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diff --git a/object/header/parse.go b/object/header/parse.go
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+package header
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"codeberg.org/lindenii/furgit/object/typ"
+)
+
+// Parse parses a canonical loose-object header ("type size\x00").
+func Parse(data []byte) (ty typ.Type, size int64, consumed int, ok bool) {
+	space := bytes.IndexByte(data, ' ')
+	if space <= 0 {
+		return typ.TypeInvalid, 0, 0, false
+	}
+
+	nulRel := bytes.IndexByte(data[space+1:], 0)
+	if nulRel < 0 {
+		return typ.TypeInvalid, 0, 0, false
+	}
+
+	nul := space + 1 + nulRel
+
+	ty, ok = typ.Parse(string(data[:space]))
+	if !ok {
+		return typ.TypeInvalid, 0, 0, false
+	}
+
+	sizeBytes := data[space+1 : nul]
+	if len(sizeBytes) == 0 {
+		return typ.TypeInvalid, 0, 0, false
+	}
+
+	size, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(sizeBytes), 10, 64)
+	if err != nil || size < 0 {
+		return typ.TypeInvalid, 0, 0, false
+	}
+
+	return ty, size, nul + 1, true
+}