git/blob.h
Daniel Barkalow 837d395a5c Replace parse_blob() with an explanatory comment
parse_blob() has never actually been used; it has served simply to
avoid having a confusing gap in the API. Instead of leaving it, put in
a comment that explains what "parsing a blob" entails (making sure the
object is actually readable), and why code might care whether a blob
has been parsed or not.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-01-18 17:04:02 -08:00

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#ifndef BLOB_H
#define BLOB_H
#include "object.h"
extern const char *blob_type;
struct blob {
struct object object;
};
struct blob *lookup_blob(const unsigned char *sha1);
int parse_blob_buffer(struct blob *item, void *buffer, unsigned long size);
/**
* Blobs do not contain references to other objects and do not have
* structured data that needs parsing. However, code may use the
* "parsed" bit in the struct object for a blob to determine whether
* its content has been found to actually be available, so
* parse_blob_buffer() is used (by object.c) to flag that the object
* has been read successfully from the database.
**/
#endif /* BLOB_H */