nodejs / nodejs/node-core-utils
node-core-utils doesn't understand rate-limits
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 314
- Forks
- 137
- Avg merge
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Description
When a rate limit is encountered, the utility currently logs the following message:
✖ Failed to retrieve user info.
username must be a string, received undefined
This could be confusing for collaborators. Ideally, the log should indicate that a rate limit has been reached, such as "Rate limit reached, please try again later." For reference, the GitHub API includes an x-ratelimit-reset header with the specific reset time.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file or test is named. Start by locating the node-core-utils entry point that retrieves GitHub user information and handles API responses, then inspect how the x-ratelimit-reset header is exposed. Done means rate-limit failures produce a clear retry message instead of the misleading username error.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- api, cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100