chore: add some prep submodule step in vcs test

tests/utils/vcs/test_utils_vcs.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     get_default_branch,
     get_repo_source,
     get_latest_release_from_remote,
-    get_repo, run_command,
+    get_repo, run_command, git_clone,
 )
 
 
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ def f(fixture: str = None):
         settings.providers_dir = str(tmp_path)
         try:
             if fixture is not None:
+                # When pulling / in ci - the fixtures will be submodules. So we need to
+                # update them to have them available for copying
+                if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(fixture, '.git')):
+                    p = run_command('git submodule update')
+                    stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
+                    if p.returncode != 0:
+                        raise Exception(
+                            f"Error in git submodule \n{stdout}\n{stderr}"
+                        )
                 shutil.copytree(fixture, os.path.join(tmp_path, 'robcxyz', fixture))
             yield str(tmp_path)
         finally: