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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/git/refs.py b/lib/git/refs.py
index 26e7c09e..cea3e720 100644
--- a/lib/git/refs.py
+++ b/lib/git/refs.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Reference(LazyMixin, Iterable):
"""
if not path.startswith(self._common_path_default):
- raise ValueError("Cannot instantiate %s Reference from path %s" % ( self.__class__.__name__, path ))
+ raise ValueError("Cannot instantiate %s from path %s" % ( self.__class__.__name__, path ))
self.repo = repo
self.path = path
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ class Reference(LazyMixin, Iterable):
Instance of type Reference, Head, Tag, SymbolicReference or HEAD
depending on the given path
"""
+ if not path:
+ raise ValueError("Cannot create Reference from %r" % path)
+
if path == 'HEAD':
return HEAD(repo, path)
@@ -208,7 +211,7 @@ class Reference(LazyMixin, Iterable):
# our path on demand - due to perstent commands it is fast.
# This reduces the risk that the object does not match
# the changed ref anymore in case it changes in the meanwhile
- return cls(repo, full_path)
+ return cls.from_path(repo, full_path)
# obj = get_object_type_by_name(type_name)(repo, hexsha)
# obj.size = object_size
@@ -263,11 +266,13 @@ class SymbolicReference(object):
tokens = value.split(" ")
# it is a detached reference
- if len(tokens) == 1 and len(tokens[0]) == 40:
+ if self.repo.re_hexsha_only.match(tokens[0]):
return Commit(self.repo, tokens[0])
# must be a head ! Git does not allow symbol refs to other things than heads
# Otherwise it would have detached it
+ if tokens[0] != "ref:":
+ raise ValueError("Failed to parse symbolic refernce: wanted 'ref: <hexsha>', got %r" % value)
return Head(self.repo, tokens[1]).commit
def _set_commit(self, commit):
@@ -620,10 +625,10 @@ class RemoteReference(Head):
return tokens[2]
@property
- def remote_branch(self):
+ def remote_head(self):
"""
Returns
- Name of the remote branch itself, i.e. master.
+ Name of the remote head itself, i.e. master.
NOTE: The returned name is usually not qualified enough to uniquely identify
a branch