1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkt-line.h b/pkt-line.h
index 023ad29..a8e92a4 100644
--- a/pkt-line.h
+++ b/pkt-line.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
+#include "sideband.h"
 
 /*
  * Write a packetized stream, where each line is preceded by
@@ -120,6 +121,21 @@ char *packet_read_line_buf(char **src_buf, size_t *src_len, int *size);
  */
 ssize_t read_packetized_to_strbuf(int fd_in, struct strbuf *sb_out);
 
+/*
+ * Receive multiplexed output stream over git native protocol.
+ * in_stream is the input stream from the remote, which carries data
+ * in pkt_line format with band designator.  Demultiplex it into out
+ * and err and return error appropriately.  Band #1 carries the
+ * primary payload.  Things coming over band #2 is not necessarily
+ * error; they are usually informative message on the standard error
+ * stream, aka "verbose").  A message over band #3 is a signal that
+ * the remote died unexpectedly.  A flush() concludes the stream.
+ *
+ * Returns SIDEBAND_FLUSH upon a normal conclusion, and SIDEBAND_PROTOCOL_ERROR
+ * or SIDEBAND_REMOTE_ERROR if an error occurred.
+ */
+int recv_sideband(const char *me, int in_stream, int out);
+
 struct packet_reader {
 	/* source file descriptor */
 	int fd;