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1#ifndef REFS_PACKED_BACKEND_H
2#define REFS_PACKED_BACKEND_H
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4struct ref_transaction;
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6/*
7 * Support for storing references in a `packed-refs` file.
8 *
9 * Note that this backend doesn't check for D/F conflicts, because it
10 * doesn't care about them. But usually it should be wrapped in a
11 * `files_ref_store` that prevents D/F conflicts from being created,
12 * even among packed refs.
13 */
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15struct ref_store *packed_ref_store_create(const char *path,
16 unsigned int store_flags);
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18/*
19 * Lock the packed-refs file for writing. Flags is passed to
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20 * hold_lock_file_for_update(). Return 0 on success. On errors, write
21 * an error message to `err` and return a nonzero value.
67be7c5a 22 */
c8bed835 23int packed_refs_lock(struct ref_store *ref_store, int flags, struct strbuf *err);
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25void packed_refs_unlock(struct ref_store *ref_store);
26int packed_refs_is_locked(struct ref_store *ref_store);
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28/*
29 * Return true if `transaction` really needs to be carried out against
30 * the specified packed_ref_store, or false if it can be skipped
31 * (i.e., because it is an obvious NOOP). `ref_store` must be locked
32 * before calling this function.
33 */
34int is_packed_transaction_needed(struct ref_store *ref_store,
35 struct ref_transaction *transaction);
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67be7c5a 37#endif /* REFS_PACKED_BACKEND_H */