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* This file is part of libgit2, distributed under the GNU GPL v2 with
* a Linking Exception. For full terms see the included COPYING file.
#ifndef INCLUDE_git_worktree_h__
#define INCLUDE_git_worktree_h__
* @brief Git worktree related functions
* @defgroup git_commit Git worktree related functions
* List names of linked working trees
* The returned list should be released with `git_strarray_free`
* @param out pointer to the array of working tree names
* @param repo the repo to use when listing working trees
* @return 0 or an error code
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_worktree_list(git_strarray *out, git_repository *repo);
* Lookup a working tree by its name for a given repository
* @param out Output pointer to looked up worktree or `NULL`
* @param repo The repository containing worktrees
* @param name Name of the working tree to look up
* @return 0 or an error code
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_worktree_lookup(git_worktree **out, git_repository *repo, const char *name);
* Open a worktree of a given repository
* If a repository is not the main tree but a worktree, this
* function will look up the worktree inside the parent
* repository and create a new `git_worktree` structure.
* @param out Out-pointer for the newly allocated worktree
* @param repo Repository to look up worktree for
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_worktree_open_from_repository(git_worktree **out, git_repository *repo);
* Free a previously allocated worktree
* @param wt worktree handle to close. If NULL nothing occurs.
GIT_EXTERN(void) git_worktree_free(git_worktree *wt);
* Check if worktree is valid
* A valid worktree requires both the git data structures inside
* the linked parent repository and the linked working copy to be
* @param wt Worktree to check
* @return 0 when worktree is valid, error-code otherwise
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_worktree_validate(const git_worktree *wt);
* Worktree add options structure
* Initialize with `GIT_WORKTREE_ADD_OPTIONS_INIT`. Alternatively, you can
* use `git_worktree_add_options_init`.
typedef struct git_worktree_add_options {
int lock; /**< lock newly created worktree */
git_reference *ref; /**< reference to use for the new worktree HEAD */
} git_worktree_add_options;
#define GIT_WORKTREE_ADD_OPTIONS_VERSION 1
#define GIT_WORKTREE_ADD_OPTIONS_INIT {GIT_WORKTREE_ADD_OPTIONS_VERSION,0,NULL}
* Initialize git_worktree_add_options structure
* Initializes a `git_worktree_add_options` with default values. Equivalent to
* creating an instance with `GIT_WORKTREE_ADD_OPTIONS_INIT`.
* @param opts The `git_worktree_add_options` struct to initialize.
* @param version The struct version; pass `GIT_WORKTREE_ADD_OPTIONS_VERSION`.
* @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_worktree_add_options_init(git_worktree_add_options *opts,
* Add a new working tree for the repository, that is create the
* required data structures inside the repository and check out
* the current HEAD at `path`
* @param out Output pointer containing new working tree
* @param repo Repository to create working tree for
* @param name Name of the working tree
* @param path Path to create working tree at
* @param opts Options to modify default behavior. May be NULL
* @return 0 or an error code
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_worktree_add(git_worktree **out, git_repository *repo,
const char *name, const char *path,
const git_worktree_add_options *opts);
* Lock worktree if not already locked
* Lock a worktree, optionally specifying a reason why the linked
* working tree is being locked.
* @param wt Worktree to lock
* @param reason Reason why the working tree is being locked
* @return 0 on success, non-zero otherwise
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_worktree_lock(git_worktree *wt, const char *reason);
* Unlock a locked worktree
* @param wt Worktree to unlock
* @return 0 on success, 1 if worktree was not locked, error-code
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_worktree_unlock(git_worktree *wt);
* Check if worktree is locked
* A worktree may be locked if the linked working tree is stored
* on a portable device which is not available.
* @param reason Buffer to store reason in. If NULL no reason is stored.
* @param wt Worktree to check
* @return 0 when the working tree not locked, a value greater
* than zero if it is locked, less than zero if there was an
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_worktree_is_locked(git_buf *reason, const git_worktree *wt);
* Retrieve the name of the worktree
* @param wt Worktree to get the name for
* @return The worktree's name. The pointer returned is valid for the
* lifetime of the git_worktree
GIT_EXTERN(const char *) git_worktree_name(const git_worktree *wt);
* Retrieve the filesystem path for the worktree
* @param wt Worktree to get the path for
* @return The worktree's filesystem path. The pointer returned
* is valid for the lifetime of the git_worktree.
GIT_EXTERN(const char *) git_worktree_path(const git_worktree *wt);
* Flags which can be passed to git_worktree_prune to alter its
/* Prune working tree even if working tree is valid */
GIT_WORKTREE_PRUNE_VALID = 1u << 0,
/* Prune working tree even if it is locked */
GIT_WORKTREE_PRUNE_LOCKED = 1u << 1,
/* Prune checked out working tree */
GIT_WORKTREE_PRUNE_WORKING_TREE = 1u << 2,
* Worktree prune options structure
* Initialize with `GIT_WORKTREE_PRUNE_OPTIONS_INIT`. Alternatively, you can
* use `git_worktree_prune_options_init`.
typedef struct git_worktree_prune_options {
} git_worktree_prune_options;
#define GIT_WORKTREE_PRUNE_OPTIONS_VERSION 1
#define GIT_WORKTREE_PRUNE_OPTIONS_INIT {GIT_WORKTREE_PRUNE_OPTIONS_VERSION,0}
* Initialize git_worktree_prune_options structure
* Initializes a `git_worktree_prune_options` with default values. Equivalent to
* creating an instance with `GIT_WORKTREE_PRUNE_OPTIONS_INIT`.
* @param opts The `git_worktree_prune_options` struct to initialize.
* @param version The struct version; pass `GIT_WORKTREE_PRUNE_OPTIONS_VERSION`.
* @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_worktree_prune_options_init(
git_worktree_prune_options *opts,
* Is the worktree prunable with the given options?
* A worktree is not prunable in the following scenarios:
* - the worktree is linking to a valid on-disk worktree. The
* `valid` member will cause this check to be ignored.
* - the worktree is locked. The `locked` flag will cause this
* If the worktree is not valid and not locked or if the above
* flags have been passed in, this function will return a
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_worktree_is_prunable(git_worktree *wt,
git_worktree_prune_options *opts);
* Prune the working tree, that is remove the git data
* structures on disk. The repository will only be pruned of
* `git_worktree_is_prunable` succeeds.
* @param wt Worktree to prune
* @param opts Specifies which checks to override. See
* `git_worktree_is_prunable`. May be NULL
* @return 0 or an error code
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_worktree_prune(git_worktree *wt,
git_worktree_prune_options *opts);