thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/include/git2/branch.h b/include/git2/branch.h
index 75927e9..7f4945d 100644
--- a/include/git2/branch.h
+++ b/include/git2/branch.h
@@ -4,12 +4,119 @@
  * This file is part of libgit2, distributed under the GNU GPL v2 with
  * a Linking Exception. For full terms see the included COPYING file.
  */
-#ifndef INCLUDE_branch_h__
-#define INCLUDE_branch_h__
+#ifndef INCLUDE_git_branch_h__
+#define INCLUDE_git_branch_h__
 
-struct git_branch {
-	char *remote; /* TODO: Make this a git_remote */
-	char *merge;
-};
+#include "common.h"
+#include "types.h"
 
+/**
+ * @file git2/branch.h
+ * @brief Git branch parsing routines
+ * @defgroup git_branch Git branch management
+ * @ingroup Git
+ * @{
+ */
+GIT_BEGIN_DECL
+
+/**
+ * Create a new branch pointing at a target commit
+ *
+ * A new direct reference will be created pointing to
+ * this target commit. If `force` is true and a reference
+ * already exists with the given name, it'll be replaced.
+ *
+ * @param oid_out Pointer where to store the OID of the target commit.
+ *
+ * @param repo Repository where to store the branch.
+ *
+ * @param branch_name Name for the branch; this name is
+ * validated for consistency. It should also not conflict with
+ * an already existing branch name.
+ *
+ * @param target Object to which this branch should point. This object
+ * must belong to the given `repo` and can either be a git_commit or a
+ * git_tag. When a git_tag is being passed, it should be dereferencable
+ * to a git_commit which oid will be used as the target of the branch.
+ *
+ * @param force Overwrite existing branch.
+ *
+ * @return GIT_SUCCESS or an error code.
+ * A proper reference is written in the refs/heads namespace
+ * pointing to the provided target commit.
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_create(
+		git_oid *oid_out,
+		git_repository *repo,
+		const char *branch_name,
+		const git_object *target,
+		int force);
+
+/**
+ * Delete an existing branch reference.
+ *
+ * @param repo Repository where lives the branch.
+ *
+ * @param branch_name Name of the branch to be deleted;
+ * this name is validated for consistency.
+ *
+ * @param branch_type Type of the considered branch. This should
+ * be valued with either GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL or GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE.
+ *
+ * @return GIT_SUCCESS on success, GIT_ENOTFOUND if the branch
+ * doesn't exist or an error code.
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_delete(
+		git_repository *repo,
+		const char *branch_name,
+		enum git_branch_type branch_type);
+
+/**
+ * Fill a list with all the branches in the Repository
+ *
+ * The string array will be filled with the names of the
+ * matching branches; these values are owned by the user and
+ * should be free'd manually when no longer needed, using
+ * `git_strarray_free`.
+ *
+ * @param branch_names Pointer to a git_strarray structure
+ * where the branch names will be stored.
+ *
+ * @param repo Repository where to find the branches.
+ *
+ * @param list_flags Filtering flags for the branch
+ * listing. Valid values are GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL, GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE
+ * or a combination of the two.
+ *
+ * @return GIT_SUCCESS or an error code.
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_list(
+		git_strarray *branch_names,
+		git_repository *repo,
+		unsigned int list_flags);
+
+/**
+ * Move/rename an existing branch reference.
+ *
+ * @param repo Repository where lives the branch.
+ *
+ * @param old_branch_name Current name of the branch to be moved;
+ * this name is validated for consistency.
+ *
+ * @param new_branch_name Target name of the branch once the move
+ * is performed; this name is validated for consistency.
+ *
+ * @param force Overwrite existing branch.
+ *
+ * @return GIT_SUCCESS on success, GIT_ENOTFOUND if the branch
+ * doesn't exist or an error code.
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_move(
+		git_repository *repo,
+		const char *old_branch_name,
+		const char *new_branch_name,
+		int force);
+
+/** @} */
+GIT_END_DECL
 #endif
diff --git a/include/git2/tag.h b/include/git2/tag.h
index f7fce3a..9ab4b7b 100644
--- a/include/git2/tag.h
+++ b/include/git2/tag.h
@@ -274,6 +274,21 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_tag_list_match(
 		const char *pattern,
 		git_repository *repo);
 
+/**
+ * Recursively peel a tag until a non tag git_object
+ * is met
+ *
+ * The retrieved `tag_target` object is owned by the repository
+ * and should be closed with the `git_object_free` method.
+ *
+ * @param tag_target Pointer to the peeled git_object
+ * @param tag The tag to be processed
+ * @return GIT_SUCCESS or an error code
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_tag_peel(
+		git_object **tag_target,
+		git_tag *tag);
+
 /** @} */
 GIT_END_DECL
 #endif
diff --git a/include/git2/types.h b/include/git2/types.h
index ffada63..98eea53 100644
--- a/include/git2/types.h
+++ b/include/git2/types.h
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ typedef enum {
 	GIT_REF_LISTALL = GIT_REF_OID|GIT_REF_SYMBOLIC|GIT_REF_PACKED,
 } git_rtype;
 
