Function NewIndex

index.go:118–129

NewIndex allocates a new index. It won't be associated with any file on the filesystem or repository

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// NewIndex allocates a new index. It won't be associated with any
// file on the filesystem or repository
func NewIndex() (*Index, error) {
	var ptr *C.git_index

	runtime.LockOSThread()
	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()

	if err := C.git_index_new(&ptr); err < 0 {
		return nil, MakeGitError(err)
	}

	return newIndexFromC(ptr, nil), nil
}

// OpenIndex creates a new index at the given path. If the file does
// not exist it will be created when Write() is called.