thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/examples/diff.c b/examples/diff.c
index a153b49..6fa0fee 100644
--- a/examples/diff.c
+++ b/examples/diff.c
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ static int resolve_to_tree(
 	git_repository *repo, const char *identifier, git_tree **tree)
 {
 	int err = 0;
+	git_oid oid;
 	git_object *obj = NULL;
 
-	if (git_revparse_single(&obj, repo, identifier) < 0)
+	if (git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, repo, identifier) < 0 ||
+	    git_object_lookup(&obj, repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY) < 0)
 		return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
 
 	switch (git_object_type(obj)) {
diff --git a/examples/rev-list.c b/examples/rev-list.c
index b7e466f..71a8180 100644
--- a/examples/rev-list.c
+++ b/examples/rev-list.c
@@ -14,48 +14,46 @@ static void check_error(int error_code, const char *action)
 	exit(1);
 }
 
-static int push_commit(git_revwalk *walk, git_object *obj, int hide)
+static int push_commit(git_revwalk *walk, git_oid *oid, int hide)
 {
 	if (hide)
-		return git_revwalk_hide(walk, git_object_id(obj));
+		return git_revwalk_hide(walk, oid);
 	else
-		return git_revwalk_push(walk, git_object_id(obj));
+		return git_revwalk_push(walk, oid);
 }
 
 static int push_spec(git_repository *repo, git_revwalk *walk, const char *spec, int hide)
 {
 	int error;
-	git_object *obj;
+	git_oid oid;
 
-	if ((error = git_revparse_single(&obj, repo, spec)))
+	if ((error = git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, repo, spec)))
 		return error;
-	return push_commit(walk, obj, hide);
+	return push_commit(walk, &oid, hide);
 }
 
 static int push_range(git_repository *repo, git_revwalk *walk, const char *range, int hide)
 {
-	git_object *left, *right;
-	int threedots;
+	git_oid left, right;
+	git_revparse_flag_t flags;
 	int error = 0;
 
-	if ((error = git_revparse_rangelike(&left, &right, &threedots, repo, range)))
+	if ((error = git_revparse(&left, &right, &flags, repo, range)))
 		return error;
-	if (threedots) {
+	if (flags & GIT_REVPARSE_MERGE_BASE) {
 		/* TODO: support "<commit>...<commit>" */
 		return GIT_EINVALIDSPEC;
 	}
 
-	if ((error = push_commit(walk, left, !hide)))
+	if ((error = push_commit(walk, &left, !hide)))
 		goto out;
-	error = push_commit(walk, right, hide);
+	error = push_commit(walk, &right, hide);
 
   out:
-	git_object_free(left);
-	git_object_free(right);
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int revwalk_parseopts(git_repository *repo, git_revwalk *walk, int nopts, const char *const *opts)
+static int revwalk_parseopts(git_repository *repo, git_revwalk *walk, int nopts, char **opts)
 {
 	int hide, i, error;
 	unsigned int sorting = GIT_SORT_NONE;
diff --git a/include/git2/revparse.h b/include/git2/revparse.h
index 9315b66..7fe910b 100644
--- a/include/git2/revparse.h
+++ b/include/git2/revparse.h
@@ -20,31 +20,6 @@
  */
 GIT_BEGIN_DECL
 
-/**
- * Find an object, as specified by a revision string. See `man gitrevisions`, or the documentation
- * for `git rev-parse` for information on the syntax accepted.
- *
- * @param out pointer to output object
- * @param repo the repository to search in
- * @param spec the textual specification for an object
- * @return 0 on success, GIT_ENOTFOUND, GIT_EAMBIGUOUS,
- * GIT_EINVALIDSPEC or an error code
- */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_revparse_single(git_object **out, git_repository *repo, const char *spec);
-
-/**
- * Parse a string with the form of a revision range, as accepted by
- * `git rev-list`, `git diff`, and others.
- *
- * @param left (output) the left-hand commit
- * @param right (output) the right-hand commit
- * @param threedots (output) 0 if the endpoints are separated by two dots, 1 if by three
- * @param repo the repository to find the commits in
- * @param rangelike the rangelike string to be parsed
- * @return 0 on success, or any error `git_revparse_single` can return
- */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_revparse_rangelike(git_object **left, git_object **right, int *threedots, git_repository *repo, const char *rangelike);
-
 
