Fix for invalid JSON output when using multiple borgmatic configuration files (#155).

NEWS

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-1.3.1.dev0
+1.3.1
+ * #155: Fix for invalid JSON output when using multiple borgmatic configuration files.
  * #157: Fix for seemingly random filename ordering when running through a directory of
    configuration files.
+ * Fix for empty JSON output when using --create --json.
+ * Now capturing Borg output only when --json flag is used. Previously, borgmatic delayed Borg
+   output even without the --json flag.
 
 1.3.0
  * #148: Configuration file includes and merging via "!include" tag to support reuse of common

borgmatic/borg/create.py

@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ import glob
 import itertools
 import logging
 import os
-import subprocess
 import tempfile
 
+from borgmatic.borg.execute import execute_command
+
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ def create_archive(
 ):
     '''
     Given vebosity/dry-run flags, a local or remote repository path, a location config dict, and a
-    storage config dict, create a Borg archive.
+    storage config dict, create a Borg archive and return Borg's JSON output (if any).
     '''
     sources = _expand_directories(location_config['source_directories'])
 
@@ -157,5 +158,4 @@ def create_archive(
         + (('--json',) if json else ())
     )
 
-    logger.debug(' '.join(full_command))
+    return execute_command(full_command, capture_output=json)
-    subprocess.check_call(full_command)

borgmatic/borg/execute.py

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import logging
+import subprocess
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def execute_command(full_command, capture_output=False):
+    '''
+    Execute the given command (a sequence of command/argument strings). If capture output is True,
+    then return the command's output as a string.
+    '''
+    logger.debug(' '.join(full_command))
+
+    if capture_output:
+        output = subprocess.check_output(full_command)
+        return output.decode() if output is not None else None
+    else:
+        subprocess.check_call(full_command)

borgmatic/borg/info.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
-import subprocess
+
+from borgmatic.borg.execute import execute_command
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -9,8 +10,8 @@ def display_archives_info(
     repository, storage_config, local_path='borg', remote_path=None, json=False
 ):
     '''
-    Given a local or remote repository path, and a storage config dict,
+    Given a local or remote repository path, and a storage config dict, display summary information
-    display summary information for Borg archives in the repository.
+    for Borg archives in the repository or return JSON summary information.
     '''
     lock_wait = storage_config.get('lock_wait', None)
 
@@ -23,7 +24,4 @@ def display_archives_info(
         + (('--json',) if json else ())
     )
 
-    logger.debug(' '.join(full_command))
+    return execute_command(full_command, capture_output=json)
-
-    output = subprocess.check_output(full_command)
-    return output.decode() if output is not None else None

borgmatic/borg/list.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
-import subprocess
+
+from borgmatic.borg.execute import execute_command
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -9,8 +10,9 @@ def list_archives(
     repository, storage_config, archive=None, local_path='borg', remote_path=None, json=False
 ):
     '''
-    Given a local or remote repository path and a storage config dict, list Borg archives in the
+    Given a local or remote repository path and a storage config dict, display the output of listing
-    repository. Or, if an archive name is given, list the files in that archive.
+    Borg archives in the repository or return JSON output. Or, if an archive name is given, listing
+    the files in that archive.
     '''
     lock_wait = storage_config.get('lock_wait', None)
 
@@ -22,7 +24,5 @@ def list_archives(
         + (('--debug', '--show-rc') if logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG) else ())
         + (('--json',) if json else ())
     )
-    logger.debug(' '.join(full_command))
 
-    output = subprocess.check_output(full_command)
+    return execute_command(full_command, capture_output=json)
-    return output.decode() if output is not None else None

borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py

@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ def run_configuration(config_filename, config, args):  # pragma: no cover
     '''
     Given a config filename and the corresponding parsed config dict, execute its defined pruning,
     backups, consistency checks, and/or other actions.
+
+    Yield JSON output strings from executing any actions that produce JSON.
     '''
     (location, storage, retention, consistency, hooks) = (
         config.get(section_name, {})
@@ -272,15 +274,17 @@ def run_configuration(config_filename, config, args):  # pragma: no cover
         if args.create:
             hook.execute_hook(hooks.get('before_backup'), config_filename, 'pre-backup')
 
