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diff --git a/formats/index/encoder.go b/formats/index/encoder.go
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+package index
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/sha1"
+	"errors"
+	"hash"
+	"io"
+	"time"
+
+	"gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4/utils/binary"
+)
+
+var (
+	// EncodeVersionSupported is the range of supported index versions
+	EncodeVersionSupported uint32 = 2
+
+	// ErrInvalidTimestamp is returned by Encode if a Index with a Entry with
+	// negative timestamp values
+	ErrInvalidTimestamp = errors.New("negative timestamps are not allowed")
+)
+
+// An Encoder writes an Index to an output stream.
+type Encoder struct {
+	w    io.Writer
+	hash hash.Hash
+}
+
+// NewEncoder returns a new encoder that writes to w.
+func NewEncoder(w io.Writer) *Encoder {
+	h := sha1.New()
+	mw := io.MultiWriter(w, h)
+	return &Encoder{mw, h}
+}
+
+// Encode writes the Index to the stream of the encoder.
+func (e *Encoder) Encode(idx *Index) error {
+	// TODO: support versions v3 and v4
+	// TODO: support extensions
+	if idx.Version != EncodeVersionSupported {
+		return ErrUnsupportedVersion
+	}
+
+	if err := e.encodeHeader(idx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := e.encodeEntries(idx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return e.encodeFooter()
+}
+
+func (e *Encoder) encodeHeader(idx *Index) error {
+	return binary.Write(e.w,
+		indexSignature,
+		idx.Version,
+		uint32(len(idx.Entries)),
+	)
+}
+
+func (e *Encoder) encodeEntries(idx *Index) error {
+	for _, entry := range idx.Entries {
+		if err := e.encodeEntry(&entry); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		wrote := entryHeaderLength + len(entry.Name)
+		if err := e.padEntry(wrote); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (e *Encoder) encodeEntry(entry *Entry) error {
+	if entry.IntentToAdd || entry.SkipWorktree {
+		return ErrUnsupportedVersion
+	}
+
+	sec, nsec, err := e.timeToUint32(&entry.CreatedAt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	msec, mnsec, err := e.timeToUint32(&entry.ModifiedAt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	flags := uint16(entry.Stage&0x3) << 12
+	if l := len(entry.Name); l < nameMask {
+		flags |= uint16(l)
+	} else {
+		flags |= nameMask
+	}
+
+	flow := []interface{}{
+		sec, nsec,
+		msec, mnsec,
+		entry.Dev,
+		entry.Inode,
+		entry.Mode,
+		entry.UID,
+		entry.GID,
+		entry.Size,
+		entry.Hash[:],
+		flags,
+	}
+
+	if err := binary.Write(e.w, flow...); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return binary.Write(e.w, []byte(entry.Name))
+}
+
+func (e *Encoder) timeToUint32(t *time.Time) (uint32, uint32, error) {
+	if t.IsZero() {
+		return 0, 0, nil
+	}
+
+	if t.Unix() < 0 || t.UnixNano() < 0 {
+		return 0, 0, ErrInvalidTimestamp
+	}
+
+	return uint32(t.Unix()), uint32(t.Nanosecond()), nil
+}
+
+func (e *Encoder) padEntry(wrote int) error {
+	padLen := 8 - wrote%8
+
+	_, err := e.w.Write(bytes.Repeat([]byte{'\x00'}, padLen))
+	return err
+}
+
+func (e *Encoder) encodeFooter() error {
+	return binary.Write(e.w, e.hash.Sum(nil))
+}