diff --git a/lib/geef/repository.ex b/lib/geef/repository.ex
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+defmodule Geef.Repository do
+
+  def stop(repo), do: :geef_repo.stop(repo)
+
+  def open(path), do: :geef_repo.open(path)
+  def open!(path) do
+    case :geef_repo.open(path) do
+      {:ok, pid} ->
+        pid
+      {:error, err} ->
+        raise err
+    end
+  end
+
+  def init(path, bare), do: :geef_repo.open(path, bare)
+  def init!(path, bare) do
+    case :geef_repo.init(path, bare) do
+      {:ok, pid} ->
+        pid
+      {:error, err} ->
+        raise err
+    end
+  end
+
+  def odb(repo), do: :geef_repo.odb(repo)
+  def odb!(repo) do
+    case :geef_repo.odb(repo) do
+      {:ok, pid} ->
+        pid
+      {:error, err} ->
+        raise err
+    end
+  end
+
+  def discover(path), do: :geef_repo.disover(path)
+
+  def bare?(repo), do: :geef_repo.is_bare(repo)
+  def workdir(repo), do: :geef_repo.workdir(repo)
+
+  def reference_names(repo), do: :geef_repo.references(repo)
+end