Fix after rebase.

cdist/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # 2010-2015 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+# 2012-2017 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ BANNER = """
    "P'        ""         ""
 """
 
-REMOTE_COPY = "scp -o User=root"
+REMOTE_COPY = "scp -o User=root -q"
 REMOTE_EXEC = "ssh -o User=root"
 REMOTE_CMDS_CLEANUP_PATTERN = "ssh -o User=root -O exit -S {}"
 
@@ -80,18 +81,73 @@ class CdistBetaRequired(cdist.Error):
         return err_msg.format(*fmt_args)
 
 
-class CdistObjectError(Error):
+class CdistEntityError(Error):
-    """Something went wrong with an object"""
+    """Something went wrong while executing cdist entity"""
+    def __init__(self, entity_name, entity_params, stderr_paths, subject=''):
+        self.entity_name = entity_name
+        self.entity_params = entity_params
+        self.stderr_paths = stderr_paths
+        if isinstance(subject, Error):
+            self.original_error = subject
+        else:
+            self.original_error = None
+        self.message = str(subject)
 
-    def __init__(self, cdist_object, message):
+    @property
-        self.name = cdist_object.name
+    def stderr(self):
-        self.source = " ".join(cdist_object.source)
+        output = []
-        self.message = message
+        for stderr_name, stderr_path in self.stderr_paths:
+            if os.path.getsize(stderr_path) > 0:
+                label_begin = '---- BEGIN ' + stderr_name + ':stderr ----'
+                label_end = '---- END ' + stderr_name + ':stderr ----'
+                output.append('\n' + label_begin)
+                with open(stderr_path, 'r') as fd:
+                    output.append(fd.read())
+                output.append(label_end)
+        return '\n'.join(output)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return '%s: %s (defined at %s)' % (self.name,
+        output = []
-                                           self.message,
+        output.append(self.message)
-                                           self.source)
+        header = "\nError processing " + self.entity_name
+        under_header = '=' * len(header)
+        output.append(header)
+        output.append(under_header)
+        for param_name, param_value in self.entity_params:
+            output.append(param_name + ': ' + str(param_value))
+        output.append(self.stderr + '\n')
+        return '\n'.join(output)
+
+
+class CdistObjectError(CdistEntityError):
+    """Something went wrong while working on a specific cdist object"""
+    def __init__(self, cdist_object, subject=''):
+        params = [
+            ('name', cdist_object.name, ),
+            ('path', cdist_object.absolute_path, ),
+            ('source', " ".join(cdist_object.source), ),
+            ('type', cdist_object.cdist_type.absolute_path, ),
+        ]
+        stderr_paths = []
+        for stderr_name in os.listdir(cdist_object.stderr_path):
+            stderr_path = os.path.join(cdist_object.stderr_path,
+                                       stderr_name)
+            stderr_paths.append((stderr_name, stderr_path, ))
+        super().__init__("object '{}'".format(cdist_object.name),
+                         params, stderr_paths, subject)
+
+
+class InitialManifestError(CdistEntityError):
+    """Something went wrong while executing initial manifest"""
+    def __init__(self, initial_manifest, stderr_path, subject=''):
+        params = [
+            ('path', initial_manifest, ),
+        ]
+        stderr_paths = []
+        stderr_paths = [
+            ('init', stderr_path, ),
+        ]
+        super().__init__('initial manifest', params, stderr_paths, subject)
 
 
 def file_to_list(filename):

cdist/config.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # 2010-2015 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+# 2013-2017 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
 # 2016-2017 Darko Poljak (darko.poljak at gmail.com)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
@@ -353,7 +354,9 @@ class Config(object):
                 base_path=args.remote_out_path,
                 quiet_mode=args.quiet,
                 archiving_mode=args.use_archiving,
-                configuration=configuration)
+                configuration=configuration,
+                stdout_base_path=local.stdout_base_path,
+                stderr_base_path=local.stderr_base_path)
 
             cleanup_cmds = []
             if cleanup_cmd:
@@ -400,7 +403,13 @@ class Config(object):
         self._init_files_dirs()
 
         self.explorer.run_global_explorers(self.local.global_explorer_out_path)
+        try:
             self.manifest.run_initial_manifest(self.local.initial_manifest)
+        except cdist.Error as e:
+            which = "init"
+            stderr_path = os.path.join(self.local.stderr_base_path, which)
+            raise cdist.InitialManifestError(self.local.initial_manifest,
+                                             stderr_path, e)
         self.iterate_until_finished()
         self.cleanup()
         self._remove_files_dirs()
@@ -453,7 +462,9 @@ class Config(object):
         objects_changed = False
 
         for cdist_object in self.object_list():
-            if cdist_object.requirements_unfinished(cdist_object.requirements):
+            try:
+                if cdist_object.requirements_unfinished(
+                        cdist_object.requirements):
                     """We cannot do anything for this poor object"""
                     continue
 