-        _run_commands(
+        for repository_path in location['repositories']:
-            args=args,
+            yield from run_actions(
-            consistency=consistency,
+                args=args,
-            local_path=local_path,
+                location=location,
-            location=location,
+                storage=storage,
-            remote_path=remote_path,
+                retention=retention,
-            retention=retention,
+                consistency=consistency,
-            storage=storage,
+                local_path=local_path,
-        )
+                remote_path=remote_path,
+                repository_path=repository_path,
+            )
 
         if args.create:
             hook.execute_hook(hooks.get('after_backup'), config_filename, 'post-backup')
@@ -289,37 +293,17 @@ def run_configuration(config_filename, config, args):  # pragma: no cover
         raise
 
 
-def _run_commands(*, args, consistency, local_path, location, remote_path, retention, storage):
+def run_actions(
-    json_results = []
+    *, args, location, storage, retention, consistency, local_path, remote_path, repository_path
-    for unexpanded_repository in location['repositories']:
-        _run_commands_on_repository(
-            args=args,
-            consistency=consistency,
-            json_results=json_results,
-            local_path=local_path,
-            location=location,
-            remote_path=remote_path,
-            retention=retention,
-            storage=storage,
-            unexpanded_repository=unexpanded_repository,
-        )
-    if args.json:
-        sys.stdout.write(json.dumps(json_results))
-
-
-def _run_commands_on_repository(
-    *,
-    args,
-    consistency,
-    json_results,
-    local_path,
-    location,
-    remote_path,
-    retention,
-    storage,
-    unexpanded_repository
 ):  # pragma: no cover
-    repository = os.path.expanduser(unexpanded_repository)
+    '''
+    Given parsed command-line arguments as an argparse.ArgumentParser instance, several different
+    configuration dicts, local and remote paths to Borg, and a repository name, run all actions
+    from the command-line arguments on the given repository.
+
+    Yield JSON output strings from executing any actions that produce JSON.
+    '''
+    repository = os.path.expanduser(repository_path)
     dry_run_label = ' (dry run; not making any changes)' if args.dry_run else ''
     if args.init:
         logger.info('{}: Initializing repository'.format(repository))
@@ -344,7 +328,7 @@ def _run_commands_on_repository(
         )
     if args.create:
         logger.info('{}: Creating archive{}'.format(repository, dry_run_label))
-        borg_create.create_archive(
+        json_output = borg_create.create_archive(
             args.dry_run,
             repository,
             location,
@@ -353,7 +337,10 @@ def _run_commands_on_repository(
             remote_path=remote_path,
             progress=args.progress,
             stats=args.stats,
+            json=args.json,
         )
+        if json_output:
+            yield json.loads(json_output)
     if args.check and checks.repository_enabled_for_checks(repository, consistency):
         logger.info('{}: Running consistency checks'.format(repository))
         borg_check.check_archives(
@@ -376,7 +363,7 @@ def _run_commands_on_repository(
     if args.list:
         if args.repository is None or repository == args.repository:
             logger.info('{}: Listing archives'.format(repository))
-            output = borg_list.list_archives(
+            json_output = borg_list.list_archives(
                 repository,
                 storage,
                 args.archive,
@@ -384,19 +371,15 @@ def _run_commands_on_repository(
                 remote_path=remote_path,
                 json=args.json,
             )
-            if args.json:
+            if json_output:
-                json_results.append(json.loads(output))
+                yield json.loads(json_output)
-            else:
-                sys.stdout.write(output)
     if args.info:
         logger.info('{}: Displaying summary info for archives'.format(repository))
-        output = borg_info.display_archives_info(
+        json_output = borg_info.display_archives_info(
             repository, storage, local_path=local_path, remote_path=remote_path, json=args.json
         )
-        if args.json:
+        if json_output:
-            json_results.append(json.loads(output))
+            yield json.loads(json_output)
-        else:
-            sys.stdout.write(output)
 
