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CHANGELOG.md

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Ve
   machine's configured SSH key instead of always forcing HTTPS authentication.
 - Fixed synchronization of unborn repositories, which previously attempted to
   push a nonexistent `main` ref.
+- Fixed custom Gitea SSH endpoints by preserving or retrieving the advertised
+  clone URL instead of guessing `git@<web-host>` on port 22.
+- Fixed network authentication by allowing Git and SSH to use the real terminal
+  instead of disabling prompts globally.
 
 ## [0.2.0] - 2026-02-15
 

README.md

@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ Supported variable names:
 - `GITEA_URL` or `GITEA_BASE_URL`
 - `GITEA_OWNER`
 - `GITEA_TOKEN` or `GITEA_ACCESS_TOKEN`
-- `GITEA_SSH_USER` (defaults to `git`)
-- `GITEA_SSH_PORT` (only needed for a non-default SSH port)
 
 Token handling behavior:
 
@@ -84,10 +82,11 @@ Token handling behavior:
 - Otherwise token is requested in the TUI
 - Token is not persisted by `git-tui`
 
-When connecting an existing Gitea repository by `owner/name`, choose SSH to
+When connecting an existing Gitea repository, paste the complete clone URL or
-use an SSH key already configured on the machine, or HTTPS to use a configured
+provide `owner/name` and ask the Gitea API to return its exact clone endpoints.
-Git credential helper. You can also paste a complete clone URL to use it
+The app does not derive an SSH endpoint from the web URL because the SSH user,
-unchanged.
+host, and port can differ. Private API lookups require a token; pasting the
+clone URL does not.
 
 Creating a Gitea repository still uses an API token, because Git/SSH cannot
 create repositories. The Git remote transport is selected separately; choosing
@@ -99,6 +98,11 @@ offers to merge, replace local history after creating a backup branch, or
 force-push local history with `--force-with-lease`. Uncommitted changes must be
 committed or stashed first and are never silently discarded.
 
+Network Git commands temporarily leave the curses screen and use the real
+terminal. SSH passphrase prompts, HTTPS username/token prompts, and interactive
+credential helpers therefore behave as they do for Git commands run directly
+from the shell.
+
 ## Keybindings
 
 - Main menu:

doc/architecture.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     - Gitea via HTTPS API, followed by an SSH or token-authenticated HTTPS push.
   - Executes provider-specific connection to existing remote repositories:
     - GitHub by resolving owner or URL input to `origin`.
-    - Gitea by resolving owner, base URL, and SSH/HTTPS transport or full URL input to `origin`.
+    - Gitea by preserving a full clone URL or retrieving exact SSH/HTTPS clone endpoints through the repository API.
   - Synchronizes Gitea connections by inspecting ancestry, fast-forwarding the
     side that is behind, or asking the user how to resolve divergent histories.
   - Preserves local history on a backup branch before a user-confirmed local
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   - Requires `git` to be installed and available in `PATH`.
   - Requires `gh` in `PATH` only for GitHub publication.
   - Requires Gitea API token for Gitea publication.
-  - Runs Git subprocesses in non-interactive mode to avoid terminal credential prompt deadlocks.
+  - Temporarily suspends curses for network Git subprocesses so terminal authentication and credential helpers remain available.
 
 ## Data Model
 

doc/usage.md

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   - `GITEA_URL` or `GITEA_BASE_URL` for instance URL default.
   - `GITEA_OWNER` for default owner or organization.
   - `GITEA_TOKEN` or `GITEA_ACCESS_TOKEN` for API token default.
-- Git credential prompts are disabled inside `git-tui`; authentication issues are reported in the UI instead of opening an interactive terminal prompt.
+- Network Git commands temporarily suspend curses and use the real terminal, allowing normal SSH passphrase, HTTPS credential, and credential-helper prompts.
 
