rugged 1.3.1 → 1.6.2

data/vendor/libgit2/src/{repository.c → libgit2/repository.c}

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "git2/object.h"
 #include "git2/sys/repository.h"
 
+#include "buf.h"
 #include "common.h"
 #include "commit.h"
 #include "tag.h"
@@ -31,13 +32,14 @@
 #include "annotated_commit.h"
 #include "submodule.h"
 #include "worktree.h"
-
+#include "path.h"
 #include "strmap.h"
 
 #ifdef GIT_WIN32
 # include "win32/w32_util.h"
 #endif
 
+bool git_repository__validate_ownership = true;
 bool git_repository__fsync_gitdir = false;
 
 static const struct {
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ static const struct {
 
 static int check_repositoryformatversion(int *version, git_config *config);
 static int check_extensions(git_config *config, int version);
+static int load_global_config(git_config **config);
+static int load_objectformat(git_repository *repo, git_config *config);
 
 #define GIT_COMMONDIR_FILE "commondir"
 #define GIT_GITDIR_FILE "gitdir"
@@ -72,16 +76,16 @@ static int check_extensions(git_config *config, int version);
 
 #define GIT_BRANCH_DEFAULT "master"
 
-#define GIT_REPO_VERSION 0
-#define GIT_REPO_MAX_VERSION 1
+#define GIT_REPO_VERSION_DEFAULT 0
+#define GIT_REPO_VERSION_MAX 1
 
-git_buf git_repository__reserved_names_win32[] = {
+git_str git_repository__reserved_names_win32[] = {
 	{ DOT_GIT, 0, CONST_STRLEN(DOT_GIT) },
 	{ GIT_DIR_SHORTNAME, 0, CONST_STRLEN(GIT_DIR_SHORTNAME) }
 };
 size_t git_repository__reserved_names_win32_len = 2;
 
-git_buf git_repository__reserved_names_posix[] = {
+git_str git_repository__reserved_names_posix[] = {
 	{ DOT_GIT, 0, CONST_STRLEN(DOT_GIT) },
 };
 size_t git_repository__reserved_names_posix_len = 1;
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ void git_repository_free(git_repository *repo)
 	repo->diff_drivers = NULL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < repo->reserved_names.size; i++)
-		git_buf_dispose(git_array_get(repo->reserved_names, i));
+		git_str_dispose(git_array_get(repo->reserved_names, i));
 	git_array_clear(repo->reserved_names);
 
 	git__free(repo->gitlink);
@@ -187,18 +191,18 @@ void git_repository_free(git_repository *repo)
 }
 
 /* Check if we have a separate commondir (e.g. we have a worktree) */
-static int lookup_commondir(bool *separate, git_buf *commondir, git_buf *repository_path)
+static int lookup_commondir(bool *separate, git_str *commondir, git_str *repository_path)
 {
-	git_buf common_link  = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str common_link  = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	int error;
 
 	/*
 	 * If there's no commondir file, the repository path is the
 	 * common path, but it needs a trailing slash.
 	 */
-	if (!git_path_contains_file(repository_path, GIT_COMMONDIR_FILE)) {
-		if ((error = git_buf_set(commondir, repository_path->ptr, repository_path->size)) == 0)
-		    error = git_path_to_dir(commondir);
+	if (!git_fs_path_contains_file(repository_path, GIT_COMMONDIR_FILE)) {
+		if ((error = git_str_set(commondir, repository_path->ptr, repository_path->size)) == 0)
+		    error = git_fs_path_to_dir(commondir);
 
 		*separate = false;
 		goto done;
@@ -206,28 +210,28 @@ static int lookup_commondir(bool *separate, git_buf *commondir, git_buf *reposit
 
 	*separate = true;
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&common_link, repository_path->ptr, GIT_COMMONDIR_FILE)) < 0 ||
+	if ((error = git_str_joinpath(&common_link, repository_path->ptr, GIT_COMMONDIR_FILE)) < 0 ||
 	    (error = git_futils_readbuffer(&common_link, common_link.ptr)) < 0)
 		goto done;
 
-	git_buf_rtrim(&common_link);
-	if (git_path_is_relative(common_link.ptr)) {
-		if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(commondir, repository_path->ptr, common_link.ptr)) < 0)
+	git_str_rtrim(&common_link);
+	if (git_fs_path_is_relative(common_link.ptr)) {
+		if ((error = git_str_joinpath(commondir, repository_path->ptr, common_link.ptr)) < 0)
 			goto done;
 	} else {
-		git_buf_swap(commondir, &common_link);
+		git_str_swap(commondir, &common_link);
 	}
 
-	git_buf_dispose(&common_link);
+	git_str_dispose(&common_link);
 
 	/* Make sure the commondir path always has a trailing slash */
-	error = git_path_prettify_dir(commondir, commondir->ptr, NULL);
+	error = git_fs_path_prettify_dir(commondir, commondir->ptr, NULL);
 
 done:
 	return error;
 }
 
-GIT_INLINE(int) validate_repo_path(git_buf *path)
+GIT_INLINE(int) validate_repo_path(git_str *path)
 {
 	/*
 	 * The longest static path in a repository (or commondir) is the
@@ -237,10 +241,10 @@ GIT_INLINE(int) validate_repo_path(git_buf *path)
 	 */
 	static size_t suffix_len =
 		CONST_STRLEN("objects/pack/pack-.pack.lock") +
-		GIT_OID_HEXSZ;
+		GIT_OID_MAX_HEXSIZE;
 
-	return git_path_validate_filesystem_with_suffix(
-		path->ptr, path->size, suffix_len);
+	return git_fs_path_validate_str_length_with_suffix(
+		path, suffix_len);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -248,7 +252,7 @@ GIT_INLINE(int) validate_repo_path(git_buf *path)
  *
  * Open a repository object from its path
  */
-static int is_valid_repository_path(bool *out, git_buf *repository_path, git_buf *common_path)
+static int is_valid_repository_path(bool *out, git_str *repository_path, git_str *common_path)
 {
 	bool separate_commondir = false;
 	int error;
@@ -259,13 +263,13 @@ static int is_valid_repository_path(bool *out, git_buf *repository_path, git_buf
 		return error;
 
 	/* Ensure HEAD file exists */
-	if (git_path_contains_file(repository_path, GIT_HEAD_FILE) == false)
+	if (git_fs_path_contains_file(repository_path, GIT_HEAD_FILE) == false)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Check files in common dir */
-	if (git_path_contains_dir(common_path, GIT_OBJECTS_DIR) == false)
+	if (git_fs_path_contains_dir(common_path, GIT_OBJECTS_DIR) == false)
 		return 0;
-	if (git_path_contains_dir(common_path, GIT_REFS_DIR) == false)
+	if (git_fs_path_contains_dir(common_path, GIT_REFS_DIR) == false)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Ensure the repo (and commondir) are valid paths */
@@ -333,12 +337,12 @@ static int load_config_data(git_repository *repo, const git_config *config)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int load_workdir(git_repository *repo, git_config *config, git_buf *parent_path)
+static int load_workdir(git_repository *repo, git_config *config, git_str *parent_path)
 {
 	int error;
 	git_config_entry *ce;
-	git_buf worktree = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str worktree = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	git_str path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 
 	if (repo->is_bare)
 		return 0;
@@ -354,38 +358,38 @@ static int load_workdir(git_repository *repo, git_config *config, git_buf *paren
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 
-		git_buf_attach(&worktree, gitlink, 0);
+		git_str_attach(&worktree, gitlink, 0);
 
-		if ((git_path_dirname_r(&worktree, worktree.ptr)) < 0 ||
-		    git_path_to_dir(&worktree) < 0) {
+		if ((git_fs_path_dirname_r(&worktree, worktree.ptr)) < 0 ||
+		    git_fs_path_to_dir(&worktree) < 0) {
 			error = -1;
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 
-		repo->workdir = git_buf_detach(&worktree);
+		repo->workdir = git_str_detach(&worktree);
 	}
 	else if (ce && ce->value) {
-		if ((error = git_path_prettify_dir(
+		if ((error = git_fs_path_prettify_dir(
 				&worktree, ce->value, repo->gitdir)) < 0)
 			goto cleanup;
 
-		repo->workdir = git_buf_detach(&worktree);
+		repo->workdir = git_str_detach(&worktree);
 	}
-	else if (parent_path && git_path_isdir(parent_path->ptr))
-		repo->workdir = git_buf_detach(parent_path);
+	else if (parent_path && git_fs_path_isdir(parent_path->ptr))
+		repo->workdir = git_str_detach(parent_path);
 	else {
-		if (git_path_dirname_r(&worktree, repo->gitdir) < 0 ||
-		    git_path_to_dir(&worktree) < 0) {
+		if (git_fs_path_dirname_r(&worktree, repo->gitdir) < 0 ||
+		    git_fs_path_to_dir(&worktree) < 0) {
 			error = -1;
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 
-		repo->workdir = git_buf_detach(&worktree);
+		repo->workdir = git_str_detach(&worktree);
 	}
 
 	GIT_ERROR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo->workdir);
 cleanup:
-	git_buf_dispose(&path);
+	git_str_dispose(&path);
 	git_config_entry_free(ce);
 	return error;
 }
@@ -394,7 +398,7 @@ cleanup:
  * This function returns furthest offset into path where a ceiling dir
  * is found, so we can stop processing the path at that point.
  *
- * Note: converting this to use git_bufs instead of GIT_PATH_MAX buffers on
+ * Note: converting this to use git_strs instead of GIT_PATH_MAX buffers on
  * the stack could remove directories name limits, but at the cost of doing
  * repeated malloc/frees inside the loop below, so let's not do it now.
  */
@@ -409,7 +413,7 @@ static size_t find_ceiling_dir_offset(
 
 	GIT_ASSERT_ARG(path);
 
-	min_len = (size_t)(git_path_root(path) + 1);
+	min_len = (size_t)(git_fs_path_root(path) + 1);
 
 	if (ceiling_directories == NULL || min_len == 0)
 		return min_len;
@@ -418,7 +422,7 @@ static size_t find_ceiling_dir_offset(
 		for (sep = ceil; *sep && *sep != GIT_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR; sep++);
 		len = sep - ceil;
 
-		if (len == 0 || len >= sizeof(buf) || git_path_root(ceil) == -1)
+		if (len == 0 || len >= sizeof(buf) || git_fs_path_root(ceil) == -1)
 			continue;
 
 		strncpy(buf, ceil, len);
@@ -447,10 +451,10 @@ static size_t find_ceiling_dir_offset(
  * it points to.  Before calling, set `path_out` to the base directory that
  * should be used if the contents of `file_path` are a relative path.
  */
-static int read_gitfile(git_buf *path_out, const char *file_path)
+static int read_gitfile(git_str *path_out, const char *file_path)
 {
 	int     error = 0;
-	git_buf file = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str file = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	size_t  prefix_len = strlen(GIT_FILE_CONTENT_PREFIX);
 
