Make invalidate_ref_cache() an official part of the refs API. It is
currently a fact of life that code outside of refs.c mucks about with
references. This change gives such code a way of informing the refs
module that it should no longer trust its cache.
Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
refs.c | 2 +-
refs.h | 8 ++++++++
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 89b2a0e..fb46cf5 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static struct cached_refs *get_cached_refs(const char *submodule)
return refs;
}
-static void invalidate_ref_cache(const char *submodule)
+void invalidate_ref_cache(const char *submodule)
{
clear_cached_refs(get_cached_refs(submodule));
}
diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index 5de06e5..3ddc4e4 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ extern void unlock_ref(struct ref_lock *lock);
/** Writes sha1 into the ref specified by the lock. **/
extern int write_ref_sha1(struct ref_lock *lock, const unsigned char *sha1, const char *msg);
+/*
+ * Invalidate the reference cache for the specified submodule. Use
+ * submodule=NULL to invalidate the cache for the main module. This
+ * function must be called if references are changed via a mechanism
+ * other than the refs API.
+ */
+extern void invalidate_ref_cache(const char *submodule);
+
/** Setup reflog before using. **/
int log_ref_setup(const char *ref_name, char *logfile, int bufsize);
--
1.7.7.rc2
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