Post Commit Hook with Trac and SVN

Question

So I am having a few problems with settings this up. Let me explain.

I have three files in my d:\svn\hooks file (D:\ is not windows drive)

post-commit.bat
trac-post-commit-hook.cmd
trac-post-commit-hook

I have setup the post-commit.bat file in d:\svn\hooks file with the following

%~dp0\trac-post-commit-hook.cmd %1 %2

In my trac-post-commit-hook.cmd - I have

@ECHO OFF
::
:: Trac post-commit-hook script for Windows
::
:: Contributed by markus, modified by cboos.

:: Usage:
::
:: 1) Insert the following line in your post-commit.bat script
::
:: call %~dp0\trac-post-commit-hook.cmd %1 %2
::
:: 2) Check the 'Modify paths' section below, be sure to set at least TRAC_ENV

:: ----------------------------------------------------------
:: Modify paths here:

:: -- this one *must* be set
SET TRAC_ENV=D:\trac\project

:: -- set if Python is not in the system path
SET PYTHON_PATH=D:\trac\Python25

:: -- set to the folder containing trac/ if installed in a non-standard location
SET TRAC_PATH=D:\trac\Python25\Lib\site-packages\trac
:: ----------------------------------------------------------

:: Do not execute hook if trac environment does not exist
IF NOT EXIST %TRAC_ENV% GOTO :EOF

set PATH=%PYTHON_PATH%;%PATH%
set PYTHONPATH=%TRAC_PATH%;%PYTHONPATH%

SET REV=%2

Python "%~dp0\trac-post-commit-hook" -p "%TRAC_ENV%" -r "%REV%" 

In my trac-post-commit-hook file - its just the standard script from http://trac.edgewall.org/browser/trunk/contrib/trac-post-commit-hook?rev=920

== Problems ==

When I run post-commit.bat in cmd prompt - it works fine - no errors are generated.

However, when I commit something in the SVN for a test ticket I created in Trac - #1 fixed. - nothing changes on Trac. Nothing updates at all.

When I change the 'trac-post-commit-hook' to 'trac-post-commit-hook.py' and run from d:\svn\hooks\python trac-post-commit-hook.py I get

File "trac-post-commit-hook.py", line 104, in <module>
os.environ{'PYTHON_EGG_CACHE'] = os.path.join(options.project, '.egg-cache')

File "D:\trac\Python25\lib\ntpath.py", line 90, in join
assert len(path) > 0
TypeError: object of type 'NoneType' has no len()

I am at a loss as to what is actually going wrong ? Can anyone provide any assistance ?

Answer 1

You might want to check this answer to see if it helps you solve your problem:

• How do I implement the Post Commit Hook with Trac & SVN in a Windows Environment?

If that doesn't help, you should try logging to a file. Since it works fine when you use SVN, but fails for Trac, it's probably some config error. Once you can actually view the error message, it will be easier to fix. For starters try changing to:

Python "%~dp0\trac-post-commit-hook" -p "%TRAC_ENV%" -r "%REV%" 2>&1 1>>c:\temp\trachook.log

in your cmd file. This should send both stdout and stderr messages to the \temp\trachook.log file.

EDIT: Sorry, missed the error message you posted already. Looks like it's not getting the right options.project and it might be set to None when it should be set from TRAC_ENV from the -p option.

Are you sure you're running it with that option after you rename it to .py and run it? If so, try changing that file and logging the value of options.project after the arguments have been parsed. Try to track down why it's not being set.

EDIT: By the way, the error line:

File "trac-post-commit-hook.py", line 104, in <module>
os.environ{'PYTHON_EGG_CACHE'] = os.path.join(options.project, '.egg-cache')

I don't see a reference to this in the link to the post-commit-hook. Did you add this? Or is the link wrong? Also, there's a syntax error in that line: the curly brace '{' should be a square brace '['. But I think the error actually happens before that, in the os.path.join (options.project is None). Try putting a line before that one:

print 'options.project is set to: ', options.project

and see what the output is.

Answer 2

the hook script requires the parameters to be passed. To test by hand, you can run:

trac-post-commit-hook -p /path/to/environment -r 1001

replace 1001 with a revision that contains a command, and the path with your trac environment. Run it while you are in the hooks directory.

Good luck!