1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/index.h b/src/index.h
index d151f6614..6d2904fdc 100644
--- a/src/index.h
+++ b/src/index.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ extern int git_index_snapshot_find(
 typedef struct {
 	git_index *index;
 	git_filebuf file;
+	unsigned int should_write:1;
 } git_indexwriter;
 
 #define GIT_INDEXWRITER_INIT { NULL, GIT_FILEBUF_INIT }
@@ -104,6 +105,16 @@ typedef struct {
 /* Lock the index for eventual writing. */
 extern int git_indexwriter_init(git_indexwriter *writer, git_index *index);
 
+/* Lock the index for eventual writing by a repository operation: a merge,
+ * revert, cherry-pick or a rebase.  Note that the given checkout strategy
+ * will be updated for the operation's use so that checkout will not write
+ * the index.
+ */
+extern int git_indexwriter_init_for_operation(
+	git_indexwriter *writer,
+	git_repository *repo,
+	unsigned int *checkout_strategy);
+
 /* Write the index and unlock it. */
 extern int git_indexwriter_commit(git_indexwriter *writer);