 /**
  * Revparse flags.  These indicate the intended behavior of the spec passed to
diff --git a/include/git2/revwalk.h b/include/git2/revwalk.h
index 8bfe0b5..c9f7372 100644
--- a/include/git2/revwalk.h
+++ b/include/git2/revwalk.h
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ GIT_EXTERN(void) git_revwalk_sorting(git_revwalk *walk, unsigned int sort_mode);
  *
  * The range should be of the form
  *   <commit>..<commit>
- * where each <commit> is in the form accepted by 'git_revparse_single'.
+ * where each <commit> is in the form accepted by 'git_revparse'.
  * The left-hand commit will be hidden and the right-hand commit pushed.
  *
  * @param walk the walker being used for the traversal
diff --git a/src/push.c b/src/push.c
index 37f6418..dcd8122 100644
--- a/src/push.c
+++ b/src/push.c
@@ -96,21 +96,18 @@ static int check_rref(char *ref)
 static int check_lref(git_push *push, char *ref)
 {
 	/* lref must be resolvable to an existing object */
-	git_object *obj;
-	int error = git_revparse_single(&obj, push->repo, ref);
-
-	if (error) {
-		if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND)
-			giterr_set(GITERR_REFERENCE,
-				"src refspec '%s' does not match any existing object", ref);
-		else
-			giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Not a valid reference '%s'", ref);
+	git_oid oid;
+	int error = git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, push->repo, ref);
 
-		return -1;
-	} else
-		git_object_free(obj);
+	if (!error)
+		return 0;
 
-	return 0;
+	if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND)
+		giterr_set(GITERR_REFERENCE,
+			"src refspec '%s' does not match any existing object", ref);
+	else
+		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Not a valid reference '%s'", ref);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 static int parse_refspec(git_push *push, push_spec **spec, const char *str)
diff --git a/src/revparse.c b/src/revparse.c
index 2ba42d8..7842c49 100644
--- a/src/revparse.c
+++ b/src/revparse.c
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ static int ensure_left_hand_identifier_is_not_known_yet(git_object *object, git_
 	return GIT_EINVALIDSPEC;
 }
 
-int git_revparse_single(git_object **out, git_repository *repo, const char *spec)
+static int git_revparse_single(git_object **out, git_repository *repo, const char *spec)
 {
 	size_t pos = 0, identifier_len = 0;
 	int error = -1, n;
@@ -868,31 +868,6 @@ cleanup:
 	return error;
 }
 
-int git_revparse_rangelike(git_object **left, git_object **right, int *threedots, git_repository *repo, const char *rangelike)
-{
-	int error = 0;
-	const char *p, *q;
-	char *revspec;
-
-	p = strstr(rangelike, "..");
-	if (!p) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Malformed range (or rangelike syntax): %s", rangelike);
-		return GIT_EINVALIDSPEC;
-	} else if (p[2] == '.') {
-		*threedots = 1;
-		q = p + 3;
-	} else {
-		*threedots = 0;
-		q = p + 2;
-	}
-
-	revspec = git__substrdup(rangelike, p - rangelike);
-	error = (git_revparse_single(left, repo, revspec)
-	      || git_revparse_single(right, repo, q));
-	git__free(revspec);
-	return error;
-}
-
 
 int git_revparse(
   git_oid *left,
diff --git a/src/revwalk.c b/src/revwalk.c
index c107184..b22fef0 100644
--- a/src/revwalk.c
+++ b/src/revwalk.c
@@ -231,25 +231,23 @@ int git_revwalk_push_ref(git_revwalk *walk, const char *refname)
 
 int git_revwalk_push_range(git_revwalk *walk, const char *range)
 {
-	git_object *left, *right;
-	int threedots;
+	git_oid left, right;
+	git_revparse_flag_t revparseflags;
 	int error = 0;
 
-	if ((error = git_revparse_rangelike(&left, &right, &threedots, walk->repo, range)))
+	if ((error = git_revparse(&left, &right, &revparseflags, walk->repo, range)))
 		return error;
-	if (threedots) {
+	if (revparseflags & GIT_REVPARSE_MERGE_BASE) {
 		/* TODO: support "<commit>...<commit>" */
 		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Symmetric differences not implemented in revwalk");
 		return GIT_EINVALIDSPEC;
 	}
 
-	if ((error = push_commit(walk, git_object_id(left), 1)))
+	if ((error = push_commit(walk, &left, 1)))
 		goto out;
-	error = push_commit(walk, git_object_id(right), 0);
+	error = push_commit(walk, &right, 0);
 
   out:
-	git_object_free(left);
-	git_object_free(right);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/transports/local.c b/src/transports/local.c
index ce89bb2..1e27fc3 100644
--- a/src/transports/local.c
+++ b/src/transports/local.c
@@ -236,14 +236,13 @@ static int local_negotiate_fetch(
 
