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[6/6] cat-file: add remote-object-info to batch-command

Message ID 20240628190503.67389-7-eric.peijian@gmail.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded
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Series cat-file: add remote-object-info to batch-command | expand

Commit Message

Eric Ju June 28, 2024, 7:05 p.m. UTC
From: Calvin Wan <calvinwan@google.com>

Since the `info` command in cat-file --batch-command prints object info
for a given object, it is natural to add another command in cat-file
--batch-command to print object info for a given object from a remote.
Add `remote-object-info` to cat-file --batch-command.

While `info` takes object ids one at a time, this creates overhead when
making requests to a server so `remote-object-info` instead can take
multiple object ids at once.

cat-file --batch-command is generally implemented in the following
manner:

 - Receive and parse input from user
 - Call respective function attached to command
 - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info

In --buffer mode, this changes to:

 - Receive and parse input from user
 - Store respective function attached to command in a queue
 - After flush, loop through commands in queue
    - Call respective function attached to command
    - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info

Notice how the getting and printing of object info is accomplished one
at a time. As described above, this creates a problem for making
requests to a server. Therefore, `remote-object-info` is implemented in
the following manner:

 - Receive and parse input from user
 If command is `remote-object-info`:
    - Get object info from remote
    - Loop through object info
        - Call respective function attached to `info`
        - Set batch mode state, use passed in object info, print object
          info
 Else:
    - Call respective function attached to command
    - Parse input, get object info, print object info

And finally for --buffer mode `remote-object-info`:
 - Receive and parse input from user
 - Store respective function attached to command in a queue
 - After flush, loop through commands in queue:
    If command is `remote-object-info`:
        - Get object info from remote
        - Loop through object info
            - Call respective function attached to `info`
            - Set batch mode state, use passed in object info, print
              object info
    Else:
        - Call respective function attached to command
        - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info

To summarize, `remote-object-info` gets object info from the remote and
then generates multiple `info` commands with the object info passed in.

In order for remote-object-info to avoid remote communication overhead
in the non-buffer mode, the objects are passed in as such:

remote-object-info <remote> <oid> <oid> ... <oid>

rather than

remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
...
remote-object-info <remote> <oid>

Signed-off-by: Calvin Wan <calvinwan@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Ju  <eric.peijian@gmail.com>
Helped-by: Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>
Helped-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
---
 Documentation/git-cat-file.txt         |  22 +-
 builtin/cat-file.c                     | 231 ++++++++++----
 object-file.c                          |  11 +
 object-store-ll.h                      |   3 +
 t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh | 412 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 620 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh

Comments

Justin Tobler July 9, 2024, 1:50 a.m. UTC | #1
On 24/06/28 03:05PM, Eric Ju wrote:
> From: Calvin Wan <calvinwan@google.com>
> 
> Since the `info` command in cat-file --batch-command prints object info
> for a given object, it is natural to add another command in cat-file
> --batch-command to print object info for a given object from a remote.
> Add `remote-object-info` to cat-file --batch-command.
> 
> While `info` takes object ids one at a time, this creates overhead when
> making requests to a server so `remote-object-info` instead can take
> multiple object ids at once.
> 
> cat-file --batch-command is generally implemented in the following
> manner:
> 
>  - Receive and parse input from user
>  - Call respective function attached to command
>  - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info
> 
> In --buffer mode, this changes to:
> 
>  - Receive and parse input from user
>  - Store respective function attached to command in a queue
>  - After flush, loop through commands in queue
>     - Call respective function attached to command
>     - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info

So the problem is that there is overhead associated with getting object
info from the remote. Therefore, remote-object-info also supports
batching objects together. This seems reasonable.

> 
> Notice how the getting and printing of object info is accomplished one
> at a time. As described above, this creates a problem for making
> requests to a server. Therefore, `remote-object-info` is implemented in
> the following manner:
> 
>  - Receive and parse input from user
>  If command is `remote-object-info`:
>     - Get object info from remote
>     - Loop through object info
>         - Call respective function attached to `info`
>         - Set batch mode state, use passed in object info, print object
>           info
>  Else:
>     - Call respective function attached to command
>     - Parse input, get object info, print object info
> 
> And finally for --buffer mode `remote-object-info`:
>  - Receive and parse input from user
>  - Store respective function attached to command in a queue
>  - After flush, loop through commands in queue:
>     If command is `remote-object-info`:
>         - Get object info from remote
>         - Loop through object info
>             - Call respective function attached to `info`
>             - Set batch mode state, use passed in object info, print
>               object info
>     Else:
>         - Call respective function attached to command
>         - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info
> 
> To summarize, `remote-object-info` gets object info from the remote and
> then generates multiple `info` commands with the object info passed in.
> 
> In order for remote-object-info to avoid remote communication overhead
> in the non-buffer mode, the objects are passed in as such:

Even in non-buffer mode, having separate remote-object-info commands
would result in additional overhead correct? From my understanding each
command is executed sequently, so multiples of remote-object-info would
always result in additional overhead.

> 
> remote-object-info <remote> <oid> <oid> ... <oid>
> 
> rather than
> 
> remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
> remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
> ...
> remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Calvin Wan <calvinwan@google.com>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Ju  <eric.peijian@gmail.com>
> Helped-by: Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>
> Helped-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>

I think the sign-offs are supposed to go at the bottom.

[snip]
> @@ -526,51 +533,118 @@ static void batch_one_object(const char *obj_name,
>  		(opt->follow_symlinks ? GET_OID_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS : 0);
>  	enum get_oid_result result;
>  
> -	result = get_oid_with_context(the_repository, obj_name,
> -				      flags, &data->oid, &ctx);
> -	if (result != FOUND) {
> -		switch (result) {
> -		case MISSING_OBJECT:
> -			printf("%s missing%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> -			break;
> -		case SHORT_NAME_AMBIGUOUS:
> -			printf("%s ambiguous%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> -			break;
> -		case DANGLING_SYMLINK:
> -			printf("dangling %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> -			       (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> -			       opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> -			break;
> -		case SYMLINK_LOOP:
> -			printf("loop %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> -			       (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> -			       opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> -			break;
> -		case NOT_DIR:
> -			printf("notdir %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> -			       (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> -			       opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> -			break;
> -		default:
> -			BUG("unknown get_sha1_with_context result %d\n",
> -			       result);
> -			break;
> +	if (!opt->use_remote_info) {

When using the remote-object-info command, the object in question is
supposed to be on the remote and may not exist locally. Therefore we
skip over `get_oid_with_context()`.

> +		result = get_oid_with_context(the_repository, obj_name,
> +						flags, &data->oid, &ctx);
> +		if (result != FOUND) {
> +			switch (result) {
> +			case MISSING_OBJECT:
> +				printf("%s missing%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> +				break;
> +			case SHORT_NAME_AMBIGUOUS:
> +				printf("%s ambiguous%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> +				break;
> +			case DANGLING_SYMLINK:
> +				printf("dangling %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> +					(uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> +					opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> +				break;
> +			case SYMLINK_LOOP:
> +				printf("loop %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> +					(uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> +					opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> +				break;
> +			case NOT_DIR:
> +				printf("notdir %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> +					(uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> +					opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> +				break;
> +			default:
> +				BUG("unknown get_sha1_with_context result %d\n",
> +					result);
> +				break;
> +			}
> +			fflush(stdout);
> +			return;
>  		}
> -		fflush(stdout);
> -		return;
> -	}
>  
> -	if (ctx.mode == 0) {
> -		printf("symlink %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> -		       (uintmax_t)ctx.symlink_path.len,
> -		       opt->output_delim, ctx.symlink_path.buf, opt->output_delim);
> -		fflush(stdout);
> -		return;
> +		if (ctx.mode == 0) {
> +			printf("symlink %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> +				(uintmax_t)ctx.symlink_path.len,
> +				opt->output_delim, ctx.symlink_path.buf, opt->output_delim);
> +			fflush(stdout);
> +			return;
> +		}
>  	}
>  
>  	batch_object_write(obj_name, scratch, opt, data, NULL, 0);
>  }
>  
> +static int get_remote_info(struct batch_options *opt, int argc, const char **argv)
> +{
> +	int retval = 0;
> +	struct remote *remote = NULL;
> +	struct object_id oid;
> +	struct string_list object_info_options = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
> +	static struct transport *gtransport;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Change the format to "%(objectname) %(objectsize)" when
> +	 * remote-object-info command is used. Once we start supporting objecttype
> +	 * the default format should change to DEFAULT_FORMAT
> +	*/
> +	if (!opt->format) {
> +		opt->format = "%(objectname) %(objectsize)";
> +	}

We should omit the parenthesis for single line if statements.

> +
> +	remote = remote_get(argv[0]);
> +	if (!remote)
> +		die(_("must supply valid remote when using remote-object-info"));
> +	oid_array_clear(&object_info_oids);
> +	for (size_t i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
> +		if (get_oid_hex(argv[i], &oid))
> +			die(_("Not a valid object name %s"), argv[i]);
> +		oid_array_append(&object_info_oids, &oid);
> +	}
> +
> +	gtransport = transport_get(remote, NULL);
> +	if (gtransport->smart_options) {
> +		int include_size = 0;
> +
> +		CALLOC_ARRAY(remote_object_info, object_info_oids.nr);
> +		gtransport->smart_options->object_info = 1;
> +		gtransport->smart_options->object_info_oids = &object_info_oids;
> +		/*
> +		 * 'size' is the only option currently supported.
> +		 * Other options that are passed in the format will exit with error.
> +		 */
> +		if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objectsize)")) {
> +			string_list_append(&object_info_options, "size");
> +			include_size = 1;
> +		}
> +		if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objecttype)")) {
> +			die(_("objecttype is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
> +		}

Another single line if statement above that should omit the parenthesis.

> +		if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objectsize:disk)"))
> +			die(_("objectsize:disk is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
> +		if (strstr(opt->format, "%(deltabase)"))
> +			die(_("deltabase is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
> +		if (object_info_options.nr > 0) {
> +			gtransport->smart_options->object_info_options = &object_info_options;
> +			for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++) {
> +				if (include_size)
> +					remote_object_info[i].sizep = xcalloc(1, sizeof(long));
> +			}
> +			gtransport->smart_options->object_info_data = &remote_object_info;
> +			retval = transport_fetch_refs(gtransport, NULL);
> +		}
> +	} else {
> +		retval = -1;
> +	}
> +
> +	return retval;
> +}
> +
>  struct object_cb_data {
>  	struct batch_options *opt;
>  	struct expand_data *expand;
> @@ -642,6 +716,7 @@ typedef void (*parse_cmd_fn_t)(struct batch_options *, const char *,
>  struct queued_cmd {
>  	parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
>  	char *line;
> +	const char *name;

Since special handling is needed for the remote-object-info command, we
record the queued command names to check against later.

>  };
>  
>  static void parse_cmd_contents(struct batch_options *opt,
> @@ -662,6 +737,55 @@ static void parse_cmd_info(struct batch_options *opt,
>  	batch_one_object(line, output, opt, data);
>  }
>  
> +static const struct parse_cmd {
> +	const char *name;
> +	parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
> +	unsigned takes_args;
> +} commands[] = {
> +	{ "contents", parse_cmd_contents, 1 },
> +	{ "info", parse_cmd_info, 1 },
> +	{ "remote-object-info", parse_cmd_info, 1 },
> +	{ "flush", NULL, 0 },
> +};
> +
> +static void parse_remote_info(struct batch_options *opt,
> +			   char *line,
> +			   struct strbuf *output,
> +			   struct expand_data *data,
> +			   const struct parse_cmd *p_cmd,
> +			   struct queued_cmd *q_cmd)

It seems a little confusing to me that `parse_remote_info()` accepts 
both a `parse_cmd` and `queued_cmd`, but only expects to use one or the
other. It looks like this is done because `dispatch_calls()` already 
accepts `queued_cmd`, but now needs to call `parse_remote_info()`. 

Since it is only the underlying command function that is needed by
`parse_remote_info()`

> +{
> +	int count;
> +	const char **argv;
> +
> +	count = split_cmdline(line, &argv);
> +	if (get_remote_info(opt, count, argv))
> +		goto cleanup;
> +	opt->use_remote_info = 1;
> +	data->skip_object_info = 1;
> +	data->mark_query = 0;
> +	for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++) {
> +		if (remote_object_info[i].sizep)
> +			data->size = *remote_object_info[i].sizep;
> +		if (remote_object_info[i].typep)
> +			data->type = *remote_object_info[i].typep;
> +
> +		data->oid = object_info_oids.oid[i];
> +		if (p_cmd)
> +			p_cmd->fn(opt, argv[i+1], output, data);
> +		else
> +			q_cmd->fn(opt, argv[i+1], output, data);
> +	}
> +	opt->use_remote_info = 0;
> +	data->skip_object_info = 0;
> +	data->mark_query = 1;
> +
> +cleanup:
> +	for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++)
> +		free_object_info_contents(&remote_object_info[i]);
> +	free(remote_object_info);
> +}
> +
>  static void dispatch_calls(struct batch_options *opt,
>  		struct strbuf *output,
>  		struct expand_data *data,
> @@ -671,8 +795,12 @@ static void dispatch_calls(struct batch_options *opt,
>  	if (!opt->buffer_output)
>  		die(_("flush is only for --buffer mode"));
>  
> -	for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++)
> -		cmd[i].fn(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data);
> +	for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
> +		if (!strcmp(cmd[i].name, "remote-object-info"))
> +			parse_remote_info(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data, NULL, &cmd[i]);

If we adapt `parse_remote_info()` to accept the command function we
could pass cmd->fn here instead.

> +		else
> +			cmd[i].fn(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data);
> +	}
>  
>  	fflush(stdout);
>  }
> @@ -685,17 +813,6 @@ static void free_cmds(struct queued_cmd *cmd, size_t *nr)
>  	*nr = 0;
>  }
>  
> -
> -static const struct parse_cmd {
> -	const char *name;
> -	parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
> -	unsigned takes_args;
> -} commands[] = {
> -	{ "contents", parse_cmd_contents, 1},
> -	{ "info", parse_cmd_info, 1},
> -	{ "flush", NULL, 0},
> -};
> -
>  static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
>  				    struct strbuf *output,
>  				    struct expand_data *data)
> @@ -740,11 +857,17 @@ static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
>  			dispatch_calls(opt, output, data, queued_cmd, nr);
>  			free_cmds(queued_cmd, &nr);
>  		} else if (!opt->buffer_output) {
> -			cmd->fn(opt, p, output, data);
> +			if (!strcmp(cmd->name, "remote-object-info")) {
> +				char *line = xstrdup_or_null(p);
> +				parse_remote_info(opt, line, output, data, cmd, NULL);

Same here, if we adapt `parse_remote_info()` to accept the command 
function we could pass cmd->fn here instead.

> +			} else {
> +				cmd->fn(opt, p, output, data);
> +			}
>  		} else {
>  			ALLOC_GROW(queued_cmd, nr + 1, alloc);
>  			call.fn = cmd->fn;
>  			call.line = xstrdup_or_null(p);
> +			call.name = cmd->name;
>  			queued_cmd[nr++] = call;
>  		}
>  	}
> @@ -761,8 +884,6 @@ static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
>  	strbuf_release(&input);
>  }
>  
> -#define DEFAULT_FORMAT "%(objectname) %(objecttype) %(objectsize)"
> -
>  static int batch_objects(struct batch_options *opt)
>  {
>  	struct strbuf input = STRBUF_INIT;
[snip]
Toon Claes July 9, 2024, 7:16 a.m. UTC | #2
Eric Ju <eric.peijian@gmail.com> writes:

> diff --git a/builtin/cat-file.c b/builtin/cat-file.c
> index 72a78cdc8c..34958a1747 100644
> --- a/builtin/cat-file.c
> +++ b/builtin/cat-file.c
> ...
> +static int get_remote_info(struct batch_options *opt, int argc, const char **argv)
> +{
> +	int retval = 0;
> +	struct remote *remote = NULL;
> +	struct object_id oid;
> +	struct string_list object_info_options = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
> +	static struct transport *gtransport;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Change the format to "%(objectname) %(objectsize)" when
> +	 * remote-object-info command is used. Once we start supporting objecttype
> +	 * the default format should change to DEFAULT_FORMAT
> +	*/

I believe this comment has become outdated, or got moved around
incorrectly.

