Remote: Push, add support to push commits per hashes

options.go

@@ -198,8 +198,14 @@ type PushOptions struct {
 	RemoteName string
 	// RemoteURL overrides the remote repo address with a custom URL
 	RemoteURL string
-	// RefSpecs specify what destination ref to update with what source
-	// object. A refspec with empty src can be used to delete a reference.
+	// RefSpecs specify what destination ref to update with what source object.
+	//
+	// The format of a <refspec> parameter is an optional plus +, followed by
+	//  the source object <src>, followed by a colon :, followed by the destination ref <dst>.
+	// The <src> is often the name of the branch you would want to push, but it can be a SHA-1.
+	// The <dst> tells which ref on the remote side is updated with this push.
+	//
+	// A refspec with empty src can be used to delete a reference.
 	RefSpecs []config.RefSpec
 	// Auth credentials, if required, to use with the remote repository.
 	Auth transport.AuthMethod

remote.go

@@ -602,6 +602,10 @@ func (r *Remote) addOrUpdateReferences(
 	if !rs.IsWildcard() {
 		ref, ok := refsDict[rs.Src()]
 		if !ok {
+			commit, err := object.GetCommit(r.s, plumbing.NewHash(rs.Src()))
+			if err == nil {
+				return r.addCommit(rs, remoteRefs, commit.Hash, req)
+			}
 			return nil
 		}
 
@@ -656,6 +660,43 @@ func (r *Remote) deleteReferences(rs config.RefSpec,
 	})
 }
 
+func (r *Remote) addCommit(rs config.RefSpec,
+	remoteRefs storer.ReferenceStorer, localCommit plumbing.Hash,
+	req *packp.ReferenceUpdateRequest) error {
+
+	if rs.IsWildcard() {
+		return errors.New("can't use wildcard together with hash refspecs")
+	}
+
+	cmd := &packp.Command{
+		Name: rs.Dst(""),
+		Old:  plumbing.ZeroHash,
+		New:  localCommit,
+	}
+	remoteRef, err := remoteRefs.Reference(cmd.Name)
+	if err == nil {
+		if remoteRef.Type() != plumbing.HashReference {
+			//TODO: check actual git behavior here
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		cmd.Old = remoteRef.Hash()
+	} else if err != plumbing.ErrReferenceNotFound {
+		return err
+	}
+	if cmd.Old == cmd.New {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if !rs.IsForceUpdate() {
+		if err := checkFastForwardUpdate(r.s, remoteRefs, cmd); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	req.Commands = append(req.Commands, cmd)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (r *Remote) addReferenceIfRefSpecMatches(rs config.RefSpec,
 	remoteRefs storer.ReferenceStorer, localRef *plumbing.Reference,
 	req *packp.ReferenceUpdateRequest) error {

remote_test.go

@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/config"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/cache"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/object"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/protocol/packp"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/protocol/packp/capability"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/storer"
@@ -1206,3 +1210,91 @@ func (s *RemoteSuite) TestPushRequireRemoteRefs(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(newRef, Not(DeepEquals), oldRef)
 }
+
+func (s *RemoteSuite) TestCanPushShasToReference(c *C) {
+	d, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "TestCanPushShasToReference")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(d)
+
+	// remote currently forces a plain path for path based remotes inside the PushContext function.
+	// This makes it impossible, in the current state to use memfs.
+	// For the sake of readability, use the same osFS everywhere and use plain git repositories on temporary files
+	remote, err := PlainInit(filepath.Join(d, "remote"), true)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(remote, NotNil)
+
+	repo, err := PlainInit(filepath.Join(d, "repo"), false)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(repo, NotNil)
+
+	fd, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(d, "repo", "README.md"))
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	_, err = fd.WriteString("# test repo")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	err = fd.Close()
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	wt, err := repo.Worktree()
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	wt.Add("README.md")
+	sha, err := wt.Commit("test commit", &CommitOptions{
+		Author: &object.Signature{
+			Name:  "test",
+			Email: "test@example.com",
+			When:  time.Now(),
+		},
+		Committer: &object.Signature{
+			Name:  "test",
+			Email: "test@example.com",
+			When:  time.Now(),
+		},
+	})
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	gitremote, err := repo.CreateRemote(&config.RemoteConfig{
+		Name: "local",
+		URLs: []string{filepath.Join(d, "remote")},
+	})
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = gitremote.Push(&PushOptions{
+		RemoteName: "local",
+		RefSpecs: []config.RefSpec{
+			// TODO: check with short hashes that this is still respected
+			config.RefSpec(sha.String() + ":refs/heads/branch"),
+		},
+	})
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	ref, err := remote.Reference(plumbing.ReferenceName("refs/heads/branch"), false)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	c.Assert(ref.Hash().String(), Equals, sha.String())
+}