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    • install-python.test.ts
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‎__tests__/install-python.test.ts‎

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jest.resetAllMocks();
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});
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afterEach(() => {
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jest.useRealTimers();
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});
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it('should return manifest from repo', async () => {
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(tc.getManifestFromRepo as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(mockManifest);
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const manifest = await getManifest();
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expect(manifest).toEqual(mockManifest);
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});
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it('should return manifest from URL if repo fetch fails', async () => {
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jest.useFakeTimers();
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(tc.getManifestFromRepo as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue(
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new Error('Fetch failed')
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);
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(httpm.HttpClient.prototype.getJson as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({
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result: mockManifest
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});
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const promise = getManifest();
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await jest.runAllTimersAsync();
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const manifest = await promise;
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expect(manifest).toEqual(mockManifest);
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});
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it('should fall back to URL if repo returns a truncated/empty manifest', async () => {
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jest.useFakeTimers();
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(tc.getManifestFromRepo as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue([]);
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(httpm.HttpClient.prototype.getJson as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({
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result: mockManifest
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});
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const promise = getManifest();
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await jest.runAllTimersAsync();
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const manifest = await promise;
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expect(manifest).toEqual(mockManifest);
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});
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it('should retry on a transient invalid manifest and then succeed', async () => {
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jest.useFakeTimers();
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(tc.getManifestFromRepo as jest.Mock)
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.mockResolvedValueOnce([])
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.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockManifest);
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const promise = getManifest();
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await jest.runAllTimersAsync();
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const manifest = await promise;
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expect(manifest).toEqual(mockManifest);
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expect(tc.getManifestFromRepo as jest.Mock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
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});
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it('should fail loudly when the manifest is truncated/empty on every source', async () => {
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jest.useFakeTimers();
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(tc.getManifestFromRepo as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue([]);
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(httpm.HttpClient.prototype.getJson as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({
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result: []
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});
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const promise = getManifest();
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// Prevent unhandled rejection before timers advance.
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const catchPromise = promise.catch(() => {});
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await jest.runAllTimersAsync();
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await catchPromise;
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await expect(promise).rejects.toThrow(
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'Failed to fetch the Python versions manifest'
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);
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});
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it('should not retry the API on a rate-limit error and fall back to URL immediately', async () => {
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const rateLimitError = Object.assign(new Error('API rate limit exceeded'), {
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httpStatusCode: 403
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});
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(tc.getManifestFromRepo as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue(rateLimitError);
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(httpm.HttpClient.prototype.getJson as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({
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result: mockManifest
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});
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const manifest = await getManifest();
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expect(manifest).toEqual(mockManifest);
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expect(tc.getManifestFromRepo as jest.Mock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
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});
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});
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‎dist/setup/index.js‎

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@@ -55685,6 +55685,8 @@ function findRhelRelease(semanticVersionSpec, architecture, manifest, osVersion)
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}
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return undefined;
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}
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const MANIFEST_FETCH_MAX_ATTEMPTS = 3;
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const MANIFEST_FETCH_RETRY_BASE_DELAY_MS = 1000;
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async function findReleaseFromManifest(semanticVersionSpec, architecture, manifest) {
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if (!manifest) {
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manifest = await getManifest();
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typeof file.arch === 'string' &&
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typeof file.download_url === 'string'));
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}
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// Rejects empty or truncated manifest responses.
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function isValidManifest(manifest) {
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return (Array.isArray(manifest) &&
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manifest.length > 0 &&
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manifest.every(isIToolRelease));
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}
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function sleep(ms) {
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return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
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}
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// HTTP 403/429 from http-client (`statusCode`) or tool-cache (`httpStatusCode`).
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function isRateLimitError(err) {
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const e = err;
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const status = e?.httpStatusCode ?? e?.statusCode;
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return status === 403 || status === 429;
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}
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// Fetches and validates a manifest, retrying transient failures with backoff.
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async function fetchValidManifest(source, fetcher) {
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let lastError;
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let attempts = 0;
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for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= MANIFEST_FETCH_MAX_ATTEMPTS; attempt++) {
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attempts = attempt;
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try {
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const manifest = await fetcher();
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if (isValidManifest(manifest)) {
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return manifest;
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}
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throw new Error(`The manifest fetched from ${source} is empty, truncated, or does not contain any valid tool release entries.`);
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}
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catch (err) {
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lastError = err instanceof Error ? err : new Error(String(err));
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core.debug(`Attempt ${attempt}/${MANIFEST_FETCH_MAX_ATTEMPTS} to fetch the manifest from ${source} failed: ${lastError.message}`);
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// Rate limits won't clear within the backoff window; fall back instead.
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if (isRateLimitError(err)) {
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core.debug(`${source} is rate-limited; skipping retries for this source.`);
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break;
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}
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if (attempt < MANIFEST_FETCH_MAX_ATTEMPTS) {
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const delay = MANIFEST_FETCH_RETRY_BASE_DELAY_MS * 2 ** (attempt - 1);
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core.debug(`Retrying in ${delay}ms...`);
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await sleep(delay);
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}
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}
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}
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throw new Error(`Failed to fetch a valid manifest from ${source} after ${attempts} attempt(s): ${lastError?.message}`);
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}
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async function getManifest() {
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try {
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const repoManifest = await getManifestFromRepo();
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if (Array.isArray(repoManifest) &&
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repoManifest.length &&
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repoManifest.every(isIToolRelease)) {
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return repoManifest;
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}
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throw new Error('The repository manifest is invalid or does not include any valid tool release (IToolRelease) entries.');
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return await fetchValidManifest('the GitHub API', getManifestFromRepo);
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}
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catch (err) {
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core.debug('Fetching the manifest via the API failed.');
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if (err instanceof Error) {
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core.debug(err.message);
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}
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else {
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core.error('An unexpected error occurred while fetching the manifest.');
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core.debug('An unexpected error occurred while fetching the manifest.');
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}
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}
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return await getManifestFromURL();
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try {
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return await fetchValidManifest('the raw URL', getManifestFromURL);
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}
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catch (err) {
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const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
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// Fail loudly so the action doesn't exit 0 without installing Python.
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throw new Error(`Failed to fetch the Python versions manifest. The response was empty, truncated, or invalid, and all retries were exhausted. ${message}`);
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}
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}
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function getManifestFromRepo() {
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core.debug(`Getting manifest from ${MANIFEST_REPO_OWNER}/${MANIFEST_REPO_NAME}@${MANIFEST_REPO_BRANCH}`);
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‎src/install-python.ts‎

