1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/path.c b/src/path.c
index e0b00a086..5beab97ed 100644
--- a/src/path.c
+++ b/src/path.c
@@ -1127,3 +1127,21 @@ int git_path_dirload_with_stat(
 
 	return error;
 }
+
+int git_path_from_url_or_path(git_buf *local_path_out, const char *url_or_path)
+{
+	int error;
+
+	/* If url_or_path begins with file:// treat it as a URL */
+	if (!git__prefixcmp(url_or_path, "file://")) {
+		if ((error = git_path_fromurl(local_path_out, url_or_path)) < 0) {
+			return error;
+		}
+	} else { /* We assume url_or_path is already a path */
+		if ((error = git_buf_sets(local_path_out, url_or_path)) < 0) {
+			return error;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}