 
 def collect_configuration_run_summary_logs(config_filenames, args):
@@ -404,6 +387,9 @@ def collect_configuration_run_summary_logs(config_filenames, args):
     Given a sequence of configuration filenames and parsed command-line arguments as an
     argparse.ArgumentParser instance, run each configuration file and yield a series of
     logging.LogRecord instances containing summary information about each run.
+
+    As a side effect of running through these configuration files, output their JSON results, if
+    any, to stdout.
     '''
     # Dict mapping from config filename to corresponding parsed config dict.
     configs = collections.OrderedDict()
@@ -433,9 +419,10 @@ def collect_configuration_run_summary_logs(config_filenames, args):
             return
 
     # Execute the actions corresponding to each configuration file.
+    json_results = []
     for config_filename, config in configs.items():
         try:
-            run_configuration(config_filename, config, args)
+            json_results.extend(list(run_configuration(config_filename, config, args)))
             yield logging.makeLogRecord(
                 dict(
                     levelno=logging.INFO,
@@ -451,6 +438,9 @@ def collect_configuration_run_summary_logs(config_filenames, args):
             )
             yield logging.makeLogRecord(dict(levelno=logging.CRITICAL, msg=error))
 
+    if json_results:
+        sys.stdout.write(json.dumps(json_results))
+
     if not config_filenames:
         yield logging.makeLogRecord(
             dict(

setup.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 
-VERSION = '1.3.1.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.3.1'
 
 
 setup(

tests/unit/borg/test_create.py

@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ def test_write_pattern_file_with_empty_exclude_patterns_does_not_raise():
     module._write_pattern_file([])
 
 
-def insert_subprocess_mock(check_call_command, **kwargs):
-    subprocess = flexmock(module.subprocess)
-    subprocess.should_receive('check_call').with_args(check_call_command, **kwargs).once()
-
-
 def test_make_pattern_flags_includes_pattern_filename_when_given():
     pattern_flags = module._make_pattern_flags(
         location_config={'patterns': ['R /', '- /var']}, pattern_filename='/tmp/patterns'
@@ -169,7 +164,9 @@ def test_create_archive_calls_borg_with_parameters():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND)
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND, capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -192,7 +189,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_patterns_calls_borg_with_patterns():
     ).and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(pattern_flags)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + pattern_flags)
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + pattern_flags, capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -215,7 +214,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_exclude_patterns_calls_borg_with_excludes():
     )
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(exclude_flags)
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + exclude_flags)
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + exclude_flags, capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -236,7 +237,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_log_info_calls_borg_with_info_parameter():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--list', '--filter', 'AME-', '--info', '--stats'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--list', '--filter', 'AME-', '--info', '--stats'), capture_output=False
+    )
     insert_logging_mock(logging.INFO)
 
     module.create_archive(
@@ -257,8 +260,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_log_debug_calls_borg_with_debug_parameter():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
-        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--list', '--filter', 'AME-', '--stats', '--debug', '--show-rc')
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--list', '--filter', 'AME-', '--stats', '--debug', '--show-rc'),
+        capture_output=False,
     )
     insert_logging_mock(logging.DEBUG)
 
@@ -281,7 +285,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_dry_run_calls_borg_with_dry_run_parameter():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--dry-run',))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--dry-run',), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=True,
@@ -304,7 +310,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_dry_run_and_log_info_calls_borg_without_stats_param
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--list', '--filter', 'AME-', '--info', '--dry-run'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--list', '--filter', 'AME-', '--info', '--dry-run'), capture_output=False
+    )
     insert_logging_mock(logging.INFO)
 
     module.create_archive(
@@ -328,8 +336,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_dry_run_and_log_debug_calls_borg_without_stats_para
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
-        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--list', '--filter', 'AME-', '--debug', '--show-rc', '--dry-run')
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--list', '--filter', 'AME-', '--debug', '--show-rc', '--dry-run'),
+        capture_output=False,
     )
     insert_logging_mock(logging.DEBUG)
 
