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+/*
+ * This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * In addition to the permissions in the GNU General Public License,
+ * the authors give you unlimited permission to link the compiled
+ * version of this file into combinations with other programs,
+ * and to distribute those combinations without any restriction
+ * coming from the use of this file.  (The General Public License
+ * restrictions do apply in other respects; for example, they cover
+ * modification of the file, and distribution when not linked into
+ * a combined executable.)
+ *
+ * This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+#ifndef INCLUDE_git_refs_h__
+#define INCLUDE_git_refs_h__
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "types.h"
+#include "oid.h"
+
+/**
+ * @file git2/refs.h
+ * @brief Git reference management routines
+ * @defgroup git_reference Git reference management routines
+ * @ingroup Git
+ * @{
+ */
+GIT_BEGIN_DECL
+
+/**
+ * Lookup a reference by its name in a repository.
+ *
+ * The generated reference is owned by the repository and
+ * should not be freed by the user.
+ *
+ * @param reference_out pointer to the looked-up reference
+ * @param repo the repository to look up the reference
+ * @param name the long name for the reference (e.g. HEAD, ref/heads/master, refs/tags/v0.1.0, ...)
+ * @return 0 on success; error code otherwise
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_reference_lookup(git_reference **reference_out, git_repository *repo, const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * Create a new symbolic reference.
+ *
+ * The reference will be created in the repository and written
+ * to the disk.
+ *
+ * This reference is owned by the repository and shall not
+ * be free'd by the user.
+ *
+ * @param ref_out Pointer to the newly created reference
+ * @param repo Repository where that reference will live
+ * @param name The name of the reference
+ * @param target The target of the reference
+ * @return 0 on success; error code otherwise
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_reference_create_symbolic(git_reference **ref_out, git_repository *repo, const char *name, const char *target);
+
+/**
+ * Create a new object id reference.
+ *
+ * The reference will be created in the repository and written
+ * to the disk.
+ *
+ * This reference is owned by the repository and shall not
+ * be free'd by the user.
+ *
+ * @param ref_out Pointer to the newly created reference
+ * @param repo Repository where that reference will live
+ * @param name The name of the reference
+ * @param id The object id pointed to by the reference.
+ * @return 0 on success; error code otherwise
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_reference_create_oid(git_reference **ref_out, git_repository *repo, const char *name, const git_oid *id);
+
+/**
+ * Get the OID pointed to by a reference.
+ * 
+ * Only available if the reference is direct (i.e. not symbolic)
+ *
+ * @param ref The reference
+ * @return a pointer to the oid if available, NULL otherwise
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(const git_oid *) git_reference_oid(git_reference *ref);
+
+/**
+ * Get full name to the reference pointed by this reference
+ * 
+ * Only available if the reference is symbolic
+ *
+ * @param ref The reference
+ * @return a pointer to the name if available, NULL otherwise
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(const char *) git_reference_target(git_reference *ref);
+
+/**
+ * Get the type of a reference
+ *
+ * Either direct (GIT_REF_OID) or symbolic (GIT_REF_SYMBOLIC)
+ *
+ * @param ref The reference
+ * @return the type
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(git_rtype) git_reference_type(git_reference *ref);
+
+/**
+ * Get the full name of a reference
+ *
+ * @param ref The reference
+ * @return the full name for the ref
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(const char *) git_reference_name(git_reference *ref);
+
+/**
+ * Resolve a symbolic reference 
+ *
+ * Thie method iteratively peels a symbolic reference
+ * until it resolves to a direct reference to an OID.
+ *
+ * If a direct reference is passed as an argument,
+ * that reference is returned immediately
+ *
+ * @param resolved_ref Pointer to the peeled reference
+ * @param ref The reference
+ * @return 0 on success; error code otherwise
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_reference_resolve(git_reference **resolved_ref, git_reference *ref);
+
+/**
+ * Get the repository where a reference resides
+ *
+ * @param ref The reference
+ * @return a pointer to the repo
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(git_repository *) git_reference_owner(git_reference *ref);
+
+/**
+ * Set the symbolic target of a reference.
+ *
+ * The reference must be a symbolic reference, otherwise
+ * this method will fail.
+ *
+ * The reference will be automatically updated in
+ * memory and on disk.
+ *
+ * @param ref The reference
+ * @param target The new target for the reference
+ * @return 0 on success; error code otherwise
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_reference_set_target(git_reference *ref, const char *target);
+
+/**
+ * Set the OID target of a reference.
+ *
+ * The reference must be a direct reference, otherwise
+ * this method will fail.
+ *
+ * The reference will be automatically updated in
+ * memory and on disk.
+ *
+ * @param ref The reference
+ * @param target The new target OID for the reference
+ * @return 0 on success; error code otherwise
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_reference_set_oid(git_reference *ref, const git_oid *id);
+
+/**
+ * Rename an existing reference
+ *
+ * This method works for both direct and symbolic references.
+ * The new name will be checked for validity and may be
+ * modified into a normalized form.
+ *
+ * The refernece will be immediately renamed in-memory
+ * and on disk.
+ *
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_reference_rename(git_reference *ref, const char *new_name);
+
+/**
+ * Delete an existing reference
+ *
+ * This method works for both direct and symbolic references.
+ *
+ * The reference will be immediately removed on disk and from
+ * memory. The given reference pointer will no longer be valid.
+ *
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_reference_delete(git_reference *ref);
+
+/**
+ * Pack all the loose references in the repository
+ *
+ * This method will load into the cache all the loose
+ * references on the repository and update the 
+ * `packed-refs` file with them.
+ *
+ * Once the `packed-refs` file has been written properly,
+ * the loose references will be removed from disk.
+ *
+ * WARNING: calling this method may invalidate any existing
+ * references previously loaded on the cache.
+ *
+ * @param repo Repository where the loose refs will be packed
+ * @return 0 on success; error code otherwise
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_reference_packall(git_repository *repo);
+
+/** @} */
+GIT_END_DECL
+#endif