Q: Should under-the-hood file retrieval get an INFO message?

[adswa]

I ran datalad meta-extract on a file that wasn't yet present locally. Just as the docstring said, the command obtained the file content prior to performing the extraction. However, I noticed that there was no information about the fact that the file was retrieved (just a short-lived progress bar that disappeared).
DataLad-core commands that call other intermediate commands (e.g., datalad run's internal get) summarize the actions they took - is it a conscious decision to not have such summaries or INFO messages in metalad output?

[christian-monch]

Thanks for the issue. No, it is not a conscious decision. And I think we should try to stay consistent with DataLad-core. So the answer would be:

Yes, under-the-hood file retrieval should get an INFO-message