> diff --git a/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh b/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh
> new file mode 100755
> index 0000000000..7a7bdfeb91
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh
> ...
> +stop_git_daemon
> +
> +# Test --batch-command remote-object-info with 'http://' transport
> +
> +. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
> +start_httpd

start_httpd skips the remainder of the tests if it fails to start the
httpd server. That's why I see various other tests which have this at
the end:

  # DO NOT add non-httpd-specific tests here, because the last part of this
  # test script is only executed when httpd is available and enabled.

So I would suggest to add this comment as well, and move the file://
tests above start_httpd.
karthik nayak July 10, 2024, 12:08 p.m. UTC | #3
Eric Ju <eric.peijian@gmail.com> writes:

> From: Calvin Wan <calvinwan@google.com>
>
> Since the `info` command in cat-file --batch-command prints object info
> for a given object, it is natural to add another command in cat-file
> --batch-command to print object info for a given object from a remote.
> Add `remote-object-info` to cat-file --batch-command.
>
> While `info` takes object ids one at a time, this creates overhead when
> making requests to a server so `remote-object-info` instead can take
> multiple object ids at once.
>
> cat-file --batch-command is generally implemented in the following
> manner:
>
>  - Receive and parse input from user

So this refers input delimited by newline or '\0'.

>  - Call respective function attached to command
>  - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info
>

Doesn't the batch mode get set before the input parsing begins?

> In --buffer mode, this changes to:
>
>  - Receive and parse input from user
>  - Store respective function attached to command in a queue
>  - After flush, loop through commands in queue
>     - Call respective function attached to command
>     - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info
>
> Notice how the getting and printing of object info is accomplished one
> at a time. As described above, this creates a problem for making
> requests to a server. Therefore, `remote-object-info` is implemented in
> the following manner:
>
>  - Receive and parse input from user
>  If command is `remote-object-info`:
>     - Get object info from remote
>     - Loop through object info
>         - Call respective function attached to `info`
>         - Set batch mode state, use passed in object info, print object
>           info
>  Else:
>     - Call respective function attached to command
>     - Parse input, get object info, print object info
>

So this is because we want 'remote-object-info' to also use
'parse_cmd_info' similar to 'info'. But I'm not understanding why,
especially since 'parse_cmd_info' calls 'batch_one_object', and we skip
most of that code for 'remote-object-info'.

Wouldn't it be cleaner to just define our own 'batch_remote_object' and
create 'parse_cmd_remote_info' ?

> And finally for --buffer mode `remote-object-info`:
>  - Receive and parse input from user
>  - Store respective function attached to command in a queue
>  - After flush, loop through commands in queue:
>     If command is `remote-object-info`:
>         - Get object info from remote
>         - Loop through object info
>             - Call respective function attached to `info`
>             - Set batch mode state, use passed in object info, print
>               object info
>     Else:
>         - Call respective function attached to command
>         - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info
>
> To summarize, `remote-object-info` gets object info from the remote and
> then generates multiple `info` commands with the object info passed in.
>
> In order for remote-object-info to avoid remote communication overhead
> in the non-buffer mode, the objects are passed in as such:
>
> remote-object-info <remote> <oid> <oid> ... <oid>
>
> rather than
>
> remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
> remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
> ...
> remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
>
> Signed-off-by: Calvin Wan <calvinwan@google.com>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Ju  <eric.peijian@gmail.com>
> Helped-by: Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>
> Helped-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
> ---
>  Documentation/git-cat-file.txt         |  22 +-
>  builtin/cat-file.c                     | 231 ++++++++++----
>  object-file.c                          |  11 +
>  object-store-ll.h                      |   3 +
>  t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh | 412 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  5 files changed, 620 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100755 t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
> index bd95a6c10a..ab0647bb39 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
> @@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ info <object>::
>  	Print object info for object reference `<object>`. This corresponds to the
>  	output of `--batch-check`.
>
> +remote-object-info <remote> <object>...::
> +	Print object info for object references `<object>` at specified <remote> without
> +	downloading object from remote.
> +	Error when no object references is provided.
> +	This command may be combined with `--buffer`.
> +
>  flush::
>  	Used with `--buffer` to execute all preceding commands that were issued
>  	since the beginning or since the last flush was issued. When `--buffer`
> @@ -290,7 +296,8 @@ newline. The available atoms are:
>  	The full hex representation of the object name.
>
>  `objecttype`::
> -	The type of the object (the same as `cat-file -t` reports).
> +	The type of the object (the same as `cat-file -t` reports). See
> +	`CAVEATS` below. Not supported by `remote-object-info`.
>
>  `objectsize`::
>  	The size, in bytes, of the object (the same as `cat-file -s`
> @@ -298,13 +305,14 @@ newline. The available atoms are:
>
>  `objectsize:disk`::
>  	The size, in bytes, that the object takes up on disk. See the
> -	note about on-disk sizes in the `CAVEATS` section below.
> +	note about on-disk sizes in the `CAVEATS` section below. Not
> +	supported by `remote-object-info`.
>
>  `deltabase`::
>  	If the object is stored as a delta on-disk, this expands to the
>  	full hex representation of the delta base object name.
>  	Otherwise, expands to the null OID (all zeroes). See `CAVEATS`
> -	below.
> +	below. Not supported by `remote-object-info`.
>
>  `rest`::
>  	If this atom is used in the output string, input lines are split
> @@ -314,7 +322,9 @@ newline. The available atoms are:
>  	line) are output in place of the `%(rest)` atom.
>
>  If no format is specified, the default format is `%(objectname)
> -%(objecttype) %(objectsize)`.
> +%(objecttype) %(objectsize)`, except remote-object-info command who uses
> +`%(objectname) %(objectsize)` for now because "%(objecttype)" is not supported yet.
> +When "%(objecttype)" is supported, default format should be unified.
>
>  If `--batch` is specified, or if `--batch-command` is used with the `contents`
>  command, the object information is followed by the object contents (consisting
> @@ -396,6 +406,10 @@ scripting purposes.
>  CAVEATS
>  -------
>
> +Note that since objecttype, objectsize:disk and deltabase are currently not supported by the
> +remote-object-info, git will error and exit when they are in the format string.
> +
> +
>  Note that the sizes of objects on disk are reported accurately, but care
>  should be taken in drawing conclusions about which refs or objects are
>  responsible for disk usage. The size of a packed non-delta object may be
> diff --git a/builtin/cat-file.c b/builtin/cat-file.c
> index 72a78cdc8c..34958a1747 100644
> --- a/builtin/cat-file.c
> +++ b/builtin/cat-file.c
> @@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
>  #include "promisor-remote.h"
>  #include "mailmap.h"
>  #include "write-or-die.h"
> +#include "alias.h"
> +#include "remote.h"
> +#include "transport.h"
>
>  enum batch_mode {
>  	BATCH_MODE_CONTENTS,
> @@ -42,9 +45,14 @@ struct batch_options {
>  	char input_delim;
>  	char output_delim;
>  	const char *format;
> +	int use_remote_info;
>  };
>
> +#define DEFAULT_FORMAT "%(objectname) %(objecttype) %(objectsize)"
> +
>  static const char *force_path;
> +static struct object_info *remote_object_info;
> +static struct oid_array object_info_oids = OID_ARRAY_INIT;
>
>  static struct string_list mailmap = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
>  static int use_mailmap;
> @@ -508,7 +516,6 @@ static void batch_object_write(const char *obj_name,
>  	}
>
>  	batch_write(opt, scratch->buf, scratch->len);
> -

Nit: why remove this?

>  	if (opt->batch_mode == BATCH_MODE_CONTENTS) {
>  		print_object_or_die(opt, data);
>  		batch_write(opt, &opt->output_delim, 1);
> @@ -526,51 +533,118 @@ static void batch_one_object(const char *obj_name,
>  		(opt->follow_symlinks ? GET_OID_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS : 0);
>  	enum get_oid_result result;
>
> -	result = get_oid_with_context(the_repository, obj_name,
> -				      flags, &data->oid, &ctx);
> -	if (result != FOUND) {
> -		switch (result) {
> -		case MISSING_OBJECT:
> -			printf("%s missing%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> -			break;
> -		case SHORT_NAME_AMBIGUOUS:
> -			printf("%s ambiguous%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> -			break;
> -		case DANGLING_SYMLINK:
> -			printf("dangling %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> -			       (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> -			       opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> -			break;
> -		case SYMLINK_LOOP:
> -			printf("loop %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> -			       (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> -			       opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> -			break;
> -		case NOT_DIR:
> -			printf("notdir %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> -			       (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> -			       opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> -			break;
> -		default:
> -			BUG("unknown get_sha1_with_context result %d\n",
> -			       result);
> -			break;
> +	if (!opt->use_remote_info) {
> +		result = get_oid_with_context(the_repository, obj_name,
> +						flags, &data->oid, &ctx);
> +		if (result != FOUND) {
> +			switch (result) {
> +			case MISSING_OBJECT:
> +				printf("%s missing%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> +				break;
> +			case SHORT_NAME_AMBIGUOUS:
> +				printf("%s ambiguous%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> +				break;
> +			case DANGLING_SYMLINK:
> +				printf("dangling %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> +					(uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> +					opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> +				break;
> +			case SYMLINK_LOOP:
> +				printf("loop %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> +					(uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> +					opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> +				break;
> +			case NOT_DIR:
> +				printf("notdir %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> +					(uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> +					opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> +				break;
> +			default:
> +				BUG("unknown get_sha1_with_context result %d\n",
> +					result);
> +				break;
> +			}
> +			fflush(stdout);
> +			return;
>  		}
> -		fflush(stdout);
> -		return;
> -	}
>
> -	if (ctx.mode == 0) {
> -		printf("symlink %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> -		       (uintmax_t)ctx.symlink_path.len,
> -		       opt->output_delim, ctx.symlink_path.buf, opt->output_delim);
> -		fflush(stdout);
> -		return;
> +		if (ctx.mode == 0) {
> +			printf("symlink %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> +				(uintmax_t)ctx.symlink_path.len,
> +				opt->output_delim, ctx.symlink_path.buf, opt->output_delim);
> +			fflush(stdout);
> +			return;
> +		}
>  	}
>
>  	batch_object_write(obj_name, scratch, opt, data, NULL, 0);
>  }
>
> +static int get_remote_info(struct batch_options *opt, int argc, const char **argv)
> +{
> +	int retval = 0;
> +	struct remote *remote = NULL;

We need to call `remote_clear()` on this at the end.

> +	struct object_id oid;
> +	struct string_list object_info_options = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;

This needs to be cleared.

> +	static struct transport *gtransport;

Shouldn't we call `transport_disconnect(transport);`?

> +	/*
> +	 * Change the format to "%(objectname) %(objectsize)" when
> +	 * remote-object-info command is used. Once we start supporting objecttype
> +	 * the default format should change to DEFAULT_FORMAT
> +	*/
> +	if (!opt->format) {
> +		opt->format = "%(objectname) %(objectsize)";
> +	}
> +
> +	remote = remote_get(argv[0]);
> +	if (!remote)
> +		die(_("must supply valid remote when using remote-object-info"));
> +	oid_array_clear(&object_info_oids);
> +	for (size_t i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
> +		if (get_oid_hex(argv[i], &oid))
> +			die(_("Not a valid object name %s"), argv[i]);
> +		oid_array_append(&object_info_oids, &oid);
> +	}
> +
> +	gtransport = transport_get(remote, NULL);
> +	if (gtransport->smart_options) {
> +		int include_size = 0;
> +
> +		CALLOC_ARRAY(remote_object_info, object_info_oids.nr);
> +		gtransport->smart_options->object_info = 1;
> +		gtransport->smart_options->object_info_oids = &object_info_oids;
> +		/*
> +		 * 'size' is the only option currently supported.
> +		 * Other options that are passed in the format will exit with error.
> +		 */
> +		if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objectsize)")) {
> +			string_list_append(&object_info_options, "size");
> +			include_size = 1;
> +		}
> +		if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objecttype)")) {
> +			die(_("objecttype is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
> +		}
> +		if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objectsize:disk)"))
> +			die(_("objectsize:disk is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
> +		if (strstr(opt->format, "%(deltabase)"))
> +			die(_("deltabase is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
>

This whole block could be replaced by an else..

if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objectsize)")) {
	string_list_append(&object_info_options, "size");
	include_size = 1;
} else {
	die(_("%s is currently not supported with remote-object-info", opt->format));
}

> +		if (object_info_options.nr > 0) {
> +			gtransport->smart_options->object_info_options = &object_info_options;
> +			for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++) {
> +				if (include_size)
> +					remote_object_info[i].sizep = xcalloc(1, sizeof(long));
> +			}
> +			gtransport->smart_options->object_info_data = &remote_object_info;
> +			retval = transport_fetch_refs(gtransport, NULL);
> +		}
> +	} else {
> +		retval = -1;
> +	}
> +
> +	return retval;
> +}
> +
>  struct object_cb_data {
>  	struct batch_options *opt;
>  	struct expand_data *expand;
> @@ -642,6 +716,7 @@ typedef void (*parse_cmd_fn_t)(struct batch_options *, const char *,
>  struct queued_cmd {
>  	parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
>  	char *line;
> +	const char *name;
>  };
>
>  static void parse_cmd_contents(struct batch_options *opt,
> @@ -662,6 +737,55 @@ static void parse_cmd_info(struct batch_options *opt,
>  	batch_one_object(line, output, opt, data);
>  }
>
> +static const struct parse_cmd {
> +	const char *name;
> +	parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
> +	unsigned takes_args;
> +} commands[] = {
> +	{ "contents", parse_cmd_contents, 1 },
> +	{ "info", parse_cmd_info, 1 },
> +	{ "remote-object-info", parse_cmd_info, 1 },
> +	{ "flush", NULL, 0 },
> +};
> +
> +static void parse_remote_info(struct batch_options *opt,
> +			   char *line,
> +			   struct strbuf *output,
> +			   struct expand_data *data,
> +			   const struct parse_cmd *p_cmd,
> +			   struct queued_cmd *q_cmd)
> +{
> +	int count;
> +	const char **argv;
> +
> +	count = split_cmdline(line, &argv);
> +	if (get_remote_info(opt, count, argv))
> +		goto cleanup;
> +	opt->use_remote_info = 1;
> +	data->skip_object_info = 1;
> +	data->mark_query = 0;
> +	for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++) {
> +		if (remote_object_info[i].sizep)
> +			data->size = *remote_object_info[i].sizep;
> +		if (remote_object_info[i].typep)
> +			data->type = *remote_object_info[i].typep;
> +

We don't even set the type, so this shouldn't ever be possible right?

