libgit2

git_odb_read

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Read an object from the database.

This method queries all avaiable ODB backends trying to read the given OID.

The returned object is reference counted and internally cached, so it should be closed by the user once it's no longer in use.

Signature

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int git_odb_read(git_odb_object **out, git_odb *db, const git_oid *id);

Parameters

git_odb_object **
In
out

pointer where to store the read object

git_odb *
In
db

database to search for the object in.

const git_oid *
In
id

identity of the object to read.

Returns

int
  • GIT_SUCCESS if the object was read;
  • GIT_ENOTFOUND if the object is not in the database.

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