2 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/object-name.c b/object-name.c
index 945d5bdef2..233f3f861e 100644
--- a/object-name.c
+++ b/object-name.c
@@ -1794,18 +1794,20 @@ void object_context_release(struct object_context *ctx)
 	strbuf_release(&ctx->symlink_path);
 }
 
-/*
- * This is like "get_oid_basic()", except it allows "object ID expressions",
- * notably "xyz^" for "parent of xyz"
- */
-int repo_get_oid(struct repository *r, const char *name, struct object_id *oid)
+int repo_get_oid_with_flags(struct repository *r, const char *name,
+			    struct object_id *oid, unsigned flags)
 {
 	struct object_context unused;
-	int ret = get_oid_with_context(r, name, 0, oid, &unused);
+	int ret = get_oid_with_context(r, name, flags, oid, &unused);
 	object_context_release(&unused);
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int repo_get_oid(struct repository *r, const char *name, struct object_id *oid)
+{
+	return repo_get_oid_with_flags(r, name, oid, 0);
+}
+
 /*
  * This returns a non-zero value if the string (built using printf
  * format and the given arguments) is not a valid object.
diff --git a/object-name.h b/object-name.h
index 8dba4a47a4..cda4934cd5 100644
--- a/object-name.h
+++ b/object-name.h
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ void strbuf_repo_add_unique_abbrev(struct strbuf *sb, struct repository *repo,
 void strbuf_add_unique_abbrev(struct strbuf *sb, const struct object_id *oid,
 			      int abbrev_len);
 
+/*
+ * This is like "get_oid_basic()", except it allows "object ID expressions",
+ * notably "xyz^" for "parent of xyz". Accepts GET_OID_* flags.
+ */
+int repo_get_oid_with_flags(struct repository *r, const char *str,
+			    struct object_id *oid, unsigned flags);
 int repo_get_oid(struct repository *r, const char *str, struct object_id *oid);
 __attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)))
 int get_oidf(struct object_id *oid, const char *fmt, ...);