@@ -463,7 +474,8 @@ class Config(object):
                     self.object_prepare(cdist_object)
                     objects_changed = True
 
-            if cdist_object.requirements_unfinished(cdist_object.autorequire):
+                if cdist_object.requirements_unfinished(
+                        cdist_object.autorequire):
                     """The previous step created objects we depend on -
                        wait for them
                     """
@@ -472,6 +484,8 @@ class Config(object):
                 if cdist_object.state == core.CdistObject.STATE_PREPARED:
                     self.object_run(cdist_object)
                     objects_changed = True
+            except cdist.Error as e:
+                raise cdist.CdistObjectError(cdist_object, e)
 
         return objects_changed
 

cdist/core/cdist_object.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
-# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2011-2017 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
 # 2011-2015 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
 # 2014 Daniel Heule (hda at sfs.biz)
 #
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ class CdistObject(object):
         self.code_local_path = os.path.join(self.path, "code-local")
         self.code_remote_path = os.path.join(self.path, "code-remote")
         self.parameter_path = os.path.join(self.path, "parameter")
+        self.stdout_path = os.path.join(self.absolute_path, "stdout")
+        self.stderr_path = os.path.join(self.absolute_path, "stderr")
 
     @classmethod
     def list_objects(cls, object_base_path, type_base_path, object_marker):
@@ -246,10 +248,11 @@ class CdistObject(object):
         """Create this cdist object on the filesystem.
         """
         try:
-            os.makedirs(self.absolute_path, exist_ok=allow_overwrite)
+            for path in (self.absolute_path,
-            absolute_parameter_path = os.path.join(self.base_path,
+                         os.path.join(self.base_path, self.parameter_path),
-                                                   self.parameter_path)
+                         self.stdout_path,
-            os.makedirs(absolute_parameter_path, exist_ok=allow_overwrite)
+                         self.stderr_path):
+                os.makedirs(path, exist_ok=allow_overwrite)
         except EnvironmentError as error:
             raise cdist.Error(('Error creating directories for cdist object: '
                                '%s: %s') % (self, error))

cdist/core/code.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
-# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2011-2017 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
 # 2011-2013 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
 # 2014 Daniel Heule (hda at sfs.biz)
 #
@@ -127,8 +127,13 @@ class Code(object):
                 '__object_name': cdist_object.name,
             })
             message_prefix = cdist_object.name
-            return self.local.run_script(script, env=env, return_output=True,
+            stderr_path = os.path.join(cdist_object.stderr_path,
-                                         message_prefix=message_prefix)
+                                       'gencode-' + which)
+            with open(stderr_path, 'ba+') as stderr:
+                return self.local.run_script(script, env=env,
+                                             return_output=True,
+                                             message_prefix=message_prefix,
+                                             stderr=stderr)
 
     def run_gencode_local(self, cdist_object):
         """Run the gencode-local script for the given cdist object."""
@@ -152,7 +157,12 @@ class Code(object):
         which_exec = getattr(self, which)
         script = os.path.join(which_exec.object_path,
                               getattr(cdist_object, 'code_%s_path' % which))
-        return which_exec.run_script(script, env=env)
+        stderr_path = os.path.join(cdist_object.stderr_path, 'code-' + which)
+        stdout_path = os.path.join(cdist_object.stdout_path, 'code-' + which)
+        with open(stderr_path, 'ba+') as stderr, \
+                open(stdout_path, 'ba+') as stdout:
+            return which_exec.run_script(script, env=env, stdout=stdout,
+                                         stderr=stderr)
 
     def run_code_local(self, cdist_object):
         """Run the code-local script for the given cdist object."""

