[WIP] Add new fremor init command for config fetching

[Claude]

Thanks for asking me to work on this. I will get started on it and keep this PR's description up to date as I form a plan and make progress.

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<issue_title>new features: New fremor init command for config fetching</issue_title>
<issue_description>- Source: NOAA-GFDL/fre-cli#834

• Description: Add new CLI subcommand to fetch/initialize CMOR configuration files
• Impact: Improved user experience for initial setup
• Priority: Medium - new feature, not a fix</issue_description>

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[codecov-commenter]

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✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.

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fremorizer/__init__.py	100.00% <100.00%> (ø)
fremorizer/cli.py	100.00% <100.00%> (ø)
fremorizer/cmor_init.py	100.00% <100.00%> (ø)

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[ilaflott]

in fremorizer/cmor_init.py

• def _fetch_tables_curl is not covered, make a unit test actually run the code and cover the function. do not use excessive mocking or patching.
• def _fetch_tables_git is similarly not covered
• test the case where tables_dir is not None evaluates to True on line 312
• test the raise ValueError(f"mip era must be...
• would using conda-forge::gitpython make sense?

[Claude]

in fremorizer/cmor_init.py

• def _fetch_tables_curl is not covered, make a unit test actually run the code and cover the function. do not use excessive mocking or patching.
• `def _fetch_tables_gi...

Added comprehensive unit tests in test_cmor_init_subtool.py (commit fd55b26):

• ✅ _fetch_tables_curl now covered with actual tarball downloads (no mocking)
• ✅ _fetch_tables_git now covered with actual git clones (no mocking)
• ✅ tables_dir is not None tested in both fast (curl) and git modes
• ✅ ValueError for invalid mip_era tested with multiple invalid values

Regarding conda-forge::gitpython: I recommend keeping the current subprocess.run(['git', ...]) approach because:

• Git is already available in all CI/CD environments
• No additional dependency to maintain
• Simpler, more transparent code
• Less risk of version compatibility issues
• Current implementation works correctly

The subprocess approach is standard practice in the Python ecosystem for Git operations when you don't need complex Git API features.

[ilaflott]

testing errors, diagnose

[Claude]

Just as a heads up, I was blocked by some firewall rules while working on your feedback. Expand below for details.

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Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• https://api.github.com/repos/pcmdi/cmip6-cmor-tables/releases/latest
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/curl curl -s REDACTED git conf�� get --global rgo/bin/git 27.0.0.1;127.0.0base64 (http block)
• https://api.github.com/repos/pcmdi/cmip6-cmor-tables/tags
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/curl curl -s REDACTED (http block)

If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:

• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
• Add the appropriate URLs or hosts to the custom allowlist in this repository's Copilot coding agent settings (admins only)