 ## Existing Repository Without Remote Flow
 
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
   - Continue without remote configuration.
   - Quit.
 - Connect existing remote flow:
-  - Gitea accepts `owner/name` or full clone URL input, and uses `GITEA_URL` or `GITEA_BASE_URL` defaults when a base URL is needed.
+  - A full clone URL is used unchanged, preserving custom SSH users, aliases, hosts, and ports.
-  - For Gitea `owner/name` input, chooses SSH (the default) or HTTPS transport. SSH uses `GITEA_SSH_USER` (default `git`) and optional `GITEA_SSH_PORT`; HTTPS uses the configured Git credential helper.
+  - For `owner/name`, uses the Gitea API to obtain the instance's exact `ssh_url` or `clone_url`; private repository lookup requires an API token.
   - Configures remote `origin` to the selected repository URL.
   - Inspects both histories and synchronizes automatically when one side can be fast-forwarded.
   - If histories diverge, offers merge, replace-local-with-backup, and force-push-with-lease choices.

git-tui

@@ -425,7 +425,9 @@ class GitTuiApp:
         local_has_commit = self.has_local_commit()
 
         if not remote_branch:
-            heads_exit_code, heads_output = run_git(["ls-remote", "--heads", "origin"])
+            heads_exit_code, heads_output = self.run_git_network(
+                ["ls-remote", "--heads", "origin"]
+            )
             if heads_exit_code != 0:
                 self.show_command_result(
                     ["git", "ls-remote", "--heads", "origin"],
@@ -453,7 +455,9 @@ class GitTuiApp:
             return self.push_head_to_remote_branch(self.current_local_branch())
 
         fetch_command = ["git", "fetch", "origin", remote_branch]
-        fetch_exit_code, fetch_output = run_git(["fetch", "origin", remote_branch])
+        fetch_exit_code, fetch_output = self.run_git_network(
+            ["fetch", "origin", remote_branch]
+        )
         if fetch_exit_code != 0:
             self.show_command_result(fetch_command, fetch_exit_code, fetch_output)
             return False
@@ -606,7 +610,7 @@ class GitTuiApp:
     def remote_default_branch(self, remote_name: str) -> str:
         """Finds the default branch advertised by a remote, if it has one."""
 
-        exit_code, output = run_git(
+        exit_code, output = self.run_git_network(
             ["ls-remote", "--symref", remote_name, "HEAD"]
         )
         if exit_code != 0:
@@ -663,12 +667,60 @@ class GitTuiApp:
             args.append("--force-with-lease")
         args.extend(["origin", f"HEAD:refs/heads/{remote_branch}"])
         command = ["git", *args]
-        exit_code, output = run_git(args)
+        exit_code, output = self.run_git_network(args, capture_stdout=False)
         if exit_code != 0:
             self.show_command_result(command, exit_code, output)
             return False
         return True
 
+    def run_git_network(
+        self,
+        args: Sequence[str],
+        capture_stdout: bool = True,
+    ) -> tuple[int, str]:
+        """Runs network Git with access to the user's real terminal.
+
+        Curses is temporarily suspended so OpenSSH, Git credential helpers,
+        and HTTPS username/token prompts behave exactly as they do for a Git
+        command typed directly in the shell.
+        """
+
+        command = ["git", *args]
+        can_use_terminal = (
+            hasattr(self, "stdscr")
+            and sys.stdin.isatty()
+            and sys.stdout.isatty()
+        )
+        if not can_use_terminal:
+            return run_command(command)
+
+        curses_suspended = False
+        try:
+            curses.def_prog_mode()
+            curses.endwin()
+            curses_suspended = True
+            completed = subprocess.run(
+                command,
+                check=False,
+                stdin=None,
+                stdout=subprocess.PIPE if capture_stdout else None,
+                stderr=None,
+                text=True,
+                env=os.environ.copy(),
+            )
+            output = completed.stdout or ""
+            if completed.returncode != 0:
+                print("\nGit command failed. Press Enter to return to git-tui.")
+                try:
+                    input()
+                except EOFError:
+                    pass
+            return completed.returncode, output.rstrip()
+        finally:
+            if curses_suspended:
+                curses.reset_prog_mode()
+                self.stdscr.refresh()
+
     def create_local_backup_branch(self) -> str:
         """Creates a uniquely named branch preserving the current HEAD."""
 
