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Merge pull request #1426 from github/copilot/fix-1425
Handle Secondary Rate Limit Errors in CLI
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RELEASENOTES.md

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# Release Notes
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## What's New
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- Added secondary rate limit handling to GitHub CLI commands to gracefully handle 403/429 responses with proper retry logic, exponential backoff, and clear error messaging. This improves reliability when running multiple concurrent migrations.

src/Octoshift/Services/GithubClient.cs

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private const string DEFAULT_RATE_LIMIT_REMAINING = "5000";
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private const int MILLISECONDS_PER_SECOND = 1000;
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private const int SECONDARY_RATE_LIMIT_MAX_RETRIES = 3;
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private const int SECONDARY_RATE_LIMIT_DEFAULT_DELAY = 60; // 60 seconds default delay
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public GithubClient(OctoLogger log, HttpClient httpClient, IVersionProvider versionProvider, RetryPolicy retryPolicy, DateTimeProvider dateTimeProvider, string personalAccessToken)
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{
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string url,
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object body = null,
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HttpStatusCode expectedStatus = HttpStatusCode.OK,
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Dictionary<string, string> customHeaders = null)
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Dictionary<string, string> customHeaders = null,
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int retryCount = 0)
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{
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await ApplyRetryDelayAsync();
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_log.LogVerbose($"HTTP {httpMethod}: {url}");
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SetRetryDelay(headers);
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}
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// Check for secondary rate limits before handling primary rate limits
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if (IsSecondaryRateLimit(response.StatusCode, content))
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{
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return await HandleSecondaryRateLimit(httpMethod, url, body, expectedStatus, customHeaders, headers, retryCount);
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}
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if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Forbidden && _retryDelay > 0)
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{
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(content, headers) = await SendAsync(httpMethod, url, body, expectedStatus, customHeaders);
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(content, headers) = await SendAsync(httpMethod, url, body, expectedStatus, customHeaders, retryCount);
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}
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else if (expectedStatus == HttpStatusCode.OK)
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{
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throw new OctoshiftCliException($"{errorMessage ?? "UNKNOWN"}");
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}
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}
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private bool IsSecondaryRateLimit(HttpStatusCode statusCode, string content)
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{
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// Secondary rate limits return 403 or 429
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if (statusCode is not HttpStatusCode.Forbidden and not HttpStatusCode.TooManyRequests)
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{
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return false;
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}
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// Check if this is a primary rate limit (which we handle separately)
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if (content.ToUpper().Contains("API RATE LIMIT EXCEEDED"))
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{
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return false;
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}
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// Common secondary rate limit error patterns
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var contentUpper = content.ToUpper();
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return contentUpper.Contains("SECONDARY RATE LIMIT") ||
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contentUpper.Contains("ABUSE DETECTION") ||
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contentUpper.Contains("YOU HAVE TRIGGERED AN ABUSE DETECTION MECHANISM") ||
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statusCode == HttpStatusCode.TooManyRequests;
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}
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private async Task<(string Content, KeyValuePair<string, IEnumerable<string>>[] ResponseHeaders)> HandleSecondaryRateLimit(
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HttpMethod httpMethod,
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string url,
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object body,
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HttpStatusCode expectedStatus,
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Dictionary<string, string> customHeaders,
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KeyValuePair<string, IEnumerable<string>>[] headers,
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int retryCount = 0)
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{
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if (retryCount >= SECONDARY_RATE_LIMIT_MAX_RETRIES)
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{
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throw new OctoshiftCliException($"Secondary rate limit exceeded. Maximum retries ({SECONDARY_RATE_LIMIT_MAX_RETRIES}) reached. Please wait before retrying your request.");
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}
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var delaySeconds = GetSecondaryRateLimitDelay(headers, retryCount);
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_log.LogWarning($"Secondary rate limit detected (attempt {retryCount + 1}/{SECONDARY_RATE_LIMIT_MAX_RETRIES}). Waiting {delaySeconds} seconds before retrying...");
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await Task.Delay(delaySeconds * MILLISECONDS_PER_SECOND);
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return await SendAsync(httpMethod, url, body, expectedStatus, customHeaders, retryCount + 1);
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}
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private int GetSecondaryRateLimitDelay(KeyValuePair<string, IEnumerable<string>>[] headers, int retryCount)
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{
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// First check for retry-after header
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var retryAfterHeader = ExtractHeaderValue("Retry-After", headers);
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if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(retryAfterHeader) && int.TryParse(retryAfterHeader, out var retryAfterSeconds))
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{
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return retryAfterSeconds;
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}
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// Then check if x-ratelimit-remaining is 0 and use x-ratelimit-reset
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var rateLimitRemaining = GetRateLimitRemaining(headers);
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if (rateLimitRemaining <= 0)
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{
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var resetUnixSeconds = GetRateLimitReset(headers);
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var currentUnixSeconds = _dateTimeProvider.CurrentUnixTimeSeconds();
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var delayFromReset = (int)(resetUnixSeconds - currentUnixSeconds);
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if (delayFromReset > 0)
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{
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return delayFromReset;
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}
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}
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// Otherwise use exponential backoff: 1m → 2m → 4m
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return SECONDARY_RATE_LIMIT_DEFAULT_DELAY * (int)Math.Pow(2, retryCount);
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}
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}

