[clone] the problem actually was rooted in trying to read binary data

git-packetline/src/reader/read.rs

@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ where
             self.cap, 0,
             "we don't support partial buffers right now - read-line must be used consistently"
         );
-        let line = std::str::from_utf8(self.fill_buf()?).map_err(|err| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, err))?;
+        let line = std::str::from_utf8(self.fill_buf()?)
+            .map_err(|err| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, err))
+            .unwrap();
         buf.push_str(line);
         let bytes = line.len();
         self.cap = 0;

git-packetline/tests/packet_line/reader/read.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::io::{BufRead, Read};
 
 #[test]
 fn read_line_trait_method_reads_one_packet_line_at_a_time() -> crate::Result {
-    let buf = fixture_bytes("v1/01-clone.combined-output");
+    let buf = fixture_bytes("v1/01-clone.combined-output-no-binary");
     let mut rd = git_packetline::Reader::new(&buf[..], None);
 
     let mut out = String::new();
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ fn read_line_trait_method_reads_one_packet_line_at_a_time() -> crate::Result {
         assert_eq!(out, line);
         Ok(())
     };
-    assert_next("foo\n")?;
+    assert_next("&")?;
+    assert_next("")?;
     Ok(())
 }
 

tasks.md

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     * [x] `Write` with packet line encoding
   * **git-transport**
     * [x] parse capabilities
+    * [x] assure packet reader's `read_line(…)` is doing things exactly as we think it will (it does!)
     * [ ] support for authentication providers
       * [ ] http
       * [ ] ssh?