@@ -797,24 +849,90 @@ class GitTuiApp:
             self.status_message = "Missing Gitea base URL."
             return ""
 
+        resolution = self.select_option_menu(
+            "Resolve Gitea clone endpoint",
+            "The web URL does not determine the Git SSH user, host, or port",
+            [
+                ("Paste exact clone URL from Gitea", "clone_url"),
+                ("Ask the Gitea API for clone URLs", "api"),
+                ("Cancel", "cancel"),
+            ],
+        )
+        if resolution is None or resolution == "cancel":
+            self.status_message = "Remote connection canceled."
+            return ""
+        if resolution == "clone_url":
+            clone_url = self.prompt_input("Exact Gitea SSH or HTTPS clone URL")
+            normalized_clone_url = self.normalize_remote_input(clone_url or "")
+            if self.looks_like_clone_url(normalized_clone_url):
+                return normalized_clone_url
+            self.show_output(
+                "Invalid clone URL",
+                "Copy the SSH or HTTPS clone URL shown by Gitea for this "
+                "repository.",
+            )
+            self.status_message = "Invalid Gitea clone URL."
+            return ""
+
+        return self.resolve_existing_gitea_url_via_api(
+            repo_input=normalized_repo_input,
+            base_url=base_url,
+        )
+
+    def resolve_existing_gitea_url_via_api(
+        self, repo_input: str, base_url: str
+    ) -> str:
+        """Gets exact clone endpoints for an existing repository from Gitea."""
+
+        if "/" not in repo_input:
+            self.show_output(
+                "Invalid Gitea repository",
+                "Provide owner/name or paste a full clone URL.",
+            )
+            return ""
+        owner, repo_name = repo_input.split("/", maxsplit=1)
+        owner = owner.strip()
+        repo_name = repo_name.removesuffix(".git").strip()
+        if not owner or not repo_name:
+            return ""
+
+        token = (
+            os.getenv("GITEA_TOKEN", "").strip()
+            or os.getenv("GITEA_ACCESS_TOKEN", "").strip()
+        )
+        if not token:
+            token = self.prompt_secret(
+                "Gitea API token (blank only works for public repositories)"
+            ) or ""
+
+        endpoint = (
+            f"{base_url}/api/v1/repos/{urllib_parse.quote(owner, safe='')}/"
+            f"{urllib_parse.quote(repo_name, safe='')}"
+        )
+        status_code, response_body, response_data = self.gitea_get_json(
+            url=endpoint,
+            token=token,
+        )
+        if status_code != 200:
+            self.show_output(
+                "Could not resolve Gitea clone URLs",
+                f"HTTP status: {status_code or 'request error'}\n"
+                f"Endpoint: {endpoint}\n\n"
+                f"{response_body or 'Repository not found or authentication required.'}",
+            )
+            self.status_message = "Could not resolve Gitea clone URLs."
+            return ""
+
         transport = self.select_gitea_transport()
         if not transport:
             return ""
-
+        response_key = "ssh_url" if transport == "ssh" else "clone_url"
-        remote_url = self.resolve_gitea_remote_url(
+        remote_url = str(response_data.get(response_key) or "").strip()
-            repo_input=normalized_repo_input,
+        if not self.looks_like_clone_url(remote_url):
-            base_url=base_url,
-            transport=transport,
-            ssh_user=os.getenv("GITEA_SSH_USER", "git").strip() or "git",
-            ssh_port=os.getenv("GITEA_SSH_PORT", "").strip(),
-        )
-        if not remote_url:
             self.show_output(
-                "Invalid Gitea repository",
+                "Missing clone URL",
-                "Provide owner/name (for example acme/project) or a full "
+                f"Gitea did not return a usable {transport.upper()} clone URL.",
-                "clone URL.",
             )
-            self.status_message = "Invalid Gitea repository."
             return ""
         return remote_url
 
@@ -835,68 +953,6 @@ class GitTuiApp:
             return ""
         return transport
 