+/** Basic type of any Git branch. */
+typedef enum {
+	GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL = 1,
+	GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE = 2,
+} git_branch_type;
 
 typedef struct git_refspec git_refspec;
 typedef struct git_remote git_remote;
diff --git a/src/branch.c b/src/branch.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5efb05b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/branch.c
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2009-2012 the libgit2 contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of libgit2, distributed under the GNU GPL v2 with
+ * a Linking Exception. For full terms see the included COPYING file.
+ */
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "commit.h"
+#include "branch.h"
+#include "tag.h"
+
+static int retrieve_branch_reference(
+	git_reference **branch_reference_out,
+	git_repository *repo,
+	const char *branch_name,
+	int is_remote)
+{
+	git_reference *branch;
+	int error = -1;
+	char *prefix;
+	git_buf ref_name = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+
+	*branch_reference_out = NULL;
+
+	prefix = is_remote ? GIT_REFS_REMOTES_DIR : GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR;
+
+	if (git_buf_joinpath(&ref_name, prefix, branch_name) < 0)
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	if ((error = git_reference_lookup(&branch, repo, ref_name.ptr)) < 0) {
+		giterr_set(GITERR_REFERENCE,
+			"Cannot locate %s branch '%s'.", is_remote ? "remote-tracking" : "local", branch_name);
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	*branch_reference_out = branch;
+
+cleanup:
+	git_buf_free(&ref_name);
+	return error;
+}
+
+static int create_error_invalid(const char *msg)
+{
+	giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Cannot create branch - %s", msg);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int git_branch_create(
+		git_oid *oid_out,
+		git_repository *repo,
+		const char *branch_name,
+		const git_object *target,
+		int force)
+{
+	git_otype target_type = GIT_OBJ_BAD;
+	git_object *commit = NULL;
+	git_reference *branch = NULL;
+	git_buf canonical_branch_name = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	int error = -1;
+
+	assert(repo && branch_name && target && oid_out);
+
+	if (git_object_owner(target) != repo)
+		return create_error_invalid("The given target does not belong to this repository");
+
+	target_type = git_object_type(target);
+
+	switch (target_type)
+	{
+	case GIT_OBJ_TAG:
+		if (git_tag_peel(&commit, (git_tag *)target) < 0)
+			goto cleanup;
+
+		if (git_object_type(commit) != GIT_OBJ_COMMIT) {
+			create_error_invalid("The given target does not resolve to a commit");
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case GIT_OBJ_COMMIT:
+		commit = (git_object *)target;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		return create_error_invalid("Only git_tag and git_commit objects are valid targets.");
+	}
+
+	if (git_buf_joinpath(&canonical_branch_name, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR, branch_name) < 0)
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	if (git_reference_create_oid(&branch, repo, git_buf_cstr(&canonical_branch_name), git_object_id(commit), force) < 0)
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	git_oid_cpy(oid_out, git_reference_oid(branch));
+	error = 0;
+
+cleanup:
+	if (target_type == GIT_OBJ_TAG)
+		git_object_free(commit);
+
+	git_reference_free(branch);
+	git_buf_free(&canonical_branch_name);
+	return error;
+}
+
+int git_branch_delete(git_repository *repo, const char *branch_name, enum git_branch_type branch_type)
+{
+	git_reference *branch = NULL;
+	git_reference *head = NULL;
+	int error;
+
+	assert((branch_type == GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL) || (branch_type == GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE));
+
+	if ((error = retrieve_branch_reference(&branch, repo, branch_name, branch_type == GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE)) < 0)
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	if (git_reference_lookup(&head, repo, GIT_HEAD_FILE) < 0) {
+		giterr_set(GITERR_REFERENCE, "Cannot locate HEAD.");
+		error = -1;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	if ((git_reference_type(head) == GIT_REF_SYMBOLIC)
+		&& (strcmp(git_reference_target(head), git_reference_name(branch)) == 0)) {
+			giterr_set(GITERR_REFERENCE,
+					"Cannot delete branch '%s' as it is the current HEAD of the repository.", branch_name);
+			error = -1;
+			goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	return git_reference_delete(branch);
+
+cleanup:
+	git_reference_free(head);
+	git_reference_free(branch);
+	return error;
+}
+
+typedef struct {
+	git_vector *branchlist;
+	unsigned int branch_type;
+} branch_filter_data;
+
+static int branch_list_cb(const char *branch_name, void *payload)
+{
+	branch_filter_data *filter = (branch_filter_data *)payload;
+
+	if ((filter->branch_type & GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL && git__prefixcmp(branch_name, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR) == 0)
+		|| (filter->branch_type & GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE && git__prefixcmp(branch_name, GIT_REFS_REMOTES_DIR) == 0))
+		return git_vector_insert(filter->branchlist, git__strdup(branch_name));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int git_branch_list(git_strarray *branch_names, git_repository *repo, unsigned int list_flags)
+{
+	int error;
+	branch_filter_data filter;
+	git_vector branchlist;
+
+	assert(branch_names && repo);
+
+	if (git_vector_init(&branchlist, 8, NULL) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	filter.branchlist = &branchlist;
+	filter.branch_type = list_flags;
+
+	error = git_reference_foreach(repo, GIT_REF_OID|GIT_REF_PACKED, &branch_list_cb, (void *)&filter);
+	if (error < 0) {
+		git_vector_free(&branchlist);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	branch_names->strings = (char **)branchlist.contents;
+	branch_names->count = branchlist.length;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int git_branch_move(git_repository *repo, const char *old_branch_name, const char *new_branch_name, int force)
+{
+	git_reference *reference;
+	git_buf old_reference_name = GIT_BUF_INIT, new_reference_name = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	int error;
+
+	if (git_buf_joinpath(&old_reference_name, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR, old_branch_name) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (git_buf_joinpath(&new_reference_name, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR, new_branch_name) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	if ((error = git_reference_lookup(&reference, repo, git_buf_cstr(&old_reference_name))) < 0)
+		return error;
+
+	return git_reference_rename(reference, git_buf_cstr(&new_reference_name), force);
+}
diff --git a/src/branch.h b/src/branch.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0e5abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/branch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2009-2012 the libgit2 contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of libgit2, distributed under the GNU GPL v2 with
+ * a Linking Exception. For full terms see the included COPYING file.
+ */
+#ifndef INCLUDE_branch_h__
+#define INCLUDE_branch_h__
+
+#include "git2/branch.h"
+
+struct git_branch {
+	char *remote; /* TODO: Make this a git_remote */
+	char *merge;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/fileops.c b/src/fileops.c
index b3bb389..9da1bf7 100644
--- a/src/fileops.c
+++ b/src/fileops.c
@@ -298,13 +298,20 @@ int git_futils_mkdir_r(const char *path, const char *base, const mode_t mode)
 
