GITLAB_URI environment variable not set by default, leads to "unsupported protocol scheme" error

[dnsmichi]

Description

I was trying this nice project and started with the minimum effort - short install and only the required settings.

After setting the GITLAB_TOKEN environment variable, I changed into a GitLab repository and ran glab pipeline list to see the CI/CD status.

There I was greeted with this error:

Expected Behavior

The GITLAB_URI environment variable is set to https://gitlab.com as stated in the documentation: https://github.com/profclems/glab#environment-variables

GITLAB_URI: specify the url of the gitlab server if self hosted (eg: https://gitlab.example.com). 
Default is https://gitlab.com.
Can be set with `glab config --url=gitlab.example.com`

Actual Behavior

The GitLab URI is not set, and as such, the request URL does not match the expected string. This results in a strange error that the protocol is not supported.

glab pipeline list -s success
Error: Get "/api/v4/projects/dnsmichi%2Fci-monitoring-webcast-2020/pipelines?page=1&per_page=20&sort=desc&status=success": unsupported protocol scheme ""

After setting GITLAB_URI via command line, this worked.

Possible Fix

If GITLAB_URI is not set, prefer the default https://gitlab.com.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install glab via Homebrew
2. Change into a GitLab project
3. Run glab pipeline list

Context

Initial project test, trying some of the commands. This is a global problem, glab release list doesn't work either. I haven't looked into the code yet but have seen that there are major refactorings for configuration going on.

Your Environment

• Version used: 1.10 via Homebrew
• Operating System and version: macOS Catalina 10.15.6

glab --version
glab version 1.10.0 ()
git version 2.28.0
Made with ❤ by Clement Sam <clementsam75@gmail.com> and contributors

[Dentrax]

I'm getting exact same issue:

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install glab via Homebrew
2. glab config --token=<YOUR-GITLAB-ACCESS-TOKEN>
3. glab config --url=gitlab.example.com
4. glab pipeline list
5. See the error: Error: Get "gitlab.foo.com/api/v4/projects/bar%2Fbaz/pipelines?page=1&per_page=20&sort=desc": unsupported protocol scheme ""

But when i send a GET request that URL with cURL, i can able to successfully parse the whole JSON body:

$ curl -s -L -X GET "<URL>" | jq

[profclems]

@dnsmichi thanks for reporting this issue. I'll have this fixed asap.

@Dentrax Sorry you had this issue. Make sure you include the protocol (https or http) in the GITLAB_URI; for example:

glab config -g --url=https://gitlab.example.com

You can also just run glab config -g and follow the prompt to verify and set the configuration