 	/* Fill in the loids */
 	git_vector_foreach(&t->refs, i, rhead) {
-		git_object *obj;
+		git_oid oid;
 
-		int error = git_revparse_single(&obj, repo, rhead->name);
+		int error = git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, repo, rhead->name);
 		if (!error)
-			git_oid_cpy(&rhead->loid, git_object_id(obj));
+			git_oid_cpy(&rhead->loid, &oid);
 		else if (error != GIT_ENOTFOUND)
 			return error;
-		git_object_free(obj);
 		giterr_clear();
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests-clar/checkout/tree.c b/tests-clar/checkout/tree.c
index 5a2eace..ae4087f 100644
--- a/tests-clar/checkout/tree.c
+++ b/tests-clar/checkout/tree.c
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ void test_checkout_tree__cleanup(void)
 
 void test_checkout_tree__cannot_checkout_a_non_treeish(void)
 {
+	git_oid oid;
+
 	/* blob */
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&g_object, g_repo, "a71586c1dfe8a71c6cbf6c129f404c5642ff31bd"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, "a71586c1dfe8a71c6cbf6c129f404c5642ff31bd"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&g_object, g_repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 
 	cl_git_fail(git_checkout_tree(g_repo, g_object, NULL));
 }
@@ -37,11 +40,13 @@ void test_checkout_tree__cannot_checkout_a_non_treeish(void)
 void test_checkout_tree__can_checkout_a_subdirectory_from_a_commit(void)
 {
 	char *entries[] = { "ab/de/" };
+	git_oid oid;
 
 	g_opts.paths.strings = entries;
 	g_opts.paths.count = 1;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&g_object, g_repo, "subtrees"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, "subtrees"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&g_object, g_repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 
 	cl_assert_equal_i(false, git_path_isdir("./testrepo/ab/"));
 
@@ -53,12 +58,15 @@ void test_checkout_tree__can_checkout_a_subdirectory_from_a_commit(void)
 
 void test_checkout_tree__can_checkout_and_remove_directory(void)
 {
+	git_oid oid;
+
 	cl_assert_equal_i(false, git_path_isdir("./testrepo/ab/"));
 
 	/* Checkout brach "subtrees" and update HEAD, so that HEAD matches the
 	 * current working tree
 	 */
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&g_object, g_repo, "subtrees"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, "subtrees"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&g_object, g_repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 	cl_git_pass(git_checkout_tree(g_repo, g_object, &g_opts));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_set_head(g_repo, "refs/heads/subtrees"));
@@ -73,7 +81,8 @@ void test_checkout_tree__can_checkout_and_remove_directory(void)
 	/* Checkout brach "master" and update HEAD, so that HEAD matches the
 	 * current working tree
 	 */
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&g_object, g_repo, "master"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, "master"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&g_object, g_repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 	cl_git_pass(git_checkout_tree(g_repo, g_object, &g_opts));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_set_head(g_repo, "refs/heads/master"));
@@ -85,11 +94,13 @@ void test_checkout_tree__can_checkout_and_remove_directory(void)
 void test_checkout_tree__can_checkout_a_subdirectory_from_a_subtree(void)
 {
 	char *entries[] = { "de/" };
+	git_oid oid;
 
 	g_opts.paths.strings = entries;
 	g_opts.paths.count = 1;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&g_object, g_repo, "subtrees:ab"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, "subtrees:ab"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&g_object, g_repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 
 	cl_assert_equal_i(false, git_path_isdir("./testrepo/de/"));
 
@@ -109,11 +120,13 @@ static void progress(const char *path, size_t cur, size_t tot, void *payload)
 void test_checkout_tree__calls_progress_callback(void)
 {
 	bool was_called = 0;
+	git_oid oid;
 
 	g_opts.progress_cb = progress;
 	g_opts.progress_payload = &was_called;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&g_object, g_repo, "master"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, "master"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&g_object, g_repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_checkout_tree(g_repo, g_object, &g_opts));
 
@@ -277,14 +290,16 @@ void test_checkout_tree__can_update_only(void)
 void test_checkout_tree__can_checkout_with_pattern(void)
 {
 	char *entries[] = { "[l-z]*.txt" };
+	git_oid oid;
 