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return undefined;
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}
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const MANIFEST_FETCH_MAX_ATTEMPTS = 3;
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const MANIFEST_FETCH_RETRY_BASE_DELAY_MS = 1000;
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export async function findReleaseFromManifest(
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semanticVersionSpec: string,
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architecture: string,
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);
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}
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// Rejects empty or truncated manifest responses.
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function isValidManifest(manifest: unknown): manifest is tc.IToolRelease[] {
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return (
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Array.isArray(manifest) &&
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manifest.length > 0 &&
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manifest.every(isIToolRelease)
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);
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}
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function sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
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return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
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}
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// HTTP 403/429 from http-client (`statusCode`) or tool-cache (`httpStatusCode`).
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function isRateLimitError(err: unknown): boolean {
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const e = err as
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| {httpStatusCode?: number; statusCode?: number}
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| null
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| undefined;
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const status = e?.httpStatusCode ?? e?.statusCode;
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return status === 403 || status === 429;
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}
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// Fetches and validates a manifest, retrying transient failures with backoff.
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async function fetchValidManifest(
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source: string,
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fetcher: () => Promise<tc.IToolRelease[]>
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): Promise<tc.IToolRelease[]> {
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let lastError: Error | undefined;
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let attempts = 0;
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for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= MANIFEST_FETCH_MAX_ATTEMPTS; attempt++) {
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attempts = attempt;
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try {
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const manifest = await fetcher();
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if (isValidManifest(manifest)) {
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return manifest;
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}
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throw new Error(
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`The manifest fetched from ${source} is empty, truncated, or does not contain any valid tool release entries.`
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);
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} catch (err) {
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lastError = err instanceof Error ? err : new Error(String(err));
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core.debug(
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`Attempt ${attempt}/${MANIFEST_FETCH_MAX_ATTEMPTS} to fetch the manifest from ${source} failed: ${lastError.message}`
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);
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// Rate limits won't clear within the backoff window; fall back instead.
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if (isRateLimitError(err)) {
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core.debug(
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`${source} is rate-limited; skipping retries for this source.`
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);
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break;
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}
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if (attempt < MANIFEST_FETCH_MAX_ATTEMPTS) {
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const delay = MANIFEST_FETCH_RETRY_BASE_DELAY_MS * 2 ** (attempt - 1);
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core.debug(`Retrying in ${delay}ms...`);
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await sleep(delay);
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}
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}
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}
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throw new Error(
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`Failed to fetch a valid manifest from ${source} after ${attempts} attempt(s): ${lastError?.message}`
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);
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}
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export async function getManifest(): Promise<tc.IToolRelease[]> {
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try {
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const repoManifest = await getManifestFromRepo();
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if (
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Array.isArray(repoManifest) &&
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repoManifest.length &&
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repoManifest.every(isIToolRelease)
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) {
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return repoManifest;
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}
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throw new Error(
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'The repository manifest is invalid or does not include any valid tool release (IToolRelease) entries.'
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);
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return await fetchValidManifest('the GitHub API', getManifestFromRepo);
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} catch (err) {
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core.debug('Fetching the manifest via the API failed.');
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if (err instanceof Error) {
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core.debug(err.message);
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} else {
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core.error('An unexpected error occurred while fetching the manifest.');
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core.debug('An unexpected error occurred while fetching the manifest.');
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}
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}
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return await getManifestFromURL();
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try {
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return await fetchValidManifest('the raw URL', getManifestFromURL);
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} catch (err) {
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const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
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// Fail loudly so the action doesn't exit 0 without installing Python.
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throw new Error(
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`Failed to fetch the Python versions manifest. The response was empty, truncated, or invalid, and all retries were exhausted. ${message}`
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);
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}
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}
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export function getManifestFromRepo(): Promise<tc.IToolRelease[]> {

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