cdist/core/manifest.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
-# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2011-2013 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
 # 2011-2013 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
@@ -153,10 +153,16 @@ class Manifest(object):
 
         message_prefix = "initialmanifest"
         self.log.verbose("Running initial manifest " + initial_manifest)
-        self.local.run_script(initial_manifest,
+        which = "init"
+        stderr_path = os.path.join(self.local.stderr_base_path, which)
+        stdout_path = os.path.join(self.local.stdout_base_path, which)
+        with open(stderr_path, 'ba+') as stderr, \
+                open(stdout_path, 'ba+') as stdout:
+            self.local.run_script(
+                initial_manifest,
                 env=self.env_initial_manifest(initial_manifest),
                 message_prefix=message_prefix,
-                              save_output=False)
+                stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)
 
     def env_type_manifest(self, cdist_object):
         type_manifest = os.path.join(self.local.type_path,
@@ -178,10 +184,16 @@ class Manifest(object):
         type_manifest = os.path.join(self.local.type_path,
                                      cdist_object.cdist_type.manifest_path)
         message_prefix = cdist_object.name
+        which = 'manifest'
         if os.path.isfile(type_manifest):
             self.log.verbose("Running type manifest %s for object %s",
                              type_manifest, cdist_object.name)
-            self.local.run_script(type_manifest,
+            stderr_path = os.path.join(cdist_object.stderr_path, which)
+            stdout_path = os.path.join(cdist_object.stdout_path, which)
+            with open(stderr_path, 'ba+') as stderr, \
+                    open(stdout_path, 'ba+') as stdout:
+                self.local.run_script(
+                    type_manifest,
                     env=self.env_type_manifest(cdist_object),
                     message_prefix=message_prefix,
-                                  save_output=False)
+                    stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)

cdist/exec/local.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
-# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2011-2017 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
 # 2011-2015 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
 # 2016-2017 Darko Poljak (darko.poljak at gmail.com)
 #
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import datetime
 import cdist
 import cdist.message
 from cdist import core
-import cdist.exec.util as exec_util
+import cdist.exec.util as util
 
 CONF_SUBDIRS_LINKED = ["explorer", "files", "manifest", "type", ]
 
@@ -120,9 +120,11 @@ class Local(object):
                                                      "explorer")
         self.object_path = os.path.join(self.base_path, "object")
         self.messages_path = os.path.join(self.base_path, "messages")
-        self.files_path = os.path.join(self.conf_path, "files")
+        self.stdout_base_path = os.path.join(self.base_path, "stdout")
+        self.stderr_base_path = os.path.join(self.base_path, "stderr")
 
         # Depending on conf_path
+        self.files_path = os.path.join(self.conf_path, "files")
         self.global_explorer_path = os.path.join(self.conf_path, "explorer")
         self.manifest_path = os.path.join(self.conf_path, "manifest")
         self.initial_manifest = (self.custom_initial_manifest or
@@ -165,6 +167,8 @@ class Local(object):
         self.mkdir(self.object_path)
         self.mkdir(self.bin_path)
         self.mkdir(self.cache_path)
+        self.mkdir(self.stdout_base_path)
+        self.mkdir(self.stderr_base_path)
 
     def create_files_dirs(self):
         self._init_directories()
@@ -200,7 +204,7 @@ class Local(object):
         os.makedirs(path, exist_ok=True)
 
     def run(self, command, env=None, return_output=False, message_prefix=None,
-            save_output=True, quiet_mode=False):
+            stdout=None, stderr=None, save_output=True, quiet_mode=False):
         """Run the given command with the given environment.
         Return the output as a string.
 
@@ -208,6 +212,22 @@ class Local(object):
         assert isinstance(command, (list, tuple)), (
                 "list or tuple argument expected, got: %s" % command)
 
+        quiet = self.quiet_mode or quiet_mode
+        do_save_output = save_output and not quiet
+
+        close_stdout = False
+        close_stderr = False
+        if quiet:
+            stderr = subprocess.DEVNULL
+            stdout = subprocess.DEVNULL
+        elif do_save_output:
+            if not return_output and stdout is None:
+                stdout = util.get_std_fd(self.stdout_base_path, 'local')
+                close_stdout = True
+            if stderr is None:
+                stderr = util.get_std_fd(self.stderr_base_path, 'local')
+                close_stderr = True
+
         if env is None:
             env = os.environ.copy()
         # Export __target_host, __target_hostname, __target_fqdn
@@ -225,39 +245,33 @@ class Local(object):
 
