Merge commits up to 6e53844f1edd3c9a3898f0af74fcc8da04b7de48

6e53844f1edd 2018-12-10 11:33:16 -0800 Allow clobbering of existing tags from remote.
d26146de7f1b 2018-11-01 11:54:10 +0900 platform_utils: Fix exception handling in _walk_windows_impl
bd8f65882305 2018-10-31 13:48:01 -0700 Add option for git-repo to support 'silent' uploads
713c5872fb54 2018-11-05 13:21:52 -0800 upload: Unify option passing in ssh and other transports
bed8b62345e4 2018-09-27 10:46:58 -0700 Add support for long paths
09f0abb0efde 2018-10-19 15:07:05 +0500 init: --dissociate option to copy objects borrowed with --reference
3b24e7b5577f 2018-10-10 00:57:44 -0400 update homepage URIs
b8f7bb04d003 2018-10-10 01:05:11 -0400 update markdown/help header format
3891b7519d35 2018-10-05 19:26:15 -0400 manifest-format: convert to markdown
2b42d288c08b 2018-10-01 14:59:48 -0700 Windows: Add support for creating symlinks as an unprivileged user
e469a0c74183 2018-06-23 15:02:26 +0800 fix some sync error while using python3
65b0ba5aa044 2018-06-24 16:21:51 +0900 Remove unused pylint suppressions
993dcacd17c6 2018-07-13 10:25:52 +0200 Fix the initial existence check for "repo"
a9399846faa0 2018-07-13 11:47:10 +0200 Flush stderr on Windows
b10f0e5b9a9b 2018-02-28 23:12:04 +0100 hooks/pre-auto-gc-battery: allow gc to run on non-laptops
da40341a3e6e 2018-05-04 12:53:29 -0600 manifest: Support a default upstream value
ed429c9f6f49 2018-03-20 20:00:14 -0400 docs: repo-hooks: fix cwd details
0f2e45a3a69e 2018-03-24 12:27:05 +0530 Pass refs to ls-remote
cf7c0834cfc2 2018-03-15 21:56:30 +0530 Download latest patch when no patch is specified
7d52585ec471 2018-03-15 09:54:08 -0700 Add a way to override the revision of an <extend-project>
ce7e02601cfb 2018-02-26 08:49:36 +0900 Take care of a tilde on cookie file path
a32c92c206ad 2018-02-14 16:57:31 +0900 implement optional 'sync-tags' in the manifest file
5f0e57d2ca28 2018-01-22 11:00:24 -0600 init: Remove string concat in no-op os.path.join
baa00093557d 2018-01-22 10:57:29 -0600 Support relative paths in --reference

BUG=chromium:900461
TEST=`repo sync` locally

Change-Id: Ie95dbf84b4113a567153d10ce9813fef33c0d22e
diff --git a/error.py b/error.py
index f2a7c4e..1050b8d 100644
--- a/error.py
+++ b/error.py
@@ -111,3 +111,7 @@
 
   The common case is that the file wasn't present when we tried to run it.
   """
+
+class CacheApplyError(Exception):
+  """Thrown when errors happen in 'repo sync' with '--cache-dir' option.
+  """
diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index 77a4f57..c9679d7 100755
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@
 from color import Coloring
 from git_command import GitCommand, git_require
 from git_config import GitConfig, IsId, GetSchemeFromUrl, GetUrlCookieFile, \
-    ID_RE
+    ID_RE, RefSpec
 from error import GitError, HookError, UploadError, DownloadError
+from error import CacheApplyError
 from error import ManifestInvalidRevisionError
 from error import NoManifestException
 import platform_utils
@@ -1213,6 +1214,68 @@
       _error("Cannot extract archive %s: %s", tarpath, str(e))
     return False
 
+  def CachePopulate(self, cache_dir, url):
+    """Populate cache in the cache_dir.
+
+    Args:
+      cache_dir: Directory to cache git files from Google Storage.
+      url: Git url of current repository.
+
+    Raises:
+      CacheApplyError if it fails to populate the git cache.
+    """
+    cmd = ['cache', 'populate', '--ignore_locks', '-v',
+           '--cache-dir', cache_dir, url]
+
+    if GitCommand(self, cmd, cwd=cache_dir).Wait() != 0:
+      raise CacheApplyError('Failed to populate cache. cache_dir: %s '
+                            'url: %s' % (cache_dir, url))
+
+  def CacheExists(self, cache_dir, url):
+    """Check the existence of the cache files.
+
+    Args:
+      cache_dir: Directory to cache git files.
+      url: Git url of current repository.
+
+    Raises:
+      CacheApplyError if the cache files do not exist.
+    """
+    cmd = ['cache', 'exists', '--quiet', '--cache-dir', cache_dir, url]
+
+    exist = GitCommand(self, cmd, cwd=self.gitdir, capture_stdout=True)
+    if exist.Wait() != 0:
+      raise CacheApplyError('Failed to execute git cache exists cmd. '
+                            'cache_dir: %s url: %s' % (cache_dir, url))
+
+    if not exist.stdout or not exist.stdout.strip():
+      raise CacheApplyError('Failed to find cache. cache_dir: %s '
+                            'url: %s' % (cache_dir, url))
+    return exist.stdout.strip()
+
+  def CacheApply(self, cache_dir):
+    """Apply git cache files populated from Google Storage buckets.
+
+    Args:
+      cache_dir: Directory to cache git files.
+
+    Raises:
+      CacheApplyError if it fails to apply git caches.
+    """
+    remote = self.GetRemote(self.remote.name)
+
+    self.CachePopulate(cache_dir, remote.url)
+
+    mirror_dir = self.CacheExists(cache_dir, remote.url)
+
+    refspec = RefSpec(True, 'refs/heads/*',
+                      'refs/remotes/%s/*' % remote.name)
+
+    fetch_cache_cmd = ['fetch', mirror_dir, str(refspec)]
+    if GitCommand(self, fetch_cache_cmd, self.gitdir).Wait() != 0:
+      raise CacheApplyError('Failed to fetch refs %s from %s' %
+                            (mirror_dir, str(refspec)))
+
   def Sync_NetworkHalf(self,
                        quiet=False,
                        is_new=None,
@@ -1223,7 +1286,8 @@
                        archive=False,
                        optimized_fetch=False,
                        prune=False,
-                       submodules=False):
+                       submodules=False,
+                       cache_dir=None):
     """Perform only the network IO portion of the sync process.
        Local working directory/branch state is not affected.
     """
@@ -1276,7 +1340,22 @@
     else:
       alt_dir = None
 