> +		data->oid = object_info_oids.oid[i];
> +		if (p_cmd)
> +			p_cmd->fn(opt, argv[i+1], output, data);
> +		else
> +			q_cmd->fn(opt, argv[i+1], output, data);
> +	}
> +	opt->use_remote_info = 0;
> +	data->skip_object_info = 0;
> +	data->mark_query = 1;
> +
> +cleanup:
> +	for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++)
> +		free_object_info_contents(&remote_object_info[i]);
> +	free(remote_object_info);

argv needs to free'd too

> +}
> +
>  static void dispatch_calls(struct batch_options *opt,
>  		struct strbuf *output,
>  		struct expand_data *data,
> @@ -671,8 +795,12 @@ static void dispatch_calls(struct batch_options *opt,
>  	if (!opt->buffer_output)
>  		die(_("flush is only for --buffer mode"));
>
> -	for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++)
> -		cmd[i].fn(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data);
> +	for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
> +		if (!strcmp(cmd[i].name, "remote-object-info"))
> +			parse_remote_info(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data, NULL, &cmd[i]);
> +		else
> +			cmd[i].fn(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data);
> +	}
>
>  	fflush(stdout);
>  }
> @@ -685,17 +813,6 @@ static void free_cmds(struct queued_cmd *cmd, size_t *nr)
>  	*nr = 0;
>  }
>
> -
> -static const struct parse_cmd {
> -	const char *name;
> -	parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
> -	unsigned takes_args;
> -} commands[] = {
> -	{ "contents", parse_cmd_contents, 1},
> -	{ "info", parse_cmd_info, 1},
> -	{ "flush", NULL, 0},
> -};
> -
>  static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
>  				    struct strbuf *output,
>  				    struct expand_data *data)
> @@ -740,11 +857,17 @@ static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
>  			dispatch_calls(opt, output, data, queued_cmd, nr);
>  			free_cmds(queued_cmd, &nr);
>  		} else if (!opt->buffer_output) {
> -			cmd->fn(opt, p, output, data);
> +			if (!strcmp(cmd->name, "remote-object-info")) {
> +				char *line = xstrdup_or_null(p);

This needs to be free'd.

> +				parse_remote_info(opt, line, output, data, cmd, NULL);



> +			} else {
> +				cmd->fn(opt, p, output, data);
> +			}
>  		} else {
>  			ALLOC_GROW(queued_cmd, nr + 1, alloc);
>  			call.fn = cmd->fn;
>  			call.line = xstrdup_or_null(p);
> +			call.name = cmd->name;
>  			queued_cmd[nr++] = call;
>  		}
>  	}
> @@ -761,8 +884,6 @@ static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
>  	strbuf_release(&input);
>  }
>
> -#define DEFAULT_FORMAT "%(objectname) %(objecttype) %(objectsize)"
> -
>  static int batch_objects(struct batch_options *opt)
>  {
>  	struct strbuf input = STRBUF_INIT;
> diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
> index d3cf4b8b2e..6aaa167942 100644
> --- a/object-file.c
> +++ b/object-file.c
> @@ -2988,3 +2988,14 @@ int read_loose_object(const char *path,
>  		munmap(map, mapsize);
>  	return ret;
>  }
> +
> +void free_object_info_contents(struct object_info *object_info)
> +{
> +	if (!object_info)
> +		return;
> +	free(object_info->typep);
> +	free(object_info->sizep);
> +	free(object_info->disk_sizep);
> +	free(object_info->delta_base_oid);
> +	free(object_info->type_name);
> +}
> diff --git a/object-store-ll.h b/object-store-ll.h
> index c5f2bb2fc2..333e19cd1e 100644
> --- a/object-store-ll.h
> +++ b/object-store-ll.h
> @@ -533,4 +533,7 @@ int for_each_object_in_pack(struct packed_git *p,
>  int for_each_packed_object(each_packed_object_fn, void *,
>  			   enum for_each_object_flags flags);
>
> +/* Free pointers inside of object_info, but not object_info itself */
> +void free_object_info_contents(struct object_info *object_info);
> +
>  #endif /* OBJECT_STORE_LL_H */
> diff --git a/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh b/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh
> new file mode 100755
> index 0000000000..7a7bdfeb91
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh
> @@ -0,0 +1,412 @@
> +#!/bin/sh
> +
> +test_description='git cat-file --batch-command with remote-object-info command'
> +
> +GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME=main
> +export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
> +
> +. ./test-lib.sh
> +
> +echo_without_newline () {
> +    printf '%s' "$*"
> +}
> +
> +strlen () {
> +    echo_without_newline "$1" | wc -c | sed -e 's/^ *//'
> +}
> +
> +hello_content="Hello World"
> +hello_size=$(strlen "$hello_content")
> +hello_oid=$(echo_without_newline "$hello_content" | git hash-object --stdin)
> +
> +tree_size=$(($(test_oid rawsz) + 13))
> +
> +commit_message="Initial commit"
> +commit_size=$(($(test_oid hexsz) + 137))
>

Why 13 and 137?

> +
> +tag_header_without_oid="type blob
> +tag hellotag
> +tagger $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL>"
> +tag_header_without_timestamp="object $hello_oid
> +$tag_header_without_oid"
> +tag_description="This is a tag"
> +tag_content="$tag_header_without_timestamp 0 +0000
> +
> +$tag_description"
> +
> +tag_oid=$(echo_without_newline "$tag_content" | git hash-object -t tag --stdin -w)
> +tag_size=$(strlen "$tag_content")
> +
> +# This section tests --batch-command with remote-object-info command
> +# Since "%(objecttype)" is currently not supported by the command remote-object-info ,
> +# the filters are set to "%(objectname) %(objectsize)".
> +# Tests with the default filter are used to test the fallback to 'fetch' command
> +
> +
> +# Test --batch-command remote-object-info with 'git://' transport
> +
> +. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-git-daemon.sh
> +start_git_daemon --export-all --enable=receive-pack
> +daemon_parent=$GIT_DAEMON_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/parent
> +
> +test_expect_success 'create repo to be served by git-daemon' '
> +	git init "$daemon_parent" &&
> +
> +	echo_without_newline "$hello_content" > $daemon_parent/hello &&
> +	git -C "$daemon_parent" update-index --add hello &&
> +	git -C "$daemon_parent" config transfer.advertiseobjectinfo true
> +'
> +
> +set_transport_variables () {
> +	hello_sha1=$(echo_without_newline "$hello_content" | git hash-object --stdin)
> +	tree_sha1=$(git -C "$1" write-tree)
> +	commit_sha1=$(echo_without_newline "$commit_message" | git -C "$1" commit-tree $tree_sha1)
> +	tag_sha1=$(echo_without_newline "$tag_content" | git -C "$1" hash-object -t tag --stdin -w)
> +	tag_size=$(strlen "$tag_content")
> +}
> +
> +

extra newline here

> +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info git://' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
> +		cd "$daemon_parent" &&
> +
> +		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> +		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> +		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $hello_sha1
> +		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $tree_sha1
> +		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $commit_sha1
> +		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $tag_sha1
> +		EOF
> +		test_cmp expect actual
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info git:// multiple sha1 per line' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
> +		cd "$daemon_parent" &&
> +
> +		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> +		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> +		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1 $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> +		EOF
> +		test_cmp expect actual
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info http:// default filter' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
> +		cd "$daemon_parent" &&
> +
> +		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> +		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> +		GIT_TRACE_PACKET=1 git cat-file --batch-command >actual <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
> +		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> +		EOF
> +		test_cmp expect actual
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'batch-command --buffer remote-object-info git://' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
> +		cd "$daemon_parent" &&
> +
> +		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> +		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> +		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" --buffer >actual <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
> +		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> +		flush
> +		EOF
> +		test_cmp expect actual
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +stop_git_daemon
> +
> +# Test --batch-command remote-object-info with 'http://' transport
> +
> +. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
> +start_httpd
> +
> +test_expect_success 'create repo to be served by http:// transport' '
> +	git init "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +	git -C "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" config http.receivepack true &&
> +	git -C "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" config transfer.advertiseobjectinfo true &&
> +	echo_without_newline "$hello_content" > $HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent/hello &&
> +	git -C "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" update-index --add hello
> +'
> +
> +
> +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info http://' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +
> +		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> +		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> +		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $tree_sha1
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $commit_sha1
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $tag_sha1
> +		EOF
> +		test_cmp expect actual
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info http:// one line' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +
> +		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> +		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> +		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1 $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> +		EOF
> +		test_cmp expect actual
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'batch-command --buffer remote-object-info http://' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +
> +		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> +		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> +
> +		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" --buffer >actual <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> +		flush
> +		EOF
> +		test_cmp expect actual
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info http:// default filter' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +
> +		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> +		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> +
> +		git cat-file --batch-command >actual <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> +		EOF
> +		test_cmp expect actual
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on unspported filter option (objectsize:disk)' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +
> +		test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectsize:disk)" 2>err <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1
> +		EOF
> +		test_grep "objectsize:disk is currently not supported with remote-object-info" err
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on unspported filter option (deltabase)' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +
> +		test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command="%(deltabase)" 2>err <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1
> +		EOF
> +		test_grep "deltabase is currently not supported with remote-object-info" err
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on server with legacy protocol' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +
> +		test_must_fail git -c protocol.version=0 cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" 2>err <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1
> +		EOF
> +		test_grep "remote-object-info requires protocol v2" err
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on server with legacy protocol fallback' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +
> +		test_must_fail git -c protocol.version=0 cat-file --batch-command 2>err <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1
> +		EOF
> +		test_grep "remote-object-info requires protocol v2" err
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on malformed OID' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +		malformed_object_id="this_id_is_not_valid" &&
> +
> +		test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" 2>err <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $malformed_object_id
> +		EOF
> +		test_grep "Not a valid object name '$malformed_object_id'" err
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on malformed OID fallback' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +		malformed_object_id="this_id_is_not_valid" &&
> +
> +		test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command 2>err <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $malformed_object_id
> +		EOF
> +		test_grep "Not a valid object name '$malformed_object_id'" err
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on missing OID' '
> +	set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +	git clone "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" missing_oid_repo &&
> +	test_commit -C missing_oid_repo message1 c.txt &&
> +	(
> +		cd missing_oid_repo &&
> +
> +		object_id=$(git rev-parse message1:c.txt) &&
> +		test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" 2>err <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $object_id
> +		EOF
> +		test_grep "object-info: not our ref $object_id" err
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +# shellcheck disable=SC2016
> +test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on missing OID fallback' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> +		cd missing_oid_repo &&
> +		object_id=$(git rev-parse message1:c.txt) &&
> +		test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command 2>err <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $object_id
> +		EOF
> +		test_grep "fatal: object-info: not our ref $object_id" err
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +# Test --batch-command remote-object-info with 'file://' transport
> +
> +# shellcheck disable=SC2016
> +test_expect_success 'create repo to be served by file:// transport' '
> +	git init server &&
> +	git -C server config protocol.version 2 &&
> +	git -C server config transfer.advertiseobjectinfo true &&
> +	echo_without_newline "$hello_content" > server/hello &&
> +	git -C server update-index --add hello
> +'
> +
> +
> +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info file://' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "server" &&
> +		cd server &&
> +
> +		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> +		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> +		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $hello_sha1
> +		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $tree_sha1
> +		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $commit_sha1
> +		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $tag_sha1
> +		EOF
> +		test_cmp expect actual
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info file:// multiple sha1 per line' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "server" &&
> +		cd server &&
> +
> +		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> +		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> +		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1 $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> +		EOF
> +		test_cmp expect actual
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'batch-command --buffer remote-object-info file://' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "server" &&
> +		cd server &&
> +
> +		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> +		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> +		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" --buffer >actual <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
> +		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> +		flush
> +		EOF
> +		test_cmp expect actual
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info file:// default filter' '
> +	(
> +		set_transport_variables "server" &&
> +		cd server &&
> +
> +		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> +		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> +		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> +
> +		git cat-file --batch-command >actual <<-EOF &&
> +		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
> +		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> +		EOF
> +		test_cmp expect actual
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_done

Some more tests I'd like to see
- Testing against the '-Z' option.
- Testing the fallback to fetch whole object when the server doesn't
support 'remote-object-info'.

Thanks
Eric Ju July 12, 2024, 5:41 p.m. UTC | #4
On Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 9:51 PM Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 24/06/28 03:05PM, Eric Ju wrote:
> > From: Calvin Wan <calvinwan@google.com>
> >
> > Since the `info` command in cat-file --batch-command prints object info
> > for a given object, it is natural to add another command in cat-file
> > --batch-command to print object info for a given object from a remote.
> > Add `remote-object-info` to cat-file --batch-command.
> >
> > While `info` takes object ids one at a time, this creates overhead when
> > making requests to a server so `remote-object-info` instead can take
> > multiple object ids at once.
> >
> > cat-file --batch-command is generally implemented in the following
> > manner:
> >
> >  - Receive and parse input from user
> >  - Call respective function attached to command
> >  - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info
> >
> > In --buffer mode, this changes to:
> >
> >  - Receive and parse input from user
> >  - Store respective function attached to command in a queue
> >  - After flush, loop through commands in queue
> >     - Call respective function attached to command
> >     - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info
>
> So the problem is that there is overhead associated with getting object
> info from the remote. Therefore, remote-object-info also supports
> batching objects together. This seems reasonable.
>

Thank you, Justin. Yes, you are right, whenever remote-object-info is
called there is an overhead. I will explain where this overhead
happens in the following reply.

> >
> > Notice how the getting and printing of object info is accomplished one
> > at a time. As described above, this creates a problem for making
> > requests to a server. Therefore, `remote-object-info` is implemented in
> > the following manner:
> >
> >  - Receive and parse input from user
> >  If command is `remote-object-info`:
> >     - Get object info from remote
> >     - Loop through object info
> >         - Call respective function attached to `info`
> >         - Set batch mode state, use passed in object info, print object
> >           info
> >  Else:
> >     - Call respective function attached to command
> >     - Parse input, get object info, print object info
> >
> > And finally for --buffer mode `remote-object-info`:
> >  - Receive and parse input from user
> >  - Store respective function attached to command in a queue
> >  - After flush, loop through commands in queue:
> >     If command is `remote-object-info`:
> >         - Get object info from remote
> >         - Loop through object info
> >             - Call respective function attached to `info`
> >             - Set batch mode state, use passed in object info, print
> >               object info
> >     Else:
> >         - Call respective function attached to command
> >         - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info
> >
> > To summarize, `remote-object-info` gets object info from the remote and
> > then generates multiple `info` commands with the object info passed in.
> >
> > In order for remote-object-info to avoid remote communication overhead
> > in the non-buffer mode, the objects are passed in as such:
>
> Even in non-buffer mode, having separate remote-object-info commands
> would result in additional overhead correct? From my understanding each
> command is executed sequently, so multiples of remote-object-info would
> always result in additional overhead.
>

Thank you. No matter what mode it is (buffer or non-buffer), the
overhead of remote-object-info is always there. To my understanding,
there are two parts in the overhead:
1. Setting up a connection. This is happening in `connect_setup()` in
`fetch_object_info()` function.
2. Sending request buf. This includes initializing the packet reader
in `packet_reader_init()` and putting OIDs in the request buff in
`send_object_info_request()`. Both of them are called in the
`fetch_object_info()` function.

It would be more efficient to send multiple OIDs over one request
packet in one connection in the form of  remote-object-info <remote>
<oid> <oid> ... <oid>

> >
> > remote-object-info <remote> <oid> <oid> ... <oid>
> >
> > rather than
> >
> > remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
> > remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
> > ...
> > remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Calvin Wan <calvinwan@google.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Eric Ju  <eric.peijian@gmail.com>
> > Helped-by: Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>
> > Helped-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
>
> I think the sign-offs are supposed to go at the bottom.
>

Thank you. I am fixing it in v2.

