+ if (!strcmp(type, blob_type)) {
+ return &lookup_blob(sha1)->object;
+ } else if (!strcmp(type, tree_type)) {
+ return &lookup_tree(sha1)->object;
+ } else if (!strcmp(type, commit_type)) {
+ return &lookup_commit(sha1)->object;
+ } else if (!strcmp(type, tag_type)) {
+ return &lookup_tag(sha1)->object;
+ } else {
+ error("Unknown type %s", type);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+}
+
+struct object *parse_object(const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+ unsigned long size;
+ char type[20];
+ void *buffer = read_sha1_file(sha1, type, &size);
+ if (buffer) {