         self.log.trace("Local run: %s", command)
         try:
-            if self.quiet_mode or quiet_mode:
-                stderr = subprocess.DEVNULL
-            else:
-                stderr = None
-            if save_output:
-                output, errout = exec_util.call_get_output(
-                    command, env=env, stderr=stderr)
-                self.log.trace("Command: {}; local stdout: {}".format(
-                    command, output))
-                # Currently, stderr is not captured.
-                # self.log.trace("Local stderr: {}".format(errout))
             if return_output:
-                    return output.decode()
+                output = subprocess.check_output(
+                    command, env=env, stderr=stderr).decode()
             else:
-                # In some cases no output is saved.
-                # This is used for shell command, stdout and stderr
-                # must not be catched.
-                if self.quiet_mode or quiet_mode:
-                    stdout = subprocess.DEVNULL
-                else:
-                    stdout = None
                 subprocess.check_call(command, env=env, stderr=stderr,
                                       stdout=stdout)
+                output = None
+
+            if do_save_output:
+                util.log_std_fd(self.log, command, stderr, 'Local stderr')
+                util.log_std_fd(self.log, command, stdout, 'Local stdout')
+
+            return output
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-            exec_util.handle_called_process_error(e, command)
+            util.handle_called_process_error(e, command)
         except OSError as error:
             raise cdist.Error(" ".join(command) + ": " + error.args[1])
         finally:
             if message_prefix:
                 message.merge_messages()
+            if close_stdout:
+                stdout.close()
+            if close_stderr:
+                stderr.close()
 
     def run_script(self, script, env=None, return_output=False,
-                   message_prefix=None, save_output=True):
+                   message_prefix=None, stdout=None, stderr=None):
         """Run the given script with the given environment.
         Return the output as a string.
 
@@ -271,8 +285,9 @@ class Local(object):
                            script, " ".join(command))
             command.append(script)
 
-        return self.run(command=command, env=env, return_output=return_output,
+        return self.run(command, env=env, return_output=return_output,
-                        message_prefix=message_prefix, save_output=save_output)
+                        message_prefix=message_prefix, stdout=stdout,
+                        stderr=stderr)
 
     def _cache_subpath_repl(self, matchobj):
         if matchobj.group(2) == '%P':

cdist/exec/remote.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
-# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2011-2017 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
 # 2011-2013 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import logging
 import multiprocessing
 
 import cdist
-import cdist.exec.util as exec_util
+import cdist.exec.util as util
 import cdist.util.ipaddr as ipaddr
 from cdist.mputil import mp_pool_run
 
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ class Remote(object):
                  base_path=None,
                  quiet_mode=None,
                  archiving_mode=None,
-                 configuration=None):
+                 configuration=None,
+                 stdout_base_path=None,
+                 stderr_base_path=None):
         self.target_host = target_host
         self._exec = remote_exec
         self._copy = remote_copy
@@ -79,6 +81,9 @@ class Remote(object):
         else:
             self.configuration = {}
 
+        self.stdout_base_path = stdout_base_path
+        self.stderr_base_path = stderr_base_path
+
         self.conf_path = os.path.join(self.base_path, "conf")
         self.object_path = os.path.join(self.base_path, "object")
 
@@ -105,7 +110,7 @@ class Remote(object):
         self._open_logger()
 
     def _init_env(self):
-        """Setup environment for scripts - HERE????"""
+        """Setup environment for scripts."""
         # FIXME: better do so in exec functions that require it!
         os.environ['__remote_copy'] = self._copy
         os.environ['__remote_exec'] = self._exec
@@ -237,7 +242,8 @@ class Remote(object):
         self.log.trace(("Multiprocessing for parallel transfer "
                         "finished"))
 
-    def run_script(self, script, env=None, return_output=False):
+    def run_script(self, script, env=None, return_output=False, stdout=None,
+                   stderr=None):
         """Run the given script with the given environment on the remote side.
         Return the output as a string.
 
@@ -249,9 +255,11 @@ class Remote(object):
         ]
         command.append(script)
 
-        return self.run(command, env, return_output)
+        return self.run(command, env=env, return_output=return_output,
+                        stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)
 
-    def run(self, command, env=None, return_output=False):
+    def run(self, command, env=None, return_output=False, stdout=None,
+            stderr=None):
         """Run the given command with the given environment on the remote side.
         Return the output as a string.
 
@@ -284,9 +292,11 @@ class Remote(object):
             cmd.append(string_cmd)
         else:
             cmd.extend(command)
-        return self._run_command(cmd, env=env, return_output=return_output)
+        return self._run_command(cmd, env=env, return_output=return_output,
+                                 stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)
 
-    def _run_command(self, command, env=None, return_output=False):
+    def _run_command(self, command, env=None, return_output=False, stdout=None,
+                     stderr=None):
         """Run the given command with the given environment.
         Return the output as a string.
 