> [snip]
> > @@ -526,51 +533,118 @@ static void batch_one_object(const char *obj_name,
> >               (opt->follow_symlinks ? GET_OID_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS : 0);
> >       enum get_oid_result result;
> >
> > -     result = get_oid_with_context(the_repository, obj_name,
> > -                                   flags, &data->oid, &ctx);
> > -     if (result != FOUND) {
> > -             switch (result) {
> > -             case MISSING_OBJECT:
> > -                     printf("%s missing%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > -                     break;
> > -             case SHORT_NAME_AMBIGUOUS:
> > -                     printf("%s ambiguous%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > -                     break;
> > -             case DANGLING_SYMLINK:
> > -                     printf("dangling %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > -                            (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > -                            opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > -                     break;
> > -             case SYMLINK_LOOP:
> > -                     printf("loop %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > -                            (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > -                            opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > -                     break;
> > -             case NOT_DIR:
> > -                     printf("notdir %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > -                            (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > -                            opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > -                     break;
> > -             default:
> > -                     BUG("unknown get_sha1_with_context result %d\n",
> > -                            result);
> > -                     break;
> > +     if (!opt->use_remote_info) {
>
> When using the remote-object-info command, the object in question is
> supposed to be on the remote and may not exist locally. Therefore we
> skip over `get_oid_with_context()`.
>

Thank you. Yes, that is the reason. I reworded your comment and added
it to the code in v2 to make it easier to follow.

> > +             result = get_oid_with_context(the_repository, obj_name,
> > +                                             flags, &data->oid, &ctx);
> > +             if (result != FOUND) {
> > +                     switch (result) {
> > +                     case MISSING_OBJECT:
> > +                             printf("%s missing%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     case SHORT_NAME_AMBIGUOUS:
> > +                             printf("%s ambiguous%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     case DANGLING_SYMLINK:
> > +                             printf("dangling %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > +                                     (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > +                                     opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     case SYMLINK_LOOP:
> > +                             printf("loop %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > +                                     (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > +                                     opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     case NOT_DIR:
> > +                             printf("notdir %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > +                                     (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > +                                     opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     default:
> > +                             BUG("unknown get_sha1_with_context result %d\n",
> > +                                     result);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     }
> > +                     fflush(stdout);
> > +                     return;
> >               }
> > -             fflush(stdout);
> > -             return;
> > -     }
> >
> > -     if (ctx.mode == 0) {
> > -             printf("symlink %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > -                    (uintmax_t)ctx.symlink_path.len,
> > -                    opt->output_delim, ctx.symlink_path.buf, opt->output_delim);
> > -             fflush(stdout);
> > -             return;
> > +             if (ctx.mode == 0) {
> > +                     printf("symlink %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > +                             (uintmax_t)ctx.symlink_path.len,
> > +                             opt->output_delim, ctx.symlink_path.buf, opt->output_delim);
> > +                     fflush(stdout);
> > +                     return;
> > +             }
> >       }
> >
> >       batch_object_write(obj_name, scratch, opt, data, NULL, 0);
> >  }
> >
> > +static int get_remote_info(struct batch_options *opt, int argc, const char **argv)
> > +{
> > +     int retval = 0;
> > +     struct remote *remote = NULL;
> > +     struct object_id oid;
> > +     struct string_list object_info_options = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
> > +     static struct transport *gtransport;
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * Change the format to "%(objectname) %(objectsize)" when
> > +      * remote-object-info command is used. Once we start supporting objecttype
> > +      * the default format should change to DEFAULT_FORMAT
> > +     */
> > +     if (!opt->format) {
> > +             opt->format = "%(objectname) %(objectsize)";
> > +     }
>
> We should omit the parenthesis for single line if statements.
>

Thank you. Fixed in V2.

> > +
> > +     remote = remote_get(argv[0]);
> > +     if (!remote)
> > +             die(_("must supply valid remote when using remote-object-info"));
> > +     oid_array_clear(&object_info_oids);
> > +     for (size_t i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
> > +             if (get_oid_hex(argv[i], &oid))
> > +                     die(_("Not a valid object name %s"), argv[i]);
> > +             oid_array_append(&object_info_oids, &oid);
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     gtransport = transport_get(remote, NULL);
> > +     if (gtransport->smart_options) {
> > +             int include_size = 0;
> > +
> > +             CALLOC_ARRAY(remote_object_info, object_info_oids.nr);
> > +             gtransport->smart_options->object_info = 1;
> > +             gtransport->smart_options->object_info_oids = &object_info_oids;
> > +             /*
> > +              * 'size' is the only option currently supported.
> > +              * Other options that are passed in the format will exit with error.
> > +              */
> > +             if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objectsize)")) {
> > +                     string_list_append(&object_info_options, "size");
> > +                     include_size = 1;
> > +             }
> > +             if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objecttype)")) {
> > +                     die(_("objecttype is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
> > +             }
>
> Another single line if statement above that should omit the parenthesis.
>

Thank you. Fixed in V2.

> > +             if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objectsize:disk)"))
> > +                     die(_("objectsize:disk is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
> > +             if (strstr(opt->format, "%(deltabase)"))
> > +                     die(_("deltabase is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
> > +             if (object_info_options.nr > 0) {
> > +                     gtransport->smart_options->object_info_options = &object_info_options;
> > +                     for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++) {
> > +                             if (include_size)
> > +                                     remote_object_info[i].sizep = xcalloc(1, sizeof(long));
> > +                     }
> > +                     gtransport->smart_options->object_info_data = &remote_object_info;
> > +                     retval = transport_fetch_refs(gtransport, NULL);
> > +             }
> > +     } else {
> > +             retval = -1;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     return retval;
> > +}
> > +
> >  struct object_cb_data {
> >       struct batch_options *opt;
> >       struct expand_data *expand;
> > @@ -642,6 +716,7 @@ typedef void (*parse_cmd_fn_t)(struct batch_options *, const char *,
> >  struct queued_cmd {
> >       parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
> >       char *line;
> > +     const char *name;
>
> Since special handling is needed for the remote-object-info command, we
> record the queued command names to check against later.
>

Yes. We need to compare the function name to do special handling
later. But I think we can have a better solution here instead of doing
a name comparison. Please see my reply below.

> >  };
> >
> >  static void parse_cmd_contents(struct batch_options *opt,
> > @@ -662,6 +737,55 @@ static void parse_cmd_info(struct batch_options *opt,
> >       batch_one_object(line, output, opt, data);
> >  }
> >
> > +static const struct parse_cmd {
> > +     const char *name;
> > +     parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
> > +     unsigned takes_args;
> > +} commands[] = {
> > +     { "contents", parse_cmd_contents, 1 },
> > +     { "info", parse_cmd_info, 1 },
> > +     { "remote-object-info", parse_cmd_info, 1 },
> > +     { "flush", NULL, 0 },
> > +};
> > +
> > +static void parse_remote_info(struct batch_options *opt,
> > +                        char *line,
> > +                        struct strbuf *output,
> > +                        struct expand_data *data,
> > +                        const struct parse_cmd *p_cmd,
> > +                        struct queued_cmd *q_cmd)
>
> It seems a little confusing to me that `parse_remote_info()` accepts
> both a `parse_cmd` and `queued_cmd`, but only expects to use one or the
> other. It looks like this is done because `dispatch_calls()` already
> accepts `queued_cmd`, but now needs to call `parse_remote_info()`.
>
> Since it is only the underlying command function that is needed by
> `parse_remote_info()`
>

Thank you. I agree. I did some refactoring. Please see me reply below.


> > +{
> > +     int count;
> > +     const char **argv;
> > +
> > +     count = split_cmdline(line, &argv);
> > +     if (get_remote_info(opt, count, argv))
> > +             goto cleanup;
> > +     opt->use_remote_info = 1;
> > +     data->skip_object_info = 1;
> > +     data->mark_query = 0;
> > +     for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++) {
> > +             if (remote_object_info[i].sizep)
> > +                     data->size = *remote_object_info[i].sizep;
> > +             if (remote_object_info[i].typep)
> > +                     data->type = *remote_object_info[i].typep;
> > +
> > +             data->oid = object_info_oids.oid[i];
> > +             if (p_cmd)
> > +                     p_cmd->fn(opt, argv[i+1], output, data);
> > +             else
> > +                     q_cmd->fn(opt, argv[i+1], output, data);
> > +     }
> > +     opt->use_remote_info = 0;
> > +     data->skip_object_info = 0;
> > +     data->mark_query = 1;
> > +
> > +cleanup:
> > +     for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++)
> > +             free_object_info_contents(&remote_object_info[i]);
> > +     free(remote_object_info);
> > +}
> > +
> >  static void dispatch_calls(struct batch_options *opt,
> >               struct strbuf *output,
> >               struct expand_data *data,
> > @@ -671,8 +795,12 @@ static void dispatch_calls(struct batch_options *opt,
> >       if (!opt->buffer_output)
> >               die(_("flush is only for --buffer mode"));
> >
> > -     for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++)
> > -             cmd[i].fn(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data);
> > +     for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
> > +             if (!strcmp(cmd[i].name, "remote-object-info"))
> > +                     parse_remote_info(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data, NULL, &cmd[i]);
>
> If we adapt `parse_remote_info()` to accept the command function we
> could pass cmd->fn here instead.
>

Thank you. I think I can push it a bit further.

Under the hood, parse_remote_info will use parse_cmd_info to print the
retrieved information to the client. That is why it had this line
originally:
  ...
   { "remote-object-info", parse_cmd_info, 1 },
  ...

Inspired by your comment, I am thinking if I can adapt
parse_remote_info() 's signature to the same as parse_cmd_info(). It
would make the code cleaner. To be specific. I can

1. get rid of name cooperation in
   ...
   if (!strcmp(cmd[i].name, "remote-object-info"))
       parse_remote_info(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data, NULL, &cmd[I]);
   else
       cmd[i].fn(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data);
   ...
   and I can just use `cmd[i].fn(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data)`

2. get rid of
   ...
   if (p_cmd)
        p_cmd->fn(opt, argv[i+1], output, data);
   else
        q_cmd->fn(opt, argv[i+1], output, data);
   ...

I will make this change in V2.

> > +             else
> > +                     cmd[i].fn(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data);
> > +     }
> >
> >       fflush(stdout);
> >  }
> > @@ -685,17 +813,6 @@ static void free_cmds(struct queued_cmd *cmd, size_t *nr)
> >       *nr = 0;
> >  }
> >
> > -
> > -static const struct parse_cmd {
> > -     const char *name;
> > -     parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
> > -     unsigned takes_args;
> > -} commands[] = {
> > -     { "contents", parse_cmd_contents, 1},
> > -     { "info", parse_cmd_info, 1},
> > -     { "flush", NULL, 0},
> > -};
> > -
> >  static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
> >                                   struct strbuf *output,
> >                                   struct expand_data *data)
> > @@ -740,11 +857,17 @@ static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
> >                       dispatch_calls(opt, output, data, queued_cmd, nr);
> >                       free_cmds(queued_cmd, &nr);
> >               } else if (!opt->buffer_output) {
> > -                     cmd->fn(opt, p, output, data);
> > +                     if (!strcmp(cmd->name, "remote-object-info")) {
> > +                             char *line = xstrdup_or_null(p);
> > +                             parse_remote_info(opt, line, output, data, cmd, NULL);
>
> Same here, if we adapt `parse_remote_info()` to accept the command
> function we could pass cmd->fn here instead.

Thank you. Please see my reply above.

> > +                     } else {
> > +                             cmd->fn(opt, p, output, data);
> > +                     }
> >               } else {
> >                       ALLOC_GROW(queued_cmd, nr + 1, alloc);
> >                       call.fn = cmd->fn;
> >                       call.line = xstrdup_or_null(p);
> > +                     call.name = cmd->name;
> >                       queued_cmd[nr++] = call;
> >               }
> >       }
> > @@ -761,8 +884,6 @@ static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
> >       strbuf_release(&input);
> >  }
> >
> > -#define DEFAULT_FORMAT "%(objectname) %(objecttype) %(objectsize)"
> > -
> >  static int batch_objects(struct batch_options *opt)
> >  {
> >       struct strbuf input = STRBUF_INIT;
> [snip]

On Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 9:51 PM Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 24/06/28 03:05PM, Eric Ju wrote:
> > From: Calvin Wan <calvinwan@google.com>
> >
> > Since the `info` command in cat-file --batch-command prints object info
> > for a given object, it is natural to add another command in cat-file
> > --batch-command to print object info for a given object from a remote.
> > Add `remote-object-info` to cat-file --batch-command.
> >
> > While `info` takes object ids one at a time, this creates overhead when
> > making requests to a server so `remote-object-info` instead can take
> > multiple object ids at once.
> >
> > cat-file --batch-command is generally implemented in the following
> > manner:
> >
> >  - Receive and parse input from user
> >  - Call respective function attached to command
> >  - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info
> >
> > In --buffer mode, this changes to:
> >
> >  - Receive and parse input from user
> >  - Store respective function attached to command in a queue
> >  - After flush, loop through commands in queue
> >     - Call respective function attached to command
> >     - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info
>
> So the problem is that there is overhead associated with getting object
> info from the remote. Therefore, remote-object-info also supports
> batching objects together. This seems reasonable.
>
> >
> > Notice how the getting and printing of object info is accomplished one
> > at a time. As described above, this creates a problem for making
> > requests to a server. Therefore, `remote-object-info` is implemented in
> > the following manner:
> >
> >  - Receive and parse input from user
> >  If command is `remote-object-info`:
> >     - Get object info from remote
> >     - Loop through object info
> >         - Call respective function attached to `info`
> >         - Set batch mode state, use passed in object info, print object
> >           info
> >  Else:
> >     - Call respective function attached to command
> >     - Parse input, get object info, print object info
> >
> > And finally for --buffer mode `remote-object-info`:
> >  - Receive and parse input from user
> >  - Store respective function attached to command in a queue
> >  - After flush, loop through commands in queue:
> >     If command is `remote-object-info`:
> >         - Get object info from remote
> >         - Loop through object info
> >             - Call respective function attached to `info`
> >             - Set batch mode state, use passed in object info, print
> >               object info
> >     Else:
> >         - Call respective function attached to command
> >         - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info
> >
> > To summarize, `remote-object-info` gets object info from the remote and
> > then generates multiple `info` commands with the object info passed in.
> >
> > In order for remote-object-info to avoid remote communication overhead
> > in the non-buffer mode, the objects are passed in as such:
>
> Even in non-buffer mode, having separate remote-object-info commands
> would result in additional overhead correct? From my understanding each
> command is executed sequently, so multiples of remote-object-info would
> always result in additional overhead.
>
> >
> > remote-object-info <remote> <oid> <oid> ... <oid>
> >
> > rather than
> >
> > remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
> > remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
> > ...
> > remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Calvin Wan <calvinwan@google.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Eric Ju  <eric.peijian@gmail.com>
> > Helped-by: Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>
> > Helped-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
>
> I think the sign-offs are supposed to go at the bottom.
>
> [snip]
> > @@ -526,51 +533,118 @@ static void batch_one_object(const char *obj_name,
> >               (opt->follow_symlinks ? GET_OID_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS : 0);
> >       enum get_oid_result result;
> >
> > -     result = get_oid_with_context(the_repository, obj_name,
> > -                                   flags, &data->oid, &ctx);
> > -     if (result != FOUND) {
> > -             switch (result) {
> > -             case MISSING_OBJECT:
> > -                     printf("%s missing%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > -                     break;
> > -             case SHORT_NAME_AMBIGUOUS:
> > -                     printf("%s ambiguous%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > -                     break;
> > -             case DANGLING_SYMLINK:
> > -                     printf("dangling %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > -                            (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > -                            opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > -                     break;
> > -             case SYMLINK_LOOP:
> > -                     printf("loop %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > -                            (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > -                            opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > -                     break;
> > -             case NOT_DIR:
> > -                     printf("notdir %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > -                            (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > -                            opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > -                     break;
> > -             default:
> > -                     BUG("unknown get_sha1_with_context result %d\n",
> > -                            result);
> > -                     break;
> > +     if (!opt->use_remote_info) {
>
> When using the remote-object-info command, the object in question is
> supposed to be on the remote and may not exist locally. Therefore we
> skip over `get_oid_with_context()`.
>
> > +             result = get_oid_with_context(the_repository, obj_name,
> > +                                             flags, &data->oid, &ctx);
> > +             if (result != FOUND) {
> > +                     switch (result) {
> > +                     case MISSING_OBJECT:
> > +                             printf("%s missing%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     case SHORT_NAME_AMBIGUOUS:
> > +                             printf("%s ambiguous%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     case DANGLING_SYMLINK:
> > +                             printf("dangling %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > +                                     (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > +                                     opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     case SYMLINK_LOOP:
> > +                             printf("loop %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > +                                     (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > +                                     opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     case NOT_DIR:
> > +                             printf("notdir %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > +                                     (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > +                                     opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     default:
> > +                             BUG("unknown get_sha1_with_context result %d\n",
> > +                                     result);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     }
> > +                     fflush(stdout);
> > +                     return;
> >               }
> > -             fflush(stdout);
> > -             return;
> > -     }
> >
> > -     if (ctx.mode == 0) {
> > -             printf("symlink %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > -                    (uintmax_t)ctx.symlink_path.len,
> > -                    opt->output_delim, ctx.symlink_path.buf, opt->output_delim);
> > -             fflush(stdout);
> > -             return;
> > +             if (ctx.mode == 0) {
> > +                     printf("symlink %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > +                             (uintmax_t)ctx.symlink_path.len,
> > +                             opt->output_delim, ctx.symlink_path.buf, opt->output_delim);
> > +                     fflush(stdout);
> > +                     return;
> > +             }
> >       }
> >
> >       batch_object_write(obj_name, scratch, opt, data, NULL, 0);
> >  }
> >
> > +static int get_remote_info(struct batch_options *opt, int argc, const char **argv)
> > +{
> > +     int retval = 0;
> > +     struct remote *remote = NULL;
> > +     struct object_id oid;
> > +     struct string_list object_info_options = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
> > +     static struct transport *gtransport;
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * Change the format to "%(objectname) %(objectsize)" when
> > +      * remote-object-info command is used. Once we start supporting objecttype
> > +      * the default format should change to DEFAULT_FORMAT
> > +     */
> > +     if (!opt->format) {
> > +             opt->format = "%(objectname) %(objectsize)";
> > +     }
>
> We should omit the parenthesis for single line if statements.
>
> > +
> > +     remote = remote_get(argv[0]);
> > +     if (!remote)
> > +             die(_("must supply valid remote when using remote-object-info"));
> > +     oid_array_clear(&object_info_oids);
> > +     for (size_t i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
> > +             if (get_oid_hex(argv[i], &oid))
> > +                     die(_("Not a valid object name %s"), argv[i]);
> > +             oid_array_append(&object_info_oids, &oid);
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     gtransport = transport_get(remote, NULL);
> > +     if (gtransport->smart_options) {
> > +             int include_size = 0;
> > +
> > +             CALLOC_ARRAY(remote_object_info, object_info_oids.nr);
> > +             gtransport->smart_options->object_info = 1;
> > +             gtransport->smart_options->object_info_oids = &object_info_oids;
> > +             /*
> > +              * 'size' is the only option currently supported.
> > +              * Other options that are passed in the format will exit with error.
> > +              */
> > +             if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objectsize)")) {
> > +                     string_list_append(&object_info_options, "size");
> > +                     include_size = 1;
> > +             }
> > +             if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objecttype)")) {
> > +                     die(_("objecttype is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
> > +             }
>
> Another single line if statement above that should omit the parenthesis.
>
> > +             if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objectsize:disk)"))
> > +                     die(_("objectsize:disk is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
> > +             if (strstr(opt->format, "%(deltabase)"))
> > +                     die(_("deltabase is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
> > +             if (object_info_options.nr > 0) {
> > +                     gtransport->smart_options->object_info_options = &object_info_options;
> > +                     for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++) {
> > +                             if (include_size)
> > +                                     remote_object_info[i].sizep = xcalloc(1, sizeof(long));
> > +                     }
> > +                     gtransport->smart_options->object_info_data = &remote_object_info;
> > +                     retval = transport_fetch_refs(gtransport, NULL);
> > +             }
> > +     } else {
> > +             retval = -1;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     return retval;
> > +}
> > +
> >  struct object_cb_data {
> >       struct batch_options *opt;
> >       struct expand_data *expand;
> > @@ -642,6 +716,7 @@ typedef void (*parse_cmd_fn_t)(struct batch_options *, const char *,
> >  struct queued_cmd {
> >       parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
> >       char *line;
> > +     const char *name;
>
> Since special handling is needed for the remote-object-info command, we
> record the queued command names to check against later.
>
> >  };
> >
> >  static void parse_cmd_contents(struct batch_options *opt,
> > @@ -662,6 +737,55 @@ static void parse_cmd_info(struct batch_options *opt,
> >       batch_one_object(line, output, opt, data);
> >  }
> >
> > +static const struct parse_cmd {
> > +     const char *name;
> > +     parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
> > +     unsigned takes_args;
> > +} commands[] = {
> > +     { "contents", parse_cmd_contents, 1 },
> > +     { "info", parse_cmd_info, 1 },
> > +     { "remote-object-info", parse_cmd_info, 1 },
> > +     { "flush", NULL, 0 },
> > +};
> > +
> > +static void parse_remote_info(struct batch_options *opt,
> > +                        char *line,
> > +                        struct strbuf *output,
> > +                        struct expand_data *data,
> > +                        const struct parse_cmd *p_cmd,
> > +                        struct queued_cmd *q_cmd)
>
> It seems a little confusing to me that `parse_remote_info()` accepts
> both a `parse_cmd` and `queued_cmd`, but only expects to use one or the
> other. It looks like this is done because `dispatch_calls()` already
> accepts `queued_cmd`, but now needs to call `parse_remote_info()`.
>
> Since it is only the underlying command function that is needed by
> `parse_remote_info()`
>
> > +{
> > +     int count;
> > +     const char **argv;
> > +
> > +     count = split_cmdline(line, &argv);
> > +     if (get_remote_info(opt, count, argv))
> > +             goto cleanup;
> > +     opt->use_remote_info = 1;
> > +     data->skip_object_info = 1;
> > +     data->mark_query = 0;
> > +     for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++) {
> > +             if (remote_object_info[i].sizep)
> > +                     data->size = *remote_object_info[i].sizep;
> > +             if (remote_object_info[i].typep)
> > +                     data->type = *remote_object_info[i].typep;
> > +
> > +             data->oid = object_info_oids.oid[i];
> > +             if (p_cmd)
> > +                     p_cmd->fn(opt, argv[i+1], output, data);
> > +             else
> > +                     q_cmd->fn(opt, argv[i+1], output, data);
> > +     }
> > +     opt->use_remote_info = 0;
> > +     data->skip_object_info = 0;
> > +     data->mark_query = 1;
> > +
> > +cleanup:
> > +     for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++)
> > +             free_object_info_contents(&remote_object_info[i]);
> > +     free(remote_object_info);
> > +}
> > +
> >  static void dispatch_calls(struct batch_options *opt,
> >               struct strbuf *output,
> >               struct expand_data *data,
> > @@ -671,8 +795,12 @@ static void dispatch_calls(struct batch_options *opt,
> >       if (!opt->buffer_output)
> >               die(_("flush is only for --buffer mode"));
> >
> > -     for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++)
> > -             cmd[i].fn(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data);
> > +     for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
> > +             if (!strcmp(cmd[i].name, "remote-object-info"))
> > +                     parse_remote_info(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data, NULL, &cmd[i]);
>
> If we adapt `parse_remote_info()` to accept the command function we
> could pass cmd->fn here instead.
>
> > +             else
> > +                     cmd[i].fn(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data);
> > +     }
> >
> >       fflush(stdout);
> >  }
> > @@ -685,17 +813,6 @@ static void free_cmds(struct queued_cmd *cmd, size_t *nr)
> >       *nr = 0;
> >  }
> >
> > -
> > -static const struct parse_cmd {
> > -     const char *name;
> > -     parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
> > -     unsigned takes_args;
> > -} commands[] = {
> > -     { "contents", parse_cmd_contents, 1},
> > -     { "info", parse_cmd_info, 1},
> > -     { "flush", NULL, 0},
> > -};
> > -
> >  static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
> >                                   struct strbuf *output,
> >                                   struct expand_data *data)
> > @@ -740,11 +857,17 @@ static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
> >                       dispatch_calls(opt, output, data, queued_cmd, nr);
> >                       free_cmds(queued_cmd, &nr);
> >               } else if (!opt->buffer_output) {
> > -                     cmd->fn(opt, p, output, data);
> > +                     if (!strcmp(cmd->name, "remote-object-info")) {
> > +                             char *line = xstrdup_or_null(p);
> > +                             parse_remote_info(opt, line, output, data, cmd, NULL);
>
> Same here, if we adapt `parse_remote_info()` to accept the command
> function we could pass cmd->fn here instead.
>
> > +                     } else {
> > +                             cmd->fn(opt, p, output, data);
> > +                     }
> >               } else {
> >                       ALLOC_GROW(queued_cmd, nr + 1, alloc);
> >                       call.fn = cmd->fn;
> >                       call.line = xstrdup_or_null(p);
> > +                     call.name = cmd->name;
> >                       queued_cmd[nr++] = call;
> >               }
> >       }
> > @@ -761,8 +884,6 @@ static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
> >       strbuf_release(&input);
> >  }
> >
> > -#define DEFAULT_FORMAT "%(objectname) %(objecttype) %(objectsize)"
> > -
> >  static int batch_objects(struct batch_options *opt)
> >  {
> >       struct strbuf input = STRBUF_INIT;
> [snip]
Eric Ju July 13, 2024, 2:35 a.m. UTC | #5
On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 3:16 AM Toon claes <toon@iotcl.com> wrote:
>
> Eric Ju <eric.peijian@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > diff --git a/builtin/cat-file.c b/builtin/cat-file.c
> > index 72a78cdc8c..34958a1747 100644
> > --- a/builtin/cat-file.c
> > +++ b/builtin/cat-file.c
> > ...
> > +static int get_remote_info(struct batch_options *opt, int argc, const char **argv)
> > +{
> > +     int retval = 0;
> > +     struct remote *remote = NULL;
> > +     struct object_id oid;
> > +     struct string_list object_info_options = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
> > +     static struct transport *gtransport;
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * Change the format to "%(objectname) %(objectsize)" when
> > +      * remote-object-info command is used. Once we start supporting objecttype
> > +      * the default format should change to DEFAULT_FORMAT
> > +     */
>
> I believe this comment has become outdated, or got moved around
> incorrectly.
>

Thank you Toon. Sorry, I didn't get it. This comment is not outdated.
It is before this code
    if (!opt->format) {
        opt->format = "%(objectname) %(objectsize)";
    }

And this is related to my 2nd open question in the cover letter

    2. Right now, only the size is supported. If the batch command format
        contains objectsize:disk or deltabase, it will die. The question
        is about objecttype. In the current implementation, it will die too.
        But dying on objecttype breaks the default format. We have changed the
        default format to %(objectname) %(objectsize) when
remote-object-info is used.
        Any suggestions on this approach?

> > diff --git a/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh b/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh
> > new file mode 100755
> > index 0000000000..7a7bdfeb91
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh
> > ...
> > +stop_git_daemon
> > +
> > +# Test --batch-command remote-object-info with 'http://' transport
> > +
> > +. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
> > +start_httpd
>
> start_httpd skips the remainder of the tests if it fails to start the
> httpd server. That's why I see various other tests which have this at
> the end:
>
>   # DO NOT add non-httpd-specific tests here, because the last part of this
>   # test script is only executed when httpd is available and enabled.
>
> So I would suggest to add this comment as well, and move the file://
> tests above start_httpd.
>

Thank you. Fixing it in V2


> --
> Toon
Eric Ju July 17, 2024, 2:38 a.m. UTC | #6
On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 8:08 AM Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Eric Ju <eric.peijian@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > From: Calvin Wan <calvinwan@google.com>
> >
> > Since the `info` command in cat-file --batch-command prints object info
> > for a given object, it is natural to add another command in cat-file
> > --batch-command to print object info for a given object from a remote.
> > Add `remote-object-info` to cat-file --batch-command.
> >
> > While `info` takes object ids one at a time, this creates overhead when
> > making requests to a server so `remote-object-info` instead can take
> > multiple object ids at once.
> >
> > cat-file --batch-command is generally implemented in the following
> > manner:
> >
> >  - Receive and parse input from user
>
> So this refers input delimited by newline or '\0'.
>

Thank you. The input should take both newline and '\0' into
consideration. We are missing some test coverage on '\0' delimited
input though. I am adding them in V2

> >  - Call respective function attached to command
> >  - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info
> >
>
> Doesn't the batch mode get set before the input parsing begins?
>

Thank you. Yes, I am also unsure what Calvin "Set batch mode state"
means here. This batch mode is determined when the cat-file command is
called.  But I do see  `opt->batch_mode = BATCH_MODE_INFO;` in
`parse_cmd_info and()` and
`opt->batch_mode = BATCH_MODE_CONTENTS;` in `parse_cmd_contents()` I
guess that is what Calvin refers to

Anyway, I am removing "Set batch mode state" in V2 to avoid confusion,
It seems too detailed.

> > In --buffer mode, this changes to:
> >
> >  - Receive and parse input from user
> >  - Store respective function attached to command in a queue
> >  - After flush, loop through commands in queue
> >     - Call respective function attached to command
> >     - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info
> >
> > Notice how the getting and printing of object info is accomplished one
> > at a time. As described above, this creates a problem for making
> > requests to a server. Therefore, `remote-object-info` is implemented in
> > the following manner:
> >
> >  - Receive and parse input from user
> >  If command is `remote-object-info`:
> >     - Get object info from remote
> >     - Loop through object info
> >         - Call respective function attached to `info`
> >         - Set batch mode state, use passed in object info, print object
> >           info
> >  Else:
> >     - Call respective function attached to command
> >     - Parse input, get object info, print object info
> >
>
> So this is because we want 'remote-object-info' to also use
> 'parse_cmd_info' similar to 'info'. But I'm not understanding why,
> especially since 'parse_cmd_info' calls 'batch_one_object', and we skip
> most of that code for 'remote-object-info'.
>
> Wouldn't it be cleaner to just define our own 'batch_remote_object' and
> create 'parse_cmd_remote_info' ?
>

Thank you. That makes sense. Actually, I am pushing it a bit further in V2:
1. The interface of parse_remote_info() is changed to parse_cmd_fn_t,
and its name is changed to `parse_cmd_remote_info()`.
2. In `static const struct parse_cmd{...} commands[]`, the
"remote-object-info" is attached with parse_cmd_remote_info() directly
3. In side parse_cmd_remote_info, we don't need
`batch_remote_object()`, all we need is just `batch_object_write()` to
print the object info out. That will simply the code a lot.