 	GIT_ASSERT_ARG(path_out);
@@ -459,41 +463,192 @@ static int read_gitfile(git_buf *path_out, const char *file_path)
 	if (git_futils_readbuffer(&file, file_path) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	git_buf_rtrim(&file);
+	git_str_rtrim(&file);
 	/* apparently on Windows, some people use backslashes in paths */
-	git_path_mkposix(file.ptr);
+	git_fs_path_mkposix(file.ptr);
 
-	if (git_buf_len(&file) <= prefix_len ||
-		memcmp(git_buf_cstr(&file), GIT_FILE_CONTENT_PREFIX, prefix_len) != 0)
+	if (git_str_len(&file) <= prefix_len ||
+		memcmp(git_str_cstr(&file), GIT_FILE_CONTENT_PREFIX, prefix_len) != 0)
 	{
 		git_error_set(GIT_ERROR_REPOSITORY,
 			"the `.git` file at '%s' is malformed", file_path);
 		error = -1;
 	}
-	else if ((error = git_path_dirname_r(path_out, file_path)) >= 0) {
-		const char *gitlink = git_buf_cstr(&file) + prefix_len;
+	else if ((error = git_fs_path_dirname_r(path_out, file_path)) >= 0) {
+		const char *gitlink = git_str_cstr(&file) + prefix_len;
 		while (*gitlink && git__isspace(*gitlink)) gitlink++;
 
-		error = git_path_prettify_dir(
-			path_out, gitlink, git_buf_cstr(path_out));
+		error = git_fs_path_prettify_dir(
+			path_out, gitlink, git_str_cstr(path_out));
+	}
+
+	git_str_dispose(&file);
+	return error;
+}
+
+typedef struct {
+	const char *repo_path;
+	git_str tmp;
+	bool *is_safe;
+} validate_ownership_data;
+
+static int validate_ownership_cb(const git_config_entry *entry, void *payload)
+{
+	validate_ownership_data *data = payload;
+
+	if (strcmp(entry->value, "") == 0) {
+		*data->is_safe = false;
+	} else if (strcmp(entry->value, "*") == 0) {
+		*data->is_safe = true;
+	} else {
+		const char *test_path = entry->value;
+
+#ifdef GIT_WIN32
+		/*
+		 * Git for Windows does some truly bizarre things with
+		 * paths that start with a forward slash; and expects you
+		 * to escape that with `%(prefix)`. This syntax generally
+		 * means to add the prefix that Git was installed to -- eg
+		 * `/usr/local` -- unless it's an absolute path, in which
+		 * case the leading `%(prefix)/` is just removed. And Git
+		 * for Windows expects you to use this syntax for absolute
+		 * Unix-style paths (in "Git Bash" or Windows Subsystem for
+		 * Linux).
+		 *
+		 * Worse, the behavior used to be that a leading `/` was
+		 * not absolute. It would indicate that Git for Windows
+		 * should add the prefix. So `//` is required for absolute
+		 * Unix-style paths. Yes, this is truly horrifying.
+		 *
+		 * Emulate that behavior, I guess, but only for absolute
+		 * paths. We won't deal with the Git install prefix. Also,
+		 * give WSL users an escape hatch where they don't have to
+		 * think about this and can use the literal path that the
+		 * filesystem APIs provide (`//wsl.localhost/...`).
+		 */
+		if (strncmp(test_path, "%(prefix)//", strlen("%(prefix)//")) == 0)
+			test_path += strlen("%(prefix)/");
+		else if (strncmp(test_path, "//", 2) == 0 &&
+		         strncmp(test_path, "//wsl.localhost/", strlen("//wsl.localhost/")) != 0)
+			test_path++;
+#endif
+
+		if (git_fs_path_prettify_dir(&data->tmp, test_path, NULL) == 0 &&
+		    strcmp(data->tmp.ptr, data->repo_path) == 0)
+			*data->is_safe = true;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int validate_ownership_config(bool *is_safe, const char *path)
+{
+	validate_ownership_data ownership_data = {
+		path, GIT_STR_INIT, is_safe
+	};
+	git_config *config;
+	int error;
+
+	if (load_global_config(&config) != 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	error = git_config_get_multivar_foreach(config,
+		"safe.directory", NULL,
+		validate_ownership_cb,
+		&ownership_data);
+
+	if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND)
+		error = 0;
+
+	git_config_free(config);
+	git_str_dispose(&ownership_data.tmp);
+
+	return error;
+}
+
+static int validate_ownership_path(bool *is_safe, const char *path)
+{
+	git_fs_path_owner_t owner_level =
+		GIT_FS_PATH_OWNER_CURRENT_USER |
+		GIT_FS_PATH_USER_IS_ADMINISTRATOR |
+		GIT_FS_PATH_OWNER_RUNNING_SUDO;
+	int error = 0;
+
+	if (path)
+		error = git_fs_path_owner_is(is_safe, path, owner_level);
+
+	if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND) {
+		*is_safe = true;
+		error = 0;
+	} else if (error == GIT_EINVALID) {
+		*is_safe = false;
+		error = 0;
+	}
+
+	return error;
+}
+
+static int validate_ownership(git_repository *repo)
+{
+	const char *validation_paths[3] = { NULL }, *path;
+	size_t validation_len = 0, i;
+	bool is_safe = false;
+	int error = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * If there's a worktree, validate the permissions to it *and*
+	 * the git directory, and use the worktree as the configuration
+	 * key for allowlisting the directory. In a bare setup, only
+	 * look at the gitdir and use that as the allowlist. So we
+	 * examine all `validation_paths` but use only the first as
+	 * the configuration lookup.
+	 */
+
+	if (repo->workdir)
+		validation_paths[validation_len++] = repo->workdir;
+
+	if (repo->gitlink)
+		validation_paths[validation_len++] = repo->gitlink;
+
+	validation_paths[validation_len++] = repo->gitdir;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < validation_len; i++) {
+		path = validation_paths[i];
+
+		if ((error = validate_ownership_path(&is_safe, path)) < 0)
+			goto done;
+
+		if (!is_safe)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (is_safe ||
+	    (error = validate_ownership_config(&is_safe, validation_paths[0])) < 0)
+		goto done;
+
+	if (!is_safe) {
+		git_error_set(GIT_ERROR_CONFIG,
+			"repository path '%s' is not owned by current user",
+			path);
+		error = GIT_EOWNER;
 	}
 
-	git_buf_dispose(&file);
+done:
 	return error;
 }
 
 static int find_repo(
-	git_buf *gitdir_path,
-	git_buf *workdir_path,
-	git_buf *gitlink_path,
-	git_buf *commondir_path,
+	git_str *gitdir_path,
+	git_str *workdir_path,
+	git_str *gitlink_path,
+	git_str *commondir_path,
 	const char *start_path,
 	uint32_t flags,
 	const char *ceiling_dirs)
 {
-	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_buf repo_link = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_buf common_link = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str path = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	git_str repo_link = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	git_str common_link = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	struct stat st;
 	dev_t initial_device = 0;
 	int min_iterations;
@@ -501,9 +656,9 @@ static int find_repo(
 	size_t ceiling_offset = 0;
 	int error;
 
-	git_buf_clear(gitdir_path);
+	git_str_clear(gitdir_path);
 
-	error = git_path_prettify(&path, start_path, NULL);
+	error = git_fs_path_prettify(&path, start_path, NULL);
 	if (error < 0)
 		return error;
 
@@ -525,7 +680,7 @@ static int find_repo(
 	for (;;) {
 		if (!(flags & GIT_REPOSITORY_OPEN_NO_DOTGIT)) {
 			if (!in_dot_git) {
-				if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&path, path.ptr, DOT_GIT)) < 0)
+				if ((error = git_str_joinpath(&path, path.ptr, DOT_GIT)) < 0)
 					goto out;
 			}
 			in_dot_git = !in_dot_git;
@@ -544,15 +699,15 @@ static int find_repo(
 					goto out;
 
 				if (is_valid) {
-					if ((error = git_path_to_dir(&path)) < 0 ||
-					    (error = git_buf_set(gitdir_path, path.ptr, path.size)) < 0)
+					if ((error = git_fs_path_to_dir(&path)) < 0 ||
+					    (error = git_str_set(gitdir_path, path.ptr, path.size)) < 0)
 						goto out;
 
 					if (gitlink_path)
-						if ((error = git_buf_attach(gitlink_path, git_worktree__read_link(path.ptr, GIT_GITDIR_FILE), 0)) < 0)
+						if ((error = git_str_attach(gitlink_path, git_worktree__read_link(path.ptr, GIT_GITDIR_FILE), 0)) < 0)
 							goto out;
 					if (commondir_path)
-						git_buf_swap(&common_link, commondir_path);
+						git_str_swap(&common_link, commondir_path);
 
 					break;
 				}
@@ -562,13 +717,13 @@ static int find_repo(
 					goto out;
 
 				if (is_valid) {
-					git_buf_swap(gitdir_path, &repo_link);
+					git_str_swap(gitdir_path, &repo_link);
 
 					if (gitlink_path)
-						if ((error = git_buf_put(gitlink_path, path.ptr, path.size)) < 0)
+						if ((error = git_str_put(gitlink_path, path.ptr, path.size)) < 0)
 							goto out;
 					if (commondir_path)
-						git_buf_swap(&common_link, commondir_path);
+						git_str_swap(&common_link, commondir_path);
 				}
 				break;
 			}
@@ -577,7 +732,7 @@ static int find_repo(
 		/* Move up one directory. If we're in_dot_git, we'll search the
 		 * parent itself next. If we're !in_dot_git, we'll search .git
 		 * in the parent directory next (added at the top of the loop). */
-		if ((error = git_path_dirname_r(&path, path.ptr)) < 0)
+		if ((error = git_fs_path_dirname_r(&path, path.ptr)) < 0)
 			goto out;
 
