GNU bug report logs - #54241
[PATCH 0/4] 'github' importer gracefully handles rate limiting

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Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>

Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2022 21:14:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Maxime Devos <maximedevos <at> telenet.be>
Cc: 54241 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#54241] [PATCH 0/4] 'github' importer gracefully handles rate limiting
Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2022 18:18:10 +0100

Hi,

Maxime Devos <maximedevos <at> telenet.be> skribis:

> That's called total programming I think?  From a OOP I'm following:
>
>   * total: handle all cases without complaints (no throwing exceptions
>     or such), assign every case a well-defined (and documented!)
>     behaviour
>   * nominal: document the preconditions, but don't bother checking them
>   * defensive: check inputs, if they are wrong, throw an exception

Interesting; I stand corrected!

> If it's not supposed to happen, can it at least be reported with a
> warning, such that we then know that 'update-rate-limit-reset-time!'
> needs to be extended or GitHub needs to be contacted?

Yes, sounds reasonable.

Thanks,
Ludo’.
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