Create a basic test suite for the library and test oid functions

[libgit2.git] / include / git / odb.h

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#ifndef INCLUDE_git_odb_h__
#define INCLUDE_git_odb_h__

#include "git/common.h"
#include "git/oid.h"

/**
 * @file git/odb.h
 * @brief Git object database routines
 * @defgroup git_odb Git object database routines
 * @ingroup Git
 * @{
 */
GIT_BEGIN_DECL

/** An open object database handle. */
typedef struct git_odb git_odb;

/**
 * Open an object database for read/write access.
 * @param out location to store the database pointer, if opened.
 *            Set to NULL if the open failed.
 * @param objects_dir path of the database's "objects" directory.
 * @return GIT_SUCCESS if the database opened; otherwise an error
 *         code describing why the open was not possible.
 */
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_odb_open(git_odb **out, const char *objects_dir);

/**
 * Close an open object database.
 * @param db database pointer to close.  If NULL no action is taken.
 *           The pointer is set to NULL when the close is completed.
 */
GIT_EXTERN(void) git_odb_close(git_odb **db);

/** Basic type (loose or packed) of any Git object. */
typedef enum {
	GIT_OBJ_BAD = -1,       /**< Object is invalid. */
	GIT_OBJ__EXT1 = 0,      /**< Reserved for future use. */
	GIT_OBJ_COMMIT = 1,     /**< A commit object. */
	GIT_OBJ_TREE = 2,       /**< A tree (directory listing) object. */
	GIT_OBJ_BLOB = 3,       /**< A file revision object. */
	GIT_OBJ_TAG = 4,        /**< An annotated tag object. */
	GIT_OBJ__EXT2 = 5,      /**< Reserved for future use. */
	GIT_OBJ_OFS_DELTA = 6,  /**< A delta, base is given by an offset. */
	GIT_OBJ_REF_DELTA = 7,  /**< A delta, base is given by object id. */
} git_otype;

/** A small object read from the database. */
typedef struct {
	void *data;            /**< Raw, decompressed object data. */
	size_t len  ;          /**< Total number of bytes in data. */
	git_otype type;      /**< Type of this object. */
} git_sobj;

/**
 * Read a small object from the database.
 *
 * If GIT_ENOTFOUND then out->data is set to NULL.
 *
 * @param out object descriptor to populate upon reading.
 * @param db database to search for the object in.
 * @param id identity of the object to read.
 * @return
 * - GIT_SUCCESS if the object was read;
 * - GIT_ENOTFOUND if the object is not in the database.
 */
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_odb_read(git_sobj *out, git_odb *db, const git_oid *id);

/**
 * Read a small object from the database using only pack files.
 *
 * If GIT_ENOTFOUND then out->data is set to NULL.
 *
 * @param out object descriptor to populate upon reading.
 * @param db database to search for the object in.
 * @param id identity of the object to read.
 * @return
 * - GIT_SUCCESS if the object was read.
 * - GIT_ENOTFOUND if the object is not in the database.
 */
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_odb__read_packed(git_sobj *out, git_odb *db, const git_oid *id);

/**
 * Read a small object from the database using only loose object files.
 *
 * If GIT_ENOTFOUND then out->data is set to NULL.
 *
 * @param out object descriptor to populate upon reading.
 * @param db database to search for the object in.
 * @param id identity of the object to read.
 * @return
 * - GIT_SUCCESS if the object was read.
 * - GIT_ENOTFOUND if the object is not in the database.
 */
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_odb__read_loose(git_sobj *out, git_odb *db, const git_oid *id);

/**
 * Release all memory used by the sobj structure.
 *
 * As a result of this call, obj->data will be set to NULL.
 *
 * If obj->data is already NULL, nothing happens.
 *
 * @param obj object descriptor to free.
 */
GIT_EXTERN(void) git_sobj_close(git_sobj *obj);

/** @} */
GIT_END_DECL
#endif