+enum sideband_type {
+ SIDEBAND_PROTOCOL_ERROR = -2,
+ SIDEBAND_REMOTE_ERROR = -1,
+ SIDEBAND_FLUSH = 0,
+ SIDEBAND_PRIMARY = 1
+};
+
+/*
+ * Inspects a multiplexed packet read from the remote. If this packet is a
+ * progress packet and thus should not be processed by the caller, returns 0.
+ * Otherwise, returns 1, releases scratch, and sets sideband_type.
+ *
+ * If this packet is SIDEBAND_PROTOCOL_ERROR, SIDEBAND_REMOTE_ERROR, or a
+ * progress packet, also prints a message to stderr.
+ *
+ * scratch must be a struct strbuf allocated by the caller. It is used to store
+ * progress messages split across multiple packets.
+ */
+int demultiplex_sideband(const char *me, char *buf, int len,
+ int die_on_error,
+ struct strbuf *scratch,
+ enum sideband_type *sideband_type);