 	/* reset to beginning of history (i.e. just a README file) */
 
 	g_opts.checkout_strategy =
 		GIT_CHECKOUT_FORCE | GIT_CHECKOUT_REMOVE_UNTRACKED;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&g_object, g_repo,
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo,
 		"8496071c1b46c854b31185ea97743be6a8774479"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&g_object, g_repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_checkout_tree(g_repo, g_object, &g_opts));
 	cl_git_pass(
@@ -304,7 +319,8 @@ void test_checkout_tree__can_checkout_with_pattern(void)
 	g_opts.paths.strings = entries;
 	g_opts.paths.count = 1;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&g_object, g_repo, "refs/heads/master"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, "refs/heads/master"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&g_object, g_repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_checkout_tree(g_repo, g_object, &g_opts));
 
@@ -317,14 +333,16 @@ void test_checkout_tree__can_checkout_with_pattern(void)
 void test_checkout_tree__can_disable_pattern_match(void)
 {
 	char *entries[] = { "b*.txt" };
+	git_oid oid;
 
 	/* reset to beginning of history (i.e. just a README file) */
 
 	g_opts.checkout_strategy =
 		GIT_CHECKOUT_FORCE | GIT_CHECKOUT_REMOVE_UNTRACKED;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&g_object, g_repo,
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo,
 		"8496071c1b46c854b31185ea97743be6a8774479"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&g_object, g_repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_checkout_tree(g_repo, g_object, &g_opts));
 	cl_git_pass(
@@ -342,7 +360,8 @@ void test_checkout_tree__can_disable_pattern_match(void)
 	g_opts.paths.strings = entries;
 	g_opts.paths.count = 1;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&g_object, g_repo, "refs/heads/master"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, "refs/heads/master"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&g_object, g_repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_checkout_tree(g_repo, g_object, &g_opts));
 
@@ -367,11 +386,13 @@ void assert_conflict(
 	git_object *hack_tree;
 	git_reference *branch, *head;
 	git_buf file_path = GIT_BUF_INIT; 
+	git_oid oid;
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_index(&index, g_repo));
 
 	/* Create a branch pointing at the parent */
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&g_object, g_repo, parent_sha));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, parent_sha));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&g_object, g_repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 	cl_git_pass(git_branch_create(&branch, g_repo,
 		"potential_conflict", (git_commit *)g_object, 0));
 
@@ -400,7 +421,8 @@ void assert_conflict(
 	git_buf_free(&file_path);
 
 	/* Trying to checkout the original commit */
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&g_object, g_repo, commit_sha));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, commit_sha));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&g_object, g_repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 
 	g_opts.checkout_strategy = GIT_CHECKOUT_SAFE;
 	cl_assert_equal_i(
@@ -487,6 +509,7 @@ void test_checkout_tree__issue_1397(void)
 	git_checkout_opts opts = GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTS_INIT;
 	const char *partial_oid = "8a7ef04";
 	git_object *tree = NULL;
+	git_oid oid;
 
 	test_checkout_tree__cleanup(); /* cleanup default checkout */
 
@@ -494,7 +517,8 @@ void test_checkout_tree__issue_1397(void)
 
 	cl_repo_set_bool(g_repo, "core.autocrlf", true);
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&tree, g_repo, partial_oid));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, partial_oid));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&tree, g_repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 
 	opts.checkout_strategy = GIT_CHECKOUT_FORCE;
 
diff --git a/tests-clar/checkout/typechange.c b/tests-clar/checkout/typechange.c
index b92cc23..7452131 100644
--- a/tests-clar/checkout/typechange.c
+++ b/tests-clar/checkout/typechange.c
@@ -107,10 +107,12 @@ void test_checkout_typechange__checkout_typechanges_safe(void)
 {
 	int i;
 	git_object *obj;
+	git_oid oid;
 	git_checkout_opts opts = GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTS_INIT;
 
 	for (i = 0; g_typechange_oids[i] != NULL; ++i) {
-		cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&obj, g_repo, g_typechange_oids[i]));
+		cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, g_typechange_oids[i]));
+		cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&obj, g_repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 
 		opts.checkout_strategy = GIT_CHECKOUT_FORCE;
 
@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@ void test_checkout_typechange__checkout_with_conflicts(void)
 {
 	int i;
 	git_object *obj;
+	git_oid oid;
 	git_checkout_opts opts = GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTS_INIT;
 	notify_counts cts = {0};
 