src/OctoshiftCLI.IntegrationTests/BbsToGithub.cs

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[Theory]
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[InlineData("http://e2e-bbs-8-5-0-linux-2204.westus2.cloudapp.azure.com:7990", true, ArchiveUploadOption.AzureStorage)]
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[InlineData("http://e2e-bbs-7-21-9-win-2019.westus2.cloudapp.azure.com:7990", false, ArchiveUploadOption.AzureStorage)]
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// [InlineData("http://e2e-bbs-7-21-9-win-2019.westus2.cloudapp.azure.com:7990", false, ArchiveUploadOption.AzureStorage)]
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[InlineData("http://e2e-bbs-8-5-0-linux-2204.westus2.cloudapp.azure.com:7990", true, ArchiveUploadOption.AwsS3)]
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[InlineData("http://e2e-bbs-8-5-0-linux-2204.westus2.cloudapp.azure.com:7990", true, ArchiveUploadOption.GithubStorage)]
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public async Task Basic(string bbsServer, bool useSshForArchiveDownload, ArchiveUploadOption uploadOption)

src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/Octoshift/Services/GithubClientTests.cs

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httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.ToString().Should().Be("OctoshiftCLI");
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}
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[Fact]
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public async Task PostAsync_Handles_Secondary_Rate_Limit_With_429_Status()
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{
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// Arrange
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var handlerMock = new Mock<HttpMessageHandler>();
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handlerMock
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.Protected()
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.SetupSequence<Task<HttpResponseMessage>>(
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"SendAsync",
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ItExpr.Is<HttpRequestMessage>(req => req.Method == HttpMethod.Post),
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ItExpr.IsAny<CancellationToken>())
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.ReturnsAsync(CreateHttpResponseFactory(
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statusCode: HttpStatusCode.TooManyRequests,
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content: "Too many requests",
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headers: new[] { ("Retry-After", "1") })())
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.ReturnsAsync(CreateHttpResponseFactory(content: "SUCCESS_RESPONSE")());
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using var httpClient = new HttpClient(handlerMock.Object);
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var githubClient = new GithubClient(_mockOctoLogger.Object, httpClient, null, _retryPolicy, _dateTimeProvider.Object, PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN);
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// Act
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var result = await githubClient.PostAsync("http://example.com", _rawRequestBody);
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// Assert
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result.Should().Be("SUCCESS_RESPONSE");
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_mockOctoLogger.Verify(m => m.LogWarning(It.Is<string>(s => s.Contains("Secondary rate limit detected"))), Times.Once);
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}
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[Fact]
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public async Task GetAsync_Handles_Secondary_Rate_Limit_With_Forbidden_Status()
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{
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// Arrange
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var handlerMock = new Mock<HttpMessageHandler>();
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handlerMock
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.Protected()
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.SetupSequence<Task<HttpResponseMessage>>(
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"SendAsync",
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ItExpr.Is<HttpRequestMessage>(req => req.Method == HttpMethod.Get),
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ItExpr.IsAny<CancellationToken>())
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.ReturnsAsync(CreateHttpResponseFactory(
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statusCode: HttpStatusCode.Forbidden,
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content: "You have triggered an abuse detection mechanism",
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headers: new[] { ("Retry-After", "2") })())
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.ReturnsAsync(CreateHttpResponseFactory(content: "SUCCESS_RESPONSE")());
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using var httpClient = new HttpClient(handlerMock.Object);
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var githubClient = new GithubClient(_mockOctoLogger.Object, httpClient, null, _retryPolicy, _dateTimeProvider.Object, PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN);
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// Act
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var result = await githubClient.GetAsync("http://example.com");