 		/* Once we've checked the directory (and .git if applicable),
@@ -592,25 +747,62 @@ static int find_repo(
 	}
 
 	if (workdir_path && !(flags & GIT_REPOSITORY_OPEN_BARE)) {
-		if (!git_buf_len(gitdir_path))
-			git_buf_clear(workdir_path);
-		else if ((error = git_path_dirname_r(workdir_path, path.ptr)) < 0 ||
-			 (error = git_path_to_dir(workdir_path)) < 0)
+		if (!git_str_len(gitdir_path))
+			git_str_clear(workdir_path);
+		else if ((error = git_fs_path_dirname_r(workdir_path, path.ptr)) < 0 ||
+			 (error = git_fs_path_to_dir(workdir_path)) < 0)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* If we didn't find the repository, and we don't have any other error
 	 * to report, report that. */
-	if (!git_buf_len(gitdir_path)) {
+	if (!git_str_len(gitdir_path)) {
 		git_error_set(GIT_ERROR_REPOSITORY, "could not find repository from '%s'", start_path);
 		error = GIT_ENOTFOUND;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 out:
-	git_buf_dispose(&path);
-	git_buf_dispose(&repo_link);
-	git_buf_dispose(&common_link);
+	git_str_dispose(&path);
+	git_str_dispose(&repo_link);
+	git_str_dispose(&common_link);
+	return error;
+}
+
+static int obtain_config_and_set_oid_type(
+	git_config **config_ptr,
+	git_repository *repo)
+{
+	int error;
+	git_config *config = NULL;
+	int version = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * We'd like to have the config, but git doesn't particularly
+	 * care if it's not there, so we need to deal with that.
+	 */
+
+	error = git_repository_config_snapshot(&config, repo);
+	if (error < 0 && error != GIT_ENOTFOUND)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (config &&
+		(error = check_repositoryformatversion(&version, config)) < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	if ((error = check_extensions(config, version)) < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (version > 0) {
+		if ((error = load_objectformat(repo, config)) < 0)
+			goto out;
+	} else {
+		repo->oid_type = GIT_OID_SHA1;
+	}
+
+out:
+	*config_ptr = config;
+
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -618,18 +810,19 @@ int git_repository_open_bare(
 	git_repository **repo_ptr,
 	const char *bare_path)
 {
-	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT, common_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str path = GIT_STR_INIT, common_path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	git_repository *repo = NULL;
 	bool is_valid;
 	int error;
+	git_config *config;
 
-	if ((error = git_path_prettify_dir(&path, bare_path, NULL)) < 0 ||
+	if ((error = git_fs_path_prettify_dir(&path, bare_path, NULL)) < 0 ||
 	    (error = is_valid_repository_path(&is_valid, &path, &common_path)) < 0)
 		return error;
 
 	if (!is_valid) {
-		git_buf_dispose(&path);
-		git_buf_dispose(&common_path);
+		git_str_dispose(&path);
+		git_str_dispose(&common_path);
 		git_error_set(GIT_ERROR_REPOSITORY, "path is not a repository: %s", bare_path);
 		return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
 	}
@@ -637,9 +830,9 @@ int git_repository_open_bare(
 	repo = repository_alloc();
 	GIT_ERROR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo);
 
-	repo->gitdir = git_buf_detach(&path);
+	repo->gitdir = git_str_detach(&path);
 	GIT_ERROR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo->gitdir);
-	repo->commondir = git_buf_detach(&common_path);
+	repo->commondir = git_str_detach(&common_path);
 	GIT_ERROR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo->commondir);
 
 	/* of course we're bare! */
@@ -647,8 +840,15 @@ int git_repository_open_bare(
 	repo->is_worktree = 0;
 	repo->workdir = NULL;
 
+	if ((error = obtain_config_and_set_oid_type(&config, repo)) < 0)
+		goto cleanup;
+
 	*repo_ptr = repo;
-	return 0;
+
+cleanup:
+	git_config_free(config);
+
+	return error;
 }
 
 static int _git_repository_open_ext_from_env(
@@ -658,15 +858,15 @@ static int _git_repository_open_ext_from_env(
 	git_repository *repo = NULL;
 	git_index *index = NULL;
 	git_odb *odb = NULL;
-	git_buf dir_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_buf ceiling_dirs_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_buf across_fs_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_buf index_file_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_buf namespace_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_buf object_dir_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_buf alts_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_buf work_tree_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_buf common_dir_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str dir_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	git_str ceiling_dirs_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	git_str across_fs_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	git_str index_file_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	git_str namespace_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	git_str object_dir_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	git_str alts_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	git_str work_tree_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	git_str common_dir_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	const char *ceiling_dirs = NULL;
 	unsigned flags = 0;
 	int error;
@@ -679,7 +879,7 @@ static int _git_repository_open_ext_from_env(
 		} else if (error < 0)
 			goto error;
 		else {
-			start_path = git_buf_cstr(&dir_buf);
+			start_path = git_str_cstr(&dir_buf);
 			flags |= GIT_REPOSITORY_OPEN_NO_SEARCH;
 			flags |= GIT_REPOSITORY_OPEN_NO_DOTGIT;
 		}
@@ -691,7 +891,7 @@ static int _git_repository_open_ext_from_env(
 	else if (error < 0)
 		goto error;
 	else
-		ceiling_dirs = git_buf_cstr(&ceiling_dirs_buf);
+		ceiling_dirs = git_str_cstr(&ceiling_dirs_buf);
 
 	error = git__getenv(&across_fs_buf, "GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM");
 	if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND)
@@ -700,7 +900,7 @@ static int _git_repository_open_ext_from_env(
 		goto error;
 	else {
 		int across_fs = 0;
-		error = git_config_parse_bool(&across_fs, git_buf_cstr(&across_fs_buf));
+		error = git_config_parse_bool(&across_fs, git_str_cstr(&across_fs_buf));
 		if (error < 0)
 			goto error;
 		if (across_fs)
@@ -713,7 +913,7 @@ static int _git_repository_open_ext_from_env(
 	else if (error < 0)
 		goto error;
 	else {
-		error = git_index_open(&index, git_buf_cstr(&index_file_buf));
+		error = git_index_open(&index, git_str_cstr(&index_file_buf));
 		if (error < 0)
 			goto error;
 	}
@@ -730,7 +930,7 @@ static int _git_repository_open_ext_from_env(
 	else if (error < 0)
 		goto error;
 	else {
-		error = git_odb_open(&odb, git_buf_cstr(&object_dir_buf));
+		error = git_odb__open(&odb, git_str_cstr(&object_dir_buf), NULL);
 		if (error < 0)
 			goto error;
 	}
@@ -779,7 +979,7 @@ static int _git_repository_open_ext_from_env(
 				goto error;
 		}
 
-		end = git_buf_cstr(&alts_buf) + git_buf_len(&alts_buf);
+		end = git_str_cstr(&alts_buf) + git_str_len(&alts_buf);
 		for (sep = alt = alts_buf.ptr; sep != end; alt = sep+1) {
 			for (sep = alt; *sep && *sep != GIT_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR; sep++)
 				;
@@ -791,8 +991,8 @@ static int _git_repository_open_ext_from_env(
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (git_buf_len(&namespace_buf)) {
-		error = git_repository_set_namespace(repo, git_buf_cstr(&namespace_buf));
+	if (git_str_len(&namespace_buf)) {
+		error = git_repository_set_namespace(repo, git_str_cstr(&namespace_buf));
 		if (error < 0)
 			goto error;
 	}
@@ -808,21 +1008,21 @@ error:
 success:
 	git_odb_free(odb);
 	git_index_free(index);
-	git_buf_dispose(&common_dir_buf);
-	git_buf_dispose(&work_tree_buf);
-	git_buf_dispose(&alts_buf);
-	git_buf_dispose(&object_dir_buf);
-	git_buf_dispose(&namespace_buf);
-	git_buf_dispose(&index_file_buf);
-	git_buf_dispose(&across_fs_buf);
-	git_buf_dispose(&ceiling_dirs_buf);
-	git_buf_dispose(&dir_buf);
+	git_str_dispose(&common_dir_buf);
+	git_str_dispose(&work_tree_buf);
+	git_str_dispose(&alts_buf);
+	git_str_dispose(&object_dir_buf);
+	git_str_dispose(&namespace_buf);
+	git_str_dispose(&index_file_buf);
+	git_str_dispose(&across_fs_buf);
+	git_str_dispose(&ceiling_dirs_buf);
+	git_str_dispose(&dir_buf);
 	return error;
 }
 
 static int repo_is_worktree(unsigned *out, const git_repository *repo)
 {
-	git_buf gitdir_link = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str gitdir_link = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	int error;
 
 	/* Worktrees cannot have the same commondir and gitdir */
@@ -832,14 +1032,14 @@ static int repo_is_worktree(unsigned *out, const git_repository *repo)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&gitdir_link, repo->gitdir, "gitdir")) < 0)
+	if ((error = git_str_joinpath(&gitdir_link, repo->gitdir, "gitdir")) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	/* A 'gitdir' file inside a git directory is currently
 	 * only used when the repository is a working tree. */
-	*out = !!git_path_exists(gitdir_link.ptr);
+	*out = !!git_fs_path_exists(gitdir_link.ptr);
 
-	git_buf_dispose(&gitdir_link);
+	git_str_dispose(&gitdir_link);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -851,11 +1051,10 @@ int git_repository_open_ext(
 {
 	int error;
 	unsigned is_worktree;
-	git_buf gitdir = GIT_BUF_INIT, workdir = GIT_BUF_INIT,
-		gitlink = GIT_BUF_INIT, commondir = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str gitdir = GIT_STR_INIT, workdir = GIT_STR_INIT,
+		gitlink = GIT_STR_INIT, commondir = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	git_repository *repo = NULL;
 	git_config *config = NULL;
-	int version = 0;
 
 	if (flags & GIT_REPOSITORY_OPEN_FROM_ENV)
 		return _git_repository_open_ext_from_env(repo_ptr, start_path);
@@ -872,15 +1071,15 @@ int git_repository_open_ext(
 	repo = repository_alloc();
 	GIT_ERROR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo);
 
-	repo->gitdir = git_buf_detach(&gitdir);
+	repo->gitdir = git_str_detach(&gitdir);
 	GIT_ERROR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo->gitdir);
 
 	if (gitlink.size) {
-		repo->gitlink = git_buf_detach(&gitlink);
+		repo->gitlink = git_str_detach(&gitlink);
 		GIT_ERROR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo->gitlink);
 	}
 	if (commondir.size) {
-		repo->commondir = git_buf_detach(&commondir);
+		repo->commondir = git_str_detach(&commondir);
 		GIT_ERROR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo->commondir);
 	}
 
@@ -888,36 +1087,32 @@ int git_repository_open_ext(
 		goto cleanup;
 	repo->is_worktree = is_worktree;
 
