dir: allow exclusions from blob in addition to file

index 1d17b80..1962374 100644
@@ -220,6 +220,57 @@ int within_depth(const char *name, int namelen,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Read the contents of the blob with the given OID into a buffer.
+ * Append a trailing LF to the end if the last line doesn't have one.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *    -1 when the OID is invalid or unknown or does not refer to a blob.
+ *     0 when the blob is empty.
+ *     1 along with { data, size } of the (possibly augmented) buffer
+ *       when successful.
+ *
+ * Optionally updates the given sha1_stat with the given OID (when valid).
+ */
+static int do_read_blob(const struct object_id *oid,
+			struct sha1_stat *sha1_stat,
+			size_t *size_out,
+			char **data_out)
+{
+	enum object_type type;
+	unsigned long sz;
+	char *data;
+
+	*size_out = 0;
+	*data_out = NULL;
+
+	data = read_sha1_file(oid->hash, &type, &sz);
+	if (!data || type != OBJ_BLOB) {
+		free(data);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (sha1_stat) {
+		memset(&sha1_stat->stat, 0, sizeof(sha1_stat->stat));
+		hashcpy(sha1_stat->sha1, oid->hash);
+	}
+
+	if (sz == 0) {
+		free(data);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (data[sz - 1] != '\n') {
+		data = xrealloc(data, st_add(sz, 1));
+		data[sz++] = '\n';
+	}
+
+	*size_out = xsize_t(sz);
+	*data_out = data;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 #define DO_MATCH_EXCLUDE   (1<<0)
 #define DO_MATCH_DIRECTORY (1<<1)
 #define DO_MATCH_SUBMODULE (1<<2)

@@ -600,32 +651,22 @@ void add_exclude(const char *string, const char *base,
 	x->el = el;
 }
 
-static void *read_skip_worktree_file_from_index(const struct index_state *istate,
-						const char *path, size_t *size,
-						struct sha1_stat *sha1_stat)
+static int read_skip_worktree_file_from_index(const struct index_state *istate,
+					      const char *path,
+					      size_t *size_out,
+					      char **data_out,
+					      struct sha1_stat *sha1_stat)
 {
 	int pos, len;
-	unsigned long sz;
-	enum object_type type;
-	void *data;
 
 	len = strlen(path);
 	pos = index_name_pos(istate, path, len);
 	if (pos < 0)
-		return NULL;
+		return -1;
 	if (!ce_skip_worktree(istate->cache[pos]))
-		return NULL;
-	data = read_sha1_file(istate->cache[pos]->oid.hash, &type, &sz);
-	if (!data || type != OBJ_BLOB) {
-		free(data);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	*size = xsize_t(sz);
-	if (sha1_stat) {
-		memset(&sha1_stat->stat, 0, sizeof(sha1_stat->stat));
-		hashcpy(sha1_stat->sha1, istate->cache[pos]->oid.hash);
-	}
-	return data;
+		return -1;
+
+	return do_read_blob(&istate->cache[pos]->oid, sha1_stat, size_out, data_out);
 }
 
 /*

@@ -739,6 +780,10 @@ static void invalidate_directory(struct untracked_cache *uc,
 		dir->dirs[i]->recurse = 0;
 }
 
+static int add_excludes_from_buffer(char *buf, size_t size,
+				    const char *base, int baselen,
+				    struct exclude_list *el);
+
 /*
  * Given a file with name "fname", read it (either from disk, or from
  * an index if 'istate' is non-null), parse it and store the

@@ -754,9 +799,10 @@ static int add_excludes(const char *fname, const char *base, int baselen,
 			struct sha1_stat *sha1_stat)
 {
 	struct stat st;
-	int fd, i, lineno = 1;
+	int r;
+	int fd;
 	size_t size = 0;
-	char *buf, *entry;
+	char *buf;
 
 	fd = open(fname, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0 || fstat(fd, &st) < 0) {

@@ -764,17 +810,13 @@ static int add_excludes(const char *fname, const char *base, int baselen,
 			warn_on_fopen_errors(fname);
 		else
 			close(fd);
-		if (!istate ||
-		    (buf = read_skip_worktree_file_from_index(istate, fname, &size, sha1_stat)) == NULL)
+		if (!istate)
 			return -1;
-		if (size == 0) {
-			free(buf);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		if (buf[size-1] != '\n') {
-			buf = xrealloc(buf, st_add(size, 1));
-			buf[size++] = '\n';
-		}
+		r = read_skip_worktree_file_from_index(istate, fname,
+						       &size, &buf,
+						       sha1_stat);
+		if (r != 1)
+			return r;
 	} else {
 		size = xsize_t(st.st_size);
 		if (size == 0) {

@@ -813,6 +855,17 @@ static int add_excludes(const char *fname, const char *base, int baselen,
 		}
 	}
 
+	add_excludes_from_buffer(buf, size, base, baselen, el);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int add_excludes_from_buffer(char *buf, size_t size,
+				    const char *base, int baselen,
+				    struct exclude_list *el)
+{
+	int i, lineno = 1;
+	char *entry;
+
 	el->filebuf = buf;
 
 	if (skip_utf8_bom(&buf, size))

@@ -841,6 +894,23 @@ int add_excludes_from_file_to_list(const char *fname, const char *base,
 	return add_excludes(fname, base, baselen, el, istate, NULL);
 }
 
+int add_excludes_from_blob_to_list(
+	struct object_id *oid,
+	const char *base, int baselen,
+	struct exclude_list *el)
+{
+	char *buf;
+	size_t size;
+	int r;
+
+	r = do_read_blob(oid, NULL, &size, &buf);
+	if (r != 1)
+		return r;
+
+	add_excludes_from_buffer(buf, size, base, baselen, el);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct exclude_list *add_exclude_list(struct dir_struct *dir,
 				      int group_type, const char *src)
 {

index e371705..1bcf391 100644
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ extern struct exclude_list *add_exclude_list(struct dir_struct *dir,
 extern int add_excludes_from_file_to_list(const char *fname, const char *base, int baselen,
 					  struct exclude_list *el, struct  index_state *istate);
 extern void add_excludes_from_file(struct dir_struct *, const char *fname);
+extern int add_excludes_from_blob_to_list(struct object_id *oid,
+					  const char *base, int baselen,
+					  struct exclude_list *el);
 extern void parse_exclude_pattern(const char **string, int *patternlen, unsigned *flags, int *nowildcardlen);
 extern void add_exclude(const char *string, const char *base,
 			int baselen, struct exclude_list *el, int srcpos);