@@ -203,7 +206,8 @@ void test_checkout_typechange__checkout_with_conflicts(void)
 	opts.notify_payload = &cts;
 
 	for (i = 0; g_typechange_oids[i] != NULL; ++i) {
-		cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&obj, g_repo, g_typechange_oids[i]));
+		cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, g_typechange_oids[i]));
+		cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&obj, g_repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 
 		force_create_file("typechanges/a/blocker");
 		force_create_file("typechanges/b");
diff --git a/tests-clar/clone/nonetwork.c b/tests-clar/clone/nonetwork.c
index 2c4cba4..d86c1f4 100644
--- a/tests-clar/clone/nonetwork.c
+++ b/tests-clar/clone/nonetwork.c
@@ -214,23 +214,22 @@ void test_clone_nonetwork__can_checkout_given_branch(void)
 
 void test_clone_nonetwork__can_detached_head(void)
 {
-	git_object *commit;
+	git_oid oid;
 	git_repository *cloned;
 	git_reference *cloned_head;
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_clone(&g_repo, cl_git_fixture_url("testrepo.git"), "./foo", &g_options));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&commit, g_repo, "master~1"));
-	cl_git_pass(git_repository_set_head_detached(g_repo, git_object_id(commit)));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, "master~1"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_set_head_detached(g_repo, &oid));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_clone(&cloned, "./foo", "./foo1", &g_options));
 
 	cl_assert(git_repository_head_detached(cloned));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_head(&cloned_head, cloned));
-	cl_assert(!git_oid_cmp(git_object_id(commit), git_reference_target(cloned_head)));
+	cl_assert(!git_oid_cmp(&oid, git_reference_target(cloned_head)));
 
-	git_commit_free((git_commit*)commit);
 	git_reference_free(cloned_head);
 	git_repository_free(cloned);
 
diff --git a/tests-clar/refs/revparse.c b/tests-clar/refs/revparse.c
index ab8839f..39e77c8 100644
--- a/tests-clar/refs/revparse.c
+++ b/tests-clar/refs/revparse.c
@@ -6,25 +6,22 @@
 #include "path.h"
 
 static git_repository *g_repo;
-static git_object *g_obj;
 
 /* Helpers */
 static void test_object_inrepo(const char *spec, const char *expected_oid, git_repository *repo)
 {
 	char objstr[64] = {0};
-	git_object *obj = NULL;
+	git_oid oid;
 	int error;
 
-	error = git_revparse_single(&obj, repo, spec);
+	error = git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, repo, spec);
 
 	if (expected_oid != NULL) {
 		cl_assert_equal_i(0, error);
-		git_oid_fmt(objstr, git_object_id(obj));
+		git_oid_fmt(objstr, &oid);
 		cl_assert_equal_s(objstr, expected_oid);
 	} else
 		cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_ENOTFOUND, error);
-
-	git_object_free(obj);
 }
 
 static void test_id_inrepo(
@@ -66,27 +63,24 @@ static void test_object(const char *spec, const char *expected_oid)
 static void test_rangelike(const char *rangelike,
 						   const char *expected_left,
 						   const char *expected_right,
-						   int expected_threedots)
+						   git_revparse_flag_t expected_revparseflags)
 {
 	char objstr[64] = {0};
-	git_object *left = NULL, *right = NULL;
-	int threedots;
+	git_oid left = {{0}}, right = {{0}};
+	git_revparse_flag_t revparseflags;
 	int error;
 
-	error = git_revparse_rangelike(&left, &right, &threedots, g_repo, rangelike);
+	error = git_revparse(&left, &right, &revparseflags, g_repo, rangelike);
 
 	if (expected_left != NULL) {
 		cl_assert_equal_i(0, error);
-		cl_assert_equal_i(threedots, expected_threedots);
-		git_oid_fmt(objstr, git_object_id(left));
+		cl_assert_equal_i(revparseflags, expected_revparseflags);
+		git_oid_fmt(objstr, &left);
 		cl_assert_equal_s(objstr, expected_left);
-		git_oid_fmt(objstr, git_object_id(right));
+		git_oid_fmt(objstr, &right);
 		cl_assert_equal_s(objstr, expected_right);
 	} else
 		cl_assert(error != 0);
-
-	git_object_free(left);
-	git_object_free(right);
 }
 
 
@@ -118,8 +112,9 @@ void test_refs_revparse__nonexistant_object(void)
 
 static void assert_invalid_spec(const char *invalid_spec)
 {
+	git_oid oid;
 	cl_assert_equal_i(
-		GIT_EINVALIDSPEC, git_revparse_single(&g_obj, g_repo, invalid_spec));
+		GIT_EINVALIDSPEC, git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, invalid_spec));
 }
 
 void test_refs_revparse__invalid_reference_name(void)
@@ -196,10 +191,12 @@ void test_refs_revparse__not_tag(void)
 
 void test_refs_revparse__to_type(void)
 {
+	git_oid oid;
+
 	assert_invalid_spec("wrapped_tag^{trip}");
 	test_object("point_to_blob^{commit}", NULL);
 	cl_assert_equal_i(
-		GIT_EAMBIGUOUS, git_revparse_single(&g_obj, g_repo, "wrapped_tag^{blob}"));
+		GIT_EAMBIGUOUS, git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, "wrapped_tag^{blob}"));
 
 	test_object("wrapped_tag^{commit}", "a65fedf39aefe402d3bb6e24df4d4f5fe4547750");
 	test_object("wrapped_tag^{tree}", "944c0f6e4dfa41595e6eb3ceecdb14f50fe18162");
@@ -263,7 +260,8 @@ void test_refs_revparse__ordinal(void)
 	assert_invalid_spec("master@{-2}");
 	