-	/*
-	 * We'd like to have the config, but git doesn't particularly
-	 * care if it's not there, so we need to deal with that.
-	 */
-
-	error = git_repository_config_snapshot(&config, repo);
-	if (error < 0 && error != GIT_ENOTFOUND)
-		goto cleanup;
-
-	if (config && (error = check_repositoryformatversion(&version, config)) < 0)
-		goto cleanup;
-
-	if ((error = check_extensions(config, version)) < 0)
+	error = obtain_config_and_set_oid_type(&config, repo);
+	if (error < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	if ((flags & GIT_REPOSITORY_OPEN_BARE) != 0)
+	if ((flags & GIT_REPOSITORY_OPEN_BARE) != 0) {
 		repo->is_bare = 1;
-	else {
-
+	} else {
 		if (config &&
 		    ((error = load_config_data(repo, config)) < 0 ||
 		     (error = load_workdir(repo, config, &workdir)) < 0))
 			goto cleanup;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Ensure that the git directory and worktree are
+	 * owned by the current user.
+	 */
+	if (git_repository__validate_ownership &&
+	    (error = validate_ownership(repo)) < 0)
+		goto cleanup;
+
 cleanup:
-	git_buf_dispose(&gitdir);
-	git_buf_dispose(&workdir);
-	git_buf_dispose(&gitlink);
-	git_buf_dispose(&commondir);
+	git_str_dispose(&gitdir);
+	git_str_dispose(&workdir);
+	git_str_dispose(&gitlink);
+	git_str_dispose(&commondir);
 	git_config_free(config);
 
 	if (error < 0)
@@ -936,7 +1131,7 @@ int git_repository_open(git_repository **repo_out, const char *path)
 
 int git_repository_open_from_worktree(git_repository **repo_out, git_worktree *wt)
 {
-	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	git_repository *repo = NULL;
 	size_t len;
 	int err;
@@ -952,7 +1147,7 @@ int git_repository_open_from_worktree(git_repository **repo_out, git_worktree *w
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if ((err = git_buf_set(&path, wt->gitlink_path, len - 4)) < 0)
+	if ((err = git_str_set(&path, wt->gitlink_path, len - 4)) < 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	if ((err = git_repository_open(&repo, path.ptr)) < 0)
@@ -961,7 +1156,7 @@ int git_repository_open_from_worktree(git_repository **repo_out, git_worktree *w
 	*repo_out = repo;
 
 out:
-	git_buf_dispose(&path);
+	git_str_dispose(&path);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -986,14 +1181,10 @@ int git_repository_discover(
 	const char *ceiling_dirs)
 {
 	uint32_t flags = across_fs ? GIT_REPOSITORY_OPEN_CROSS_FS : 0;
-	int error;
 
 	GIT_ASSERT_ARG(start_path);
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_sanitize(out)) < 0)
-		return error;
-
-	return find_repo(out, NULL, NULL, NULL, start_path, flags, ceiling_dirs);
+	GIT_BUF_WRAP_PRIVATE(out, find_repo, NULL, NULL, NULL, start_path, flags, ceiling_dirs);
 }
 
 static int load_config(
@@ -1005,7 +1196,7 @@ static int load_config(
 	const char *programdata_path)
 {
 	int error;
-	git_buf config_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str config_path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	git_config *cfg = NULL;
 
 	GIT_ASSERT_ARG(out);
@@ -1014,13 +1205,13 @@ static int load_config(
 		return error;
 
 	if (repo) {
-		if ((error = git_repository_item_path(&config_path, repo, GIT_REPOSITORY_ITEM_CONFIG)) == 0)
+		if ((error = git_repository__item_path(&config_path, repo, GIT_REPOSITORY_ITEM_CONFIG)) == 0)
 			error = git_config_add_file_ondisk(cfg, config_path.ptr, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_LOCAL, repo, 0);
 
 		if (error && error != GIT_ENOTFOUND)
 			goto on_error;
 
-		git_buf_dispose(&config_path);
+		git_str_dispose(&config_path);
 	}
 
 	if (global_config_path != NULL &&
@@ -1053,15 +1244,15 @@ static int load_config(
 	return 0;
 
 on_error:
-	git_buf_dispose(&config_path);
+	git_str_dispose(&config_path);
 	git_config_free(cfg);
 	*out = NULL;
 	return error;
 }
 
-static const char *path_unless_empty(git_buf *buf)
+static const char *path_unless_empty(git_str *buf)
 {
-	return git_buf_len(buf) > 0 ? git_buf_cstr(buf) : NULL;
+	return git_str_len(buf) > 0 ? git_str_cstr(buf) : NULL;
 }
 
 int git_repository_config__weakptr(git_config **out, git_repository *repo)
@@ -1069,19 +1260,19 @@ int git_repository_config__weakptr(git_config **out, git_repository *repo)
 	int error = 0;
 
 	if (repo->_config == NULL) {
-		git_buf global_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-		git_buf xdg_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-		git_buf system_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-		git_buf programdata_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+		git_str global_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
+		git_str xdg_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
+		git_str system_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
+		git_str programdata_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
 		git_config *config;
 
-		git_config_find_global(&global_buf);
-		git_config_find_xdg(&xdg_buf);
-		git_config_find_system(&system_buf);
-		git_config_find_programdata(&programdata_buf);
+		git_config__find_global(&global_buf);
+		git_config__find_xdg(&xdg_buf);
+		git_config__find_system(&system_buf);
+		git_config__find_programdata(&programdata_buf);
 
 		/* If there is no global file, open a backend for it anyway */
-		if (git_buf_len(&global_buf) == 0)
+		if (git_str_len(&global_buf) == 0)
 			git_config__global_location(&global_buf);
 
 		error = load_config(
@@ -1099,10 +1290,10 @@ int git_repository_config__weakptr(git_config **out, git_repository *repo)
 			}
 		}
 
-		git_buf_dispose(&global_buf);
-		git_buf_dispose(&xdg_buf);
-		git_buf_dispose(&system_buf);
-		git_buf_dispose(&programdata_buf);
+		git_str_dispose(&global_buf);
+		git_str_dispose(&xdg_buf);
+		git_str_dispose(&system_buf);
+		git_str_dispose(&programdata_buf);
 	}
 
 	*out = repo->_config;
@@ -1147,12 +1338,15 @@ int git_repository_odb__weakptr(git_odb **out, git_repository *repo)
 
 	*out = git_atomic_load(repo->_odb);
 	if (*out == NULL) {
-		git_buf odb_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+		git_str odb_path = GIT_STR_INIT;
+		git_odb_options odb_opts = GIT_ODB_OPTIONS_INIT;
 		git_odb *odb;
 
-		if ((error = git_repository_item_path(&odb_path, repo,
+		odb_opts.oid_type = repo->oid_type;
+
+		if ((error = git_repository__item_path(&odb_path, repo,
 				GIT_REPOSITORY_ITEM_OBJECTS)) < 0 ||
-			(error = git_odb_new(&odb)) < 0)
+			(error = git_odb__new(&odb, &odb_opts)) < 0)
 			return error;
 
 		GIT_REFCOUNT_OWN(odb, repo);
@@ -1168,7 +1362,7 @@ int git_repository_odb__weakptr(git_odb **out, git_repository *repo)
 			git_odb_free(odb);
 		}
 
-		git_buf_dispose(&odb_path);
+		git_str_dispose(&odb_path);
 		*out = git_atomic_load(repo->_odb);
 	}
 
@@ -1244,10 +1438,10 @@ int git_repository_index__weakptr(git_index **out, git_repository *repo)
 	GIT_ASSERT_ARG(repo);
 
 	if (repo->_index == NULL) {
-		git_buf index_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+		git_str index_path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 		git_index *index;
 
-		if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&index_path, repo->gitdir, GIT_INDEX_FILE)) < 0)
+		if ((error = git_str_joinpath(&index_path, repo->gitdir, GIT_INDEX_FILE)) < 0)
 			return error;
 
 		error = git_index_open(&index, index_path.ptr);
@@ -1263,7 +1457,7 @@ int git_repository_index__weakptr(git_index **out, git_repository *repo)
 			                           GIT_INDEX_CAPABILITY_FROM_OWNER);
 		}
 
-		git_buf_dispose(&index_path);
+		git_str_dispose(&index_path);
 	}
 
 	*out = repo->_index;
@@ -1311,7 +1505,7 @@ static int reserved_names_add8dot3(git_repository *repo, const char *path)
 	const char *def_dot_git = DOT_GIT;
 	size_t name_len, def_len = CONST_STRLEN(GIT_DIR_SHORTNAME);
 	size_t def_dot_git_len = CONST_STRLEN(DOT_GIT);
-	git_buf *buf;
+	git_str *buf;
 
 	if (!name)
 		return 0;
@@ -1327,17 +1521,17 @@ static int reserved_names_add8dot3(git_repository *repo, const char *path)
 	if ((buf = git_array_alloc(repo->reserved_names)) == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
-	git_buf_attach(buf, name, name_len);
+	git_str_attach(buf, name, name_len);
 	return true;
 }
 
 bool git_repository__reserved_names(
-	git_buf **out, size_t *outlen, git_repository *repo, bool include_ntfs)
+	git_str **out, size_t *outlen, git_repository *repo, bool include_ntfs)
 {
 	GIT_UNUSED(include_ntfs);
 
 	if (repo->reserved_names.size == 0) {
-		git_buf *buf;
+		git_str *buf;
 		size_t i;
 
 		/* Add the static defaults */
@@ -1389,7 +1583,7 @@ on_error:
 }
 #else
 bool git_repository__reserved_names(
-	git_buf **out, size_t *outlen, git_repository *repo, bool include_ntfs)
+	git_str **out, size_t *outlen, git_repository *repo, bool include_ntfs)
 {
 	GIT_UNUSED(repo);
 
@@ -1410,6 +1604,7 @@ static int check_repositoryformatversion(int *version, git_config *config)
 	int error;
 
 	error = git_config_get_int32(version, config, "core.repositoryformatversion");
+
 	/* git ignores this if the config variable isn't there */
 	if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND)
 		return 0;
@@ -1417,10 +1612,15 @@ static int check_repositoryformatversion(int *version, git_config *config)
 	if (error < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (GIT_REPO_MAX_VERSION < *version) {
+	if (*version < 0) {
+		git_error_set(GIT_ERROR_REPOSITORY,
+			"invalid repository version %d", *version);
+	}
+
+	if (GIT_REPO_VERSION_MAX < *version) {
 		git_error_set(GIT_ERROR_REPOSITORY,
 			"unsupported repository version %d; only versions up to %d are supported",
-			*version, GIT_REPO_MAX_VERSION);
+			*version, GIT_REPO_VERSION_MAX);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1428,14 +1628,15 @@ static int check_repositoryformatversion(int *version, git_config *config)
 }
 
 static const char *builtin_extensions[] = {
-	"noop"
+	"noop",
+	"objectformat"
 };
 
 static git_vector user_extensions = GIT_VECTOR_INIT;
 
 static int check_valid_extension(const git_config_entry *entry, void *payload)
 {
-	git_buf cfg = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str cfg = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	bool reject;
 	const char *extension;
 	size_t i;
@@ -1444,7 +1645,7 @@ static int check_valid_extension(const git_config_entry *entry, void *payload)
 	GIT_UNUSED(payload);
 
 	git_vector_foreach (&user_extensions, i, extension) {
-		git_buf_clear(&cfg);
+		git_str_clear(&cfg);
 
