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

[Ludovic Courtès]

Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be> skribis:

> Ludovic Courtès schreef op do 03-03-2022 om 22:14 [+0100]:
>> +(define (update-rate-limit-reset-time! headers)
>> +  "Update the rate limit reset time based on HEADERS, the HTTP response
>> +headers."
>> +  (match (assq-ref headers 'x-ratelimit-reset)
>> +    ((= string->number (? number? reset))
>> +     (set! %rate-limit-reset-time reset)
>> +     reset)
>> +    (_
>> +     0)))
>
> When can this second case happen?

I don’t know if it’s supposed to happen.  It’s defensive programming:
better keep going than crash if the server starts behaving slightly
differently.