 static int _rmdir_recurs_foreach(void *opaque, git_buf *path)
 {
-	int force = *(int *)opaque;
+	enum git_directory_removal_type removal_type = *(enum git_directory_removal_type *)opaque;
+
+	assert(removal_type == GIT_DIRREMOVAL_EMPTY_HIERARCHY
+		|| removal_type == GIT_DIRREMOVAL_FILES_AND_DIRS
+		|| removal_type == GIT_DIRREMOVAL_ONLY_EMPTY_DIRS);
 
 	if (git_path_isdir(path->ptr) == true) {
 		if (git_path_direach(path, _rmdir_recurs_foreach, opaque) < 0)
 			return -1;
 
 		if (p_rmdir(path->ptr) < 0) {
+			if (removal_type == GIT_DIRREMOVAL_ONLY_EMPTY_DIRS && errno == ENOTEMPTY)
+				return 0;
+
 			giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Could not remove directory '%s'", path->ptr);
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -312,7 +319,7 @@ static int _rmdir_recurs_foreach(void *opaque, git_buf *path)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (force) {
+	if (removal_type == GIT_DIRREMOVAL_FILES_AND_DIRS) {
 		if (p_unlink(path->ptr) < 0) {
 			giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Could not remove directory.  File '%s' cannot be removed", path->ptr);
 			return -1;
@@ -321,18 +328,22 @@ static int _rmdir_recurs_foreach(void *opaque, git_buf *path)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Could not remove directory. File '%s' still present", path->ptr);
-	return -1;
+	if (removal_type == GIT_DIRREMOVAL_EMPTY_HIERARCHY) {
+		giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Could not remove directory. File '%s' still present", path->ptr);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
-int git_futils_rmdir_r(const char *path, int force)
+int git_futils_rmdir_r(const char *path, enum git_directory_removal_type removal_type)
 {
 	int error;
 	git_buf p = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 
 	error = git_buf_sets(&p, path);
 	if (!error)
-		error = _rmdir_recurs_foreach(&force, &p);
+		error = _rmdir_recurs_foreach(&removal_type, &p);
 	git_buf_free(&p);
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/src/fileops.h b/src/fileops.h
index 865b3c9..9cc2d16 100644
--- a/src/fileops.h
+++ b/src/fileops.h
@@ -58,10 +58,25 @@ extern int git_futils_mkdir_r(const char *path, const char *base, const mode_t m
  */
 extern int git_futils_mkpath2file(const char *path, const mode_t mode);
 
+typedef enum {
+	GIT_DIRREMOVAL_EMPTY_HIERARCHY = 0,
+	GIT_DIRREMOVAL_FILES_AND_DIRS = 1,
+	GIT_DIRREMOVAL_ONLY_EMPTY_DIRS = 2,
+} git_directory_removal_type;
+
 /**
  * Remove path and any files and directories beneath it.
+ *
+ * @param path Path to to top level directory to process.
+ *
+ * @param removal_type GIT_DIRREMOVAL_EMPTY_HIERARCHY to remove a hierarchy
+ * of empty directories (will fail if any file is found), GIT_DIRREMOVAL_FILES_AND_DIRS
+ * to remove a hierarchy of files and folders, GIT_DIRREMOVAL_ONLY_EMPTY_DIRS to only remove
+ * empty directories (no failure on file encounter).
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success; -1 on error.
  */
-extern int git_futils_rmdir_r(const char *path, int force);
+extern int git_futils_rmdir_r(const char *path, enum git_directory_removal_type removal_type);
 