-    def resolve_gitea_remote_url(
-        self,
-        repo_input: str,
-        base_url: str,
-        transport: str = "https",
-        ssh_user: str = "git",
-        ssh_port: str = "",
-    ) -> str:
-        """Builds a Gitea clone URL from owner/name input.
-
-        Args:
-            repo_input: Repository locator in owner/name format.
-            base_url: Base URL of the Gitea instance.
-            transport: Clone protocol, either ``ssh`` or ``https``.
-            ssh_user: SSH username used for SSH clone URLs.
-            ssh_port: Optional SSH port used for SSH clone URLs.
-
-        Returns:
-            The computed clone URL, or an empty string when input is
-            invalid.
-        """
-
-        normalized_input = self.normalize_remote_input(repo_input)
-        if not normalized_input or "/" not in normalized_input:
-            return ""
-        owner, repo_name = normalized_input.split("/", maxsplit=1)
-        owner = owner.strip()
-        repo_name = repo_name.strip()
-        if not owner or not repo_name:
-            return ""
-        if repo_name.endswith(".git"):
-            repo_name = repo_name[:-4]
-        if not repo_name:
-            return ""
-
-        if transport == "https":
-            return f"{base_url}/{owner}/{repo_name}.git"
-        if transport != "ssh":
-            return ""
-
-        parsed_base_url = urllib_parse.urlparse(base_url)
-        ssh_host = parsed_base_url.hostname or ""
-        if not ssh_host or not ssh_user or any(
-            character in ssh_user for character in "@/: \t\r\n"
-        ):
-            return ""
-        if ssh_port:
-            try:
-                port_number = int(ssh_port)
-            except ValueError:
-                return ""
-            if port_number < 1 or port_number > 65535:
-                return ""
-            uri_host = f"[{ssh_host}]" if ":" in ssh_host else ssh_host
-            return (
-                f"ssh://{ssh_user}@{uri_host}:{port_number}/"
-                f"{owner}/{repo_name}.git"
-            )
-        if ":" in ssh_host:
-            return f"ssh://{ssh_user}@[{ssh_host}]/{owner}/{repo_name}.git"
-        return f"{ssh_user}@{ssh_host}:{owner}/{repo_name}.git"
-
     def normalize_remote_input(self, raw_value: str) -> str:
         """Normalizes user-provided repository input.
 
@@ -1281,13 +1337,7 @@ class GitTuiApp:
 
         remote_url = clone_url
         if transport == "ssh":
-            remote_url = ssh_url or self.resolve_gitea_remote_url(
+            remote_url = ssh_url
-                repo_input=full_name or f"{owner}/{repo_name}",
-                base_url=base_url,
-                transport="ssh",
-                ssh_user=os.getenv("GITEA_SSH_USER", "git").strip() or "git",
-                ssh_port=os.getenv("GITEA_SSH_PORT", "").strip(),
-            )
             if not remote_url:
                 self.show_output(
                     "Missing SSH clone URL",
@@ -1430,14 +1480,10 @@ class GitTuiApp:
             A tuple of `(status_code, response_text, response_data)`.
         """
 
-        request = urllib_request.Request(
+        headers = {"Accept": "application/json"}
-            url=url,
+        if token:
-            method="GET",
+            headers["Authorization"] = f"token {token}"
-            headers={
+        request = urllib_request.Request(url=url, method="GET", headers=headers)
-                "Accept": "application/json",
-                "Authorization": f"token {token}",
-            },
-        )
         try:
             with urllib_request.urlopen(request, timeout=30) as response:
                 response_text = response.read().decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
@@ -1545,7 +1591,9 @@ class GitTuiApp:
         if branch_name == "detached":
             branch_name = "main"
         command = ["git", "push", "-u", "origin", branch_name]
-        exit_code, output = run_git(["push", "-u", "origin", branch_name])
+        exit_code, output = self.run_git_network(
+            ["push", "-u", "origin", branch_name], capture_stdout=False
+        )
         if exit_code != 0:
             self.show_command_result(command, exit_code, output)
             return False
@@ -1858,19 +1906,23 @@ class GitTuiApp:
     def action_push(self) -> None:
         """Pushes current branch changes to default remote."""
 
