HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN doesn't apply for call to https://api.github.com/repos/org/name/releases/latest

[owenthereal]

brew doctor output

N/A

Verification

• My "brew doctor output" above says Your system is ready to brew. and am still able to reproduce my issue.
• I ran brew update twice and am still able to reproduce my issue.
• This issue's title and/or description do not reference a single formula e.g. brew install wget. If they do, open an issue at https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/issues/new/choose instead.

brew config output

N/A

What were you trying to do (and why)?

I'm trying to run a test in GitHub Actions for installing a local brew formula: brew install PATH_TO_FORMULA. The formula points to a local file for release:

# typed: false
# frozen_string_literal: true

# This file was generated by GoReleaser. DO NOT EDIT.
class Pgxman < Formula
  desc "PostgreSQL Extensions Manager"
  homepage "https://github.com/pgxman/pgxman"
  version "1.2.4-snapshot"
  license "Apache 2.0"

  on_macos do
    if Hardware::CPU.intel?
      url "file:///Users/owen/code/src/github.com/HydrasCo/pgxman/dist/pgxman_darwin_amd64.tar.gz"
      sha256 "fd0204385a1c7ce67c3b2f0c9cd484d6c2c5cf233004957f282c0fbb291cd9a1"

      def install
        bin.install "bin/pgxman"
        man1.install Dir["docs/man/man1/pgxman*.1"]
        generate_completions_from_executable(bin/"pgxman", "completion")
      end
    end
    if Hardware::CPU.arm?
      url "file:///Users/owen/code/src/github.com/HydrasCo/pgxman/dist/pgxman_darwin_arm64.tar.gz"
      sha256 "9af0150120246aeff300f08180580af32a530d0fe233293c8268d87e482bb273"

      def install
        bin.install "bin/pgxman"
        man1.install Dir["docs/man/man1/pgxman*.1"]
        generate_completions_from_executable(bin/"pgxman", "completion")
      end
    end
  end

  on_linux do
    if Hardware::CPU.intel?
      url "file:///Users/owen/code/src/github.com/HydrasCo/pgxman/dist/pgxman_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
      sha256 "8c63728b2a297ad31ac6fe3fe7868dccb717cd4bec01a8fe26e818d20ed90d7a"

      def install
        bin.install "bin/pgxman"
        man1.install Dir["docs/man/man1/pgxman*.1"]
        generate_completions_from_executable(bin/"pgxman", "completion")
      end
    end
    if Hardware::CPU.arm? && !Hardware::CPU.is_64_bit?
      url "file:///Users/owen/code/src/github.com/HydrasCo/pgxman/dist/pgxman_linux_armv6.tar.gz"
      sha256 "0c6d650ca0a505569f33e8b551695f798d57ac4e32e718ba723f3816742344f5"

      def install
        bin.install "bin/pgxman"
        man1.install Dir["docs/man/man1/pgxman*.1"]
        generate_completions_from_executable(bin/"pgxman", "completion")
      end
    end
    if Hardware::CPU.arm? && Hardware::CPU.is_64_bit?
      url "file:///Users/owen/code/src/github.com/HydrasCo/pgxman/dist/pgxman_linux_arm64.tar.gz"
      sha256 "ecf384379d7de3e2f24d45474b5b5a8df728fd8aa755ad0ca8d99c7799d61584"

      def install
        bin.install "bin/pgxman"
        man1.install Dir["docs/man/man1/pgxman*.1"]
        generate_completions_from_executable(bin/"pgxman", "completion")
      end
    end
  end

  head "https://github.com/pgxman/pgxman.git"

  test do
    assert_match(/pgxman version/, shell_output("#{bin}/pgxman --version"))
  end
end

What happened (include all command output)?

The GitHub Aciton fails for GET https://api.github.com/repos/org/name/releases/latest: 403 API rate limit exceeded 403 (But here's the good news: Authenticated requests get a higher rate limit. Check out the documentation for more details. even if I have set HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN to authenticate with GitHub.

What did you expect to happen?

HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN will be used to authenticate with GitHub for any API calls, and I won't run into GitHub API rate limit errors.

Besides, why would GET https://api.github.com/repos/org/name/releases/latest (checking the latest release) be called while I install a local formula that points to a local file for release?

Step-by-step reproduction instructions (by running brew commands)

Create a GitHub Actions workflow with the following:

• HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN is set to a valid token
• Install a local formula brew installs PATH_TO_FORMULA

If the Action worker's IP is rate limited, the workflow will fail for the 403 API rate limit exceeded for 13.105.117.46. (But here's the good news: Authenticated requests get a higher rate limit. Check out the documentation for more details. error.

An example workflow result is here: https://github.com/pgxman/pgxman/actions/runs/9036106788/job/24832321215#step:4:79

[Bo98]

It seems to be failing when running pgxman completion bash. Is it not your auto-update checker?

[owenthereal]

@Bo98:

Is it not your auto-update checker?

Indeed! That's what failed. I was confused. Thanks for the help!