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[PATCH v3 05/23] git-remote-testgit: import non-HEAD refs

From
Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 16, 2011, 13:03 UTC
Message-ID
<1310821424-4750-6-git-send-email-srabbelier@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
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From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>

Upon receiving an "import" command, the testgit remote helper would ignore the ref asked for by git and generate a fast-export stream based on HEAD. Instead, we should actually give git the ref it asked for.

This requires adding a new parameter to the export_repo method in the remote-helpers python library, which may be used by code outside of git.git. We use a default parameter so that callers without the new parameter will get the same behavior as before.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
---
  Unchanged
 git-remote-testgit.py              |    2 +-
 git_remote_helpers/git/exporter.py |    9 +++++++--
 t/t5800-remote-helpers.sh          |    2 +-
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-remote-testgit.py b/git-remote-testgit.py
index df9d512..e4a99a3 100644
--- a/git-remote-testgit.py
+++ b/git-remote-testgit.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def do_import(repo, args):
         die("Need gitdir to import")
 
     repo = update_local_repo(repo)
-    repo.exporter.export_repo(repo.gitdir)
+    repo.exporter.export_repo(repo.gitdir, args)
 
 
 def do_export(repo, args):
diff --git a/git_remote_helpers/git/exporter.py b/git_remote_helpers/git/exporter.py
index f40f9d6..bc39163 100644
--- a/git_remote_helpers/git/exporter.py
+++ b/git_remote_helpers/git/exporter.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class GitExporter(object):
 
         self.repo = repo
 
-    def export_repo(self, base):
+    def export_repo(self, base, refs=None):
         """Exports a fast-export stream for the given directory.
 
         Simply delegates to git fast-epxort and pipes it through sed
@@ -23,8 +23,13 @@ class GitExporter(object):
         default refs/heads. This is to demonstrate how the export
         data can be stored under it's own ref (using the refspec
         capability).
+
+        If None, refs defaults to ["HEAD"].
         """
 
+        if not refs:
+            refs = ["HEAD"]
+
         dirname = self.repo.get_base_path(base)
         path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(dirname, 'testgit.marks'))
 
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ class GitExporter(object):
         if os.path.exists(path):
             args.append("--import-marks=" + path)
 
-        args.append("HEAD")
+        args.extend(refs)
 
         p1 = subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
 
diff --git a/t/t5800-remote-helpers.sh b/t/t5800-remote-helpers.sh
index 9db8ca8..ca115cc 100755
--- a/t/t5800-remote-helpers.sh
+++ b/t/t5800-remote-helpers.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ test_expect_success 'pushing remote local repo' '
 	compare_refs clone HEAD server HEAD
 '
 
-test_expect_failure 'fetch new branch' '
+test_expect_success 'fetch new branch' '
 	(cd public &&
 	 git checkout -b new &&
 	 echo content >>file &&
-- 
1.7.5.1.292.g728120
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Message 6 of 29 in “remote-helper improvements”
  1. 00/23 remote-helper improvementsSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  2. 01/23 transport-helper: fix minor leak in push_refs_with_exportSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  3. 02/23 t5800: factor out some ref testsSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  4. 03/23 t5800: use skip_all instead of prereqSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  5. 04/23 t5800: document some non-functional parts of remote helpersSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  6. 05/23 git-remote-testgit: import non-HEAD refsSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  7. 06/23 transport-helper: don't feed bogus refs to export pushSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  8. 07/23 git_remote_helpers: push all refs during a non-local exportSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  9. Junio C HamanoJul 17, 2011
  10. Sverre RabbelierJul 23, 2011
  11. 08/23 remote-helpers: export GIT_DIR variable to helpersSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  12. 09/23 remote-curl: accept empty line as terminatorSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  13. 10/23 git-remote-testgit: only push for non-local repositoriesSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  14. 11/23 git-remote-testgit: fix error handlingSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  15. 12/23 fast-import: introduce 'done' commandSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  16. 13/23 fast-export: support done featureSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  17. 14/23 transport-helper: factor out push_update_refs_statusSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  18. 15/23 transport-helper: check status code of finish_commandSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  19. 16/23 transport-helper: use the new done feature where possibleSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  20. 17/23 transport-helper: update ref status after push with exportSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  21. 18/23 transport-helper: change import semanticsSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  22. Dmitry IvankovJul 18, 2011
  23. 19/23 transport-helper: Use capname for refspec capability tooSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  24. 20/23 transport-helper: implement marks location as capabilitySverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  25. 21/23 transport-helper: die early on encountering deleted refsSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  26. 22/23 t5800: document inability to push new branch with old contentSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  27. 23/23 t5800: point out that deleting branches does not workSverre Rabbelier, Jul 16, 2011
  28. Jeff KingJul 18, 2011
  29. Sverre RabbelierJul 23, 2011

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