1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/object.h b/object.h
index bc607fd55f..d53a35a4d7 100644
--- a/object.h
+++ b/object.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ struct object *lookup_object(unsigned char *sha1);
 
 void created_object(unsigned char *sha1, struct object *obj);
 
+/** Returns the object, having parsed it to find out what it is. **/
+struct object *parse_object(unsigned char *sha1);
+
 void add_ref(struct object *refer, struct object *target);
 
 void mark_reachable(struct object *obj, unsigned int mask);