1 files changed, 21 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/run-command.h b/run-command.h
index 3653bfa6e1..1103805af1 100644
--- a/run-command.h
+++ b/run-command.h
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "argv-array.h"
+
 struct child_process {
 	const char **argv;
+	struct argv_array args;
+	struct argv_array env_array;
 	pid_t pid;
 	/*
 	 * Using .in, .out, .err:
@@ -41,19 +45,18 @@ struct child_process {
 	unsigned clean_on_exit:1;
 };
 
+#define CHILD_PROCESS_INIT { NULL, ARGV_ARRAY_INIT, ARGV_ARRAY_INIT }
+void child_process_init(struct child_process *);
+
 int start_command(struct child_process *);
 int finish_command(struct child_process *);
 int run_command(struct child_process *);
 
-extern char *find_hook(const char *name);
+extern const char *find_hook(const char *name);
 LAST_ARG_MUST_BE_NULL
 extern int run_hook_le(const char *const *env, const char *name, ...);
 extern int run_hook_ve(const char *const *env, const char *name, va_list args);
 
-LAST_ARG_MUST_BE_NULL
-__attribute__((deprecated))
-extern int run_hook_with_custom_index(const char *index_file, const char *name, ...);
-
 #define RUN_COMMAND_NO_STDIN 1
 #define RUN_GIT_CMD	     2	/*If this is to be git sub-command */
 #define RUN_COMMAND_STDOUT_TO_STDERR 4
@@ -68,6 +71,19 @@ int run_command_v_opt(const char **argv, int opt);
  */
 int run_command_v_opt_cd_env(const char **argv, int opt, const char *dir, const char *const *env);
 
+/**
+ * Execute the given command, capturing its stdout in the given strbuf.
+ * Returns -1 if starting the command fails or reading fails, and otherwise
+ * returns the exit code of the command. The output collected in the
+ * buffer is kept even if the command returns a non-zero exit. The hint field
+ * gives a starting size for the strbuf allocation.
+ *
+ * The fields of "cmd" should be set up as they would for a normal run_command
+ * invocation. But note that there is no need to set cmd->out; the function
+ * sets it up for the caller.
+ */
+int capture_command(struct child_process *cmd, struct strbuf *buf, size_t hint);
+
 /*
  * The purpose of the following functions is to feed a pipe by running
  * a function asynchronously and providing output that the caller reads.