@@ -294,6 +304,18 @@ class Remote(object):
         assert isinstance(command, (list, tuple)), (
                 "list or tuple argument expected, got: %s" % command)
 
+        if return_output and stdout is not subprocess.PIPE:
+            self.log.debug("return_output is True, ignoring stdout")
+
+        close_stdout = False
+        close_stderr = False
+        if not return_output and stdout is None:
+            stdout = util.get_std_fd(self.stdout_base_path, 'remote')
+            close_stdout = True
+        if stderr is None:
+            stderr = util.get_std_fd(self.stderr_base_path, 'remote')
+            close_stderr = True
+
         # export target_host, target_hostname, target_fqdn
         # for use in __remote_{exec,copy} scripts
         os_environ = os.environ.copy()
@@ -305,19 +327,26 @@ class Remote(object):
         try:
             if self.quiet_mode:
                 stderr = subprocess.DEVNULL
-            else:
-                stderr = None
-            output, errout = exec_util.call_get_output(
-                command, env=os_environ, stderr=stderr)
-            self.log.trace("Command: {}; remote stdout: {}".format(
-                command, output))
-            # Currently, stderr is not captured.
-            # self.log.trace("Remote stderr: {}".format(errout))
             if return_output:
-                return output.decode()
+                output = subprocess.check_output(command, env=os_environ,
+                                                 stderr=stderr).decode()
+            else:
+                subprocess.check_call(command, env=os_environ, stdout=stdout,
+                                      stderr=stderr)
+                output = None
+
+            util.log_std_fd(self.log, command, stderr, 'Remote stderr')
+            util.log_std_fd(self.log, command, stdout, 'Remote stdout')
+
+            return output
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-            exec_util.handle_called_process_error(e, command)
+            util.handle_called_process_error(e, command)
         except OSError as error:
             raise cdist.Error(" ".join(command) + ": " + error.args[1])
         except UnicodeDecodeError:
             raise DecodeError(command)
+        finally:
+            if close_stdout:
+                stdout.close()
+            if close_stderr:
+                stderr.close()

cdist/exec/util.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
-# 2016 Darko Poljak (darko.poljak at gmail.com)
+# 2016-2017 Darko Poljak (darko.poljak at gmail.com)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #
 
 import subprocess
+import os
 from tempfile import TemporaryFile
 
 import cdist
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ import cdist
 #     return (result.stdout, result.stderr)
 
 
+# Currently not used.
 def call_get_output(command, env=None, stderr=None):
     """Run the given command with the given environment.
     Return the tuple of stdout and stderr output as a byte strings.
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ def handle_called_process_error(err, command):
                           " ".join(command), err.returncode, output))
 
 
+# Currently not used.
 def _call_get_stdout(command, env=None, stderr=None):
     """Run the given command with the given environment.
     Return the stdout output as a byte string, stderr is ignored.
@@ -158,3 +161,16 @@ def _call_get_stdout(command, env=None, stderr=None):
         output = fout.read()
 
     return output
+
+
+def get_std_fd(base_path, name):
+    path = os.path.join(base_path, name)
+    stdfd = open(path, 'ba+')
+    return stdfd
+
+
+def log_std_fd(log, command, stdfd, prefix):
+    if stdfd is not None and stdfd != subprocess.DEVNULL:
+        stdfd.seek(0, 0)
+        log.trace("Command: {}; {}: {}".format(
+            command, prefix, stdfd.read().decode()))

cdist/shell.py

@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ class Shell(object):
         self._init_environment()
 
         log.trace("Starting shell...")
-        # save_output=False -> do not catch stdout and stderr
         self.local.run([self.shell], self.env, save_output=False)
         log.trace("Finished shell.")
 

