Add git metadata to the package to assist in troubleshooting.

redislite/__init__.py

@@ -27,12 +27,20 @@
     'package_metadata.json'
 )
 
-if os.path.exists(_metadata_file):  # pragma: no cover
+if os.path.exists(_metadata_file):
     with open(_metadata_file) as fh:
         _package_metadata = json.load(fh)
-        __version__ = _package_metadata['version']
-else:
-    __version__ = '0.0.0'  # pragma: no cover
+        __version__ = str(_package_metadata['version'])
+        __git_version__ =  str(_package_metadata['git_version'])
+        __git_origin__ = str(_package_metadata['git_origin'])
+        __git_branch__ = str(_package_metadata['git_branch'])
+        __git_hash__ = str(_package_metadata['git_hash'])
+else:   # pragma: no cover
+    __version__ = str('0.0.0')
+    __git_version__ = str("")
+    __git_origin__ = str("")
+    __git_branch__ = str("")
+    __git_hash__ = str("")
 
 
 __all__ = ['client', 'configuration', 'patch']

setup.py

@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ def get_and_update_metadata():
     else:
         git = Git(version=setup_arguments['version'])
         metadata = {
+            'git_version': git.version,
+            'git_origin': git.origin,
+            'git_branch': git.branch,
+            'git_hash': git.hash,
             'version': git.version
         }
         with open(METADATA_FILENAME, 'w') as fh:

tests/test_unit.py

@@ -188,6 +188,14 @@ def test_redislite_db_file_cwd_kw(self):
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(test_db))
         os.remove(test_db)
 
+    def test_metadata(self):
+        self.assertIsInstance(redislite.__version__, str)
+        self.assertIsInstance(redislite.__git_version__, str)
+        self.assertIsInstance(redislite.__git_origin__, str)
+        self.assertIsInstance(redislite.__git_branch__, str)
+        self.assertIsInstance(redislite.__git_hash__, str)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
     test_suite = unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(TestRedislite)