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diff --git a/object/type/parse.go b/object/type/parse.go
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+package objecttype
+
+// Parse parses a canonical Git object type name.
+func Parse(name string) (Type, bool) {
+	ty, ok := typeByName[name]
+
+	return ty, ok
+}