 /**
  * Create and open a temporary file with a `_git2_` suffix.
diff --git a/src/refs.c b/src/refs.c
index ed364cf..fb23a0e 100644
--- a/src/refs.c
+++ b/src/refs.c
@@ -287,6 +287,15 @@ static int loose_write(git_reference *ref)
 	if (git_buf_joinpath(&ref_path, ref->owner->path_repository, ref->name) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
+	/* Remove a possibly existing empty directory hierarchy 
+	 * which name would collide with the reference name
+	 */
+	if (git_path_isdir(git_buf_cstr(&ref_path)) && 
+		(git_futils_rmdir_r(git_buf_cstr(&ref_path), GIT_DIRREMOVAL_ONLY_EMPTY_DIRS) < 0)) {
+			git_buf_free(&ref_path);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
 	if (git_filebuf_open(&file, ref_path.ptr, GIT_FILEBUF_FORCE) < 0) {
 		git_buf_free(&ref_path);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/src/tag.c b/src/tag.c
index a5089e7..cfd2c70 100644
--- a/src/tag.c
+++ b/src/tag.c
@@ -451,3 +451,23 @@ int git_tag_list(git_strarray *tag_names, git_repository *repo)
 {
 	return git_tag_list_match(tag_names, "", repo);
 }
+
+int git_tag_peel(git_object **tag_target, git_tag *tag)
+{
+	int error;
+	git_object *target;
+
+	assert(tag_target && tag);
+
+	if (git_tag_target(&target, tag) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (git_object_type(target) == GIT_OBJ_TAG) {
+		error = git_tag_peel(tag_target, (git_tag *)target);
+		git_object_free(target);
+		return error;
+	}
+
+	*tag_target = target;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/transports/local.c b/src/transports/local.c
index eb24db0..6cf8ed9 100644
--- a/src/transports/local.c
+++ b/src/transports/local.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static int add_ref(transport_local *t, const char *name)
 	const char peeled[] = "^{}";
 	git_remote_head *head;
 	git_reference *ref, *resolved_ref;
-	git_object *obj = NULL;
+	git_object *obj = NULL, *peeled_tag_target = NULL;
 	int error = GIT_SUCCESS, peel_len, ret;
 
 	head = git__malloc(sizeof(git_remote_head));
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ static int add_ref(transport_local *t, const char *name)
 	assert(ret < peel_len + 1);
 	(void)ret;
 
-	git_oid_cpy(&head->oid, git_tag_target_oid((git_tag *) obj));
+	error = git_tag_peel(&peeled_tag_target, (git_tag *) obj);
+	if (error < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	git_oid_cpy(&head->oid, git_object_id(peeled_tag_target));
 
 	error = git_vector_insert(&t->refs, head);
 	if (error < GIT_SUCCESS)
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ static int add_ref(transport_local *t, const char *name)
 	git_reference_free(resolved_ref);
 
 	git_object_free(obj);
+	git_object_free(peeled_tag_target);
 	if (head && error < GIT_SUCCESS) {
 		git__free(head->name);
 		git__free(head);
diff --git a/tests-clar/core/rmdir.c b/tests-clar/core/rmdir.c
index 66b6475..530f1f9 100644
--- a/tests-clar/core/rmdir.c
+++ b/tests-clar/core/rmdir.c
@@ -30,25 +30,39 @@ void test_core_rmdir__initialize(void)
 /* make sure empty dir can be deleted recusively */
 void test_core_rmdir__delete_recursive(void)
 {
-	cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r(empty_tmp_dir, 0));
+	cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r(empty_tmp_dir, GIT_DIRREMOVAL_EMPTY_HIERARCHY));
 }
 
 /* make sure non-empty dir cannot be deleted recusively */
 void test_core_rmdir__fail_to_delete_non_empty_dir(void)
 {
 	git_buf file = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	int fd;
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_buf_joinpath(&file, empty_tmp_dir, "/two/file.txt"));
 
-	fd = p_creat(file.ptr, 0666);
-	cl_assert(fd >= 0);
+	cl_git_mkfile(git_buf_cstr(&file), "dummy");
 
