1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/reftable/reftable-stack.h b/reftable/reftable-stack.h
index d70fcb705d..5f7be573fa 100644
--- a/reftable/reftable-stack.h
+++ b/reftable/reftable-stack.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #ifndef REFTABLE_STACK_H
 #define REFTABLE_STACK_H
 
+#include "reftable-system.h"
 #include "reftable-writer.h"
 
 /*
@@ -123,6 +124,17 @@ struct reftable_log_expiry_config {
 int reftable_stack_compact_all(struct reftable_stack *st,
 			       struct reftable_log_expiry_config *config);
 
+/*
+ * Check if compaction is required.
+ *
+ * When `use_heuristics` is false, check if all tables can be compacted to a
+ * single table. If true, use heuristics to determine if the tables need to be
+ * compacted to maintain geometric progression.
+ */
+int reftable_stack_compaction_required(struct reftable_stack *st,
+				       bool use_heuristics,
+				       bool *required);
+
 /* heuristically compact unbalanced table stack. */
 int reftable_stack_auto_compact(struct reftable_stack *st);