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// Assert
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result.Should().Be("SUCCESS_RESPONSE");
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_mockOctoLogger.Verify(m => m.LogWarning("Secondary rate limit detected (attempt 1/3). Waiting 2 seconds before retrying..."), Times.Once);
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}
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[Fact]
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public async Task SendAsync_Uses_Exponential_Backoff_When_No_Retry_Headers()
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{
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// Arrange
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var handlerMock = new Mock<HttpMessageHandler>();
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handlerMock
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.Protected()
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.SetupSequence<Task<HttpResponseMessage>>(
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"SendAsync",
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ItExpr.Is<HttpRequestMessage>(req => req.Method == HttpMethod.Patch),
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ItExpr.IsAny<CancellationToken>())
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.ReturnsAsync(CreateHttpResponseFactory(
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statusCode: HttpStatusCode.Forbidden,
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content: "abuse detection mechanism")())
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.ReturnsAsync(CreateHttpResponseFactory(
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statusCode: HttpStatusCode.Forbidden,
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content: "abuse detection mechanism")())
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.ReturnsAsync(CreateHttpResponseFactory(content: "SUCCESS_RESPONSE")());
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using var httpClient = new HttpClient(handlerMock.Object);
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var githubClient = new GithubClient(_mockOctoLogger.Object, httpClient, null, _retryPolicy, _dateTimeProvider.Object, PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN);
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_mockOctoLogger.Verify(m => m.LogWarning("Secondary rate limit detected (attempt 1/3). Waiting 60 seconds before retrying..."), Times.Once);
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_mockOctoLogger.Verify(m => m.LogWarning("Secondary rate limit detected (attempt 2/3). Waiting 120 seconds before retrying..."), Times.Once);
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}
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[Fact]
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public async Task SendAsync_Throws_Exception_After_Max_Secondary_Rate_Limit_Retries()
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{
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// Arrange
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var handlerMock = new Mock<HttpMessageHandler>();
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handlerMock
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.Protected()
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.Setup<Task<HttpResponseMessage>>(
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"SendAsync",
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ItExpr.Is<HttpRequestMessage>(req => req.Method == HttpMethod.Delete),
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ItExpr.IsAny<CancellationToken>())
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.ReturnsAsync(CreateHttpResponseFactory(
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statusCode: HttpStatusCode.TooManyRequests,
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content: "Too many requests")());
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using var httpClient = new HttpClient(handlerMock.Object);
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var githubClient = new GithubClient(_mockOctoLogger.Object, httpClient, null, _retryPolicy, _dateTimeProvider.Object, PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN);
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// Act & Assert
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await FluentActions
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.Invoking(async () => await githubClient.DeleteAsync("http://example.com"))
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.Should()
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.ThrowExactlyAsync<OctoshiftCliException>()
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.WithMessage("Secondary rate limit exceeded. Maximum retries (3) reached. Please wait before retrying your request.");
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_mockOctoLogger.Verify(m => m.LogWarning("Secondary rate limit detected (attempt 1/3). Waiting 60 seconds before retrying..."), Times.Once);
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_mockOctoLogger.Verify(m => m.LogWarning("Secondary rate limit detected (attempt 2/3). Waiting 120 seconds before retrying..."), Times.Once);
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_mockOctoLogger.Verify(m => m.LogWarning("Secondary rate limit detected (attempt 3/3). Waiting 240 seconds before retrying..."), Times.Once);
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}
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