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1 #ifndef REFS_PACKED_BACKEND_H
2 #define REFS_PACKED_BACKEND_H
3
4 struct repository;
5 struct ref_transaction;
6
7 /*
8 * Support for storing references in a `packed-refs` file.
9 *
10 * Note that this backend doesn't check for D/F conflicts, because it
11 * doesn't care about them. But usually it should be wrapped in a
12 * `files_ref_store` that prevents D/F conflicts from being created,
13 * even among packed refs.
14 */
15
16 struct ref_store *packed_ref_store_create(struct repository *repo,
17 const char *path,
18 unsigned int store_flags);
19
20 /*
21 * Lock the packed-refs file for writing. Flags is passed to
22 * hold_lock_file_for_update(). Return 0 on success. On errors, write
23 * an error message to `err` and return a nonzero value.
24 */
25 int packed_refs_lock(struct ref_store *ref_store, int flags, struct strbuf *err);
26
27 void packed_refs_unlock(struct ref_store *ref_store);
28 int packed_refs_is_locked(struct ref_store *ref_store);
29
30 /*
31 * Return true if `transaction` really needs to be carried out against
32 * the specified packed_ref_store, or false if it can be skipped
33 * (i.e., because it is an obvious NOOP). `ref_store` must be locked
34 * before calling this function.
35 */
36 int is_packed_transaction_needed(struct ref_store *ref_store,
37 struct ref_transaction *transaction);
38
39 #endif /* REFS_PACKED_BACKEND_H */