*/
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_upstream_remote(git_buf *buf, git_repository *repo, const char *refname);
+/**
+ * Retrieve the upstream merge of a local branch
+ *
+ * This will return the currently configured "branch.*.merge" for a given
+ * branch. This branch must be local.
+ *
+ * @param buf the buffer into which to write the name
+ * @param repo the repository in which to look
+ * @param refname the full name of the branch
+ * @return 0 or an error code
+ */
+ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_upstream_merge(git_buf *buf, git_repository *repo, const char *refname);
+
+/**
+ * Determine whether a branch name is valid, meaning that (when prefixed
+ * with `refs/heads/`) that it is a valid reference name, and that any
+ * additional branch name restrictions are imposed (eg, it cannot start
+ * with a `-`).
+ *
+ * @param valid output pointer to set with validity of given branch name
+ * @param name a branch name to test
+ * @return 0 on success or an error code
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_name_is_valid(int *valid, const char *name);
+
/** @} */
GIT_END_DECL
#endif