 		/*
 		 * Users can specify that they don't want to support an
@@ -1453,7 +1654,7 @@ static int check_valid_extension(const git_config_entry *entry, void *payload)
 		if ((reject = (extension[0] == '!')) == true)
 			extension = &extension[1];
 
-		if ((error = git_buf_printf(&cfg, "extensions.%s", extension)) < 0)
+		if ((error = git_str_printf(&cfg, "extensions.%s", extension)) < 0)
 			goto done;
 
 		if (strcmp(entry->name, cfg.ptr) == 0) {
@@ -1465,9 +1666,10 @@ static int check_valid_extension(const git_config_entry *entry, void *payload)
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(builtin_extensions); i++) {
+		git_str_clear(&cfg);
 		extension = builtin_extensions[i];
 
-		if ((error = git_buf_printf(&cfg, "extensions.%s", extension)) < 0)
+		if ((error = git_str_printf(&cfg, "extensions.%s", extension)) < 0)
 			goto done;
 
 		if (strcmp(entry->name, cfg.ptr) == 0)
@@ -1479,7 +1681,7 @@ fail:
 	error = -1;
 
 done:
-	git_buf_dispose(&cfg);
+	git_str_dispose(&cfg);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1491,6 +1693,79 @@ static int check_extensions(git_config *config, int version)
 	return git_config_foreach_match(config, "^extensions\\.", check_valid_extension, NULL);
 }
 
+static int load_objectformat(git_repository *repo, git_config *config)
+{
+	git_config_entry *entry = NULL;
+	int error;
+
+	if ((error = git_config_get_entry(&entry, config, "extensions.objectformat")) < 0) {
+		if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND) {
+			repo->oid_type = GIT_OID_SHA1;
+			git_error_clear();
+			error = 0;
+		}
+
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	if ((repo->oid_type = git_oid_type_fromstr(entry->value)) == 0) {
+		git_error_set(GIT_ERROR_REPOSITORY,
+			"unknown object format '%s'", entry->value);
+		error = GIT_EINVALID;
+	}
+
+done:
+	git_config_entry_free(entry);
+	return error;
+}
+
+int git_repository__set_objectformat(
+	git_repository *repo,
+	git_oid_t oid_type)
+{
+	git_config *cfg;
+
+	/*
+	 * Older clients do not necessarily understand the
+	 * `objectformat` extension, even when it's set to an
+	 * object format that they understand (SHA1). Do not set
+	 * the objectformat extension unless we're not using the
+	 * default object format.
+	 */
+	if (oid_type == GIT_OID_DEFAULT)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!git_repository_is_empty(repo) && repo->oid_type != oid_type) {
+		git_error_set(GIT_ERROR_REPOSITORY,
+			"cannot change object id type of existing repository");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (git_repository_config__weakptr(&cfg, repo) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (git_config_set_int32(cfg,
+			"core.repositoryformatversion", 1) < 0 ||
+	    git_config_set_string(cfg, "extensions.objectformat",
+			git_oid_type_name(oid_type)) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	/*
+	 * During repo init, we may create some backends with the
+	 * default oid type. Clear them so that we create them with
+	 * the proper oid type.
+	 */
+	if (repo->oid_type != oid_type) {
+		set_index(repo, NULL);
+		set_odb(repo, NULL);
+		set_refdb(repo, NULL);
+
+		repo->oid_type = oid_type;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int git_repository__extensions(char ***out, size_t *out_len)
 {
 	git_vector extensions;
@@ -1557,12 +1832,12 @@ void git_repository__free_extensions(void)
 
 int git_repository_create_head(const char *git_dir, const char *ref_name)
 {
-	git_buf ref_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str ref_path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	git_filebuf ref = GIT_FILEBUF_INIT;
 	const char *fmt;
 	int error;
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&ref_path, git_dir, GIT_HEAD_FILE)) < 0 ||
+	if ((error = git_str_joinpath(&ref_path, git_dir, GIT_HEAD_FILE)) < 0 ||
 	    (error = git_filebuf_open(&ref, ref_path.ptr, 0, GIT_REFS_FILE_MODE)) < 0)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1576,7 +1851,7 @@ int git_repository_create_head(const char *git_dir, const char *ref_name)
 		goto out;
 
 out:
-	git_buf_dispose(&ref_path);
+	git_str_dispose(&ref_path);
 	git_filebuf_cleanup(&ref);
 	return error;
 }
@@ -1599,23 +1874,50 @@ static bool is_chmod_supported(const char *file_path)
 
 static bool is_filesystem_case_insensitive(const char *gitdir_path)
 {
-	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	int is_insensitive = -1;
 
-	if (!git_buf_joinpath(&path, gitdir_path, "CoNfIg"))
-		is_insensitive = git_path_exists(git_buf_cstr(&path));
+	if (!git_str_joinpath(&path, gitdir_path, "CoNfIg"))
+		is_insensitive = git_fs_path_exists(git_str_cstr(&path));
 
-	git_buf_dispose(&path);
+	git_str_dispose(&path);
 	return is_insensitive;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Return a configuration object with only the global and system
+ * configurations; no repository-level configuration.
+ */
+static int load_global_config(git_config **config)
+{
+	git_str global_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	git_str xdg_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	git_str system_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	git_str programdata_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	int error;
+
+	git_config__find_global(&global_buf);
+	git_config__find_xdg(&xdg_buf);
+	git_config__find_system(&system_buf);
+	git_config__find_programdata(&programdata_buf);
+
+	error = load_config(config, NULL,
+	                    path_unless_empty(&global_buf),
+	                    path_unless_empty(&xdg_buf),
+	                    path_unless_empty(&system_buf),
+	                    path_unless_empty(&programdata_buf));
+
+	git_str_dispose(&global_buf);
+	git_str_dispose(&xdg_buf);
+	git_str_dispose(&system_buf);
+	git_str_dispose(&programdata_buf);
+
+	return error;
+}
+
 static bool are_symlinks_supported(const char *wd_path)
 {
 	git_config *config = NULL;
-	git_buf global_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_buf xdg_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_buf system_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_buf programdata_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	int symlinks = 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -1626,30 +1928,16 @@ static bool are_symlinks_supported(const char *wd_path)
 	 * _not_ set, then we do not test or enable symlink support.
 	 */
 #ifdef GIT_WIN32
-	git_config_find_global(&global_buf);
-	git_config_find_xdg(&xdg_buf);
-	git_config_find_system(&system_buf);
-	git_config_find_programdata(&programdata_buf);
-
-	if (load_config(&config, NULL,
-	    path_unless_empty(&global_buf),
-	    path_unless_empty(&xdg_buf),
-	    path_unless_empty(&system_buf),
-	    path_unless_empty(&programdata_buf)) < 0)
-		goto done;
-
-	if (git_config_get_bool(&symlinks, config, "core.symlinks") < 0 || !symlinks)
+	if (load_global_config(&config) < 0 ||
+	    git_config_get_bool(&symlinks, config, "core.symlinks") < 0 ||
+	    !symlinks)
 		goto done;
 #endif
 
-	if (!(symlinks = git_path_supports_symlinks(wd_path)))
+	if (!(symlinks = git_fs_path_supports_symlinks(wd_path)))
 		goto done;
 
 done:
-	git_buf_dispose(&global_buf);
-	git_buf_dispose(&xdg_buf);
-	git_buf_dispose(&system_buf);
-	git_buf_dispose(&programdata_buf);
 	git_config_free(config);
 	return symlinks != 0;
 }
@@ -1673,7 +1961,7 @@ static int create_empty_file(const char *path, mode_t mode)
 
 static int repo_local_config(
 	git_config **out,
-	git_buf *config_dir,
+	git_str *config_dir,
 	git_repository *repo,
 	const char *repo_dir)
 {
@@ -1681,12 +1969,12 @@ static int repo_local_config(
 	git_config *parent;
 	const char *cfg_path;
 
-	if (git_buf_joinpath(config_dir, repo_dir, GIT_CONFIG_FILENAME_INREPO) < 0)
+	if (git_str_joinpath(config_dir, repo_dir, GIT_CONFIG_FILENAME_INREPO) < 0)
 		return -1;
-	cfg_path = git_buf_cstr(config_dir);
+	cfg_path = git_str_cstr(config_dir);
 
 	/* make LOCAL config if missing */
-	if (!git_path_isfile(cfg_path) &&
+	if (!git_fs_path_isfile(cfg_path) &&
 		(error = create_empty_file(cfg_path, GIT_CONFIG_FILE_MODE)) < 0)
 		return error;
 
@@ -1744,7 +2032,7 @@ static int repo_init_fs_configs(
 #ifdef GIT_USE_ICONV
 	if ((error = git_config_set_bool(
 			cfg, "core.precomposeunicode",
-			git_path_does_fs_decompose_unicode(work_dir))) < 0)
+			git_fs_path_does_decompose_unicode(work_dir))) < 0)
 		return error;
 	/* on non-iconv platforms, don't even set core.precomposeunicode */
 #endif
@@ -1756,19 +2044,21 @@ static int repo_init_config(
 	const char *repo_dir,
 	const char *work_dir,
 	uint32_t flags,
-	uint32_t mode)
+	uint32_t mode,
+	git_oid_t oid_type)
 {
 	int error = 0;
-	git_buf cfg_path = GIT_BUF_INIT, worktree_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str cfg_path = GIT_STR_INIT, worktree_path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	git_config *config = NULL;
 	bool is_bare = ((flags & GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT_BARE) != 0);
 	bool is_reinit = ((flags & GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT__IS_REINIT) != 0);
-	int version = 0;
+	int version = GIT_REPO_VERSION_DEFAULT;
 
 	if ((error = repo_local_config(&config, &cfg_path, NULL, repo_dir)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	if (is_reinit && (error = check_repositoryformatversion(&version, config)) < 0)
+	if (is_reinit &&
+	    (error = check_repositoryformatversion(&version, config)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	if ((error = check_extensions(config, version)) < 0)
@@ -1779,7 +2069,7 @@ static int repo_init_config(
 		goto cleanup; } while (0)
 
