add_packed_ref(): new function in the refs API.
Add a new function add_packed_ref() that adds a reference directly to
the in-memory packed reference cache. This will be useful for
creating local references while cloning.
Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 3785cc2..b8843bb 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -319,6 +319,12 @@
return &refs->packed;
}
+void add_packed_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+ add_ref(get_packed_refs(get_ref_cache(NULL)),
+ create_ref_entry(refname, sha1, REF_ISPACKED, 1));
+}
+
static void get_ref_dir(struct ref_cache *refs, const char *base,
struct ref_array *array)
{