cdist/test/capture_output/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# 2011-2013 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2012-2013 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+
+import os
+import shutil
+
+import cdist
+from cdist import core
+from cdist import test
+from cdist.exec import local
+from cdist.exec import remote
+from cdist.core import code
+from cdist.core import manifest
+
+import os.path as op
+my_dir = op.abspath(op.dirname(__file__))
+fixtures = op.join(my_dir, 'fixtures')
+conf_dir = op.join(fixtures, 'conf')
+
+
+class CaptureOutputTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        # logging.root.setLevel(logging.TRACE)
+        self.temp_dir = self.mkdtemp()
+
+        self.local_dir = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, "local")
+        self.hostdir = cdist.str_hash(self.target_host[0])
+        self.host_base_path = os.path.join(self.local_dir, self.hostdir)
+        os.makedirs(self.host_base_path)
+        self.local = local.Local(
+            target_host=self.target_host,
+            target_host_tags=None,
+            base_root_path=self.host_base_path,
+            host_dir_name=self.hostdir,
+            exec_path=cdist.test.cdist_exec_path,
+            add_conf_dirs=[conf_dir])
+        self.local.create_files_dirs()
+
+        self.remote_dir = self.mkdtemp()
+        remote_exec = self.remote_exec
+        remote_copy = self.remote_copy
+        self.remote = remote.Remote(
+            target_host=self.target_host,
+            remote_exec=remote_exec,
+            remote_copy=remote_copy,
+            base_path=self.remote_dir,
+            stdout_base_path=self.local.stdout_base_path,
+            stderr_base_path=self.local.stderr_base_path)
+        self.remote.create_files_dirs()
+
+        self.code = code.Code(self.target_host, self.local, self.remote)
+
+        self.manifest = manifest.Manifest(self.target_host, self.local)
+
+        self.cdist_type = core.CdistType(self.local.type_path,
+                                         '__write_to_stdout_and_stderr')
+        self.cdist_object = core.CdistObject(self.cdist_type,
+                                             self.local.object_path,
+                                             self.local.object_marker_name,
+                                             '')
+        self.cdist_object.create()
+        self.output_dirs = {
+            'object': {
+                'stdout': os.path.join(self.cdist_object.absolute_path,
+                                       'stdout'),
+                'stderr': os.path.join(self.cdist_object.absolute_path,
+                                       'stderr'),
+            },
+            'init': {
+                'stdout': os.path.join(self.local.base_path, 'stdout'),
+                'stderr': os.path.join(self.local.base_path, 'stderr'),
+            },
+        }
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        shutil.rmtree(self.local_dir)
+        shutil.rmtree(self.remote_dir)
+        shutil.rmtree(self.temp_dir)
+
+    def _test_output(self, which, target, streams=('stdout', 'stderr')):
+        for stream in streams:
+            _should = '{0}: {1}\n'.format(which, stream)
+            stream_path = os.path.join(self.output_dirs[target][stream], which)
+            with open(stream_path, 'r') as fd:
+                _is = fd.read()
+            self.assertEqual(_should, _is)
+
+    def test_capture_code_output(self):
+        self.cdist_object.code_local = self.code.run_gencode_local(
+            self.cdist_object)
+        self._test_output('gencode-local', 'object', ('stderr',))
+
+        self.code.run_code_local(self.cdist_object)
+        self._test_output('code-local', 'object')
+
+        self.cdist_object.code_remote = self.code.run_gencode_remote(
+            self.cdist_object)
+        self._test_output('gencode-remote', 'object', ('stderr',))
+
+        self.code.transfer_code_remote(self.cdist_object)
+        self.code.run_code_remote(self.cdist_object)
+        self._test_output('code-remote', 'object')
+
+    def test_capture_manifest_output(self):
+        self.manifest.run_type_manifest(self.cdist_object)
+        self._test_output('manifest', 'object')
+
+    def test_capture_init_manifest_output(self):
+        initial_manifest = os.path.join(conf_dir, 'manifest', 'init')
+        self.manifest.run_initial_manifest(initial_manifest)
+        self._test_output('init', 'init')
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import unittest
+
+    unittest.main()

cdist/test/capture_output/fixtures/conf/manifest/init

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo "init: stdout"
+echo "init: stderr" >&2

cdist/test/capture_output/fixtures/conf/type/__write_to_stdout_and_stderr/gencode-local

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo "gencode-local: stderr" >&2
+
+echo "echo \"code-local: stdout\""
+echo "echo \"code-local: stderr\" >&2"

cdist/test/capture_output/fixtures/conf/type/__write_to_stdout_and_stderr/gencode-remote

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo "gencode-remote: stderr" >&2
+
+echo "echo \"code-remote: stdout\""
+echo "echo \"code-remote: stderr\" >&2"

cdist/test/capture_output/fixtures/conf/type/__write_to_stdout_and_stderr/manifest