We don't need to call parse_cmd_info; also, we can get rid of the name
compare logic, i.e. `if (!strcmp(cmd[i].name, "remote-object-info"))
...`


> > And finally for --buffer mode `remote-object-info`:
> >  - Receive and parse input from user
> >  - Store respective function attached to command in a queue
> >  - After flush, loop through commands in queue:
> >     If command is `remote-object-info`:
> >         - Get object info from remote
> >         - Loop through object info
> >             - Call respective function attached to `info`
> >             - Set batch mode state, use passed in object info, print
> >               object info
> >     Else:
> >         - Call respective function attached to command
> >         - Set batch mode state, get object info, print object info
> >
> > To summarize, `remote-object-info` gets object info from the remote and
> > then generates multiple `info` commands with the object info passed in.
> >
> > In order for remote-object-info to avoid remote communication overhead
> > in the non-buffer mode, the objects are passed in as such:
> >
> > remote-object-info <remote> <oid> <oid> ... <oid>
> >
> > rather than
> >
> > remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
> > remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
> > ...
> > remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Calvin Wan <calvinwan@google.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Eric Ju  <eric.peijian@gmail.com>
> > Helped-by: Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>
> > Helped-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/git-cat-file.txt         |  22 +-
> >  builtin/cat-file.c                     | 231 ++++++++++----
> >  object-file.c                          |  11 +
> >  object-store-ll.h                      |   3 +
> >  t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh | 412 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  5 files changed, 620 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100755 t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
> > index bd95a6c10a..ab0647bb39 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
> > @@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ info <object>::
> >       Print object info for object reference `<object>`. This corresponds to the
> >       output of `--batch-check`.
> >
> > +remote-object-info <remote> <object>...::
> > +     Print object info for object references `<object>` at specified <remote> without
> > +     downloading object from remote.
> > +     Error when no object references is provided.
> > +     This command may be combined with `--buffer`.
> > +
> >  flush::
> >       Used with `--buffer` to execute all preceding commands that were issued
> >       since the beginning or since the last flush was issued. When `--buffer`
> > @@ -290,7 +296,8 @@ newline. The available atoms are:
> >       The full hex representation of the object name.
> >
> >  `objecttype`::
> > -     The type of the object (the same as `cat-file -t` reports).
> > +     The type of the object (the same as `cat-file -t` reports). See
> > +     `CAVEATS` below. Not supported by `remote-object-info`.
> >
> >  `objectsize`::
> >       The size, in bytes, of the object (the same as `cat-file -s`
> > @@ -298,13 +305,14 @@ newline. The available atoms are:
> >
> >  `objectsize:disk`::
> >       The size, in bytes, that the object takes up on disk. See the
> > -     note about on-disk sizes in the `CAVEATS` section below.
> > +     note about on-disk sizes in the `CAVEATS` section below. Not
> > +     supported by `remote-object-info`.
> >
> >  `deltabase`::
> >       If the object is stored as a delta on-disk, this expands to the
> >       full hex representation of the delta base object name.
> >       Otherwise, expands to the null OID (all zeroes). See `CAVEATS`
> > -     below.
> > +     below. Not supported by `remote-object-info`.
> >
> >  `rest`::
> >       If this atom is used in the output string, input lines are split
> > @@ -314,7 +322,9 @@ newline. The available atoms are:
> >       line) are output in place of the `%(rest)` atom.
> >
> >  If no format is specified, the default format is `%(objectname)
> > -%(objecttype) %(objectsize)`.
> > +%(objecttype) %(objectsize)`, except remote-object-info command who uses
> > +`%(objectname) %(objectsize)` for now because "%(objecttype)" is not supported yet.
> > +When "%(objecttype)" is supported, default format should be unified.
> >
> >  If `--batch` is specified, or if `--batch-command` is used with the `contents`
> >  command, the object information is followed by the object contents (consisting
> > @@ -396,6 +406,10 @@ scripting purposes.
> >  CAVEATS
> >  -------
> >
> > +Note that since objecttype, objectsize:disk and deltabase are currently not supported by the
> > +remote-object-info, git will error and exit when they are in the format string.
> > +
> > +
> >  Note that the sizes of objects on disk are reported accurately, but care
> >  should be taken in drawing conclusions about which refs or objects are
> >  responsible for disk usage. The size of a packed non-delta object may be
> > diff --git a/builtin/cat-file.c b/builtin/cat-file.c
> > index 72a78cdc8c..34958a1747 100644
> > --- a/builtin/cat-file.c
> > +++ b/builtin/cat-file.c
> > @@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
> >  #include "promisor-remote.h"
> >  #include "mailmap.h"
> >  #include "write-or-die.h"
> > +#include "alias.h"
> > +#include "remote.h"
> > +#include "transport.h"
> >
> >  enum batch_mode {
> >       BATCH_MODE_CONTENTS,
> > @@ -42,9 +45,14 @@ struct batch_options {
> >       char input_delim;
> >       char output_delim;
> >       const char *format;
> > +     int use_remote_info;
> >  };
> >
> > +#define DEFAULT_FORMAT "%(objectname) %(objecttype) %(objectsize)"
> > +
> >  static const char *force_path;
> > +static struct object_info *remote_object_info;
> > +static struct oid_array object_info_oids = OID_ARRAY_INIT;
> >
> >  static struct string_list mailmap = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
> >  static int use_mailmap;
> > @@ -508,7 +516,6 @@ static void batch_object_write(const char *obj_name,
> >       }
> >
> >       batch_write(opt, scratch->buf, scratch->len);
> > -
>
> Nit: why remove this?
>

Adding it back. Probably caused when resolving conflicts.

> >       if (opt->batch_mode == BATCH_MODE_CONTENTS) {
> >               print_object_or_die(opt, data);
> >               batch_write(opt, &opt->output_delim, 1);
> > @@ -526,51 +533,118 @@ static void batch_one_object(const char *obj_name,
> >               (opt->follow_symlinks ? GET_OID_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS : 0);
> >       enum get_oid_result result;
> >
> > -     result = get_oid_with_context(the_repository, obj_name,
> > -                                   flags, &data->oid, &ctx);
> > -     if (result != FOUND) {
> > -             switch (result) {
> > -             case MISSING_OBJECT:
> > -                     printf("%s missing%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > -                     break;
> > -             case SHORT_NAME_AMBIGUOUS:
> > -                     printf("%s ambiguous%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > -                     break;
> > -             case DANGLING_SYMLINK:
> > -                     printf("dangling %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > -                            (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > -                            opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > -                     break;
> > -             case SYMLINK_LOOP:
> > -                     printf("loop %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > -                            (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > -                            opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > -                     break;
> > -             case NOT_DIR:
> > -                     printf("notdir %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > -                            (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > -                            opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > -                     break;
> > -             default:
> > -                     BUG("unknown get_sha1_with_context result %d\n",
> > -                            result);
> > -                     break;
> > +     if (!opt->use_remote_info) {
> > +             result = get_oid_with_context(the_repository, obj_name,
> > +                                             flags, &data->oid, &ctx);
> > +             if (result != FOUND) {
> > +                     switch (result) {
> > +                     case MISSING_OBJECT:
> > +                             printf("%s missing%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     case SHORT_NAME_AMBIGUOUS:
> > +                             printf("%s ambiguous%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     case DANGLING_SYMLINK:
> > +                             printf("dangling %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > +                                     (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > +                                     opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     case SYMLINK_LOOP:
> > +                             printf("loop %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > +                                     (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > +                                     opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     case NOT_DIR:
> > +                             printf("notdir %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > +                                     (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
> > +                                     opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     default:
> > +                             BUG("unknown get_sha1_with_context result %d\n",
> > +                                     result);
> > +                             break;
> > +                     }
> > +                     fflush(stdout);
> > +                     return;
> >               }
> > -             fflush(stdout);
> > -             return;
> > -     }
> >
> > -     if (ctx.mode == 0) {
> > -             printf("symlink %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > -                    (uintmax_t)ctx.symlink_path.len,
> > -                    opt->output_delim, ctx.symlink_path.buf, opt->output_delim);
> > -             fflush(stdout);
> > -             return;
> > +             if (ctx.mode == 0) {
> > +                     printf("symlink %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
> > +                             (uintmax_t)ctx.symlink_path.len,
> > +                             opt->output_delim, ctx.symlink_path.buf, opt->output_delim);
> > +                     fflush(stdout);
> > +                     return;
> > +             }
> >       }
> >
> >       batch_object_write(obj_name, scratch, opt, data, NULL, 0);
> >  }
> >
> > +static int get_remote_info(struct batch_options *opt, int argc, const char **argv)
> > +{
> > +     int retval = 0;
> > +     struct remote *remote = NULL;
>
> We need to call `remote_clear()` on this at the end.
>

Thank you. I am not sure about this.

It seems the remote is cached in a hashmap see
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/tree/remote.c#n136.
When multiple commands are sent, the remote can be reused from the
hashmap cache.

The life cycle of this hashmap cache seems managed by
"the_repository", see
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/tree/remote.c#n720 and
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/tree/repository.c#n364.

> > +     struct object_id oid;
> > +     struct string_list object_info_options = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
>
> This needs to be cleared.
>

Thank you. Fixed in V2.

> > +     static struct transport *gtransport;
>
> Shouldn't we call `transport_disconnect(transport);`?
>

Thank you. transport_disconnect(transport) is added the end of
get_remote_info() in V2.

> > +     /*
> > +      * Change the format to "%(objectname) %(objectsize)" when
> > +      * remote-object-info command is used. Once we start supporting objecttype
> > +      * the default format should change to DEFAULT_FORMAT
> > +     */
> > +     if (!opt->format) {
> > +             opt->format = "%(objectname) %(objectsize)";
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     remote = remote_get(argv[0]);
> > +     if (!remote)
> > +             die(_("must supply valid remote when using remote-object-info"));
> > +     oid_array_clear(&object_info_oids);
> > +     for (size_t i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
> > +             if (get_oid_hex(argv[i], &oid))
> > +                     die(_("Not a valid object name %s"), argv[i]);
> > +             oid_array_append(&object_info_oids, &oid);
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     gtransport = transport_get(remote, NULL);
> > +     if (gtransport->smart_options) {
> > +             int include_size = 0;
> > +
> > +             CALLOC_ARRAY(remote_object_info, object_info_oids.nr);
> > +             gtransport->smart_options->object_info = 1;
> > +             gtransport->smart_options->object_info_oids = &object_info_oids;
> > +             /*
> > +              * 'size' is the only option currently supported.
> > +              * Other options that are passed in the format will exit with error.
> > +              */
> > +             if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objectsize)")) {
> > +                     string_list_append(&object_info_options, "size");
> > +                     include_size = 1;
> > +             }
> > +             if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objecttype)")) {
> > +                     die(_("objecttype is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
> > +             }
> > +             if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objectsize:disk)"))
> > +                     die(_("objectsize:disk is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
> > +             if (strstr(opt->format, "%(deltabase)"))
> > +                     die(_("deltabase is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
> >
>
> This whole block could be replaced by an else..
>
> if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objectsize)")) {
>         string_list_append(&object_info_options, "size");
>         include_size = 1;
> } else {
>         die(_("%s is currently not supported with remote-object-info", opt->format));
> }
>

Thank you. Revised in V2.

> > +             if (object_info_options.nr > 0) {
> > +                     gtransport->smart_options->object_info_options = &object_info_options;
> > +                     for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++) {
> > +                             if (include_size)
> > +                                     remote_object_info[i].sizep = xcalloc(1, sizeof(long));
> > +                     }
> > +                     gtransport->smart_options->object_info_data = &remote_object_info;
> > +                     retval = transport_fetch_refs(gtransport, NULL);
> > +             }
> > +     } else {
> > +             retval = -1;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     return retval;
> > +}
> > +
> >  struct object_cb_data {
> >       struct batch_options *opt;
> >       struct expand_data *expand;
> > @@ -642,6 +716,7 @@ typedef void (*parse_cmd_fn_t)(struct batch_options *, const char *,
> >  struct queued_cmd {
> >       parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
> >       char *line;
> > +     const char *name;
> >  };
> >
> >  static void parse_cmd_contents(struct batch_options *opt,
> > @@ -662,6 +737,55 @@ static void parse_cmd_info(struct batch_options *opt,
> >       batch_one_object(line, output, opt, data);
> >  }
> >
> > +static const struct parse_cmd {
> > +     const char *name;
> > +     parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
> > +     unsigned takes_args;
> > +} commands[] = {
> > +     { "contents", parse_cmd_contents, 1 },
> > +     { "info", parse_cmd_info, 1 },
> > +     { "remote-object-info", parse_cmd_info, 1 },
> > +     { "flush", NULL, 0 },
> > +};
> > +
> > +static void parse_remote_info(struct batch_options *opt,
> > +                        char *line,
> > +                        struct strbuf *output,
> > +                        struct expand_data *data,
> > +                        const struct parse_cmd *p_cmd,
> > +                        struct queued_cmd *q_cmd)
> > +{
> > +     int count;
> > +     const char **argv;
> > +
> > +     count = split_cmdline(line, &argv);
> > +     if (get_remote_info(opt, count, argv))
> > +             goto cleanup;
> > +     opt->use_remote_info = 1;
> > +     data->skip_object_info = 1;
> > +     data->mark_query = 0;
> > +     for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++) {
> > +             if (remote_object_info[i].sizep)
> > +                     data->size = *remote_object_info[i].sizep;
> > +             if (remote_object_info[i].typep)
> > +                     data->type = *remote_object_info[i].typep;
> > +
>
> We don't even set the type, so this shouldn't ever be possible right?
>

Thank you. Yes, that is right. Remove that in V2.

> > +             data->oid = object_info_oids.oid[i];
> > +             if (p_cmd)
> > +                     p_cmd->fn(opt, argv[i+1], output, data);
> > +             else
> > +                     q_cmd->fn(opt, argv[i+1], output, data);
> > +     }
> > +     opt->use_remote_info = 0;
> > +     data->skip_object_info = 0;
> > +     data->mark_query = 1;
> > +
> > +cleanup:
> > +     for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++)
> > +             free_object_info_contents(&remote_object_info[i]);
> > +     free(remote_object_info);
>
> argv needs to free'd too
>
Thank you. Added in V2.

> > +}
> > +
> >  static void dispatch_calls(struct batch_options *opt,
> >               struct strbuf *output,
> >               struct expand_data *data,
> > @@ -671,8 +795,12 @@ static void dispatch_calls(struct batch_options *opt,
> >       if (!opt->buffer_output)
> >               die(_("flush is only for --buffer mode"));
> >
> > -     for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++)
> > -             cmd[i].fn(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data);
> > +     for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
> > +             if (!strcmp(cmd[i].name, "remote-object-info"))
> > +                     parse_remote_info(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data, NULL, &cmd[i]);
> > +             else
> > +                     cmd[i].fn(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data);
> > +     }
> >
> >       fflush(stdout);
> >  }
> > @@ -685,17 +813,6 @@ static void free_cmds(struct queued_cmd *cmd, size_t *nr)
> >       *nr = 0;
> >  }
> >
> > -
> > -static const struct parse_cmd {
> > -     const char *name;
> > -     parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
> > -     unsigned takes_args;
> > -} commands[] = {
> > -     { "contents", parse_cmd_contents, 1},
> > -     { "info", parse_cmd_info, 1},
> > -     { "flush", NULL, 0},
> > -};
> > -
> >  static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
> >                                   struct strbuf *output,
> >                                   struct expand_data *data)
> > @@ -740,11 +857,17 @@ static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
> >                       dispatch_calls(opt, output, data, queued_cmd, nr);
> >                       free_cmds(queued_cmd, &nr);
> >               } else if (!opt->buffer_output) {
> > -                     cmd->fn(opt, p, output, data);
> > +                     if (!strcmp(cmd->name, "remote-object-info")) {
> > +                             char *line = xstrdup_or_null(p);
>
> This needs to be free'd.
>

Thank you. This line is removed in V2, but free() is added in the new
code in `parse_cmd_remote_info()`

> > +                             parse_remote_info(opt, line, output, data, cmd, NULL);
>
>
>
> > +                     } else {
> > +                             cmd->fn(opt, p, output, data);
> > +                     }
> >               } else {
> >                       ALLOC_GROW(queued_cmd, nr + 1, alloc);
> >                       call.fn = cmd->fn;
> >                       call.line = xstrdup_or_null(p);
> > +                     call.name = cmd->name;
> >                       queued_cmd[nr++] = call;
> >               }
> >       }
> > @@ -761,8 +884,6 @@ static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
> >       strbuf_release(&input);
> >  }
> >
> > -#define DEFAULT_FORMAT "%(objectname) %(objecttype) %(objectsize)"
> > -
> >  static int batch_objects(struct batch_options *opt)
> >  {
> >       struct strbuf input = STRBUF_INIT;
> > diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
> > index d3cf4b8b2e..6aaa167942 100644
> > --- a/object-file.c
> > +++ b/object-file.c
> > @@ -2988,3 +2988,14 @@ int read_loose_object(const char *path,
> >               munmap(map, mapsize);
> >       return ret;
> >  }
> > +
> > +void free_object_info_contents(struct object_info *object_info)
> > +{
> > +     if (!object_info)
> > +             return;
> > +     free(object_info->typep);
> > +     free(object_info->sizep);
> > +     free(object_info->disk_sizep);
> > +     free(object_info->delta_base_oid);
> > +     free(object_info->type_name);
> > +}
> > diff --git a/object-store-ll.h b/object-store-ll.h
> > index c5f2bb2fc2..333e19cd1e 100644
> > --- a/object-store-ll.h
> > +++ b/object-store-ll.h
> > @@ -533,4 +533,7 @@ int for_each_object_in_pack(struct packed_git *p,
> >  int for_each_packed_object(each_packed_object_fn, void *,
> >                          enum for_each_object_flags flags);
> >
> > +/* Free pointers inside of object_info, but not object_info itself */
> > +void free_object_info_contents(struct object_info *object_info);
> > +
> >  #endif /* OBJECT_STORE_LL_H */
> > diff --git a/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh b/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh
> > new file mode 100755
> > index 0000000000..7a7bdfeb91
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh
> > @@ -0,0 +1,412 @@
> > +#!/bin/sh
> > +
> > +test_description='git cat-file --batch-command with remote-object-info command'
> > +
> > +GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME=main
> > +export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
> > +
> > +. ./test-lib.sh
> > +
> > +echo_without_newline () {
> > +    printf '%s' "$*"
> > +}
> > +
> > +strlen () {
> > +    echo_without_newline "$1" | wc -c | sed -e 's/^ *//'
> > +}
> > +
> > +hello_content="Hello World"
> > +hello_size=$(strlen "$hello_content")
> > +hello_oid=$(echo_without_newline "$hello_content" | git hash-object --stdin)
> > +
> > +tree_size=$(($(test_oid rawsz) + 13))
> > +
> > +commit_message="Initial commit"
> > +commit_size=$(($(test_oid hexsz) + 137))
> >
>
> Why 13 and 137?
>

Thank you. That is tricky. Originally I took them from
t/t1006-cat-file.sh. I did some research though.