-	cl_must_pass(p_close(fd));
-	cl_git_fail(git_futils_rmdir_r(empty_tmp_dir, 0));
+	cl_git_fail(git_futils_rmdir_r(empty_tmp_dir, GIT_DIRREMOVAL_EMPTY_HIERARCHY));
 
 	cl_must_pass(p_unlink(file.ptr));
-	cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r(empty_tmp_dir, 0));
+	cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r(empty_tmp_dir, GIT_DIRREMOVAL_EMPTY_HIERARCHY));
+
+	git_buf_free(&file);
+}
+
+void test_core_rmdir__can_skip__non_empty_dir(void)
+{
+	git_buf file = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_buf_joinpath(&file, empty_tmp_dir, "/two/file.txt"));
+
+	cl_git_mkfile(git_buf_cstr(&file), "dummy");
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r(empty_tmp_dir, GIT_DIRREMOVAL_ONLY_EMPTY_DIRS));
+	cl_assert(git_path_exists(git_buf_cstr(&file)) == true);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r(empty_tmp_dir, GIT_DIRREMOVAL_FILES_AND_DIRS));
+	cl_assert(git_path_exists(empty_tmp_dir) == false);
 
 	git_buf_free(&file);
 }
diff --git a/tests-clar/network/remotelocal.c b/tests-clar/network/remotelocal.c
index 81af777..e154226 100644
--- a/tests-clar/network/remotelocal.c
+++ b/tests-clar/network/remotelocal.c
@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ static int count_ref__cb(git_remote_head *head, void *payload)
 	return GIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static int ensure_peeled__cb(git_remote_head *head, void *payload)
+{
+	GIT_UNUSED(payload);
+
+	if(strcmp(head->name, "refs/tags/test^{}") != 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	return git_oid_streq(&head->oid, "e90810b8df3e80c413d903f631643c716887138d");
+}
+
 static void connect_to_local_repository(const char *local_repository)
 {
 	build_local_file_url(&file_path_buf, local_repository);
@@ -88,7 +98,7 @@ void test_network_remotelocal__retrieve_advertised_references(void)
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_ls(remote, &count_ref__cb, &how_many_refs));
 
-	cl_assert(how_many_refs == 12); /* 1 HEAD + 9 refs + 2 peeled tags */
+	cl_assert(how_many_refs == 14); /* 1 HEAD + 6 heads + 1 lightweight tag + 3 annotated tags + 3 peeled target */
 }
 
 void test_network_remotelocal__retrieve_advertised_references_from_spaced_repository(void)
@@ -102,7 +112,17 @@ void test_network_remotelocal__retrieve_advertised_references_from_spaced_reposi
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_ls(remote, &count_ref__cb, &how_many_refs));
 
-	cl_assert(how_many_refs == 12); /* 1 HEAD */
+	cl_assert(how_many_refs == 14); /* 1 HEAD + 6 heads + 1 lightweight tag + 3 annotated tags + 3 peeled target */
+
+	git_remote_free(remote);	/* Disconnect from the "spaced repo" before the cleanup */
+	remote = NULL;
 