 	/* TODO: make the test below actually fail
-	 * cl_git_fail(git_revparse_single(&g_obj, g_repo, "master@{1a}"));
+	 * git_oid oid;
+	 * cl_git_fail(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, "master@{1a}"));
 	 */
 
 	test_object("nope@{0}", NULL);
@@ -425,9 +423,11 @@ void test_refs_revparse__date(void)
 
 void test_refs_revparse__colon(void)
 {
+	git_oid oid;
+
 	assert_invalid_spec(":/");
 	assert_invalid_spec("point_to_blob:readme.txt");
-	cl_git_fail(git_revparse_single(&g_obj, g_repo, ":2:README")); /* Not implemented  */
+	cl_git_fail(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, ":2:README")); /* Not implemented  */
 
 	test_object(":/not found in any commit", NULL);
 	test_object("subtrees:ab/42.txt", NULL);
@@ -517,8 +517,9 @@ void test_refs_revparse__disambiguation(void)
 
 void test_refs_revparse__a_too_short_objectid_returns_EAMBIGUOUS(void)
 {
+	git_oid oid;
 	cl_assert_equal_i(
-		GIT_EAMBIGUOUS, git_revparse_single(&g_obj, g_repo, "e90"));
+		GIT_EAMBIGUOUS, git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, g_repo, "e90"));
 }
 
 void test_refs_revparse__issue_994(void)
@@ -526,14 +527,15 @@ void test_refs_revparse__issue_994(void)
 	git_repository *repo;
 	git_reference *head, *with_at;
 	git_object *target;
+	git_oid oid;
 	
 	repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("testrepo.git");
 
 	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_ENOTFOUND,
-		git_revparse_single(&target, repo, "origin/bim_with_3d@11296"));
+		git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, repo, "origin/bim_with_3d@11296"));
 
 	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_ENOTFOUND,
-		git_revparse_single(&target, repo, "refs/remotes/origin/bim_with_3d@11296"));
+		git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, repo, "refs/remotes/origin/bim_with_3d@11296"));
 
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_head(&head, repo));
@@ -544,10 +546,12 @@ void test_refs_revparse__issue_994(void)
 		git_reference_target(head),
 		0));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&target, repo, "origin/bim_with_3d@11296"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, repo, "origin/bim_with_3d@11296"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&target, repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_COMMIT));
 	git_object_free(target);
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&target, repo, "refs/remotes/origin/bim_with_3d@11296"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, repo, "refs/remotes/origin/bim_with_3d@11296"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&target, repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_COMMIT));
 	git_object_free(target);
 
 	git_reference_free(with_at);
@@ -573,12 +577,14 @@ void test_refs_revparse__try_to_retrieve_branch_before_described_tag(void)
 	git_reference *branch;
 	git_object *target;
 	char sha[GIT_OID_HEXSZ + 1];
+	git_oid oid;
 
 	repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("testrepo.git");
 
 	test_object_inrepo("blah-7-gc47800c", "c47800c7266a2be04c571c04d5a6614691ea99bd", repo);
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&target, repo, "HEAD~3"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, repo, "HEAD~3"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&target, repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_COMMIT));
 	cl_git_pass(git_branch_create(&branch, repo, "blah-7-gc47800c", (git_commit *)target, 0));
 
 	git_oid_tostr(sha, GIT_OID_HEXSZ + 1, git_object_id(target));
@@ -611,12 +617,14 @@ void test_refs_revparse__try_to_retrieve_sha_before_branch(void)
 	git_reference *branch;
 	git_object *target;
 	char sha[GIT_OID_HEXSZ + 1];
+	git_oid oid;
 
 	repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("testrepo.git");
 
 	test_object_inrepo("a65fedf39aefe402d3bb6e24df4d4f5fe4547750", "a65fedf39aefe402d3bb6e24df4d4f5fe4547750", repo);
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&target, repo, "HEAD~3"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, repo, "HEAD~3"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&target, repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_COMMIT));
 	cl_git_pass(git_branch_create(&branch, repo, "a65fedf39aefe402d3bb6e24df4d4f5fe4547750", (git_commit *)target, 0));
 
