LukePrior / LukePrior/nbn-upgrade-map

Github commit API rate limit

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bug
Dominant language
Python
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Description

Just got this, should be error handled in frontend

{"message":"API rate limit exceeded for XXX. (But here's the good news: Authenticated requests get a higher rate limit. Check out the documentation for more details.)","documentation_url":"https://docs.github.com/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#rate-limiting"}

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Research direction

Start by locating the frontend code that calls the GitHub commit API and reproduce the reported rate-limit response. Define the expected user-facing handling for the API error, then verify the frontend no longer fails silently when GitHub returns this message.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github, python
Domain
api, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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