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Unable to connect to the GitHub API

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#582 3 comments 5 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
api, devtools

Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure with extension version v0.31.3 after installing the extension in a repository working copy. Trace the GitHub API connection path and determine why the extension reports a network error; done means the extension connects successfully for the reported setup and the failure case has a regression test or documented reproduction.

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Description

bug

Describe the bug
Installed extension and got "Unable to connect to the GitHub API, please check your internet connection" message

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Install the extension

Expected behavior
I expected it to work with the current working copy of my repo.

Extension Version
v0.31.3

Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
661
Forks
214
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