1 files changed, 27 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/http-push.c b/http-push.c
index cc5d4b8c32..f10803a389 100644
--- a/http-push.c
+++ b/http-push.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ static int push_verbosely;
 static int push_all = MATCH_REFS_NONE;
 static int force_all;
 static int dry_run;
+static int helper_status;
 
 static struct object_list *objects;
 
@@ -1813,6 +1814,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 				dry_run = 1;
 				continue;
 			}
+			if (!strcmp(arg, "--helper-status")) {
+				helper_status = 1;
+				continue;
+			}
 			if (!strcmp(arg, "--verbose")) {
 				push_verbosely = 1;
 				http_is_verbose = 1;
@@ -1911,9 +1916,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	/* Remove a remote branch if -d or -D was specified */
 	if (delete_branch) {
-		if (delete_remote_branch(refspec[0], force_delete) == -1)
+		if (delete_remote_branch(refspec[0], force_delete) == -1) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Unable to delete remote branch %s\n",
 				refspec[0]);
+			if (helper_status)
+				printf("error %s cannot remove\n", refspec[0]);
+		}
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
@@ -1925,6 +1933,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 	if (!remote_refs) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "No refs in common and none specified; doing nothing.\n");
+		if (helper_status)
+			printf("error null no match\n");
 		rc = 0;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
@@ -1942,8 +1952,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (is_null_sha1(ref->peer_ref->new_sha1)) {
 			if (delete_remote_branch(ref->name, 1) == -1) {
 				error("Could not remove %s", ref->name);
+				if (helper_status)
+					printf("error %s cannot remove\n", ref->name);
 				rc = -4;
 			}
+			else if (helper_status)
+				printf("ok %s\n", ref->name);
 			new_refs++;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1951,6 +1965,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!hashcmp(ref->old_sha1, ref->peer_ref->new_sha1)) {
 			if (push_verbosely || 1)
 				fprintf(stderr, "'%s': up-to-date\n", ref->name);
+			if (helper_status)
+				printf("ok %s up to date\n", ref->name);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -1974,6 +1990,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 				      "need to pull first?",
 				      ref->name,
 				      ref->peer_ref->name);
+				if (helper_status)
+					printf("error %s non-fast forward\n", ref->name);
 				rc = -2;
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -1987,14 +2005,19 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (strcmp(ref->name, ref->peer_ref->name))
 			fprintf(stderr, " using '%s'", ref->peer_ref->name);
 		fprintf(stderr, "\n  from %s\n  to   %s\n", old_hex, new_hex);
-		if (dry_run)
+		if (dry_run) {
+			if (helper_status)
+				printf("ok %s\n", ref->name);
 			continue;
+		}
 
 		/* Lock remote branch ref */
 		ref_lock = lock_remote(ref->name, LOCK_TIME);
 		if (ref_lock == NULL) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Unable to lock remote branch %s\n",
 				ref->name);
+			if (helper_status)
+				printf("error %s lock error\n", ref->name);
 			rc = 1;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -2045,6 +2068,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		if (!rc)
 			fprintf(stderr, "    done\n");
+		if (helper_status)
+			printf("%s %s\n", !rc ? "ok" : "error", ref->name);
 		unlock_remote(ref_lock);
 		check_locks();
 	}