object-file: generalize counting objects

Generalize the function introduced in the preceding commit to not only
be able to approximate the number of loose objects, but to also provide
an accurate count. The behaviour can be toggled via a new flag.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/odb.h b/odb.h
index 7a583e3873..e6057477f6 100644
--- a/odb.h
+++ b/odb.h
@@ -500,6 +500,15 @@ int odb_for_each_object(struct object_database *odb,
 			void *cb_data,
 			unsigned flags);
 
+enum odb_count_objects_flags {
+	/*
+	 * Instead of providing an accurate count, allow the number of objects
+	 * to be approximated. Details of how this approximation works are
+	 * subject to the specific source's implementation.
+	 */
+	ODB_COUNT_OBJECTS_APPROXIMATE = (1 << 0),
+};
+
 enum {
 	/*
 	 * By default, `odb_write_object()` does not actually write anything