 	SET_REPO_CONFIG(bool, "core.bare", is_bare);
-	SET_REPO_CONFIG(int32, "core.repositoryformatversion", GIT_REPO_VERSION);
+	SET_REPO_CONFIG(int32, "core.repositoryformatversion", version);
 
 	if ((error = repo_init_fs_configs(
 			config, cfg_path.ptr, repo_dir, work_dir, !is_reinit)) < 0)
@@ -1789,11 +2079,11 @@ static int repo_init_config(
 		SET_REPO_CONFIG(bool, "core.logallrefupdates", true);
 
 		if (!(flags & GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT__NATURAL_WD)) {
-			if ((error = git_buf_sets(&worktree_path, work_dir)) < 0)
+			if ((error = git_str_sets(&worktree_path, work_dir)) < 0)
 				goto cleanup;
 
 			if ((flags & GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT_RELATIVE_GITLINK))
-				if ((error = git_path_make_relative(&worktree_path, repo_dir)) < 0)
+				if ((error = git_fs_path_make_relative(&worktree_path, repo_dir)) < 0)
 					goto cleanup;
 
 			SET_REPO_CONFIG(string, "core.worktree", worktree_path.ptr);
@@ -1812,9 +2102,14 @@ static int repo_init_config(
 		SET_REPO_CONFIG(bool, "receive.denyNonFastforwards", true);
 	}
 
+	if (oid_type != GIT_OID_SHA1) {
+		SET_REPO_CONFIG(int32, "core.repositoryformatversion", 1);
+		SET_REPO_CONFIG(string, "extensions.objectformat", git_oid_type_name(oid_type));
+	}
+
 cleanup:
-	git_buf_dispose(&cfg_path);
-	git_buf_dispose(&worktree_path);
+	git_str_dispose(&cfg_path);
+	git_str_dispose(&worktree_path);
 	git_config_free(config);
 
 	return error;
@@ -1836,7 +2131,7 @@ static int repo_reinit_submodule_fs(git_submodule *sm, const char *n, void *p)
 int git_repository_reinit_filesystem(git_repository *repo, int recurse)
 {
 	int error = 0;
-	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	git_config *config = NULL;
 	const char *repo_dir = git_repository_path(repo);
 
@@ -1845,7 +2140,7 @@ int git_repository_reinit_filesystem(git_repository *repo, int recurse)
 			config, path.ptr, repo_dir, git_repository_workdir(repo), true);
 
 	git_config_free(config);
-	git_buf_dispose(&path);
+	git_str_dispose(&path);
 
 	git_repository__configmap_lookup_cache_clear(repo);
 
@@ -1863,10 +2158,10 @@ static int repo_write_template(
 	bool hidden,
 	const char *content)
 {
-	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	int fd, error = 0, flags;
 
-	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, git_dir, file) < 0)
+	if (git_str_joinpath(&path, git_dir, file) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (allow_overwrite)
@@ -1874,7 +2169,7 @@ static int repo_write_template(
 	else
 		flags = O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_EXCL;
 
-	fd = p_open(git_buf_cstr(&path), flags, mode);
+	fd = p_open(git_str_cstr(&path), flags, mode);
 
 	if (fd >= 0) {
 		error = p_write(fd, content, strlen(content));
@@ -1893,7 +2188,7 @@ static int repo_write_template(
 	GIT_UNUSED(hidden);
 #endif
 
-	git_buf_dispose(&path);
+	git_str_dispose(&path);
 
 	if (error)
 		git_error_set(GIT_ERROR_OS,
@@ -1906,13 +2201,13 @@ static int repo_write_gitlink(
 	const char *in_dir, const char *to_repo, bool use_relative_path)
 {
 	int error;
-	git_buf buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_buf path_to_repo = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	git_str path_to_repo = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	struct stat st;
 
-	git_path_dirname_r(&buf, to_repo);
-	git_path_to_dir(&buf);
-	if (git_buf_oom(&buf))
+	git_fs_path_dirname_r(&buf, to_repo);
+	git_fs_path_to_dir(&buf);
+	if (git_str_oom(&buf))
 		return -1;
 
 	/* don't write gitlink to natural workdir */
@@ -1923,7 +2218,7 @@ static int repo_write_gitlink(
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&buf, in_dir, DOT_GIT)) < 0)
+	if ((error = git_str_joinpath(&buf, in_dir, DOT_GIT)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	if (!p_stat(buf.ptr, &st) && !S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) {
@@ -1933,22 +2228,22 @@ static int repo_write_gitlink(
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	git_buf_clear(&buf);
+	git_str_clear(&buf);
 
-	error = git_buf_sets(&path_to_repo, to_repo);
+	error = git_str_sets(&path_to_repo, to_repo);
 
 	if (!error && use_relative_path)
-		error = git_path_make_relative(&path_to_repo, in_dir);
+		error = git_fs_path_make_relative(&path_to_repo, in_dir);
 
 	if (!error)
-		error = git_buf_join(&buf, ' ', GIT_FILE_CONTENT_PREFIX, path_to_repo.ptr);
+		error = git_str_join(&buf, ' ', GIT_FILE_CONTENT_PREFIX, path_to_repo.ptr);
 
 	if (!error)
 		error = repo_write_template(in_dir, true, DOT_GIT, 0666, true, buf.ptr);
 
 cleanup:
-	git_buf_dispose(&buf);
-	git_buf_dispose(&path_to_repo);
+	git_str_dispose(&buf);
+	git_str_dispose(&path_to_repo);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -2001,12 +2296,12 @@ static int repo_init_structure(
 		git_config *cfg = NULL;
 		const char *tdir = NULL;
 		bool default_template = false;
-		git_buf template_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+		git_str template_buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
 
 		if (opts->template_path)
 			tdir = opts->template_path;
 		else if ((error = git_config_open_default(&cfg)) >= 0) {
-			if (!git_config_get_path(&template_buf, cfg, "init.templatedir"))
+			if (!git_config__get_path(&template_buf, cfg, "init.templatedir"))
 				tdir = template_buf.ptr;
 			git_error_clear();
 		}
@@ -2032,11 +2327,16 @@ static int repo_init_structure(
 			error = git_futils_cp_r(tdir, repo_dir, cpflags, dmode);
 		}
 
-		git_buf_dispose(&template_buf);
+		git_str_dispose(&template_buf);
 		git_config_free(cfg);
 
+		/* If tdir does not exist, then do not error out. This matches the
+		 * behaviour of git(1), which just prints a warning and continues.
+		 * TODO: issue warning when warning API is available.
+		 * `git` prints to stderr: 'warning: templates not found in /path/to/tdir'
+		 */
 		if (error < 0) {
-			if (!default_template)
+			if (!default_template && error != GIT_ENOTFOUND)
 				return error;
 
 			/* if template was default, ignore error and use internal */
@@ -2073,7 +2373,7 @@ static int repo_init_structure(
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int mkdir_parent(git_buf *buf, uint32_t mode, bool skip2)
+static int mkdir_parent(git_str *buf, uint32_t mode, bool skip2)
 {
 	/* When making parent directories during repository initialization
 	 * don't try to set gid or grant world write access
@@ -2085,8 +2385,8 @@ static int mkdir_parent(git_buf *buf, uint32_t mode, bool skip2)
 }
 
 static int repo_init_directories(
-	git_buf *repo_path,
-	git_buf *wd_path,
+	git_str *repo_path,
+	git_str *wd_path,
 	const char *given_repo,
 	git_repository_init_options *opts)
 {
@@ -2124,7 +2424,7 @@ static int repo_init_directories(
 		git__suffixcmp(given_repo, "/" DOT_GIT) != 0 &&
 		git__suffixcmp(given_repo, "/" GIT_DIR) != 0;
 
-	if (git_buf_joinpath(repo_path, given_repo, add_dotgit ? GIT_DIR : "") < 0)
+	if (git_str_joinpath(repo_path, given_repo, add_dotgit ? GIT_DIR : "") < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	has_dotgit = (git__suffixcmp(repo_path->ptr, "/" GIT_DIR) == 0);
@@ -2135,11 +2435,11 @@ static int repo_init_directories(
 
 	if (!is_bare) {
 		if (opts->workdir_path) {
-			if (git_path_join_unrooted(
+			if (git_fs_path_join_unrooted(
 					wd_path, opts->workdir_path, repo_path->ptr, NULL) < 0)
 				return -1;
 		} else if (has_dotgit) {
-			if (git_path_dirname_r(wd_path, repo_path->ptr) < 0)
+			if (git_fs_path_dirname_r(wd_path, repo_path->ptr) < 0)
 				return -1;
 		} else {
 			git_error_set(GIT_ERROR_REPOSITORY, "cannot pick working directory"
@@ -2147,10 +2447,10 @@ static int repo_init_directories(
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		if (git_path_to_dir(wd_path) < 0)
+		if (git_fs_path_to_dir(wd_path) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	} else {
-		git_buf_clear(wd_path);
+		git_str_clear(wd_path);
 	}
 
 	natural_wd =
@@ -2207,10 +2507,10 @@ static int repo_init_directories(
 	/* prettify both directories now that they are created */
 
 	if (!error) {
-		error = git_path_prettify_dir(repo_path, repo_path->ptr, NULL);
+		error = git_fs_path_prettify_dir(repo_path, repo_path->ptr, NULL);
 
 		if (!error && wd_path->size > 0)
-			error = git_path_prettify_dir(wd_path, wd_path->ptr, NULL);
+			error = git_fs_path_prettify_dir(wd_path, wd_path->ptr, NULL);
 	}
 
 	return error;
@@ -2219,24 +2519,24 @@ static int repo_init_directories(
 static int repo_init_head(const char *repo_dir, const char *given)
 {
 	git_config *cfg = NULL;
-	git_buf head_path = GIT_BUF_INIT, cfg_branch = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str head_path = GIT_STR_INIT, cfg_branch = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	const char *initial_head = NULL;
 	int error;
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&head_path, repo_dir, GIT_HEAD_FILE)) < 0)
+	if ((error = git_str_joinpath(&head_path, repo_dir, GIT_HEAD_FILE)) < 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	/*
 	 * A template may have set a HEAD; use that unless it's been
 	 * overridden by the caller's given initial head setting.
 	 */
-	if (git_path_exists(head_path.ptr) && !given)
+	if (git_fs_path_exists(head_path.ptr) && !given)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (given) {
 		initial_head = given;
 	} else if ((error = git_config_open_default(&cfg)) >= 0 &&
-	           (error = git_config_get_string_buf(&cfg_branch, cfg, "init.defaultbranch")) >= 0 &&
+	           (error = git_config__get_string_buf(&cfg_branch, cfg, "init.defaultbranch")) >= 0 &&
 	           *cfg_branch.ptr) {
 		initial_head = cfg_branch.ptr;
 	}
@@ -2248,8 +2548,8 @@ static int repo_init_head(const char *repo_dir, const char *given)
 
 out:
 	git_config_free(cfg);
-	git_buf_dispose(&head_path);
-	git_buf_dispose(&cfg_branch);
+	git_str_dispose(&head_path);
+	git_str_dispose(&cfg_branch);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -2283,10 +2583,11 @@ int git_repository_init_ext(
 	const char *given_repo,
 	git_repository_init_options *opts)
 {
-	git_buf repo_path = GIT_BUF_INIT, wd_path = GIT_BUF_INIT,
-		common_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str repo_path = GIT_STR_INIT, wd_path = GIT_STR_INIT,
+		common_path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	const char *wd;
 	bool is_valid;
+	git_oid_t oid_type = GIT_OID_DEFAULT;
 	int error;
 