@@ -351,7 +360,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_checkpoint_interval_calls_borg_with_checkpoint_inte
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--checkpoint-interval', '600'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--checkpoint-interval', '600'), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -371,7 +382,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_chunker_params_calls_borg_with_chunker_params_param
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--chunker-params', '1,2,3,4'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--chunker-params', '1,2,3,4'), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -391,7 +404,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_compression_calls_borg_with_compression_parameters(
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--compression', 'rle'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--compression', 'rle'), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -411,7 +426,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_remote_rate_limit_calls_borg_with_remote_ratelimit_
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--remote-ratelimit', '100'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--remote-ratelimit', '100'), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -431,7 +448,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_one_file_system_calls_borg_with_one_file_system_par
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--one-file-system',))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--one-file-system',), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -452,7 +471,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_numeric_owner_calls_borg_with_numeric_owner_paramet
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--numeric-owner',))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--numeric-owner',), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -473,7 +494,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_read_special_calls_borg_with_read_special_parameter
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--read-special',))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--read-special',), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -494,7 +517,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_bsd_flags_true_calls_borg_without_nobsdflags_parame
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND)
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND, capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -515,7 +540,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_bsd_flags_false_calls_borg_with_nobsdflags_paramete
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--nobsdflags',))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--nobsdflags',), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -536,7 +563,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_files_cache_calls_borg_with_files_cache_parameters(
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--files-cache', 'ctime,size'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--files-cache', 'ctime,size'), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -557,7 +586,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_local_path_calls_borg_via_local_path():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(('borg1',) + CREATE_COMMAND[1:])
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        ('borg1',) + CREATE_COMMAND[1:], capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -578,7 +609,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_remote_path_calls_borg_with_remote_path_parameters(
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--remote-path', 'borg1'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--remote-path', 'borg1'), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -599,7 +632,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_umask_calls_borg_with_umask_parameters():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--umask', '740'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--umask', '740'), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -619,7 +654,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_lock_wait_calls_borg_with_lock_wait_parameters():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--lock-wait', '5'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--lock-wait', '5'), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -639,9 +676,11 @@ def test_create_archive_with_json_calls_borg_with_json_parameter():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--json',))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        CREATE_COMMAND + ('--json',), capture_output=True
+    ).and_return('[]')
 
-    module.create_archive(
+    json_output = module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
         repository='repo',
         location_config={
@@ -653,6 +692,8 @@ def test_create_archive_with_json_calls_borg_with_json_parameter():
         json=True,
     )
 
+    assert json_output == '[]'
+
 
 def test_create_archive_with_source_directories_glob_expands():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_expand_directories').and_return(('foo', 'food'))
@@ -660,8 +701,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_source_directories_glob_expands():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
-        ('borg', 'create', 'repo::{}'.format(DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_NAME), 'foo', 'food')
+        ('borg', 'create', 'repo::{}'.format(DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_NAME), 'foo', 'food'),
+        capture_output=False,
     )
     flexmock(module.glob).should_receive('glob').with_args('foo*').and_return(['foo', 'food'])
 
@@ -683,7 +725,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_non_matching_source_directories_glob_passes_through
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(('borg', 'create', 'repo::{}'.format(DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_NAME), 'foo*'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        ('borg', 'create', 'repo::{}'.format(DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_NAME), 'foo*'), capture_output=False
+    )
     flexmock(module.glob).should_receive('glob').with_args('foo*').and_return([])
 
     module.create_archive(
@@ -704,8 +748,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_glob_calls_borg_with_expanded_directories():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
-        ('borg', 'create', 'repo::{}'.format(DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_NAME), 'foo', 'food')
+        ('borg', 'create', 'repo::{}'.format(DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_NAME), 'foo', 'food'),
+        capture_output=False,
     )
 
