[PATCH 5/7] object.c: add a utility function for "expected type X, got Y"

@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ static int mark_link(struct object *obj, int type, void *data, struct fsck_optio
 	if (!obj)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (type != OBJ_ANY && obj->type != type)
-		die(_("object type mismatch at %s"), oid_to_hex(&obj->oid));
+	if (type != OBJ_ANY)
+		oid_is_type_or_die(&obj->oid, obj->type, &type);
 
 	obj->flags |= FLAG_LINK;
 	return 0;

@@ -240,10 +240,7 @@ static unsigned check_object(struct object *obj)
 		if (type == OBJ_BAD)
 			die(_("did not receive expected object %s"),
 			      oid_to_hex(&obj->oid));
-		if (type != obj->type)
-			die(_("object %s: expected type %s, found %s"),
-			    oid_to_hex(&obj->oid),
-			    type_name(obj->type), type_name(type));
+		oid_is_type_or_die(&obj->oid, obj->type, &type);
 		obj->flags |= FLAG_CHECKED;
 		return 1;
 	}

@@ -299,9 +299,7 @@ const void *repo_get_commit_buffer(struct repository *r,
 		if (!ret)
 			die("cannot read commit object %s",
 			    oid_to_hex(&commit->object.oid));
-		if (type != OBJ_COMMIT)
-			die("expected commit for %s, got %s",
-			    oid_to_hex(&commit->object.oid), type_name(type));
+		oid_is_type_or_die(&commit->object.oid, OBJ_COMMIT, &type);
 		if (sizep)
 			*sizep = size;
 	}

@@ -489,10 +487,10 @@ int repo_parse_commit_internal(struct repository *r,
 		return quiet_on_missing ? -1 :
 			error("Could not read %s",
 			     oid_to_hex(&item->object.oid));
-	if (type != OBJ_COMMIT) {
+	ret = oid_is_type_or_error(&item->object.oid, OBJ_COMMIT, &type);
+	if (ret) {
 		free(buffer);
-		return error("Object %s not a commit",
-			     oid_to_hex(&item->object.oid));
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	ret = parse_commit_buffer(r, item, buffer, size, 0);

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ static const char *object_type_strings[] = {
 	"tag",		/* OBJ_TAG = 4 */
 };
 
+static const char *oid_is_a_X_not_a_Y = N_("object %s is a %s, not a %s");
+
 const char *type_name(unsigned int type)
 {
 	if (type >= ARRAY_SIZE(object_type_strings))

@@ -159,6 +161,36 @@ void *create_object(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid, void *o)
 	return obj;
 }
 
+static int oid_is_type_or(const struct object_id *oid,
+			  enum object_type want,
+			  enum object_type type,
+			  int err)
+{
+	if (want == type)
+		return 0;
+	if (err)
+		return error(_(oid_is_a_X_not_a_Y),
+			     oid_to_hex(oid), type_name(type),
+			     type_name(want));
+	else
+		die(_(oid_is_a_X_not_a_Y), oid_to_hex(oid),
+		    type_name(type), type_name(want));
+}
+
+void oid_is_type_or_die(const struct object_id *oid,
+			enum object_type want,
+			enum object_type *type)
+{
+	oid_is_type_or(oid, want, *type, 0);
+}
+
+int oid_is_type_or_error(const struct object_id *oid,
+			 enum object_type want,
+			 enum object_type *type)
+{
+	return oid_is_type_or(oid, want, *type, 1);
+}
+
 void *object_as_type(struct object *obj, enum object_type type, int quiet)
 {
 	if (obj->type == type)

@@ -172,7 +204,7 @@ void *object_as_type(struct object *obj, enum object_type type, int quiet)
 	}
 	else {
 		if (!quiet)
-			error(_("object %s is a %s, not a %s"),
+			error(_(oid_is_a_X_not_a_Y),
 			      oid_to_hex(&obj->oid),
 			      type_name(obj->type), type_name(type));
 		return NULL;

@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ void *create_object(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid, void *obj
 
 void *object_as_type(struct object *obj, enum object_type type, int quiet);
 
+void oid_is_type_or_die(const struct object_id *oid, enum object_type want,
+			enum object_type *type);
+int oid_is_type_or_error(const struct object_id *oid, enum object_type want,
+			 enum object_type *type);
+
 /*
  * Returns the object, having parsed it to find out what it is.
  *

@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ int parse_tree_gently(struct tree *item, int quiet_on_missing)
 	enum object_type type;
 	void *buffer;
 	unsigned long size;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (item->object.parsed)
 		return 0;

@@ -227,10 +228,10 @@ int parse_tree_gently(struct tree *item, int quiet_on_missing)
 		return quiet_on_missing ? -1 :
 			error("Could not read %s",
 			     oid_to_hex(&item->object.oid));
-	if (type != OBJ_TREE) {
+	ret = oid_is_type_or_error(&item->object.oid, OBJ_TREE, &type);
+	if (ret) {
 		free(buffer);
-		return error("Object %s not a tree",
-			     oid_to_hex(&item->object.oid));
+		return ret;
 	}
 	return parse_tree_buffer(item, buffer, size);
 }