Function OpenIndex

index.go:133–147

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

(path string)

// OpenIndex creates a new index at the given path. If the file does
// not exist it will be created when Write() is called.
func OpenIndex(path string) (*Index, error) {
	var ptr *C.git_index

	var cpath = C.CString(path)
	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cpath))

	runtime.LockOSThread()
	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()

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

	return newIndexFromC(ptr, nil), nil
}

// Path returns the index' path on disk or an empty string if it
// exists only in memory.