If a push fails because the remote-helper died (with fast-export),
the user may not see any error message. We do correctly die with a
failed exit code, as we notice that the helper has died while
reading back the ref status from the helper. However, we don't print
any message. This is OK if the helper itself printed a useful error
message, but we cannot count on that; let's let the user know that
the helper failed.
In the long run, it may make more sense to propagate the error back
up to push, so that it can present the usual status table and give a
nicer message. But this is a much simpler fix that can help
immediately.
While we're adding tests, let's also confirm that the remote-helper
dying is also detected when importing refs. We currently do so
robustly when the helper uses the "done" feature (and that is what
we test). We cannot do so reliably when the helper does not use the
"done" feature, but it is not even worth testing; the right solution
is for the helper to start using "done".
Suggested-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Acked-by: Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
People who want to write their own remote-helper will find it more
useful to see clearly how they are supposed to advertise and implement
the "done" feature themselves.
Right now we are relying on fast-export to do that by using the
--use-done-feature argument. However, people writing their own
remote-helper would probably not have such an option, as they would
probably be writing the fast-export functionality themselves.
It should now be clearer to them.
Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Doesn't make a difference for the tests, but it does for the ones
seeking reference.
Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Unfortunately a lot of these tests fail.
Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
This only makes sense for the python remote helpers framework. The tests
don't exercise any feature of transport helper. Remove them.
Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Exercising the python remote helper framework is for another tool and
another test. This is about testing the remote-helper interface.
It's way simpler, it exercises the same features of remote helpers, it's
easy to read and understand, and it doesn't depend on python.
For now let's just copy the old remote-helpers test script, although
some of those tests don't make sense. In addition, this script would be
able to test other features not currently being tested.
Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Felipe Contreras