     module.create_archive(
@@ -726,7 +771,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_archive_name_format_calls_borg_with_archive_name():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(('borg', 'create', 'repo::ARCHIVE_NAME', 'foo', 'bar'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        ('borg', 'create', 'repo::ARCHIVE_NAME', 'foo', 'bar'), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,
@@ -746,7 +793,9 @@ def test_create_archive_with_archive_name_format_accepts_borg_placeholders():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
-    insert_subprocess_mock(('borg', 'create', 'repo::Documents_{hostname}-{now}', 'foo', 'bar'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        ('borg', 'create', 'repo::Documents_{hostname}-{now}', 'foo', 'bar'), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.create_archive(
         dry_run=False,

tests/unit/borg/test_execute.py

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from flexmock import flexmock
+from borgmatic.borg import execute as module
+
+
+def test_execute_command_calls_full_command():
+    full_command = ['foo', 'bar']
+    subprocess = flexmock(module.subprocess)
+    subprocess.should_receive('check_call').with_args(full_command).once()
+
+    output = module.execute_command(full_command)
+
+    assert output is None
+
+
+def test_execute_command_captures_output():
+    full_command = ['foo', 'bar']
+    expected_output = '[]'
+    subprocess = flexmock(module.subprocess)
+    subprocess.should_receive('check_output').with_args(full_command).and_return(
+        flexmock(decode=lambda: expected_output)
+    ).once()
+
+    output = module.execute_command(full_command, capture_output=True)
+
+    assert output == expected_output

tests/unit/borg/test_info.py

@@ -6,53 +6,62 @@ from borgmatic.borg import info as module
 from ..test_verbosity import insert_logging_mock
 
 
-def insert_subprocess_mock(check_call_command, **kwargs):
-    subprocess = flexmock(module.subprocess)
-    subprocess.should_receive('check_output').with_args(check_call_command, **kwargs).once()
-
-
 INFO_COMMAND = ('borg', 'info', 'repo')
 
 
 def test_display_archives_info_calls_borg_with_parameters():
-    insert_subprocess_mock(INFO_COMMAND)
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(INFO_COMMAND, capture_output=False)
 
     module.display_archives_info(repository='repo', storage_config={})
 
 
 def test_display_archives_info_with_log_info_calls_borg_with_info_parameter():
-    insert_subprocess_mock(INFO_COMMAND + ('--info',))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        INFO_COMMAND + ('--info',), capture_output=False
+    )
     insert_logging_mock(logging.INFO)
     module.display_archives_info(repository='repo', storage_config={})
 
 
 def test_display_archives_info_with_log_debug_calls_borg_with_debug_parameter():
-    insert_subprocess_mock(INFO_COMMAND + ('--debug', '--show-rc'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        INFO_COMMAND + ('--debug', '--show-rc'), capture_output=False
+    )
     insert_logging_mock(logging.DEBUG)
 
     module.display_archives_info(repository='repo', storage_config={})
 
 
 def test_display_archives_info_with_json_calls_borg_with_json_parameter():
-    insert_subprocess_mock(INFO_COMMAND + ('--json',))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        INFO_COMMAND + ('--json',), capture_output=True
+    ).and_return('[]')
 
-    module.display_archives_info(repository='repo', storage_config={}, json=True)
+    json_output = module.display_archives_info(repository='repo', storage_config={}, json=True)
+
+    assert json_output == '[]'
 
 
 def test_display_archives_info_with_local_path_calls_borg_via_local_path():
-    insert_subprocess_mock(('borg1',) + INFO_COMMAND[1:])
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        ('borg1',) + INFO_COMMAND[1:], capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.display_archives_info(repository='repo', storage_config={}, local_path='borg1')
 
