Merge pull request #7580 from mih/remote-extension

Load extensions in annex remote entrypoint

changelog.d/20240416_194511_michael.hanke_remote_extension.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+### 🏠 Internal
+
+- The main entrypoint for annex remotes now also runs the standard extension
+  load hook. This enables extensions to alter annex remote implementation
+  behavior in the same way than other DataLad components.
+  (by [@mih](https://github.com/mih))

datalad/customremotes/main.py

@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ def _main(args, cls):
 
 def main(args=None, cls=None, remote_name=None, description=None):
     import sys
+    from datalad.support.entrypoints import load_extensions
+    # load extensions requested by configuration
+    # analog to what coreapi is doing for a Python session
+    # importantly, load them prior to parser construction, such
+    # that CLI tuning is also within reach for extensions
+    load_extensions()
+
     parser = setup_parser(remote_name, description)
     # parse cmd args
     args = parser.parse_args(args)