 	cl_fixture_cleanup("spaced testrepo.git");
 }
+
+void test_network_remotelocal__nested_tags_are_completely_peeled(void)
+{
+	connect_to_local_repository(cl_fixture("testrepo.git"));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_ls(remote, &ensure_peeled__cb, NULL));
+}
diff --git a/tests-clar/object/tag/peel.c b/tests-clar/object/tag/peel.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97c5a7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/object/tag/peel.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include "clar_libgit2.h"
+#include "tag.h"
+
+static git_repository *repo;
+static git_tag *tag;
+static git_object *target;
+
+void test_object_tag_peel__initialize(void)
+{
+	cl_fixture_sandbox("testrepo.git");
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&repo, "testrepo.git"));
+}
+
+void test_object_tag_peel__cleanup(void)
+{
+	git_tag_free(tag);
+	git_object_free(target);
+	git_repository_free(repo);
+
+	cl_fixture_cleanup("testrepo.git");
+}
+
+static void retrieve_tag_from_oid(git_tag **tag_out, git_repository *repo, const char *sha)
+{
+	git_oid oid;
+	
+	cl_git_pass(git_oid_fromstr(&oid, sha));
+	cl_git_pass(git_tag_lookup(tag_out, repo, &oid));
+}
+
+void test_object_tag_peel__can_peel_to_a_commit(void)
+{
+	retrieve_tag_from_oid(&tag, repo, "7b4384978d2493e851f9cca7858815fac9b10980");
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_tag_peel(&target, tag));
+	cl_assert(git_object_type(target) == GIT_OBJ_COMMIT);
+	cl_git_pass(git_oid_streq(git_object_id(target), "e90810b8df3e80c413d903f631643c716887138d"));
+}
+
+void test_object_tag_peel__can_peel_several_nested_tags_to_a_commit(void)
+{
+	retrieve_tag_from_oid(&tag, repo, "b25fa35b38051e4ae45d4222e795f9df2e43f1d1");
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_tag_peel(&target, tag));
+	cl_assert(git_object_type(target) == GIT_OBJ_COMMIT);
+	cl_git_pass(git_oid_streq(git_object_id(target), "e90810b8df3e80c413d903f631643c716887138d"));
+}
+
+void test_object_tag_peel__can_peel_to_a_non_commit(void)
+{
+	retrieve_tag_from_oid(&tag, repo, "521d87c1ec3aef9824daf6d96cc0ae3710766d91");
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_tag_peel(&target, tag));
+	cl_assert(git_object_type(target) == GIT_OBJ_BLOB);
+	cl_git_pass(git_oid_streq(git_object_id(target), "1385f264afb75a56a5bec74243be9b367ba4ca08"));	
+}
diff --git a/tests-clar/refs/branches/create.c b/tests-clar/refs/branches/create.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd66ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/refs/branches/create.c
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#include "clar_libgit2.h"
+#include "refs.h"
+#include "branch.h"
+
+static git_repository *repo;
+static git_reference *fake_remote;
+static git_oid branch_target_oid;
+static git_object *target;
+
+void test_refs_branches_create__initialize(void)
+{
+	cl_fixture_sandbox("testrepo.git");
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&repo, "testrepo.git"));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_create__cleanup(void)
+{
+	git_object_free(target);
+	git_repository_free(repo);
+
+	cl_fixture_cleanup("testrepo.git");
+}
+
+static void retrieve_target_from_oid(git_object **object_out, git_repository *repo, const char *sha)
+{
+	git_oid oid;
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_oid_fromstr(&oid, sha));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(object_out, repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
+}
+
+static void retrieve_known_commit(git_object **object, git_repository *repo)
+{
+	retrieve_target_from_oid(object, repo, "e90810b8df3e80c413d903f631643c716887138d");
+}
+
+#define NEW_BRANCH_NAME "new-branch-on-the-block"
+
+void test_refs_branches_create__can_create_a_local_branch(void)
+{
+	retrieve_known_commit(&target, repo);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_create(&branch_target_oid, repo, NEW_BRANCH_NAME, target, 0));
+	cl_git_pass(git_oid_cmp(&branch_target_oid, git_object_id(target)));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_create__creating_a_local_branch_triggers_the_creation_of_a_new_direct_reference(void)
+{
+	git_reference *branch;
+
+	retrieve_known_commit(&target, repo);
+
+	cl_git_fail(git_reference_lookup(&branch, repo, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR NEW_BRANCH_NAME));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_create(&branch_target_oid, repo, NEW_BRANCH_NAME, target, 0));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&branch, repo, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR NEW_BRANCH_NAME));
+	cl_assert(git_reference_type(branch) == GIT_REF_OID);
+
+	git_reference_free(branch);
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_create__can_not_create_a_branch_if_its_name_collide_with_an_existing_one(void)
+{
+	retrieve_known_commit(&target, repo);
+
+	cl_git_fail(git_branch_create(&branch_target_oid, repo, "br2", target, 0));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_create__can_force_create_over_an_existing_branch(void)
+{
+	retrieve_known_commit(&target, repo);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_create(&branch_target_oid, repo, "br2", target, 1));
+	cl_git_pass(git_oid_cmp(&branch_target_oid, git_object_id(target)));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_create__can_not_create_a_branch_pointing_at_an_object_unknown_from_the_repository(void)
+{
+	git_repository *repo2;
+
+	/* Open another instance of the same repository */
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&repo2, cl_fixture("testrepo.git")));
+
+	/* Retrieve a commit object from this different repository */
+	retrieve_known_commit(&target, repo2);
+
+	cl_git_fail(git_branch_create(&branch_target_oid, repo, NEW_BRANCH_NAME, target, 0));
+
+	git_repository_free(repo2);
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_create__creating_a_branch_targeting_a_tag_dereferences_it_to_its_commit(void)
+{
+	/* b25fa35 is a tag, pointing to another tag which points to a commit */
+	retrieve_target_from_oid(&target, repo, "b25fa35b38051e4ae45d4222e795f9df2e43f1d1");
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_create(&branch_target_oid, repo, NEW_BRANCH_NAME, target, 0));
+	cl_git_pass(git_oid_streq(&branch_target_oid, "e90810b8df3e80c413d903f631643c716887138d"));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_create__can_not_create_a_branch_pointing_to_a_non_commit_object(void)
+{
+	/* 53fc32d is the tree of commit e90810b */
+	retrieve_target_from_oid(&target, repo, "53fc32d17276939fc79ed05badaef2db09990016");
+
+	cl_git_fail(git_branch_create(&branch_target_oid, repo, NEW_BRANCH_NAME, target, 0));
+	git_object_free(target);
+
+	/* 521d87c is an annotated tag pointing to a blob */
+	retrieve_target_from_oid(&target, repo, "521d87c1ec3aef9824daf6d96cc0ae3710766d91");
+
+	cl_git_fail(git_branch_create(&branch_target_oid, repo, NEW_BRANCH_NAME, target, 0));
+}
diff --git a/tests-clar/refs/branches/delete.c b/tests-clar/refs/branches/delete.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0958930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/refs/branches/delete.c
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#include "clar_libgit2.h"
+#include "refs.h"
+#include "branch.h"
+
+static git_repository *repo;
+static git_reference *fake_remote;
+
+void test_refs_branches_delete__initialize(void)
+{
+	git_oid id;
+
