[JENKINS-51020] Filter by name (with regular expression) not applied on tags during scanning causing overconsumption of API quota

Using Branch Sources > Github

Discover branches + Discover tags + Filter by name ^(master)|(v[0-9\.]+)$

```
Checking tag master-patch-1
06:09:59 GitHub API Usage: Current quota has 2654 remaining (19 under budget). Next quota of 5000 in 38 min

Checking tag master-patch-2
06:09:59 GitHub API Usage: Current quota has 2653 remaining (18 under budget). Next quota of 5000 in 38 min
...
Checking tag v1.1.1-patch-9
06:13:05 GitHub API Usage: Current quota has 2462 remaining (21 under budget). Next quota of 5000 in 35 min

Checking tag v1.1.1-patch-10
06:13:05 GitHub API Usage: Current quota has 2461 remaining (21 under budget). Next quota of 5000 in 35 min
...
Checking tag 0.1.0
06:20:11 GitHub API Usage: Current quota has 2014 remaining (17 under budget). Next quota of 5000 in 27 min

```

Those tags should be excluded from checking.

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Originally reported by pgmillon, imported from: Filter by name (with regular expression) not applied on tags during scanning causing overconsumption of API quota

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): github-branch-source-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 2
  
• watchers: 4
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

Raw content of original issue

Using Branch Sources > Github


Discover branches + Discover tags + Filter by name ^(master)|(v[0-9\.]+)$



 Checking tag master-patch-1

06:09:59 GitHub API Usage: Current quota has 2654 remaining (19 under budget). Next quota of 5000 in 38 min


    Checking tag master-patch-2

06:09:59 GitHub API Usage: Current quota has 2653 remaining (18 under budget). Next quota of 5000 in 38 min

...

 Checking tag v1.1.1-patch-9

06:13:05 GitHub API Usage: Current quota has 2462 remaining (21 under budget). Next quota of 5000 in 35 min

    Checking tag v1.1.1-patch-10

06:13:05 GitHub API Usage: Current quota has 2461 remaining (21 under budget). Next quota of 5000 in 35 min

...

    Checking tag 0.1.0

06:20:11 GitHub API Usage: Current quota has 2014 remaining (17 under budget). Next quota of 5000 in 27 min





Those tags should be excluded from checking.