# File lib/gitlab_git/ref.rb, line 33
      def initialize(repository, name, target)
        encode! name
        @name = name.gsub(/\Arefs\/(tags|heads)\//, '')
        @dereferenced_target = Commit.find(repository, target)
        @target = if target.respond_to?(:oid)
                    target.oid
                  elsif target.respond_to?(:name)
                    target.name
                  elsif target.is_a? String
                    target
                  else
                    nil
                  end
      end