Revert "Promote git metadata functionality from experimental to stable"

This reverts commit 2bcee53.

cmd/submit.go

@@ -101,11 +101,12 @@ func (s *Submit) Init(args []string, envs map[string]string) error {
 
 	info, err = os.Stat(s.repositoryPath)
 	if err != nil || !info.IsDir() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid value for flag -repository-dir: %s is not a directory", s.repositoryPath)
+		return fmt.Errorf("[experimental] invalid value for flag -repository-dir: %s is not a directory", s.repositoryPath)
 	}
 	s.commitResolver, err = metadata.NewCommitResolver(s.repositoryPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid value for flag -repository-dir: %v", err)
+		// Git metadata functionality is experimental. While it's experimental, don't let an invalid repository prevent the test-reporter from continuing normal operation.
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[experimental] invalid value for flag -repository-dir: %v\n", err)
 	}
 
 	s.envs = envs

cmd/submit_test.go

@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ func TestSubmit_Init_invalidPath(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSubmit_Init_invalidRepoPath(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("NonRepoPath", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Skip("skipping while git metadata functionality is experimental")
 		s := NewSubmit(&metadata.Version{})
 		err := s.Init([]string{
 			".",

metadata/metadata.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package metadata
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -25,29 +26,41 @@ type Metadata interface {
 // AbstractMetadata provides the fields that are common across all Metadata
 // instances, regardless of the specific CI provider.
 type AbstractMetadata struct {
-	AuthoredAt        time.Time `yaml:":authored_at"`
-	AuthorEmail       string    `yaml:":author_email"`
-	AuthorName        string    `yaml:":author_name"`
+	AuthoredAt        time.Time `yaml:":authored_at,omitempty"`
+	AuthorEmail       string    `yaml:":author_email,omitempty"`
+	AuthorName        string    `yaml:":author_name,omitempty"`
 	Branch            string    `yaml:":branch"`
 	BuildURL          string    `yaml:":build_url"`
 	Check             string    `yaml:":check" env:"BUILDPULSE_CHECK_NAME"`
 	CIProvider        string    `yaml:":ci_provider"`
-	CommitMessage     string    `yaml:":commit_message"`
+	CommitMessage     string    `yaml:":commit_message,omitempty"`
 	CommitSHA         string    `yaml:":commit"`
-	CommittedAt       time.Time `yaml:":committed_at"`
-	CommitterEmail    string    `yaml:":committer_email"`
-	CommitterName     string    `yaml:":committer_name"`
+	CommittedAt       time.Time `yaml:":committed_at,omitempty"`
+	CommitterEmail    string    `yaml:":committer_email,omitempty"`
+	CommitterName     string    `yaml:":committer_name,omitempty"`
 	RepoNameWithOwner string    `yaml:":repo_name_with_owner"`
 	ReporterOS        string    `yaml:":reporter_os"`
 	ReporterVersion   string    `yaml:":reporter_version"`
 	Timestamp         time.Time `yaml:":timestamp"`
-	TreeSHA           string    `yaml:":tree"`
+	TreeSHA           string    `yaml:":tree,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (a *AbstractMetadata) initCommitData(cr CommitResolver, sha string) error {
+	// Git metadata functionality is experimental. While it's experimental, detect a nil CommitResolver and allow the commit metadata fields to be uploaded with empty values.
+	if cr == nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[experimental] no commit resolver available; falling back to commit data from environment\n")
+
+		a.CommitSHA = sha
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Git metadata functionality is experimental. While it's experimental, don't let this error prevent the test-reporter from continuing normal operation. Allow the commit metadata fields to be uploaded with empty values.
 	c, err := cr.Lookup(sha)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[experimental] git-based commit lookup unsuccessful; falling back to commit data from environment: %v\n", err)
+
+		a.CommitSHA = sha
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	a.AuthoredAt = c.AuthoredAt