1 files changed, 31 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libsparse/include/sparse/sparse.h b/libsparse/include/sparse/sparse.h
index 1b91ead5c..3d5fb0c53 100644
--- a/libsparse/include/sparse/sparse.h
+++ b/libsparse/include/sparse/sparse.h
@@ -246,9 +246,24 @@ int sparse_file_foreach_chunk(struct sparse_file *s, bool sparse, bool crc,
 int sparse_file_read(struct sparse_file *s, int fd, bool sparse, bool crc);
 
 /**
- * sparse_file_import - import an existing sparse file
+ * sparse_file_read_buf - read a buffer into a sparse file cookie
  *
  * @s - sparse file cookie
+ * @buf - buffer to read from
+ * @crc - verify the crc of a file in the Android sparse file format
+ *
+ * Reads a buffer into a sparse file cookie. The buffer must remain
+ * valid until the sparse file cookie is freed. If crc is true, the
+ * crc of the sparse file will be verified.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, negative errno on error.
+ */
+int sparse_file_read_buf(struct sparse_file *s, char *buf, bool crc);
+
+/**
+ * sparse_file_import - import an existing sparse file
+ *
+ * @fd - file descriptor to read from
  * @verbose - print verbose errors while reading the sparse file
  * @crc - verify the crc of a file in the Android sparse file format
  *
@@ -261,6 +276,21 @@ int sparse_file_read(struct sparse_file *s, int fd, bool sparse, bool crc);
 struct sparse_file *sparse_file_import(int fd, bool verbose, bool crc);
 
 /**
+ * sparse_file_import_buf - import an existing sparse file from a buffer
+ *
+ * @buf - buffer to read from
+ * @verbose - print verbose errors while reading the sparse file
+ * @crc - verify the crc of a file in the Android sparse file format
+ *
+ * Reads existing sparse file data into a sparse file cookie, recreating the same
+ * sparse cookie that was used to write it.  If verbose is true, prints verbose
+ * errors when the sparse file is formatted incorrectly.
+ *
+ * Returns a new sparse file cookie on success, NULL on error.
+ */
+struct sparse_file *sparse_file_import_buf(char* buf, bool verbose, bool crc);
+
+/**
  * sparse_file_import_auto - import an existing sparse or normal file
  *
  * @fd - file descriptor to read from