 
 def test_display_archives_info_with_remote_path_calls_borg_with_remote_path_parameters():
-    insert_subprocess_mock(INFO_COMMAND + ('--remote-path', 'borg1'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        INFO_COMMAND + ('--remote-path', 'borg1'), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.display_archives_info(repository='repo', storage_config={}, remote_path='borg1')
 
 
 def test_display_archives_info_with_lock_wait_calls_borg_with_lock_wait_parameters():
     storage_config = {'lock_wait': 5}
-    insert_subprocess_mock(INFO_COMMAND + ('--lock-wait', '5'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        INFO_COMMAND + ('--lock-wait', '5'), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.display_archives_info(repository='repo', storage_config=storage_config)

tests/unit/borg/test_list.py

@@ -6,29 +6,28 @@ from borgmatic.borg import list as module
 from ..test_verbosity import insert_logging_mock
 
 
-def insert_subprocess_mock(check_call_command, **kwargs):
-    subprocess = flexmock(module.subprocess)
-    subprocess.should_receive('check_output').with_args(check_call_command, **kwargs).once()
-
-
 LIST_COMMAND = ('borg', 'list', 'repo')
 
 
 def test_list_archives_calls_borg_with_parameters():
-    insert_subprocess_mock(LIST_COMMAND)
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(LIST_COMMAND, capture_output=False)
 
     module.list_archives(repository='repo', storage_config={})
 
 
 def test_list_archives_with_log_info_calls_borg_with_info_parameter():
-    insert_subprocess_mock(LIST_COMMAND + ('--info',))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        LIST_COMMAND + ('--info',), capture_output=False
+    )
     insert_logging_mock(logging.INFO)
 
     module.list_archives(repository='repo', storage_config={})
 
 
 def test_list_archives_with_log_debug_calls_borg_with_debug_parameter():
-    insert_subprocess_mock(LIST_COMMAND + ('--debug', '--show-rc'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        LIST_COMMAND + ('--debug', '--show-rc'), capture_output=False
+    )
     insert_logging_mock(logging.DEBUG)
 
     module.list_archives(repository='repo', storage_config={})
@@ -36,31 +35,43 @@ def test_list_archives_with_log_debug_calls_borg_with_debug_parameter():
 
 def test_list_archives_with_lock_wait_calls_borg_with_lock_wait_parameters():
     storage_config = {'lock_wait': 5}
-    insert_subprocess_mock(LIST_COMMAND + ('--lock-wait', '5'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        LIST_COMMAND + ('--lock-wait', '5'), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.list_archives(repository='repo', storage_config=storage_config)
 
 
 def test_list_archives_with_archive_calls_borg_with_archive_parameter():
     storage_config = {}
-    insert_subprocess_mock(('borg', 'list', 'repo::archive'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        ('borg', 'list', 'repo::archive'), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.list_archives(repository='repo', storage_config=storage_config, archive='archive')
 
 
 def test_list_archives_with_local_path_calls_borg_via_local_path():
-    insert_subprocess_mock(('borg1',) + LIST_COMMAND[1:])
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        ('borg1',) + LIST_COMMAND[1:], capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.list_archives(repository='repo', storage_config={}, local_path='borg1')
 
 
 def test_list_archives_with_remote_path_calls_borg_with_remote_path_parameters():
-    insert_subprocess_mock(LIST_COMMAND + ('--remote-path', 'borg1'))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        LIST_COMMAND + ('--remote-path', 'borg1'), capture_output=False
+    )
 
     module.list_archives(repository='repo', storage_config={}, remote_path='borg1')
 
 
 def test_list_archives_with_json_calls_borg_with_json_parameter():
-    insert_subprocess_mock(LIST_COMMAND + ('--json',))
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
+        LIST_COMMAND + ('--json',), capture_output=True
+    ).and_return('[]')
 