13 = <file mode> + <a_space> + <file name> + <a_null>, where
file mode is 100644, which is 6 characters;
file name is hello, which is 5 characters
a space is 1 character and a null is 1 character

For commit message, here is the raw content

tree 6241ab2a5314798183b5c4ee8a7b0ccd12c651e6
author A U Thor <author@example.com> 1112354055 +0200
committer C O Mitter <committer@example.com> 1112354055 +0200

Initial commit

137 = <tree header> + <a_space> + <a newline> +
  <Author line> + <a newline> +
  <Committer line> + <a newline> +
  <a newline> +
  <commit message length>

An easier way is this by `git cat-file commit <commit hash> | wc -c`,
which gets 177, then it should be minus 40 hex away, and result in 137

I put them in the comments to avoid confusion.

> > +
> > +tag_header_without_oid="type blob
> > +tag hellotag
> > +tagger $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL>"
> > +tag_header_without_timestamp="object $hello_oid
> > +$tag_header_without_oid"
> > +tag_description="This is a tag"
> > +tag_content="$tag_header_without_timestamp 0 +0000
> > +
> > +$tag_description"
> > +
> > +tag_oid=$(echo_without_newline "$tag_content" | git hash-object -t tag --stdin -w)
> > +tag_size=$(strlen "$tag_content")
> > +
> > +# This section tests --batch-command with remote-object-info command
> > +# Since "%(objecttype)" is currently not supported by the command remote-object-info ,
> > +# the filters are set to "%(objectname) %(objectsize)".
> > +# Tests with the default filter are used to test the fallback to 'fetch' command
> > +
> > +
> > +# Test --batch-command remote-object-info with 'git://' transport
> > +
> > +. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-git-daemon.sh
> > +start_git_daemon --export-all --enable=receive-pack
> > +daemon_parent=$GIT_DAEMON_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/parent
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'create repo to be served by git-daemon' '
> > +     git init "$daemon_parent" &&
> > +
> > +     echo_without_newline "$hello_content" > $daemon_parent/hello &&
> > +     git -C "$daemon_parent" update-index --add hello &&
> > +     git -C "$daemon_parent" config transfer.advertiseobjectinfo true
> > +'
> > +
> > +set_transport_variables () {
> > +     hello_sha1=$(echo_without_newline "$hello_content" | git hash-object --stdin)
> > +     tree_sha1=$(git -C "$1" write-tree)
> > +     commit_sha1=$(echo_without_newline "$commit_message" | git -C "$1" commit-tree $tree_sha1)
> > +     tag_sha1=$(echo_without_newline "$tag_content" | git -C "$1" hash-object -t tag --stdin -w)
> > +     tag_size=$(strlen "$tag_content")
> > +}
> > +
> > +
>
> extra newline here
>

Thank you. Fixed in V2.

> > +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info git://' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
> > +             cd "$daemon_parent" &&
> > +
> > +             echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> > +             echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> > +             git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $hello_sha1
> > +             remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $tree_sha1
> > +             remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $commit_sha1
> > +             remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $tag_sha1
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_cmp expect actual
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info git:// multiple sha1 per line' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
> > +             cd "$daemon_parent" &&
> > +
> > +             echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> > +             echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> > +             git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1 $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_cmp expect actual
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info http:// default filter' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
> > +             cd "$daemon_parent" &&
> > +
> > +             echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> > +             echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> > +             GIT_TRACE_PACKET=1 git cat-file --batch-command >actual <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
> > +             remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_cmp expect actual
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'batch-command --buffer remote-object-info git://' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
> > +             cd "$daemon_parent" &&
> > +
> > +             echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> > +             echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> > +             git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" --buffer >actual <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
> > +             remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> > +             flush
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_cmp expect actual
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +stop_git_daemon
> > +
> > +# Test --batch-command remote-object-info with 'http://' transport
> > +
> > +. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
> > +start_httpd
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'create repo to be served by http:// transport' '
> > +     git init "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +     git -C "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" config http.receivepack true &&
> > +     git -C "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" config transfer.advertiseobjectinfo true &&
> > +     echo_without_newline "$hello_content" > $HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent/hello &&
> > +     git -C "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" update-index --add hello
> > +'
> > +
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info http://' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +             cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +
> > +             echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> > +             echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> > +             git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $tree_sha1
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $commit_sha1
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $tag_sha1
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_cmp expect actual
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info http:// one line' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +             cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +
> > +             echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> > +             echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> > +             git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1 $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_cmp expect actual
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'batch-command --buffer remote-object-info http://' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +             cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +
> > +             echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> > +             echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> > +
> > +             git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" --buffer >actual <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> > +             flush
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_cmp expect actual
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info http:// default filter' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +             cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +
> > +             echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> > +             echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> > +
> > +             git cat-file --batch-command >actual <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_cmp expect actual
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on unspported filter option (objectsize:disk)' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +             cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +
> > +             test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectsize:disk)" 2>err <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_grep "objectsize:disk is currently not supported with remote-object-info" err
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on unspported filter option (deltabase)' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +             cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +
> > +             test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command="%(deltabase)" 2>err <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_grep "deltabase is currently not supported with remote-object-info" err
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on server with legacy protocol' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +             cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +
> > +             test_must_fail git -c protocol.version=0 cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" 2>err <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_grep "remote-object-info requires protocol v2" err
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on server with legacy protocol fallback' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +             cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +
> > +             test_must_fail git -c protocol.version=0 cat-file --batch-command 2>err <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_grep "remote-object-info requires protocol v2" err
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on malformed OID' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +             cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +             malformed_object_id="this_id_is_not_valid" &&
> > +
> > +             test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" 2>err <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $malformed_object_id
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_grep "Not a valid object name '$malformed_object_id'" err
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on malformed OID fallback' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +             cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +             malformed_object_id="this_id_is_not_valid" &&
> > +
> > +             test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command 2>err <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $malformed_object_id
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_grep "Not a valid object name '$malformed_object_id'" err
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on missing OID' '
> > +     set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +     git clone "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" missing_oid_repo &&
> > +     test_commit -C missing_oid_repo message1 c.txt &&
> > +     (
> > +             cd missing_oid_repo &&
> > +
> > +             object_id=$(git rev-parse message1:c.txt) &&
> > +             test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" 2>err <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $object_id
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_grep "object-info: not our ref $object_id" err
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +# shellcheck disable=SC2016
> > +test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on missing OID fallback' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
> > +             cd missing_oid_repo &&
> > +             object_id=$(git rev-parse message1:c.txt) &&
> > +             test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command 2>err <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $object_id
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_grep "fatal: object-info: not our ref $object_id" err
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +# Test --batch-command remote-object-info with 'file://' transport
> > +
> > +# shellcheck disable=SC2016
> > +test_expect_success 'create repo to be served by file:// transport' '
> > +     git init server &&
> > +     git -C server config protocol.version 2 &&
> > +     git -C server config transfer.advertiseobjectinfo true &&
> > +     echo_without_newline "$hello_content" > server/hello &&
> > +     git -C server update-index --add hello
> > +'
> > +
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info file://' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "server" &&
> > +             cd server &&
> > +
> > +             echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> > +             echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> > +             git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $hello_sha1
> > +             remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $tree_sha1
> > +             remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $commit_sha1
> > +             remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $tag_sha1
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_cmp expect actual
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info file:// multiple sha1 per line' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "server" &&
> > +             cd server &&
> > +
> > +             echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> > +             echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> > +             git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1 $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_cmp expect actual
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'batch-command --buffer remote-object-info file://' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "server" &&
> > +             cd server &&
> > +
> > +             echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> > +             echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> > +             git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" --buffer >actual <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
> > +             remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> > +             flush
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_cmp expect actual
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info file:// default filter' '
> > +     (
> > +             set_transport_variables "server" &&
> > +             cd server &&
> > +
> > +             echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
> > +             echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
> > +             echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
> > +
> > +             git cat-file --batch-command >actual <<-EOF &&
> > +             remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
> > +             remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
> > +             EOF
> > +             test_cmp expect actual
> > +     )
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_done
>
> Some more tests I'd like to see
> - Testing against the '-Z' option.
> - Testing the fallback to fetch whole object when the server doesn't
> support 'remote-object-info'.
>

Thank you. More tests are added in V2 to cover those scenarios.

> Thanks
diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
index bd95a6c10a..ab0647bb39 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@  info <object>::
 	Print object info for object reference `<object>`. This corresponds to the
 	output of `--batch-check`.
 
+remote-object-info <remote> <object>...::
+	Print object info for object references `<object>` at specified <remote> without
+	downloading object from remote.
+	Error when no object references is provided.
+	This command may be combined with `--buffer`.
+
 flush::
 	Used with `--buffer` to execute all preceding commands that were issued
 	since the beginning or since the last flush was issued. When `--buffer`
@@ -290,7 +296,8 @@  newline. The available atoms are:
 	The full hex representation of the object name.
 
 `objecttype`::
-	The type of the object (the same as `cat-file -t` reports).
+	The type of the object (the same as `cat-file -t` reports). See
+	`CAVEATS` below. Not supported by `remote-object-info`.
 
 `objectsize`::
 	The size, in bytes, of the object (the same as `cat-file -s`
@@ -298,13 +305,14 @@  newline. The available atoms are:
 
 `objectsize:disk`::
 	The size, in bytes, that the object takes up on disk. See the
-	note about on-disk sizes in the `CAVEATS` section below.
+	note about on-disk sizes in the `CAVEATS` section below. Not
+	supported by `remote-object-info`.
 
 `deltabase`::
 	If the object is stored as a delta on-disk, this expands to the
 	full hex representation of the delta base object name.
 	Otherwise, expands to the null OID (all zeroes). See `CAVEATS`
-	below.
+	below. Not supported by `remote-object-info`.
 
 `rest`::
 	If this atom is used in the output string, input lines are split
@@ -314,7 +322,9 @@  newline. The available atoms are:
 	line) are output in place of the `%(rest)` atom.
 
 If no format is specified, the default format is `%(objectname)
-%(objecttype) %(objectsize)`.
+%(objecttype) %(objectsize)`, except remote-object-info command who uses
+`%(objectname) %(objectsize)` for now because "%(objecttype)" is not supported yet.
+When "%(objecttype)" is supported, default format should be unified.
 
 If `--batch` is specified, or if `--batch-command` is used with the `contents`
 command, the object information is followed by the object contents (consisting
@@ -396,6 +406,10 @@  scripting purposes.
 CAVEATS
 -------
 
+Note that since objecttype, objectsize:disk and deltabase are currently not supported by the
+remote-object-info, git will error and exit when they are in the format string.
+
+
 Note that the sizes of objects on disk are reported accurately, but care
 should be taken in drawing conclusions about which refs or objects are
 responsible for disk usage. The size of a packed non-delta object may be
diff --git a/builtin/cat-file.c b/builtin/cat-file.c
index 72a78cdc8c..34958a1747 100644
--- a/builtin/cat-file.c
+++ b/builtin/cat-file.c
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ 
 #include "promisor-remote.h"
 #include "mailmap.h"
 #include "write-or-die.h"
+#include "alias.h"
+#include "remote.h"
+#include "transport.h"
 
 enum batch_mode {
 	BATCH_MODE_CONTENTS,
@@ -42,9 +45,14 @@  struct batch_options {
 	char input_delim;
 	char output_delim;
 	const char *format;
+	int use_remote_info;
 };
 
+#define DEFAULT_FORMAT "%(objectname) %(objecttype) %(objectsize)"
+
 static const char *force_path;
+static struct object_info *remote_object_info;
+static struct oid_array object_info_oids = OID_ARRAY_INIT;
 
 static struct string_list mailmap = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 static int use_mailmap;
@@ -508,7 +516,6 @@  static void batch_object_write(const char *obj_name,
 	}
 
 	batch_write(opt, scratch->buf, scratch->len);
-
 	if (opt->batch_mode == BATCH_MODE_CONTENTS) {
 		print_object_or_die(opt, data);
 		batch_write(opt, &opt->output_delim, 1);
@@ -526,51 +533,118 @@  static void batch_one_object(const char *obj_name,
 		(opt->follow_symlinks ? GET_OID_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS : 0);
 	enum get_oid_result result;
 
-	result = get_oid_with_context(the_repository, obj_name,
-				      flags, &data->oid, &ctx);
-	if (result != FOUND) {
-		switch (result) {
-		case MISSING_OBJECT:
-			printf("%s missing%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
-			break;
-		case SHORT_NAME_AMBIGUOUS:
-			printf("%s ambiguous%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
-			break;
-		case DANGLING_SYMLINK:
-			printf("dangling %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
-			       (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
-			       opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
-			break;
-		case SYMLINK_LOOP:
-			printf("loop %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
-			       (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
-			       opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
-			break;
-		case NOT_DIR:
-			printf("notdir %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
-			       (uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
-			       opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
-			break;
-		default:
-			BUG("unknown get_sha1_with_context result %d\n",
-			       result);
-			break;
+	if (!opt->use_remote_info) {
+		result = get_oid_with_context(the_repository, obj_name,
+						flags, &data->oid, &ctx);
+		if (result != FOUND) {
+			switch (result) {
+			case MISSING_OBJECT:
+				printf("%s missing%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
+				break;
+			case SHORT_NAME_AMBIGUOUS:
+				printf("%s ambiguous%c", obj_name, opt->output_delim);
+				break;
+			case DANGLING_SYMLINK:
+				printf("dangling %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
+					(uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
+					opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
+				break;
+			case SYMLINK_LOOP:
+				printf("loop %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
+					(uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
+					opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
+				break;
+			case NOT_DIR:
+				printf("notdir %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
+					(uintmax_t)strlen(obj_name),
+					opt->output_delim, obj_name, opt->output_delim);
+				break;
+			default:
+				BUG("unknown get_sha1_with_context result %d\n",
+					result);
+				break;
+			}
+			fflush(stdout);
+			return;
 		}
-		fflush(stdout);
-		return;
-	}
 