+	cl_fixture_sandbox("testrepo.git");
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&repo, "testrepo.git"));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_oid_fromstr(&id, "be3563ae3f795b2b4353bcce3a527ad0a4f7f644"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_reference_create_oid(&fake_remote, repo, "refs/remotes/nulltoken/master", &id, 0));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_delete__cleanup(void)
+{
+	git_reference_free(fake_remote);
+	git_repository_free(repo);
+
+	cl_fixture_cleanup("testrepo.git");
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_delete__can_not_delete_a_non_existing_branch(void)
+{
+	cl_git_fail(git_branch_delete(repo, "i-am-not-a-local-branch", GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL));
+	cl_git_fail(git_branch_delete(repo, "neither/a-remote-one", GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_delete__can_not_delete_a_branch_pointed_at_by_HEAD(void)
+{
+	git_reference *head;
+
+	/* Ensure HEAD targets the local master branch */
+	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&head, repo, GIT_HEAD_FILE));
+	cl_assert(strcmp("refs/heads/master", git_reference_target(head)) == 0);
+	git_reference_free(head);
+
+	cl_git_fail(git_branch_delete(repo, "master", GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_delete__can_not_delete_a_branch_if_HEAD_is_missing(void)
+{
+	git_reference *head;
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&head, repo, GIT_HEAD_FILE));
+	git_reference_delete(head);
+
+	cl_git_fail(git_branch_delete(repo, "br2", GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_delete__can_delete_a_branch_pointed_at_by_detached_HEAD(void)
+{
+	git_reference *master, *head;
+
+	/* Detach HEAD and make it target the commit that "master" points to */
+	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&master, repo, "refs/heads/master"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_reference_create_oid(&head, repo, "HEAD", git_reference_oid(master), 1));
+	git_reference_free(head);
+	git_reference_free(master);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_delete(repo, "master", GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_delete__can_delete_a_local_branch(void)
+{
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_delete(repo, "br2", GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_delete__can_delete_a_remote_branch(void)
+{
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_delete(repo, "nulltoken/master", GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE));
+}
diff --git a/tests-clar/refs/branches/listall.c b/tests-clar/refs/branches/listall.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3911773
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/refs/branches/listall.c
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#include "clar_libgit2.h"
+#include "refs.h"
+#include "branch.h"
+
+static git_repository *repo;
+static git_strarray branch_list;
+static git_reference *fake_remote;
+
+void test_refs_branches_listall__initialize(void)
+{
+	git_oid id;
+
+	cl_fixture_sandbox("testrepo.git");
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&repo, "testrepo.git"));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_oid_fromstr(&id, "be3563ae3f795b2b4353bcce3a527ad0a4f7f644"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_reference_create_oid(&fake_remote, repo, "refs/remotes/nulltoken/master", &id, 0));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_listall__cleanup(void)
+{
+	git_strarray_free(&branch_list);
+	git_reference_free(fake_remote);
+	git_repository_free(repo);
+
+	cl_fixture_cleanup("testrepo.git");
+}
+
+static void assert_retrieval(unsigned int flags, unsigned int expected_count)
+{
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_list(&branch_list, repo, flags));
+
+	cl_assert(branch_list.count == expected_count);
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_listall__retrieve_all_branches(void)
+{
+	assert_retrieval(GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL | GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE, 6 + 1);
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_listall__retrieve_remote_branches(void)
+{
+	assert_retrieval(GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE, 1);
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_listall__retrieve_local_branches(void)
+{
+	assert_retrieval(GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL, 6);
+}
diff --git a/tests-clar/refs/branches/move.c b/tests-clar/refs/branches/move.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..208bb46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/refs/branches/move.c
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#include "clar_libgit2.h"
+#include "branch.h"
+
+static git_repository *repo;
+
+void test_refs_branches_move__initialize(void)
+{
+	cl_fixture_sandbox("testrepo.git");
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&repo, "testrepo.git"));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_move__cleanup(void)
+{
+	git_repository_free(repo);
+
+	cl_fixture_cleanup("testrepo.git");
+}
+
+#define NEW_BRANCH_NAME "new-branch-on-the-block"
+
+void test_refs_branches_move__can_move_a_local_branch(void)
+{
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_move(repo, "br2", NEW_BRANCH_NAME, 0));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_move__can_move_a_local_branch_to_a_different_namespace(void)
+{
+	/* Downward */
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_move(repo, "br2", "somewhere/" NEW_BRANCH_NAME, 0));
+
+	/* Upward */
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_move(repo, "somewhere/" NEW_BRANCH_NAME, "br2", 0));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_move__can_move_a_local_branch_to_a_partially_colliding_namespace(void)
+{
+	/* Downward */
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_move(repo, "br2", "br2/" NEW_BRANCH_NAME, 0));
+
+	/* Upward */
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_move(repo, "br2/" NEW_BRANCH_NAME, "br2", 0));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_move__can_not_move_a_branch_if_its_destination_name_collide_with_an_existing_one(void)
+{
+	cl_git_fail(git_branch_move(repo, "br2", "master", 0));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_move__can_not_move_a_non_existing_branch(void)
+{
+	cl_git_fail(git_branch_move(repo, "i-am-no-branch", NEW_BRANCH_NAME, 0));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_move__can_force_move_over_an_existing_branch(void)
+{
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_move(repo, "br2", "master", 1));
+}
+
+void test_refs_branches_move__can_not_move_a_branch_through_its_canonical_name(void)
+{
+	cl_git_fail(git_branch_move(repo, "refs/heads/br2", NEW_BRANCH_NAME, 1));
+}
diff --git a/tests-clar/status/worktree.c b/tests-clar/status/worktree.c
index efdf6f4..8f48cf1 100644
--- a/tests-clar/status/worktree.c
+++ b/tests-clar/status/worktree.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static int remove_file_cb(void *data, git_buf *file)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (git_path_isdir(filename))
-		cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r(filename, 1));
+		cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r(filename, GIT_DIRREMOVAL_FILES_AND_DIRS));
 	else
 		cl_git_pass(p_unlink(git_buf_cstr(file)));
 