-        exit_code, output = run_git(["push"])
+        exit_code, output = self.run_git_network(["push"], capture_stdout=False)
         self.show_command_result(["git", "push"], exit_code, output)
 
     def action_pull(self) -> None:
         """Pulls remote changes using rebase mode."""
 
-        exit_code, output = run_git(["pull", "--rebase"])
+        exit_code, output = self.run_git_network(
+            ["pull", "--rebase"], capture_stdout=False
+        )
         self.show_command_result(["git", "pull", "--rebase"], exit_code, output)
 
     def action_fetch(self) -> None:
         """Fetches updates from all remotes and prunes deleted refs."""
 
-        exit_code, output = run_git(["fetch", "--all", "--prune"])
+        exit_code, output = self.run_git_network(
+            ["fetch", "--all", "--prune"], capture_stdout=False
+        )
         self.show_command_result(
             ["git", "fetch", "--all", "--prune"], exit_code, output
         )

tests/test_git_tui.py

@@ -24,47 +24,46 @@ class GiteaRemoteUrlTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self) -> None:
         self.app = git_tui.GitTuiApp.__new__(git_tui.GitTuiApp)
 
-    def test_resolves_ssh_url_from_https_base_url(self) -> None:
+    def test_exact_custom_ssh_clone_url_is_preserved(self) -> None:
-        remote_url = self.app.resolve_gitea_remote_url(
+        expected_url = "ssh://forge@git.example.com:2222/owner/project.git"
-            "owner/project", "https://git.example.com", transport="ssh"
+        self.app.prompt_input = lambda *_args: expected_url
-        )
 
-        self.assertEqual(remote_url, "git@git.example.com:owner/project.git")
+        remote_url = self.app.prompt_gitea_existing_remote_url()
 
-    def test_resolves_custom_ssh_user_and_port(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(remote_url, expected_url)
-        remote_url = self.app.resolve_gitea_remote_url(
+
-            "owner/project",
+    def test_api_resolution_uses_giteas_advertised_ssh_url(self) -> None:
-            "https://git.example.com/gitea",
+        self.app.prompt_secret = lambda *_args: "token"
-            transport="ssh",
+        self.app.select_gitea_transport = lambda: "ssh"
-            ssh_user="forge",
+        requested_urls = []
-            ssh_port="2222",
+
-        )
+        def fake_get(url: str, token: str):
+            requested_urls.append((url, token))
+            return 200, "", {
+                "ssh_url": "ssh://forge@ssh.example.com:2222/owner/project.git",
+                "clone_url": "https://git.example.com/owner/project.git",
+            }
+
+        self.app.gitea_get_json = fake_get
+
+        with mock.patch.dict(
+            os.environ,
+            {"GITEA_TOKEN": "", "GITEA_ACCESS_TOKEN": ""},
+            clear=False,
+        ):
+            remote_url = self.app.resolve_existing_gitea_url_via_api(
+                "owner/project", "https://git.example.com"
+            )
 
         self.assertEqual(
             remote_url,
-            "ssh://forge@git.example.com:2222/owner/project.git",
+            "ssh://forge@ssh.example.com:2222/owner/project.git",
         )
-
-    def test_still_supports_https(self) -> None:
-        remote_url = self.app.resolve_gitea_remote_url(
-            "owner/project", "https://git.example.com", transport="https"
-        )
-
         self.assertEqual(
-            remote_url,
+            requested_urls,
-            "https://git.example.com/owner/project.git",
+            [("https://git.example.com/api/v1/repos/owner/project", "token")],
         )
 
-    def test_rejects_invalid_ssh_port(self) -> None:
-        remote_url = self.app.resolve_gitea_remote_url(
-            "owner/project",
-            "https://git.example.com",
-            transport="ssh",
-            ssh_port="not-a-port",
-        )
-
-        self.assertEqual(remote_url, "")
-
 
 class RepositorySyncTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self) -> None: