feat(connect): include git repo metadata with bundle

[nealrichardson]

Description

The upcoming 2025.12.0 Connect release will allow including extra metadata fields with bundle uploads, including fields for source control (previously only used by Connect's "git-backed publishing" feature). We should include that metadata from Publisher when publishing to Connect, if the Connect server version is sufficient (see posit-dev/rsconnect-python#736 for reference).

Do we need to shell out to git or can we tap into a vscode/positron extension API to get it? Any other considerations?

[dotNomad]

We should include that [source control] metadata from Publisher when publishing to Connect

Since Publisher uses the files on disk how are you thinking about git repos with untracked files or changes? Would you still use the source control metadata for the latest commit / current branch? The repo could definitely work.

Do we need to shell out to git

My first instinct would be create child processes that spawn to make git calls.

can we tap into a vscode/positron extension API to get it?

From what I recall it is possible to tap into other extensions, but not in a reliable way. I don't think I'd recommend it. Since both are so configurable its totally possible for someone not to have specific extensions we are utilizing. Additionally if those change (like using the default Git VS Code extension) it is more fragile.

[nealrichardson]

Since Publisher uses the files on disk how are you thinking about git repos with untracked files or changes? Would you still use the source control metadata for the latest commit / current branch? The repo could definitely work.

What I did in rsconnect-python add a -dirty suffix to the SHA: https://github.com/posit-dev/rsconnect-python/pull/736/files#diff-e8e6331dea6b89804d7811f757c1242d552ffd6f644ef806d2e74e773b44ce60R154-R159

Seem reasonable to you?

[dotNomad]

What I did in rsconnect-python add a -dirty suffix to the SHA: https://github.com/posit-dev/rsconnect-python/pull/736/files#diff-e8e6331dea6b89804d7811f757c1242d552ffd6f644ef806d2e74e773b44ce60R154-R159

Seem reasonable to you

Totally, that is a good idea 👍