-	if (ctx.mode == 0) {
-		printf("symlink %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
-		       (uintmax_t)ctx.symlink_path.len,
-		       opt->output_delim, ctx.symlink_path.buf, opt->output_delim);
-		fflush(stdout);
-		return;
+		if (ctx.mode == 0) {
+			printf("symlink %"PRIuMAX"%c%s%c",
+				(uintmax_t)ctx.symlink_path.len,
+				opt->output_delim, ctx.symlink_path.buf, opt->output_delim);
+			fflush(stdout);
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
 	batch_object_write(obj_name, scratch, opt, data, NULL, 0);
 }
 
+static int get_remote_info(struct batch_options *opt, int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	int retval = 0;
+	struct remote *remote = NULL;
+	struct object_id oid;
+	struct string_list object_info_options = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+	static struct transport *gtransport;
+
+	/*
+	 * Change the format to "%(objectname) %(objectsize)" when
+	 * remote-object-info command is used. Once we start supporting objecttype
+	 * the default format should change to DEFAULT_FORMAT
+	*/
+	if (!opt->format) {
+		opt->format = "%(objectname) %(objectsize)";
+	}
+
+	remote = remote_get(argv[0]);
+	if (!remote)
+		die(_("must supply valid remote when using remote-object-info"));
+	oid_array_clear(&object_info_oids);
+	for (size_t i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+		if (get_oid_hex(argv[i], &oid))
+			die(_("Not a valid object name %s"), argv[i]);
+		oid_array_append(&object_info_oids, &oid);
+	}
+
+	gtransport = transport_get(remote, NULL);
+	if (gtransport->smart_options) {
+		int include_size = 0;
+
+		CALLOC_ARRAY(remote_object_info, object_info_oids.nr);
+		gtransport->smart_options->object_info = 1;
+		gtransport->smart_options->object_info_oids = &object_info_oids;
+		/*
+		 * 'size' is the only option currently supported.
+		 * Other options that are passed in the format will exit with error.
+		 */
+		if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objectsize)")) {
+			string_list_append(&object_info_options, "size");
+			include_size = 1;
+		}
+		if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objecttype)")) {
+			die(_("objecttype is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
+		}
+		if (strstr(opt->format, "%(objectsize:disk)"))
+			die(_("objectsize:disk is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
+		if (strstr(opt->format, "%(deltabase)"))
+			die(_("deltabase is currently not supported with remote-object-info"));
+		if (object_info_options.nr > 0) {
+			gtransport->smart_options->object_info_options = &object_info_options;
+			for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++) {
+				if (include_size)
+					remote_object_info[i].sizep = xcalloc(1, sizeof(long));
+			}
+			gtransport->smart_options->object_info_data = &remote_object_info;
+			retval = transport_fetch_refs(gtransport, NULL);
+		}
+	} else {
+		retval = -1;
+	}
+
+	return retval;
+}
+
 struct object_cb_data {
 	struct batch_options *opt;
 	struct expand_data *expand;
@@ -642,6 +716,7 @@  typedef void (*parse_cmd_fn_t)(struct batch_options *, const char *,
 struct queued_cmd {
 	parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
 	char *line;
+	const char *name;
 };
 
 static void parse_cmd_contents(struct batch_options *opt,
@@ -662,6 +737,55 @@  static void parse_cmd_info(struct batch_options *opt,
 	batch_one_object(line, output, opt, data);
 }
 
+static const struct parse_cmd {
+	const char *name;
+	parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
+	unsigned takes_args;
+} commands[] = {
+	{ "contents", parse_cmd_contents, 1 },
+	{ "info", parse_cmd_info, 1 },
+	{ "remote-object-info", parse_cmd_info, 1 },
+	{ "flush", NULL, 0 },
+};
+
+static void parse_remote_info(struct batch_options *opt,
+			   char *line,
+			   struct strbuf *output,
+			   struct expand_data *data,
+			   const struct parse_cmd *p_cmd,
+			   struct queued_cmd *q_cmd)
+{
+	int count;
+	const char **argv;
+
+	count = split_cmdline(line, &argv);
+	if (get_remote_info(opt, count, argv))
+		goto cleanup;
+	opt->use_remote_info = 1;
+	data->skip_object_info = 1;
+	data->mark_query = 0;
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++) {
+		if (remote_object_info[i].sizep)
+			data->size = *remote_object_info[i].sizep;
+		if (remote_object_info[i].typep)
+			data->type = *remote_object_info[i].typep;
+
+		data->oid = object_info_oids.oid[i];
+		if (p_cmd)
+			p_cmd->fn(opt, argv[i+1], output, data);
+		else
+			q_cmd->fn(opt, argv[i+1], output, data);
+	}
+	opt->use_remote_info = 0;
+	data->skip_object_info = 0;
+	data->mark_query = 1;
+
+cleanup:
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++)
+		free_object_info_contents(&remote_object_info[i]);
+	free(remote_object_info);
+}
+
 static void dispatch_calls(struct batch_options *opt,
 		struct strbuf *output,
 		struct expand_data *data,
@@ -671,8 +795,12 @@  static void dispatch_calls(struct batch_options *opt,
 	if (!opt->buffer_output)
 		die(_("flush is only for --buffer mode"));
 
-	for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++)
-		cmd[i].fn(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data);
+	for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(cmd[i].name, "remote-object-info"))
+			parse_remote_info(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data, NULL, &cmd[i]);
+		else
+			cmd[i].fn(opt, cmd[i].line, output, data);
+	}
 
 	fflush(stdout);
 }
@@ -685,17 +813,6 @@  static void free_cmds(struct queued_cmd *cmd, size_t *nr)
 	*nr = 0;
 }
 
-
-static const struct parse_cmd {
-	const char *name;
-	parse_cmd_fn_t fn;
-	unsigned takes_args;
-} commands[] = {
-	{ "contents", parse_cmd_contents, 1},
-	{ "info", parse_cmd_info, 1},
-	{ "flush", NULL, 0},
-};
-
 static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
 				    struct strbuf *output,
 				    struct expand_data *data)
@@ -740,11 +857,17 @@  static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
 			dispatch_calls(opt, output, data, queued_cmd, nr);
 			free_cmds(queued_cmd, &nr);
 		} else if (!opt->buffer_output) {
-			cmd->fn(opt, p, output, data);
+			if (!strcmp(cmd->name, "remote-object-info")) {
+				char *line = xstrdup_or_null(p);
+				parse_remote_info(opt, line, output, data, cmd, NULL);
+			} else {
+				cmd->fn(opt, p, output, data);
+			}
 		} else {
 			ALLOC_GROW(queued_cmd, nr + 1, alloc);
 			call.fn = cmd->fn;
 			call.line = xstrdup_or_null(p);
+			call.name = cmd->name;
 			queued_cmd[nr++] = call;
 		}
 	}
@@ -761,8 +884,6 @@  static void batch_objects_command(struct batch_options *opt,
 	strbuf_release(&input);
 }
 
-#define DEFAULT_FORMAT "%(objectname) %(objecttype) %(objectsize)"
-
 static int batch_objects(struct batch_options *opt)
 {
 	struct strbuf input = STRBUF_INIT;
diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
index d3cf4b8b2e..6aaa167942 100644
--- a/object-file.c
+++ b/object-file.c
@@ -2988,3 +2988,14 @@  int read_loose_object(const char *path,
 		munmap(map, mapsize);
 	return ret;
 }
+
+void free_object_info_contents(struct object_info *object_info)
+{
+	if (!object_info)
+		return;
+	free(object_info->typep);
+	free(object_info->sizep);
+	free(object_info->disk_sizep);
+	free(object_info->delta_base_oid);
+	free(object_info->type_name);
+}
diff --git a/object-store-ll.h b/object-store-ll.h
index c5f2bb2fc2..333e19cd1e 100644
--- a/object-store-ll.h
+++ b/object-store-ll.h
@@ -533,4 +533,7 @@  int for_each_object_in_pack(struct packed_git *p,
 int for_each_packed_object(each_packed_object_fn, void *,
 			   enum for_each_object_flags flags);
 
+/* Free pointers inside of object_info, but not object_info itself */
+void free_object_info_contents(struct object_info *object_info);
+
 #endif /* OBJECT_STORE_LL_H */
diff --git a/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh b/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..7a7bdfeb91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,412 @@ 
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='git cat-file --batch-command with remote-object-info command'
+
+GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME=main
+export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+echo_without_newline () {
+    printf '%s' "$*"
+}
+
+strlen () {
+    echo_without_newline "$1" | wc -c | sed -e 's/^ *//'
+}
+
+hello_content="Hello World"
+hello_size=$(strlen "$hello_content")
+hello_oid=$(echo_without_newline "$hello_content" | git hash-object --stdin)
+
+tree_size=$(($(test_oid rawsz) + 13))
+
+commit_message="Initial commit"
+commit_size=$(($(test_oid hexsz) + 137))
+
+tag_header_without_oid="type blob
+tag hellotag
+tagger $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL>"
+tag_header_without_timestamp="object $hello_oid
+$tag_header_without_oid"
+tag_description="This is a tag"
+tag_content="$tag_header_without_timestamp 0 +0000
+
+$tag_description"
+
+tag_oid=$(echo_without_newline "$tag_content" | git hash-object -t tag --stdin -w)
+tag_size=$(strlen "$tag_content")
+
+# This section tests --batch-command with remote-object-info command
+# Since "%(objecttype)" is currently not supported by the command remote-object-info ,
+# the filters are set to "%(objectname) %(objectsize)".
+# Tests with the default filter are used to test the fallback to 'fetch' command
+
+
+# Test --batch-command remote-object-info with 'git://' transport
+
+. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-git-daemon.sh
+start_git_daemon --export-all --enable=receive-pack
+daemon_parent=$GIT_DAEMON_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/parent
+
+test_expect_success 'create repo to be served by git-daemon' '
+	git init "$daemon_parent" &&
+
+	echo_without_newline "$hello_content" > $daemon_parent/hello &&
+	git -C "$daemon_parent" update-index --add hello &&
+	git -C "$daemon_parent" config transfer.advertiseobjectinfo true
+'
+
+set_transport_variables () {
+	hello_sha1=$(echo_without_newline "$hello_content" | git hash-object --stdin)
+	tree_sha1=$(git -C "$1" write-tree)
+	commit_sha1=$(echo_without_newline "$commit_message" | git -C "$1" commit-tree $tree_sha1)
+	tag_sha1=$(echo_without_newline "$tag_content" | git -C "$1" hash-object -t tag --stdin -w)
+	tag_size=$(strlen "$tag_content")
+}
+
+
+test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info git://' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
+		cd "$daemon_parent" &&
+
+		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
+		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
+		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $hello_sha1
+		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $tree_sha1
+		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $commit_sha1
+		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $tag_sha1
+		EOF
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info git:// multiple sha1 per line' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
+		cd "$daemon_parent" &&
+
+		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
+		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
+		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1 $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
+		EOF
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info http:// default filter' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
+		cd "$daemon_parent" &&
+
+		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
+		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
+		GIT_TRACE_PACKET=1 git cat-file --batch-command >actual <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
+		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
+		EOF
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'batch-command --buffer remote-object-info git://' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
+		cd "$daemon_parent" &&
+
+		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
+		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
+		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" --buffer >actual <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
+		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
+		flush
+		EOF
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
+stop_git_daemon
+
+# Test --batch-command remote-object-info with 'http://' transport
+
+. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
+start_httpd
+
+test_expect_success 'create repo to be served by http:// transport' '
+	git init "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+	git -C "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" config http.receivepack true &&
+	git -C "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" config transfer.advertiseobjectinfo true &&
+	echo_without_newline "$hello_content" > $HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent/hello &&
+	git -C "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" update-index --add hello
+'
+
+
+test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info http://' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+
+		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
+		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
+		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $tree_sha1
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $commit_sha1
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $tag_sha1
+		EOF
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info http:// one line' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+
+		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
+		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
+		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1 $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
+		EOF
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'batch-command --buffer remote-object-info http://' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+
+		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
+		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
+
+		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" --buffer >actual <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
+		flush
+		EOF
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info http:// default filter' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+
+		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
+		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
+
+		git cat-file --batch-command >actual <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
+		EOF
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on unspported filter option (objectsize:disk)' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+
+		test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectsize:disk)" 2>err <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1
+		EOF
+		test_grep "objectsize:disk is currently not supported with remote-object-info" err
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on unspported filter option (deltabase)' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+
+		test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command="%(deltabase)" 2>err <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1
+		EOF
+		test_grep "deltabase is currently not supported with remote-object-info" err
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on server with legacy protocol' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+
+		test_must_fail git -c protocol.version=0 cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" 2>err <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1
+		EOF
+		test_grep "remote-object-info requires protocol v2" err
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on server with legacy protocol fallback' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+
+		test_must_fail git -c protocol.version=0 cat-file --batch-command 2>err <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_sha1
+		EOF
+		test_grep "remote-object-info requires protocol v2" err
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on malformed OID' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+		malformed_object_id="this_id_is_not_valid" &&
+
+		test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" 2>err <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $malformed_object_id
+		EOF
+		test_grep "Not a valid object name '$malformed_object_id'" err
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on malformed OID fallback' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+		malformed_object_id="this_id_is_not_valid" &&
+
+		test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command 2>err <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $malformed_object_id
+		EOF
+		test_grep "Not a valid object name '$malformed_object_id'" err
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on missing OID' '
+	set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+	git clone "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" missing_oid_repo &&
+	test_commit -C missing_oid_repo message1 c.txt &&
+	(
+		cd missing_oid_repo &&
+
+		object_id=$(git rev-parse message1:c.txt) &&
+		test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" 2>err <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $object_id
+		EOF
+		test_grep "object-info: not our ref $object_id" err
+	)
+'
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2016
+test_expect_success 'remote-object-info fails on missing OID fallback' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+		cd missing_oid_repo &&
+		object_id=$(git rev-parse message1:c.txt) &&
+		test_must_fail git cat-file --batch-command 2>err <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $object_id
+		EOF
+		test_grep "fatal: object-info: not our ref $object_id" err
+	)
+'
+
+# Test --batch-command remote-object-info with 'file://' transport
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2016
+test_expect_success 'create repo to be served by file:// transport' '
+	git init server &&
+	git -C server config protocol.version 2 &&
+	git -C server config transfer.advertiseobjectinfo true &&
+	echo_without_newline "$hello_content" > server/hello &&
+	git -C server update-index --add hello
+'
+
+
+test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info file://' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "server" &&
+		cd server &&
+
+		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
+		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
+		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $hello_sha1
+		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $tree_sha1
+		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $commit_sha1
+		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $tag_sha1
+		EOF
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info file:// multiple sha1 per line' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "server" &&
+		cd server &&
+
+		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
+		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
+		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" >actual <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1 $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
+		EOF
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'batch-command --buffer remote-object-info file://' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "server" &&
+		cd server &&
+
+		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
+		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
+		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objectname) %(objectsize)" --buffer >actual <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
+		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
+		flush
+		EOF
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info file:// default filter' '
+	(
+		set_transport_variables "server" &&
+		cd server &&
+
+		echo "$hello_sha1 $hello_size" >expect &&
+		echo "$tree_sha1 $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$commit_sha1 $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$tag_sha1 $tag_size" >>expect &&
+
+		git cat-file --batch-command >actual <<-EOF &&
+		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $hello_sha1 $tree_sha1
+		remote-object-info "file://$(pwd)" $commit_sha1 $tag_sha1
+		EOF
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
+test_done