-    module.list_archives(repository='repo', storage_config={}, json=True)
+    json_output = module.list_archives(repository='repo', storage_config={}, json=True)
+
+    assert json_output == '[]'

tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py

@@ -1,55 +1,11 @@
-import json
-import sys
-
 from flexmock import flexmock
 
 from borgmatic.commands import borgmatic as module
 
 
-def test_run_commands_handles_multiple_json_outputs_in_array():
-    (
-        flexmock(module)
-        .should_receive('_run_commands_on_repository')
-        .times(3)
-        .replace_with(
-            lambda args, consistency, json_results, local_path, location, remote_path, retention, storage, unexpanded_repository: json_results.append(
-                {"whatever": unexpanded_repository}
-            )
-        )
-    )
-
-    (
-        flexmock(sys.stdout)
-        .should_call("write")
-        .with_args(
-            json.dumps(
-                json.loads(
-                    '''
-                        [
-                            {"whatever": "fake_repo1"},
-                            {"whatever": "fake_repo2"},
-                            {"whatever": "fake_repo3"}
-                        ]
-                    '''
-                )
-            )
-        )
-    )
-
-    module._run_commands(
-        args=flexmock(json=True),
-        consistency=None,
-        local_path=None,
-        location={'repositories': ['fake_repo1', 'fake_repo2', 'fake_repo3']},
-        remote_path=None,
-        retention=None,
-        storage=None,
-    )
-
-
 def test_collect_configuration_run_summary_logs_info_for_success():
     flexmock(module.validate).should_receive('parse_configuration').and_return({'test.yaml': {}})
-    flexmock(module).should_receive('run_configuration')
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('run_configuration').and_return([])
     args = flexmock(extract=False, list=False)
 
     logs = tuple(module.collect_configuration_run_summary_logs(('test.yaml',), args=args))
@@ -60,7 +16,7 @@ def test_collect_configuration_run_summary_logs_info_for_success():
 def test_collect_configuration_run_summary_logs_info_for_success_with_extract():
     flexmock(module.validate).should_receive('parse_configuration').and_return({'test.yaml': {}})
     flexmock(module.validate).should_receive('guard_configuration_contains_repository')
-    flexmock(module).should_receive('run_configuration')
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('run_configuration').and_return([])
     args = flexmock(extract=True, list=False, repository='repo')
 
     logs = tuple(module.collect_configuration_run_summary_logs(('test.yaml',), args=args))
@@ -94,7 +50,7 @@ def test_collect_configuration_run_summary_logs_critical_for_list_with_archive_a
 
 def test_collect_configuration_run_summary_logs_info_for_success_with_list():
     flexmock(module.validate).should_receive('parse_configuration').and_return({'test.yaml': {}})
-    flexmock(module).should_receive('run_configuration')
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('run_configuration').and_return([])
     args = flexmock(extract=False, list=True, repository='repo', archive=None)
 
     logs = tuple(module.collect_configuration_run_summary_logs(('test.yaml',), args=args))
@@ -124,9 +80,22 @@ def test_collect_configuration_run_summary_logs_critical_for_run_error():
 
 def test_collect_configuration_run_summary_logs_critical_for_missing_configs():
     flexmock(module.validate).should_receive('parse_configuration').and_return({'test.yaml': {}})
-    flexmock(module).should_receive('run_configuration')
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('run_configuration').and_return([])
     args = flexmock(config_paths=(), extract=False, list=False)
 
     logs = tuple(module.collect_configuration_run_summary_logs(config_filenames=(), args=args))
 
     assert any(log for log in logs if log.levelno == module.logging.CRITICAL)
+
+
+def test_collect_configuration_run_summary_logs_outputs_merged_json_results():
+    flexmock(module.validate).should_receive('parse_configuration').and_return(
+        {'test.yaml': {}, 'test2.yaml': {}}
+    )
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('run_configuration').and_return(['foo', 'bar']).and_return(
+        ['baz']
+    )
+    flexmock(module.sys.stdout).should_receive('write').with_args('["foo", "bar", "baz"]').once()
+    args = flexmock(extract=False, list=False)
+
+    tuple(module.collect_configuration_run_summary_logs(('test.yaml', 'test2.yaml'), args=args))