 	GIT_ASSERT_ARG(out);
@@ -2295,10 +2596,15 @@ int git_repository_init_ext(
 
 	GIT_ERROR_CHECK_VERSION(opts, GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT_OPTIONS_VERSION, "git_repository_init_options");
 
+#ifdef GIT_EXPERIMENTAL_SHA256
+	if (opts->oid_type)
+		oid_type = opts->oid_type;
+#endif
+
 	if ((error = repo_init_directories(&repo_path, &wd_path, given_repo, opts)) < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	wd = (opts->flags & GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT_BARE) ? NULL : git_buf_cstr(&wd_path);
+	wd = (opts->flags & GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT_BARE) ? NULL : git_str_cstr(&wd_path);
 
 	if ((error = is_valid_repository_path(&is_valid, &repo_path, &common_path)) < 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -2313,13 +2619,13 @@ int git_repository_init_ext(
 
 		opts->flags |= GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT__IS_REINIT;
 
-		if ((error = repo_init_config(repo_path.ptr, wd, opts->flags, opts->mode)) < 0)
+		if ((error = repo_init_config(repo_path.ptr, wd, opts->flags, opts->mode, oid_type)) < 0)
 			goto out;
 
 		/* TODO: reinitialize the templates */
 	} else {
 		if ((error = repo_init_structure(repo_path.ptr, wd, opts)) < 0 ||
-		    (error = repo_init_config(repo_path.ptr, wd, opts->flags, opts->mode)) < 0 ||
+		    (error = repo_init_config(repo_path.ptr, wd, opts->flags, opts->mode, oid_type)) < 0 ||
 		    (error = repo_init_head(repo_path.ptr, opts->initial_head)) < 0)
 			goto out;
 	}
@@ -2332,9 +2638,9 @@ int git_repository_init_ext(
 		goto out;
 
 out:
-	git_buf_dispose(&common_path);
-	git_buf_dispose(&repo_path);
-	git_buf_dispose(&wd_path);
+	git_str_dispose(&common_path);
+	git_str_dispose(&repo_path);
+	git_str_dispose(&wd_path);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -2522,7 +2828,7 @@ static int repo_contains_no_reference(git_repository *repo)
 	return error;
 }
 
-int git_repository_initialbranch(git_buf *out, git_repository *repo)
+int git_repository_initialbranch(git_str *out, git_repository *repo)
 {
 	git_config *config;
 	git_config_entry *entry = NULL;
@@ -2543,8 +2849,8 @@ int git_repository_initialbranch(git_buf *out, git_repository *repo)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_puts(out, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR)) < 0 ||
-	    (error = git_buf_puts(out, branch)) < 0 ||
+	if ((error = git_str_puts(out, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR)) < 0 ||
+	    (error = git_str_puts(out, branch)) < 0 ||
 	    (error = git_reference_name_is_valid(&valid, out->ptr)) < 0)
 	    goto done;
 
@@ -2561,7 +2867,7 @@ done:
 int git_repository_is_empty(git_repository *repo)
 {
 	git_reference *head = NULL;
-	git_buf initialbranch = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str initialbranch = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	int result = 0;
 
 	if ((result = git_reference_lookup(&head, repo, GIT_HEAD_FILE)) < 0 ||
@@ -2574,7 +2880,7 @@ int git_repository_is_empty(git_repository *repo)
 
 done:
 	git_reference_free(head);
-	git_buf_dispose(&initialbranch);
+	git_str_dispose(&initialbranch);
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -2603,7 +2909,18 @@ static const char *resolved_parent_path(const git_repository *repo, git_reposito
 	return parent;
 }
 
-int git_repository_item_path(git_buf *out, const git_repository *repo, git_repository_item_t item)
+int git_repository_item_path(
+	git_buf *out,
+	const git_repository *repo,
+	git_repository_item_t item)
+{
+	GIT_BUF_WRAP_PRIVATE(out, git_repository__item_path, repo, item);
+}
+
+int git_repository__item_path(
+	git_str *out,
+	const git_repository *repo,
+	git_repository_item_t item)
 {
 	const char *parent = resolved_parent_path(repo, items[item].parent, items[item].fallback);
 	if (parent == NULL) {
@@ -2611,16 +2928,16 @@ int git_repository_item_path(git_buf *out, const git_repository *repo, git_repos
 		return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
 	}
 
-	if (git_buf_sets(out, parent) < 0)
+	if (git_str_sets(out, parent) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (items[item].name) {
-		if (git_buf_joinpath(out, parent, items[item].name) < 0)
+		if (git_str_joinpath(out, parent, items[item].name) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (items[item].directory) {
-		if (git_path_to_dir(out) < 0)
+		if (git_fs_path_to_dir(out) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -2644,7 +2961,7 @@ const char *git_repository_workdir(const git_repository *repo)
 }
 
 int git_repository_workdir_path(
-	git_buf *out, git_repository *repo, const char *path)
+	git_str *out, git_repository *repo, const char *path)
 {
 	int error;
 
@@ -2653,8 +2970,8 @@ int git_repository_workdir_path(
 		return GIT_EBAREREPO;
 	}
 
-	if (!(error = git_buf_joinpath(out, repo->workdir, path)))
-		error = git_path_validate_workdir_buf(repo, out);
+	if (!(error = git_str_joinpath(out, repo->workdir, path)))
+		error = git_path_validate_str_length(repo, out);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -2669,12 +2986,12 @@ int git_repository_set_workdir(
 	git_repository *repo, const char *workdir, int update_gitlink)
 {
 	int error = 0;
-	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 
 	GIT_ASSERT_ARG(repo);
 	GIT_ASSERT_ARG(workdir);
 
-	if (git_path_prettify_dir(&path, workdir, NULL) < 0)
+	if (git_fs_path_prettify_dir(&path, workdir, NULL) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (repo->workdir && strcmp(repo->workdir, path.ptr) == 0)
@@ -2701,7 +3018,7 @@ int git_repository_set_workdir(
 	if (!error) {
 		char *old_workdir = repo->workdir;
 
-		repo->workdir = git_buf_detach(&path);
+		repo->workdir = git_str_detach(&path);
 		repo->is_bare = 0;
 
 		git__free(old_workdir);
@@ -2770,60 +3087,62 @@ cleanup:
 int git_repository__set_orig_head(git_repository *repo, const git_oid *orig_head)
 {
 	git_filebuf file = GIT_FILEBUF_INIT;
-	git_buf file_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	char orig_head_str[GIT_OID_HEXSZ];
+	git_str file_path = GIT_STR_INIT;
+	char orig_head_str[GIT_OID_MAX_HEXSIZE];
 	int error = 0;
 
 	git_oid_fmt(orig_head_str, orig_head);
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->gitdir, GIT_ORIG_HEAD_FILE)) == 0 &&
+	if ((error = git_str_joinpath(&file_path, repo->gitdir, GIT_ORIG_HEAD_FILE)) == 0 &&
 		(error = git_filebuf_open(&file, file_path.ptr, GIT_FILEBUF_CREATE_LEADING_DIRS, GIT_MERGE_FILE_MODE)) == 0 &&
-		(error = git_filebuf_printf(&file, "%.*s\n", GIT_OID_HEXSZ, orig_head_str)) == 0)
+		(error = git_filebuf_printf(&file, "%.*s\n", (int)git_oid_hexsize(repo->oid_type), orig_head_str)) == 0)
 		error = git_filebuf_commit(&file);
 
 	if (error < 0)
 		git_filebuf_cleanup(&file);
 
-	git_buf_dispose(&file_path);
+	git_str_dispose(&file_path);
 
 	return error;
 }
 
-int git_repository_message(git_buf *out, git_repository *repo)
+static int git_repository__message(git_str *out, git_repository *repo)
 {
-	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	struct stat st;
 	int error;
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_sanitize(out)) < 0)
-		return error;
-
-	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->gitdir, GIT_MERGE_MSG_FILE) < 0)
+	if (git_str_joinpath(&path, repo->gitdir, GIT_MERGE_MSG_FILE) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if ((error = p_stat(git_buf_cstr(&path), &st)) < 0) {
+	if ((error = p_stat(git_str_cstr(&path), &st)) < 0) {
 		if (errno == ENOENT)
 			error = GIT_ENOTFOUND;
 		git_error_set(GIT_ERROR_OS, "could not access message file");
 	} else {
-		error = git_futils_readbuffer(out, git_buf_cstr(&path));
+		error = git_futils_readbuffer(out, git_str_cstr(&path));
 	}
 
-	git_buf_dispose(&path);
+	git_str_dispose(&path);
 
 	return error;
 }
 
+int git_repository_message(git_buf *out, git_repository *repo)
+{
+	GIT_BUF_WRAP_PRIVATE(out, git_repository__message, repo);
+}
+
 int git_repository_message_remove(git_repository *repo)
 {
-	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	int error;
 
-	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->gitdir, GIT_MERGE_MSG_FILE) < 0)
+	if (git_str_joinpath(&path, repo->gitdir, GIT_MERGE_MSG_FILE) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	error = p_unlink(git_buf_cstr(&path));
-	git_buf_dispose(&path);
+	error = p_unlink(git_str_cstr(&path));
+	git_str_dispose(&path);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -2839,7 +3158,7 @@ int git_repository_hashfile(
 	git_filter_list *fl = NULL;
 	git_file fd = -1;
 	uint64_t len;
-	git_buf full_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str full_path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	const char *workdir = git_repository_workdir(repo);
 
 	 /* as_path can be NULL */
@@ -2847,8 +3166,8 @@ int git_repository_hashfile(
 	GIT_ASSERT_ARG(path);
 	GIT_ASSERT_ARG(repo);
 
