1 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 54ec98d153..3e6e98c5eb 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -643,6 +643,37 @@ int check_ref_format(const char *ref)
 	}
 }
 
+const char *ref_rev_parse_rules[] = {
+	"%.*s",
+	"refs/%.*s",
+	"refs/tags/%.*s",
+	"refs/heads/%.*s",
+	"refs/remotes/%.*s",
+	"refs/remotes/%.*s/HEAD",
+	NULL
+};
+
+const char *ref_fetch_rules[] = {
+	"%.*s",
+	"refs/%.*s",
+	"refs/heads/%.*s",
+	NULL
+};
+
+int refname_match(const char *abbrev_name, const char *full_name, const char **rules)
+{
+	const char **p;
+	const int abbrev_name_len = strlen(abbrev_name);
+
+	for (p = rules; *p; p++) {
+		if (!strcmp(full_name, mkpath(*p, abbrev_name_len, abbrev_name))) {
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct ref_lock *verify_lock(struct ref_lock *lock,
 	const unsigned char *old_sha1, int mustexist)
 {