1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/object-store.h b/object-store.h
index 44f6868cc9..8b4413d0ce 100644
--- a/object-store.h
+++ b/object-store.h
@@ -331,6 +331,14 @@ int repo_has_object_file_with_flags(struct repository *r,
  */
 int has_loose_object_nonlocal(const struct object_id *);
 
+/**
+ * format_object_header() is a thin wrapper around s xsnprintf() that
+ * writes the initial "<type> <obj-len>" part of the loose object
+ * header. It returns the size that snprintf() returns + 1.
+ */
+int format_object_header(char *str, size_t size, enum object_type type,
+			 size_t objsize);
+
 void assert_oid_type(const struct object_id *oid, enum object_type expect);
 
 /*