2 files changed, 55 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/plumbing/reference.go b/plumbing/reference.go
index 2f53d4e..08e908f 100644
--- a/plumbing/reference.go
+++ b/plumbing/reference.go
@@ -55,6 +55,36 @@ func (r ReferenceType) String() string {
 // ReferenceName reference name's
 type ReferenceName string
 
+// NewBranchReferenceName returns a reference name describing a branch based on
+// his short name.
+func NewBranchReferenceName(name string) ReferenceName {
+	return ReferenceName(refHeadPrefix + name)
+}
+
+// NewNoteReferenceName returns a reference name describing a note based on his
+// short name.
+func NewNoteReferenceName(name string) ReferenceName {
+	return ReferenceName(refNotePrefix + name)
+}
+
+// NewRemoteReferenceName returns a reference name describing a remote branch
+// based on his short name and the remote name.
+func NewRemoteReferenceName(remote, name string) ReferenceName {
+	return ReferenceName(refRemotePrefix + fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", remote, name))
+}
+
+// NewRemoteHEADReferenceName returns a reference name describing a the HEAD
+// branch of a remote.
+func NewRemoteHEADReferenceName(remote string) ReferenceName {
+	return ReferenceName(refRemotePrefix + fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", remote, HEAD))
+}
+
+// NewTagReferenceName returns a reference name describing a tag based on short
+// his name.
+func NewTagReferenceName(name string) ReferenceName {
+	return ReferenceName(refTagPrefix + name)
+}
+
 // IsBranch check if a reference is a branch
 func (r ReferenceName) IsBranch() bool {
 	return strings.HasPrefix(string(r), refHeadPrefix)
diff --git a/plumbing/reference_test.go b/plumbing/reference_test.go
index 47919ef..b3ccf53 100644
--- a/plumbing/reference_test.go
+++ b/plumbing/reference_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,31 @@ func (s *ReferenceSuite) TestNewHashReference(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(r.Hash(), Equals, NewHash("6ecf0ef2c2dffb796033e5a02219af86ec6584e5"))
 }
 
+func (s *ReferenceSuite) TestNewBranchReferenceName(c *C) {
+	r := NewBranchReferenceName("foo")
+	c.Assert(r.String(), Equals, "refs/heads/foo")
+}
+
+func (s *ReferenceSuite) TestNewNoteReferenceName(c *C) {
+	r := NewNoteReferenceName("foo")
+	c.Assert(r.String(), Equals, "refs/notes/foo")
+}
+
+func (s *ReferenceSuite) TestNewRemoteReferenceName(c *C) {
+	r := NewRemoteReferenceName("bar", "foo")
+	c.Assert(r.String(), Equals, "refs/remotes/bar/foo")
+}
+
+func (s *ReferenceSuite) TestNewRemoteHEADReferenceName(c *C) {
+	r := NewRemoteHEADReferenceName("foo")
+	c.Assert(r.String(), Equals, "refs/remotes/foo/HEAD")
+}
+
+func (s *ReferenceSuite) TestNewTagReferenceName(c *C) {
+	r := NewTagReferenceName("foo")
+	c.Assert(r.String(), Equals, "refs/tags/foo")
+}
+
 func (s *ReferenceSuite) TestIsBranch(c *C) {
 	r := ExampleReferenceName
 	c.Assert(r.IsBranch(), Equals, true)