-	if ((error = git_path_join_unrooted(&full_path, path, workdir, NULL)) < 0 ||
-	    (error = git_path_validate_workdir_buf(repo, &full_path)) < 0)
+	if ((error = git_fs_path_join_unrooted(&full_path, path, workdir, NULL)) < 0 ||
+	    (error = git_path_validate_str_length(repo, &full_path)) < 0)
 		return error;
 
 	/*
@@ -2889,36 +3208,36 @@ int git_repository_hashfile(
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	error = git_odb__hashfd_filtered(out, fd, (size_t)len, type, fl);
+	error = git_odb__hashfd_filtered(out, fd, (size_t)len, type, repo->oid_type, fl);
 
 cleanup:
 	if (fd >= 0)
 		p_close(fd);
 	git_filter_list_free(fl);
-	git_buf_dispose(&full_path);
+	git_str_dispose(&full_path);
 
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int checkout_message(git_buf *out, git_reference *old, const char *new)
+static int checkout_message(git_str *out, git_reference *old, const char *new)
 {
-	git_buf_puts(out, "checkout: moving from ");
+	git_str_puts(out, "checkout: moving from ");
 
 	if (git_reference_type(old) == GIT_REFERENCE_SYMBOLIC)
-		git_buf_puts(out, git_reference__shorthand(git_reference_symbolic_target(old)));
+		git_str_puts(out, git_reference__shorthand(git_reference_symbolic_target(old)));
 	else
-		git_buf_puts(out, git_oid_tostr_s(git_reference_target(old)));
+		git_str_puts(out, git_oid_tostr_s(git_reference_target(old)));
 
-	git_buf_puts(out, " to ");
+	git_str_puts(out, " to ");
 
 	if (git_reference__is_branch(new) ||
 		git_reference__is_tag(new) ||
 		git_reference__is_remote(new))
-		git_buf_puts(out, git_reference__shorthand(new));
+		git_str_puts(out, git_reference__shorthand(new));
 	else
-		git_buf_puts(out, new);
+		git_str_puts(out, new);
 
-	if (git_buf_oom(out))
+	if (git_str_oom(out))
 		return -1;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2927,7 +3246,7 @@ static int checkout_message(git_buf *out, git_reference *old, const char *new)
 static int detach(git_repository *repo, const git_oid *id, const char *new)
 {
 	int error;
-	git_buf log_message = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str log_message = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	git_object *object = NULL, *peeled = NULL;
 	git_reference *new_head = NULL, *current = NULL;
 
@@ -2949,10 +3268,10 @@ static int detach(git_repository *repo, const git_oid *id, const char *new)
 	if ((error = checkout_message(&log_message, current, new)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	error = git_reference_create(&new_head, repo, GIT_HEAD_FILE, git_object_id(peeled), true, git_buf_cstr(&log_message));
+	error = git_reference_create(&new_head, repo, GIT_HEAD_FILE, git_object_id(peeled), true, git_str_cstr(&log_message));
 
 cleanup:
-	git_buf_dispose(&log_message);
+	git_str_dispose(&log_message);
 	git_object_free(object);
 	git_object_free(peeled);
 	git_reference_free(current);
@@ -2965,7 +3284,7 @@ int git_repository_set_head(
 	const char *refname)
 {
 	git_reference *ref = NULL, *current = NULL, *new_head = NULL;
-	git_buf log_message = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str log_message = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	int error;
 
 	GIT_ASSERT_ARG(repo);
@@ -2992,18 +3311,18 @@ int git_repository_set_head(
 	if (!error) {
 		if (git_reference_is_branch(ref)) {
 			error = git_reference_symbolic_create(&new_head, repo, GIT_HEAD_FILE,
-					git_reference_name(ref), true, git_buf_cstr(&log_message));
+					git_reference_name(ref), true, git_str_cstr(&log_message));
 		} else {
 			error = detach(repo, git_reference_target(ref),
 				git_reference_is_tag(ref) || git_reference_is_remote(ref) ? refname : NULL);
 		}
 	} else if (git_reference__is_branch(refname)) {
 		error = git_reference_symbolic_create(&new_head, repo, GIT_HEAD_FILE, refname,
-				true, git_buf_cstr(&log_message));
+				true, git_str_cstr(&log_message));
 	}
 
 cleanup:
-	git_buf_dispose(&log_message);
+	git_str_dispose(&log_message);
 	git_reference_free(current);
 	git_reference_free(ref);
 	git_reference_free(new_head);
@@ -3012,26 +3331,26 @@ cleanup:
 
 int git_repository_set_head_detached(
 	git_repository *repo,
-	const git_oid *commitish)
+	const git_oid *committish)
 {
-	return detach(repo, commitish, NULL);
+	return detach(repo, committish, NULL);
 }
 
 int git_repository_set_head_detached_from_annotated(
 	git_repository *repo,
-	const git_annotated_commit *commitish)
+	const git_annotated_commit *committish)
 {
 	GIT_ASSERT_ARG(repo);
-	GIT_ASSERT_ARG(commitish);
+	GIT_ASSERT_ARG(committish);
 
-	return detach(repo, git_annotated_commit_id(commitish), commitish->description);
+	return detach(repo, git_annotated_commit_id(committish), committish->description);
 }
 
 int git_repository_detach_head(git_repository *repo)
 {
 	git_reference *old_head = NULL,	*new_head = NULL, *current = NULL;
 	git_object *object = NULL;
-	git_buf log_message = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str log_message = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	int error;
 
 	GIT_ASSERT_ARG(repo);
@@ -3049,10 +3368,10 @@ int git_repository_detach_head(git_repository *repo)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	error = git_reference_create(&new_head, repo, GIT_HEAD_FILE, git_reference_target(old_head),
-			1, git_buf_cstr(&log_message));
+			1, git_str_cstr(&log_message));
 
 cleanup:
-	git_buf_dispose(&log_message);
+	git_str_dispose(&log_message);
 	git_object_free(object);
 	git_reference_free(old_head);
 	git_reference_free(new_head);
@@ -3066,69 +3385,69 @@ cleanup:
  */
 int git_repository_state(git_repository *repo)
 {
-	git_buf repo_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str repo_path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	int state = GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_NONE;
 
 	GIT_ASSERT_ARG(repo);
 
-	if (git_buf_puts(&repo_path, repo->gitdir) < 0)
+	if (git_str_puts(&repo_path, repo->gitdir) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (git_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_REBASE_MERGE_INTERACTIVE_FILE))
+	if (git_fs_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_REBASE_MERGE_INTERACTIVE_FILE))
 		state = GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_REBASE_INTERACTIVE;
-	else if (git_path_contains_dir(&repo_path, GIT_REBASE_MERGE_DIR))
+	else if (git_fs_path_contains_dir(&repo_path, GIT_REBASE_MERGE_DIR))
 		state = GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_REBASE_MERGE;
-	else if (git_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_REBASE_APPLY_REBASING_FILE))
+	else if (git_fs_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_REBASE_APPLY_REBASING_FILE))
 		state = GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_REBASE;
-	else if (git_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_REBASE_APPLY_APPLYING_FILE))
+	else if (git_fs_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_REBASE_APPLY_APPLYING_FILE))
 		state = GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_APPLY_MAILBOX;
-	else if (git_path_contains_dir(&repo_path, GIT_REBASE_APPLY_DIR))
+	else if (git_fs_path_contains_dir(&repo_path, GIT_REBASE_APPLY_DIR))
 		state = GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_APPLY_MAILBOX_OR_REBASE;
-	else if (git_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_MERGE_HEAD_FILE))
+	else if (git_fs_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_MERGE_HEAD_FILE))
 		state = GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_MERGE;
-	else if (git_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_REVERT_HEAD_FILE)) {
+	else if (git_fs_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_REVERT_HEAD_FILE)) {
 		state = GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_REVERT;
-		if (git_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_SEQUENCER_TODO_FILE)) {
+		if (git_fs_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_SEQUENCER_TODO_FILE)) {
 			state = GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_REVERT_SEQUENCE;
 		}
-	} else if (git_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_CHERRYPICK_HEAD_FILE)) {
+	} else if (git_fs_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_CHERRYPICK_HEAD_FILE)) {
 		state = GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_CHERRYPICK;
-		if (git_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_SEQUENCER_TODO_FILE)) {
+		if (git_fs_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_SEQUENCER_TODO_FILE)) {
 			state = GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_CHERRYPICK_SEQUENCE;
 		}
-	} else if (git_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_BISECT_LOG_FILE))
+	} else if (git_fs_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_BISECT_LOG_FILE))
 		state = GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_BISECT;
 
-	git_buf_dispose(&repo_path);
+	git_str_dispose(&repo_path);
 	return state;
 }
 
 int git_repository__cleanup_files(
 	git_repository *repo, const char *files[], size_t files_len)
 {
-	git_buf buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str buf = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	size_t i;
 	int error;
 
 	for (error = 0, i = 0; !error && i < files_len; ++i) {
 		const char *path;
 
-		if (git_buf_joinpath(&buf, repo->gitdir, files[i]) < 0)
+		if (git_str_joinpath(&buf, repo->gitdir, files[i]) < 0)
 			return -1;
 
-		path = git_buf_cstr(&buf);
+		path = git_str_cstr(&buf);
 
-		if (git_path_isfile(path)) {
+		if (git_fs_path_isfile(path)) {
 			error = p_unlink(path);
-		} else if (git_path_isdir(path)) {
+		} else if (git_fs_path_isdir(path)) {
 			error = git_futils_rmdir_r(path, NULL,
 				GIT_RMDIR_REMOVE_FILES | GIT_RMDIR_REMOVE_BLOCKERS);
 		}
 
-		git_buf_clear(&buf);
+		git_str_clear(&buf);
 	}
 
-	git_buf_dispose(&buf);
+	git_str_dispose(&buf);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -3153,15 +3472,15 @@ int git_repository_state_cleanup(git_repository *repo)
 
 int git_repository_is_shallow(git_repository *repo)
 {
-	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_str path = GIT_STR_INIT;
 	struct stat st;
 	int error;
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->gitdir, "shallow")) < 0)
+	if ((error = git_str_joinpath(&path, repo->gitdir, "shallow")) < 0)
 		return error;
 
-	error = git_path_lstat(path.ptr, &st);
-	git_buf_dispose(&path);
+	error = git_fs_path_lstat(path.ptr, &st);
+	git_str_dispose(&path);
 
 	if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND) {
 		git_error_clear();
@@ -3236,3 +3555,8 @@ int git_repository_submodule_cache_clear(git_repository *repo)
 	repo->submodule_cache = NULL;
 	return error;
 }
+
+git_oid_t git_repository_oid_type(git_repository *repo)
+{
+	return repo ? repo->oid_type : 0;
+}