[ci/stats] fix git metadata collection

vars/getCheckoutInfo.groovy

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+def call() {
+
+  def repoInfo = [
+    branch: env.ghprbSourceBranch ?: params.branch_specifier ?: 'missing branch_specifier',
+    targetBranch: env.ghprbTargetBranch,
+  ]
+
+  dir("kibana") {
+    repoInfo.commit = sh(
+      script: "git rev-parse HEAD",
+      label: "determining checked out sha",
+      returnStdout: true
+    ).trim()
+
+    if (repoInfo.targetBranch) {
+      sh(
+        script: "git fetch https://github.com/elastic/kibana.git ${repoInfo.targetBranch}",
+        label: "fetch latest from '${repoInfo.targetBranch}' at https://github.com/elastic/kibana.git"
+      )
+      repoInfo.mergeBase = sh(
+        script: "git merge-base HEAD FETCH_HEAD",
+        label: "determining merge point with '${repoInfo.targetBranch}' at https://github.com/elastic/kibana.git",
+        returnStdout: true
+      ).trim()
+    }
+  }
+
+  print "repoInfo: ${repoInfo}"
+
+  return repoInfo
+}
+
+return this

vars/workers.groovy

@@ -51,33 +51,21 @@ def base(Map params, Closure closure) {
       }
     }
 
-    def scmVars = [:]
+    def checkoutInfo = [:]
 
     if (config.scm) {
       // Try to clone from Github up to 8 times, waiting 15 secs between attempts
       retryWithDelay(8, 15) {
-        scmVars = checkout scm
-
-        def mergeBase
-        if (env.ghprbTargetBranch) {
-          sh(
-            script: "cd kibana && git fetch origin ${env.ghprbTargetBranch}",
-            label: "update reference to target branch 'origin/${env.ghprbTargetBranch}'"
-          )
-          mergeBase = sh(
-            script: "cd kibana && git merge-base HEAD FETCH_HEAD",
-            label: "determining merge point with target branch 'origin/${env.ghprbTargetBranch}'",
-            returnStdout: true
-          ).trim()
-        }
-
-        ciStats.reportGitInfo(
-          env.ghprbSourceBranch ?: scmVars.GIT_LOCAL_BRANCH ?: scmVars.GIT_BRANCH,
-          scmVars.GIT_COMMIT,
-          env.ghprbTargetBranch,
-          mergeBase
-        )
+        checkout scm
       }
+
+      checkoutInfo = getCheckoutInfo()
+      ciStats.reportGitInfo(
+        checkoutInfo.branch,
+        checkoutInfo.commit,
+        checkoutInfo.targetBranch,
+        checkoutInfo.mergeBase
+      )
     }
 
     withEnv([
@@ -87,7 +75,7 @@ def base(Map params, Closure closure) {
       "PR_TARGET_BRANCH=${env.ghprbTargetBranch ?: ''}",
       "PR_AUTHOR=${env.ghprbPullAuthorLogin ?: ''}",
       "TEST_BROWSER_HEADLESS=1",
-      "GIT_BRANCH=${scmVars.GIT_BRANCH ?: ''}",
+      "GIT_BRANCH=${checkoutInfo.branch ?: ''}",
     ]) {
       withCredentials([
         string(credentialsId: 'vault-addr', variable: 'VAULT_ADDR'),