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diff --git a/include/git2/odb.h b/include/git2/odb.h index f39e7b541..8fd1a95be 100644 --- a/include/git2/odb.h +++ b/include/git2/odb.h @@ -192,6 +192,26 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_odb_read_header(size_t *len_out, git_otype *type_out, git_od GIT_EXTERN(int) git_odb_exists(git_odb *db, const git_oid *id); /** + * Refresh the object database to load newly added files. + * + * If the object databases have changed on disk while the library + * is running, this function will force a reload of the underlying + * indexes. + * + * Use this function when you're confident that an external + * application has tampered with the ODB. + * + * NOTE that it is not necessary to call this function at all. The + * library will automatically attempt to refresh the ODB + * when a lookup fails, to see if the looked up object exists + * on disk but hasn't been loaded yet. + * + * @param db database to refresh + * @return 0 on success, error code otherwise + */ +GIT_EXTERN(int) git_odb_refresh(struct git_odb *db); + +/** * List all objects available in the database * * The callback will be called for each object available in the |