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ void test_status_worktree__issue_592_3(void)
 	repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("issue_592");
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_buf_joinpath(&path, git_repository_workdir(repo), "c"));
-	cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r(git_buf_cstr(&path), 1));
+	cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r(git_buf_cstr(&path), GIT_DIRREMOVAL_FILES_AND_DIRS));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_status_foreach(repo, cb_status__check_592, "c/a.txt"));
 
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void test_status_worktree__issue_592_5(void)
 	repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("issue_592");
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_buf_joinpath(&path, git_repository_workdir(repo), "t"));
-	cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r(git_buf_cstr(&path), 1));
+	cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r(git_buf_cstr(&path), GIT_DIRREMOVAL_FILES_AND_DIRS));
 	cl_git_pass(p_mkdir(git_buf_cstr(&path), 0777));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_status_foreach(repo, cb_status__check_592, NULL));
diff --git a/tests/resources/testrepo.git/objects/52/1d87c1ec3aef9824daf6d96cc0ae3710766d91 b/tests/resources/testrepo.git/objects/52/1d87c1ec3aef9824daf6d96cc0ae3710766d91
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..351cff8
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/resources/testrepo.git/objects/52/1d87c1ec3aef9824daf6d96cc0ae3710766d91 differ
diff --git a/tests/resources/testrepo.git/refs/tags/annotated_tag_to_blob b/tests/resources/testrepo.git/refs/tags/annotated_tag_to_blob
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c146d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/resources/testrepo.git/refs/tags/annotated_tag_to_blob
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+521d87c1ec3aef9824daf6d96cc0ae3710766d91
diff --git a/tests/t08-tag.c b/tests/t08-tag.c
index 4cbd483..1586be1 100644
--- a/tests/t08-tag.c
+++ b/tests/t08-tag.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ BEGIN_TEST(read1, "list all tag names from the repository")
 	must_pass(git_repository_open(&repo, REPOSITORY_FOLDER));
 	must_pass(git_tag_list(&tag_list, repo));
 
-	must_be_true(tag_list.count == 3);
+	must_be_true(tag_list.count == 4);
 
 	git_strarray_free(&tag_list);
 	git_repository_free(repo);
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ exit:
 BEGIN_TEST(read2, "list all tag names from the repository matching a specified pattern")
 	git_repository *repo;
 	must_pass(git_repository_open(&repo, REPOSITORY_FOLDER));
-	must_pass(ensure_tag_pattern_match(repo, "", 3));
-	must_pass(ensure_tag_pattern_match(repo, "*", 3));
+	must_pass(ensure_tag_pattern_match(repo, "", 4));
+	must_pass(ensure_tag_pattern_match(repo, "*", 4));
 	must_pass(ensure_tag_pattern_match(repo, "t*", 1));
-	must_pass(ensure_tag_pattern_match(repo, "*b", 2));
+	must_pass(ensure_tag_pattern_match(repo, "*b", 3));
 	must_pass(ensure_tag_pattern_match(repo, "e", 0));
 	must_pass(ensure_tag_pattern_match(repo, "e90810b", 1));
 	must_pass(ensure_tag_pattern_match(repo, "e90810[ab]", 1));
diff --git a/tests/t10-refs.c b/tests/t10-refs.c
index ad88172..7229ded 100644
--- a/tests/t10-refs.c
+++ b/tests/t10-refs.c
@@ -1164,10 +1164,10 @@ BEGIN_TEST(list0, "try to list all the references in our test repo")
 			printf("# %s\n", ref_list.strings[i]);
 	}*/
 
-	/* We have exactly 9 refs in total if we include the packed ones:
+	/* We have exactly 10 refs in total if we include the packed ones:
 	 * there is a reference that exists both in the packfile and as
 	 * loose, but we only list it once */
-	must_be_true(ref_list.count == 9);
+	must_be_true(ref_list.count == 10);
 
 	git_strarray_free(&ref_list);
 	git_repository_free(repo);