 	git_oid_tostr(sha, GIT_OID_HEXSZ + 1, git_object_id(target));
@@ -647,12 +655,14 @@ void test_refs_revparse__try_to_retrieve_branch_before_abbrev_sha(void)
 	git_reference *branch;
 	git_object *target;
 	char sha[GIT_OID_HEXSZ + 1];
+	git_oid oid;
 
 	repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("testrepo.git");
 
 	test_object_inrepo("c47800", "c47800c7266a2be04c571c04d5a6614691ea99bd", repo);
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&target, repo, "HEAD~3"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, repo, "HEAD~3"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&target, repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_COMMIT));
 	cl_git_pass(git_branch_create(&branch, repo, "c47800", (git_commit *)target, 0));
 
 	git_oid_tostr(sha, GIT_OID_HEXSZ + 1, git_object_id(target));
@@ -670,12 +680,12 @@ void test_refs_revparse__range(void)
 	test_rangelike("be3563a^1..be3563a",
 	               "9fd738e8f7967c078dceed8190330fc8648ee56a",
 	               "be3563ae3f795b2b4353bcce3a527ad0a4f7f644",
-	               0);
+	               GIT_REVPARSE_RANGE);
 
 	test_rangelike("be3563a^1...be3563a",
 	               "9fd738e8f7967c078dceed8190330fc8648ee56a",
 	               "be3563ae3f795b2b4353bcce3a527ad0a4f7f644",
-	               1);
+	               GIT_REVPARSE_RANGE | GIT_REVPARSE_MERGE_BASE);
 
 	test_rangelike("be3563a^1.be3563a", NULL, NULL, 0);
 }
diff --git a/tests-clar/repo/head.c b/tests-clar/repo/head.c
index a9f5cfc..bb81bb0 100644
--- a/tests-clar/repo/head.c
+++ b/tests-clar/repo/head.c
@@ -120,9 +120,11 @@ void test_repo_head__set_head_detached_Return_ENOTFOUND_when_the_object_doesnt_e
 
 void test_repo_head__set_head_detached_Fails_when_the_object_isnt_a_commitish(void)
 {
+	git_oid oid;
 	git_object *blob;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&blob, repo, "point_to_blob"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, repo, "point_to_blob"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&blob, repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 
 	cl_git_fail(git_repository_set_head_detached(repo, git_object_id(blob)));
 
@@ -131,9 +133,11 @@ void test_repo_head__set_head_detached_Fails_when_the_object_isnt_a_commitish(vo
 
 void test_repo_head__set_head_detached_Detaches_HEAD_and_make_it_point_to_the_peeled_commit(void)
 {
+	git_oid oid;
 	git_object *tag;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&tag, repo, "tags/test"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, repo, "tags/test"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&tag, repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_OBJ_TAG, git_object_type(tag));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_set_head_detached(repo, git_object_id(tag)));
diff --git a/tests-clar/reset/default.c b/tests-clar/reset/default.c
index 506d971..bc8da73 100644
--- a/tests-clar/reset/default.c
+++ b/tests-clar/reset/default.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ void test_reset_default__resetting_filepaths_against_a_null_target_removes_them_
 void test_reset_default__resetting_filepaths_replaces_their_corresponding_index_entries(void)
 {
 	git_strarray before, after;
+	git_oid oid;
 
 	char *paths[] = { "staged_changes", "staged_changes_file_deleted" };
 	char *before_shas[] = { "55d316c9ba708999f1918e9677d01dfcae69c6b9",
@@ -109,7 +110,8 @@ void test_reset_default__resetting_filepaths_replaces_their_corresponding_index_
 	after.strings = after_shas;
 	after.count = 2;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&_target, _repo, "0017bd4"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, _repo, "0017bd4"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&_target, _repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 	assert_content_in_index(&_pathspecs, true, &before);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_reset_default(_repo, _target, &_pathspecs));
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ void test_reset_default__resetting_filepaths_clears_previous_conflicts(void)
 {
 	git_index_entry *conflict_entry[3];
 	git_strarray after;
+	git_oid oid;
 
 	char *paths[] = { "conflicts-one.txt" };
 	char *after_shas[] = { "1f85ca51b8e0aac893a621b61a9c2661d6aa6d81" };
@@ -150,7 +153,8 @@ void test_reset_default__resetting_filepaths_clears_previous_conflicts(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_index_conflict_get(&conflict_entry[0], &conflict_entry[1],
 		&conflict_entry[2], _index, "conflicts-one.txt"));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&_target, _repo, "9a05ccb"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, _repo, "9a05ccb"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&_target, _repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 	cl_git_pass(git_reset_default(_repo, _target, &_pathspecs));
 
 	assert_content_in_index(&_pathspecs, true, &after);
@@ -167,13 +171,15 @@ Unstaged changes after reset:
 void test_reset_default__resetting_unknown_filepaths_does_not_fail(void)
 {
 	char *paths[] = { "I_am_not_there.txt", "me_neither.txt" };
+	git_oid oid;
 