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo "manifest: stdout"
+echo "manifest: stderr" >&2

cdist/test/code/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
-# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2011-2017 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
 # 2012-2015 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ class CodeTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
             target_host=self.target_host,
             remote_exec=remote_exec,
             remote_copy=remote_copy,
-            base_path=self.remote_dir)
+            base_path=self.remote_dir,
+            stdout_base_path=self.local.stdout_base_path,
+            stderr_base_path=self.local.stderr_base_path)
         self.remote.create_files_dirs()
 
         self.code = code.Code(self.target_host, self.local, self.remote)
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ class CodeTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
         self.code.transfer_code_remote(self.cdist_object)
         self.code.run_code_remote(self.cdist_object)
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import unittest
     unittest.main()

cdist/test/config/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
-# 2010-2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2010-2017 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
 # 2012-2015 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
 # 2014      Daniel Heule     (hda at sfs.biz)
 #
@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@ expected_object_names = sorted([
     '__third/moon'])
 
 
+class CdistObjectErrorContext(object):
+    def __init__(self, original_error):
+        self.original_error = original_error
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, tb):
+        if exc_type is not None:
+            if exc_value.original_error:
+                raise exc_value.original_error
+
+
 class ConfigRunTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -87,7 +100,9 @@ class ConfigRunTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
             target_host=self.target_host,
             remote_copy=self.remote_copy,
             remote_exec=self.remote_exec,
-            base_path=self.remote_dir)
+            base_path=self.remote_dir,
+            stdout_base_path=self.local.stdout_base_path,
+            stderr_base_path=self.local.stderr_base_path)
 
         self.local.object_path = self.object_base_path
         self.local.type_path = type_base_path
@@ -102,6 +117,20 @@ class ConfigRunTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
         os.environ = self.orig_environ
         shutil.rmtree(self.temp_dir)
 
+    def assertRaisesCdistObjectError(self, original_error, callable_obj):
+        """
+        Test if a raised CdistObjectError was caused by the given
+        original_error.
+        """
+        with self.assertRaises(original_error):
+            try:
+                callable_obj()
+            except cdist.CdistObjectError as e:
+                if e.original_error:
+                    raise e.original_error
+                else:
+                    raise
+
     def test_dependency_resolution(self):
         first = self.object_index['__first/man']
         second = self.object_index['__second/on-the']
@@ -137,29 +166,33 @@ class ConfigRunTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
         first.requirements = [second.name]
         second.requirements = [first.name]
 
-        with self.assertRaises(cdist.UnresolvableRequirementsError):
+        self.assertRaisesCdistObjectError(
-            self.config.iterate_until_finished()
+            cdist.UnresolvableRequirementsError,
+            self.config.iterate_until_finished)
 
     def test_missing_requirements(self):
         """Throw an error if requiring something non-existing"""
         first = self.object_index['__first/man']
         first.requirements = ['__first/not/exist']
-        with self.assertRaises(cdist.UnresolvableRequirementsError):
+        self.assertRaisesCdistObjectError(
-            self.config.iterate_until_finished()
+            cdist.UnresolvableRequirementsError,
+            self.config.iterate_until_finished)
 
     def test_requirement_broken_type(self):
         """Unknown type should be detected in the resolving process"""
         first = self.object_index['__first/man']
         first.requirements = ['__nosuchtype/not/exist']
-        with self.assertRaises(cdist.core.cdist_type.InvalidTypeError):
+        self.assertRaisesCdistObjectError(
-            self.config.iterate_until_finished()
+            cdist.core.cdist_type.InvalidTypeError,
+            self.config.iterate_until_finished)
 
     def test_requirement_singleton_where_no_singleton(self):
         """Missing object id should be detected in the resolving process"""
         first = self.object_index['__first/man']
         first.requirements = ['__first']
-        with self.assertRaises(cdist.core.cdist_object.MissingObjectIdError):
+        self.assertRaisesCdistObjectError(
-            self.config.iterate_until_finished()
+            cdist.core.cdist_object.MissingObjectIdError,
+            self.config.iterate_until_finished)
 
     def test_dryrun(self):
         """Test if the dryrun option is working like expected"""