+    applied_cache = False
+    # If cache_dir is provided, and it's a new repository without
+    # alternative_dir, bootstrap this project repo with the git
+    # cache files.
+    if cache_dir is not None and is_new and alt_dir is None:
+      try:
+        self.CacheApply(cache_dir)
+        applied_cache = True
+        is_new = False
+      except CacheApplyError as e:
+        _error('Could not apply git cache: %s', e)
+        _error('Please check if you have the right GS credentials.')
+        _error('Please check if the cache files exist in GS.')
+
     if clone_bundle \
+            and not applied_cache \
             and alt_dir is None \
             and self._ApplyCloneBundle(initial=is_new, quiet=quiet):
       is_new = False
diff --git a/repo b/repo
index 7e7f13f..9d3e577 100755
--- a/repo
+++ b/repo
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import os
 REPO_URL = os.environ.get('REPO_URL', None)
 if not REPO_URL:
-  REPO_URL = 'https://gerrit.googlesource.com/git-repo'
+  REPO_URL = 'https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/repo'
 REPO_REV = 'stable'
 
 # Copyright (C) 2008 Google Inc.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 VERSION = (1, 24)
 
 # increment this if the MAINTAINER_KEYS block is modified
-KEYRING_VERSION = (1, 2)
+KEYRING_VERSION = (1, 5)
 
 # Each individual key entry is created by using:
 # gpg --armor --export keyid
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 """
 
 GIT = 'git'                      # our git command
diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index f6bd983..9b2387c 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from __future__ import print_function
+import glob
 import json
 import netrc
 from optparse import SUPPRESS_HELP
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@
   multiprocessing = None
 
 import event_log
-from git_command import GIT, git_require
+from git_command import GIT, git_require, GitCommand
 from git_config import GetUrlCookieFile
 from git_refs import R_HEADS, HEAD
 import gitc_utils
@@ -238,6 +239,11 @@
                  help='only fetch projects fixed to sha1 if revision does not exist locally')
     p.add_option('--prune', dest='prune', action='store_true',
                  help='delete refs that no longer exist on the remote')
+    p.add_option('--cache-dir', dest='cache_dir', action='store',
+                 help='Use git-cache to populate project cache into this '
+                      'directory. Bootstrap the local repository from this '
+                      'directory if the project cache exists. This applies '
+                      'to the projects on chromium and chrome-internal.')
     if show_smart:
       p.add_option('-s', '--smart-sync',
                    dest='smart_sync', action='store_true',
@@ -314,7 +320,8 @@
           clone_bundle=not opt.no_clone_bundle,
           no_tags=opt.no_tags, archive=self.manifest.IsArchive,
           optimized_fetch=opt.optimized_fetch,
-          prune=opt.prune)
+          prune=opt.prune,
+          cache_dir=opt.cache_dir)
         self._fetch_times.Set(project, time.time() - start)
 
         # Lock around all the rest of the code, since printing, updating a set
@@ -605,6 +612,30 @@
         print('error: both -u and -p must be given', file=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)
 
+    cache_dir = opt.cache_dir
+    if cache_dir:
+      if self.manifest.IsMirror or self.manifest.IsArchive:
+        print('fatal: --cache-dir is not supported with mirror or archive '
+              'repository.')
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+      if os.path.exists(cache_dir):
+        if not os.path.isdir(cache_dir):
+          print('fatal: cache_dir must be a directory', file=sys.stderr)
+          sys.exit(1)
+        else:
+          # Unlock the locks in the cache_dir.
+          unlock_cmd = ['cache', 'unlock', '-vv', '--force', '--all',
+                        '--cache-dir', cache_dir]
+          if GitCommand(None, unlock_cmd).Wait() != 0:
+            raise Exception('Failed to unlock cache_dir %s' % cache_dir)
+
+          locks = glob.glob(os.path.join(cache_dir, '*.lock'))
+          if locks:
+            raise Exception('Found %s after cache unlock.' % locks)
+      else:
+        os.makedirs(opt.cache_dir)
+
     if opt.manifest_name:
       self.manifest.Override(opt.manifest_name)
 
@@ -730,7 +761,8 @@
                                     current_branch_only=opt.current_branch_only,
                                     no_tags=opt.no_tags,
                                     optimized_fetch=opt.optimized_fetch,
-                                    submodules=self.manifest.HasSubmodules)
+                                    submodules=self.manifest.HasSubmodules,
+                                    cache_dir=cache_dir)
       finish = time.time()
       self.event_log.AddSync(mp, event_log.TASK_SYNC_NETWORK,
                              start, finish, success)