Fix comment issues with regression introduced in 2.2.15

pyproject.toml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "socketsecurity"
-version = "2.2.26"
+version = "2.2.27"
 requires-python = ">= 3.10"
 license = {"file" = "LICENSE"}
 dependencies = [

socketsecurity/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 __author__ = 'socket.dev'
-__version__ = '2.2.26'
+__version__ = '2.2.27'
 USER_AGENT = f'SocketPythonCLI/{__version__}'

socketsecurity/core/scm/gitlab.py

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import os
 import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Union
 
+import requests
 from socketsecurity import USER_AGENT
 from socketsecurity.core import log
 from socketsecurity.core.classes import Comment
@@ -128,9 +129,9 @@ def _request_with_fallback(self, **kwargs):
         try:
             # Try the initial request with the configured headers
             return self.client.request(**kwargs)
-        except Exception as e:
+        except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
             # Check if this is an authentication error (401)
-            if hasattr(e, 'response') and e.response and e.response.status_code == 401:
+            if e.response and e.response.status_code == 401:
                 log.debug(f"Authentication failed with initial headers, trying fallback method")
 
                 # Determine the fallback headers
@@ -144,6 +145,9 @@ def _request_with_fallback(self, **kwargs):
 
             # Re-raise the original exception if it's not an auth error or fallback failed
             raise
+        except Exception as e:
+            # Handle other types of exceptions that don't have response attribute
+            raise
 
     def _get_fallback_headers(self, original_headers: dict) -> dict:
         """
@@ -235,13 +239,13 @@ def add_socket_comments(
             new_security_comment: bool = True,
             new_overview_comment: bool = True
     ) -> None:
-        existing_overview_comment = comments.get("overview", "")
-        existing_security_comment = comments.get("security", "")
+        existing_overview_comment = comments.get("overview")
+        existing_security_comment = comments.get("security")
         if new_overview_comment:
             log.debug("New Dependency Overview comment")
             if existing_overview_comment is not None:
                 log.debug("Previous version of Dependency Overview, updating")
-                existing_overview_comment: Comment
+                # Type narrowing: after None check, mypy knows this is Comment
                 self.update_comment(overview_comment, str(existing_overview_comment.id))
             else:
                 log.debug("No previous version of Dependency Overview, posting")
@@ -250,15 +254,15 @@ def add_socket_comments(
             log.debug("New Security Issue Comment")
             if existing_security_comment is not None:
                 log.debug("Previous version of Security Issue comment, updating")
-                existing_security_comment: Comment
+                # Type narrowing: after None check, mypy knows this is Comment
                 self.update_comment(security_comment, str(existing_security_comment.id))
             else:
                 log.debug("No Previous version of Security Issue comment, posting")
                 self.post_comment(security_comment)
 
     def remove_comment_alerts(self, comments: dict):
-        security_alert = comments.get("security", "")
+        security_alert = comments.get("security")
         if security_alert is not None:
-            security_alert: Comment
+            # Type narrowing: after None check, mypy knows this is Comment
             new_body = Comments.process_security_comment(security_alert, comments)
             self.update_comment(new_body, str(security_alert.id))