cdist/test/exec/remote.py

@@ -40,12 +40,24 @@ class RemoteTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
         )
         # another temp dir for remote base path
         self.base_path = self.mkdtemp()
+        self.remote = self.create_remote()
+
+    def create_remote(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not args:
+            args = (self.target_host,)
+        kwargs.setdefault('base_path', self.base_path)
         user = getpass.getuser()
-        remote_exec = "ssh -o User=%s -q" % user
+        kwargs.setdefault('remote_exec', 'ssh -o User=%s -q' % user)
-        remote_copy = "scp -o User=%s -q" % user
+        kwargs.setdefault('remote_copy', 'scp -o User=%s -q' % user)
-        self.remote = remote.Remote(self.target_host, base_path=self.base_path,
+        if 'stdout_base_path' not in kwargs:
-                                    remote_exec=remote_exec,
+            stdout_path = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, 'stdout')
-                                    remote_copy=remote_copy)
+            os.makedirs(stdout_path, exist_ok=True)
+            kwargs['stdout_base_path'] = stdout_path
+        if 'stderr_base_path' not in kwargs:
+            stderr_path = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, 'stderr')
+            os.makedirs(stderr_path, exist_ok=True)
+            kwargs['stderr_base_path'] = stderr_path
+        return remote.Remote(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def tearDown(self):
         shutil.rmtree(self.temp_dir)
@@ -155,8 +167,8 @@ class RemoteTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
         os.chmod(remote_exec_path, 0o755)
         remote_exec = remote_exec_path
         remote_copy = "echo"
-        r = remote.Remote(self.target_host, base_path=self.base_path,
+        r = self.create_remote(remote_exec=remote_exec,
-                          remote_exec=remote_exec, remote_copy=remote_copy)
+                               remote_copy=remote_copy)
         self.assertEqual(r.run('true', return_output=True),
                          "%s\n" % self.target_host[0])
 
@@ -167,8 +179,8 @@ class RemoteTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
         os.chmod(remote_exec_path, 0o755)
         remote_exec = remote_exec_path
         remote_copy = "echo"
-        r = remote.Remote(self.target_host, base_path=self.base_path,
+        r = self.create_remote(remote_exec=remote_exec,
-                          remote_exec=remote_exec, remote_copy=remote_copy)
+                               remote_copy=remote_copy)
         handle, script = self.mkstemp(dir=self.temp_dir)
         with os.fdopen(handle, "w") as fd:
             fd.writelines(["#!/bin/sh\n", "true"])
@@ -189,8 +201,8 @@ class RemoteTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
         os.chmod(remote_exec_path, 0o755)
         remote_exec = remote_exec_path
         remote_copy = "echo"
-        r = remote.Remote(self.target_host, base_path=self.base_path,
+        r = self.create_remote(remote_exec=remote_exec,
-                          remote_exec=remote_exec, remote_copy=remote_copy)
+                               remote_copy=remote_copy)
         output = r.run_script(script, return_output=True)
         self.assertEqual(output, "no_env\n")
 
@@ -202,8 +214,8 @@ class RemoteTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
         env = {
             '__object': 'test_object',
         }
-        r = remote.Remote(self.target_host, base_path=self.base_path,
+        r = self.create_remote(remote_exec=remote_exec,
-                          remote_exec=remote_exec, remote_copy=remote_copy)
+                               remote_copy=remote_copy)
         output = r.run_script(script, env=env, return_output=True)
         self.assertEqual(output, "test_object\n")
 

cdist/test/explorer/__init__.py

@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ class ExplorerClassTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
             target_host=self.target_host,
             remote_exec=self.remote_exec,
             remote_copy=self.remote_copy,
-            base_path=self.remote_base_path)
+            base_path=self.remote_base_path,
+            stdout_base_path=self.local.stdout_base_path,
+            stderr_base_path=self.local.stderr_base_path)
         self.remote.create_files_dirs()
 
         self.explorer = explorer.Explorer(

cdist/test/manifest/__init__.py

@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ class ManifestTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
         cdist_object = core.CdistObject(cdist_type, self.local.object_path,
                                         self.local.object_marker_name,
                                         'whatever')
+        cdist_object.create()
         handle, output_file = self.mkstemp(dir=self.temp_dir)
         os.close(handle)
         os.environ['__cdist_test_out'] = output_file

docs/changelog

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ next:
 	* Type __letsencrypt_cert: Add nonparallel; make admin-email required (Kamila Součková)
 	* Type __package_pkgng_freebsd: Redirect stdout and stderr to /dev/null	instead of closing them (michal-hanu-la)
 	* Type __daemontools: Make it more robust and clean up the code (Kamila Součková)
+	* Core: Save output streams (Steven Armstrong, Darko Poljak)
 
 4.7.3: 2017-11-10
 	* Type __ccollect_source: Add create destination parameter (Dominique Roux)