1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pathspec.h b/pathspec.h
index 402ebb8080..41f6adfbb4 100644
--- a/pathspec.h
+++ b/pathspec.h
@@ -171,4 +171,16 @@ int match_pathspec_attrs(struct index_state *istate,
 			 const char *name, int namelen,
 			 const struct pathspec_item *item);
 
+/*
+ * Determine whether a pathspec will match only entire index entries (non-sparse
+ * files and/or entire sparse directories). If the pathspec has the potential to
+ * match partial contents of a sparse directory, return 1 to indicate the index
+ * should be expanded to match the  appropriate index entries.
+ *
+ * For the sake of simplicity, always return 1 if using a more complex "magic"
+ * pathspec.
+ */
+int pathspec_needs_expanded_index(struct index_state *istate,
+				  const struct pathspec *pathspec);
+
 #endif /* PATHSPEC_H */