 	_pathspecs.strings = paths;
 	_pathspecs.count = 2;
 
 	assert_content_in_index(&_pathspecs, false, NULL);
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&_target, _repo, "HEAD"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, _repo, "HEAD"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&_target, _repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
 	cl_git_pass(git_reset_default(_repo, _target, &_pathspecs));
 
 	assert_content_in_index(&_pathspecs, false, NULL);
diff --git a/tests-clar/stash/drop.c b/tests-clar/stash/drop.c
index d171390..da9e676 100644
--- a/tests-clar/stash/drop.c
+++ b/tests-clar/stash/drop.c
@@ -140,35 +140,30 @@ void test_stash_drop__dropping_the_last_entry_removes_the_stash(void)
 
 void retrieve_top_stash_id(git_oid *out)
 {
-	git_object *top_stash;
+	git_oid top_stash_id;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&top_stash, repo, "stash@{0}"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&top_stash_id, NULL, NULL, repo, "stash@{0}"));
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_name_to_id(out, repo, GIT_REFS_STASH_FILE));
 
-	cl_assert_equal_i(true, git_oid_cmp(out, git_object_id(top_stash)) == 0);
-
-	git_object_free(top_stash);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(true, git_oid_cmp(out, &top_stash_id) == 0);
 }
 
 void test_stash_drop__dropping_the_top_stash_updates_the_stash_reference(void)
 {
-	git_object *next_top_stash;
+	git_oid next_top_stash_id;
 	git_oid oid;
 
 	push_three_states();
 
 	retrieve_top_stash_id(&oid);
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&next_top_stash, repo, "stash@{1}"));
-	cl_assert_equal_i(
-		false, git_oid_cmp(&oid, git_object_id(next_top_stash)) == 0);
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&next_top_stash_id, NULL, NULL, repo, "stash@{1}"));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(false, git_oid_cmp(&oid, &next_top_stash_id) == 0);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_stash_drop(repo, 0));
 
 	retrieve_top_stash_id(&oid);
 
 	cl_assert_equal_i(
-		true, git_oid_cmp(&oid, git_object_id(next_top_stash)) == 0);
-
-	git_object_free(next_top_stash);
+		true, git_oid_cmp(&oid, &next_top_stash_id) == 0);
 }
diff --git a/tests-clar/stash/save.c b/tests-clar/stash/save.c
index 588dfc3..4185e54 100644
--- a/tests-clar/stash/save.c
+++ b/tests-clar/stash/save.c
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ void test_stash_save__cleanup(void)
 
 static void assert_object_oid(const char* revision, const char* expected_oid, git_otype type)
 {
-	git_object *object;
+	git_oid oid;
 	int result;
+	git_object *obj;
 
-	result = git_revparse_single(&object, repo, revision);
+	result = git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, repo, revision);
 
 	if (!expected_oid) {
 		cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_ENOTFOUND, result);
@@ -48,10 +49,11 @@ static void assert_object_oid(const char* revision, const char* expected_oid, gi
 	} else
 		cl_assert_equal_i(0, result);
 
-	cl_assert_equal_i(type, git_object_type(object));
-	cl_git_pass(git_oid_streq(git_object_id(object), expected_oid));
+	cl_git_pass(git_oid_streq(&oid, expected_oid));
 
-	git_object_free(object);
+	cl_git_pass(git_object_lookup(&obj, repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(type, git_object_type(obj));
+	git_object_free(obj);
 }
 
 static void assert_blob_oid(const char* revision, const char* expected_oid)
@@ -145,9 +147,11 @@ void test_stash_save__can_keep_index(void)
 
 static void assert_commit_message_contains(const char *revision, const char *fragment)
 {
+	git_oid oid;
 	git_commit *commit;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(((git_object **)&commit), repo, revision));
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse(&oid, NULL, NULL, repo, revision));
+	cl_git_pass(git_commit_lookup(&commit, repo, &oid));
 
 	cl_assert(strstr(git_commit_message(commit), fragment) != NULL);