_prune_fn,
+ reflog_expiry_cleanup_fn cleanup_fn,
+ void *policy_cb_data);
+
+int ref_storage_backend_exists(const char *name);
+
+struct ref_store *get_main_ref_store(void);
+/*
+ * Return the ref_store instance for the specified submodule. For the
+ * main repository, use submodule==NULL; such a call cannot fail. For
+ * a submodule, the submodule must exist and be a nonbare repository,
+ * otherwise return NULL. If the requested reference store has not yet
+ * been initialized, initialize it first.
+ *
+ * For backwards compatibility, submodule=="" is treated the same as
+ * submodule==NULL.
+ */
+struct ref_store *get_submodule_ref_store(const char *submodule);
#endif /* REFS_H */