1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/qa/qa/git/repository.rb b/qa/qa/git/repository.rb
index b3150e8f3fa..1367671e3ca 100644
--- a/qa/qa/git/repository.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/git/repository.rb
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 require 'cgi'
 require 'uri'
+require 'open3'
 
 module QA
   module Git
     class Repository
       include Scenario::Actable
 
+      attr_reader :push_error
+
       def self.perform(*args)
         Dir.mktmpdir do |dir|
           Dir.chdir(dir) { super }
         end
       end
 
-      def location=(address)
-        @location = address
+      def uri=(address)
         @uri = URI(address)
       end
 
@@ -40,6 +42,10 @@ module QA
         `git checkout "#{branch_name}"`
       end
 
+      def checkout_new_branch(branch_name)
+        `git checkout -b "#{branch_name}"`
+      end
+
       def shallow_clone
         clone('--depth 1')
       end
@@ -65,7 +71,8 @@ module QA
       end
 
       def push_changes(branch = 'master')
-        `git push #{@uri.to_s} #{branch} #{suppress_output}`
+        # capture3 returns stdout, stderr and status.
+        _, @push_error, _ = Open3.capture3("git push #{@uri} #{branch} #{suppress_output}")
       end
 
       def commits