Add `get_oid_gently()` to be a gentle alternative to `get_oid()`.
Signed-off-by: Paul-Sebastian Ungureanu <ungureanupaulsebastian@xxxxxxxxx>
---
cache.h | 1 +
sha1-name.c | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index cb8803e2f..36e196202 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1321,6 +1321,7 @@ struct object_context {
GET_OID_TREE | GET_OID_TREEISH | \
GET_OID_BLOB)
+extern int get_oid_gently(const char *str, struct object_id *oid);
extern int get_oid(const char *str, struct object_id *oid);
extern int get_oid_commit(const char *str, struct object_id *oid);
extern int get_oid_committish(const char *str, struct object_id *oid);
diff --git a/sha1-name.c b/sha1-name.c
index a5d4e0dc7..6ee48fdf7 100644
--- a/sha1-name.c
+++ b/sha1-name.c
@@ -1474,6 +1474,12 @@ int get_oid(const char *name, struct object_id *oid)
return get_oid_with_context(name, 0, oid, &unused);
}
+int get_oid_gently(const char *name, struct object_id *oid)
+{
+ struct object_context unused;
+ return get_oid_with_context(name, GET_OID_GENTLY, oid, &unused);
+}
+
/*
* Many callers know that the user meant to name a commit-ish by
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