fix: stop a scrape whose release tag is unread

scripts/scraper/base_scraper.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+import os
 import sys
 import urllib.error
 import urllib.request
@@ -225,22 +226,38 @@ class BaseScraper(ABC):
         ...
 
 
-def fetch_github_latest_version(repo: str) -> str | None:
-    """Fetch the latest release version tag from a GitHub repo."""
+def github_headers() -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Headers for api.github.com, authenticated when a token is set.
+
+    Anonymous calls share a quota of 60 per hour, so a scrape run after a
+    few others gets 403 for every request.
+    """
+    headers = {
+        "User-Agent": "retrobios-scraper/1.0",
+        "Accept": "application/vnd.github.v3+json",
+    }
+    token = os.environ.get("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+    if token:
+        headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {token}"
+    return headers
+
+
+def fetch_github_latest_version(repo: str) -> str:
+    """Return the tag of the latest release of a GitHub repo.
+
+    Raises instead of returning a fallback: a platform YAML written without
+    the release it was read from cannot be patched back by the exporter.
+    """
     url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{repo}/releases/latest"
     try:
-        req = urllib.request.Request(
-            url,
-            headers={
-                "User-Agent": "retrobios-scraper/1.0",
-                "Accept": "application/vnd.github.v3+json",
-            },
-        )
+        req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers=github_headers())
         with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as resp:
-            data = json.loads(resp.read())
-            return data.get("tag_name", "")
-    except (urllib.error.URLError, urllib.error.HTTPError, json.JSONDecodeError):
-        return None
+            tag = json.loads(resp.read()).get("tag_name", "")
+    except (urllib.error.URLError, json.JSONDecodeError) as e:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"cannot read the latest release of {repo}: {e}") from e
+    if not tag:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"the latest release of {repo} names no tag")
+    return tag
 
 
 class _PlatformDumper(yaml.SafeDumper):

scripts/scraper/batocera_scraper.py

@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from common import yaml_load
 
-from .base_scraper import BaseScraper, BiosRequirement, requirement_entry
+from .base_scraper import (
+    BaseScraper,
+    BiosRequirement,
+    github_headers,
+    requirement_entry,
+)
 
 PLATFORM_NAME = "batocera"
 
@@ -38,39 +43,32 @@ def pick_stable_tag(names: list[str]) -> str | None:
     return max(stable)[1] if stable else None
 
 
-def fetch_stable_tag() -> str | None:
-    """Return the newest stable batocera-N(.M) tag name."""
-    import json
-    import os
-    import urllib.error
-    import urllib.request
+def fetch_stable_tag() -> str:
+    """Return the newest stable batocera-N(.M) tag name.
 
+    Raises rather than falling back to master: the YAML records the tag
+    it was read from, and the exporter patches that revision.
+    """
     url = "https://api.github.com/repos/batocera-linux/batocera.linux/tags?per_page=100"
-    headers = {
-        "User-Agent": "retrobios-scraper/1.0",
-        "Accept": "application/vnd.github.v3+json",
-    }
-    token = os.environ.get("GITHUB_TOKEN")
-    if token:
-        headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {token}"
     try:
-        req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers=headers)
+        req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers=github_headers())
         with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as resp:
             tags = json.loads(resp.read())
-    except (urllib.error.URLError, urllib.error.HTTPError, json.JSONDecodeError):
-        return None
-    return pick_stable_tag([tag["name"] for tag in tags])
+    except (urllib.error.URLError, json.JSONDecodeError) as e:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"cannot list batocera tags: {e}") from e
+    tag = pick_stable_tag([tag["name"] for tag in tags])
+    if not tag:
+        raise RuntimeError("no stable batocera tag among the latest 100")
+    return tag
 
 
-_STABLE_TAG = fetch_stable_tag() or "master"
-
 SOURCE_URL = (
-    f"{_RAW_BASE}/{_STABLE_TAG}"
+    _RAW_BASE + "/{tag}"
     "/package/batocera/core/batocera-scripts/scripts/batocera-systems"
 )
 
 CONFIGGEN_DEFAULTS_URL = (
-    f"{_RAW_BASE}/{_STABLE_TAG}"
+    _RAW_BASE + "/{tag}"
     "/package/batocera/core/batocera-configgen/configs/"
     "configgen-defaults.yml"
 )
@@ -186,8 +184,9 @@ def _resolve_truncated_md5(md5: str, md5_index: dict[str, str]) -> str:
 class Scraper(BaseScraper):
     """Scraper for batocera-systems Python dict."""
 
-    def __init__(self, url: str = SOURCE_URL):
-        super().__init__(url=url)
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.tag = fetch_stable_tag()
+        super().__init__(url=SOURCE_URL.format(tag=self.tag))
 
     def _fetch_cores(self) -> tuple[list[str], list[str]]:
         """Extract core names and standalone cores from configgen-defaults.yml.
@@ -195,16 +194,17 @@ class Scraper(BaseScraper):
         Returns (all_cores, standalone_cores) where standalone_cores are
         those with emulator != "libretro".
         """
+        url = CONFIGGEN_DEFAULTS_URL.format(tag=self.tag)
         try:
             req = urllib.request.Request(
-                CONFIGGEN_DEFAULTS_URL,
+                url,
                 headers={"User-Agent": "retrobios-scraper/1.0"},
             )
             with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as resp:
                 raw = resp.read().decode("utf-8")
         except urllib.error.URLError as e:
             raise ConnectionError(
-                f"Failed to fetch {CONFIGGEN_DEFAULTS_URL}: {e}"
+                f"Failed to fetch {url}: {e}"
             ) from e
         data = yaml_load(raw)
         cores: set[str] = set()
@@ -372,25 +372,12 @@ class Scraper(BaseScraper):
 
             systems[req.system]["files"].append(requirement_entry(req))
 
-        batocera_version = ""
-        if _STABLE_TAG != "master":
-            batocera_version = _STABLE_TAG.removeprefix("batocera-")
-        if not batocera_version:
-            # Preserve existing version when fetch fails (offline mode)
-            existing = (
-                Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2] / "platforms" / "batocera.yml"
-            )
-            if existing.exists():
-                with open(existing) as f:
-                    old = yaml_load(f) or {}
-                batocera_version = str(old.get("version", ""))
-
         cores, standalone = self._fetch_cores()
         result = {
             "platform": "Batocera",
-            "version": batocera_version or "",
+            "version": self.tag.removeprefix("batocera-"),
             "homepage": "https://batocera.org",
-            "source": SOURCE_URL,
+            "source": self.url,
             "base_destination": "bios",
             "hash_type": "md5",
             "verification_mode": "md5",

scripts/scraper/bizhawk_scraper.py

@@ -41,10 +41,8 @@ PLATFORM_NAME = "bizhawk"
 
 GITHUB_REPO = "TASEmulators/BizHawk"
 
-_STABLE_TAG = fetch_github_latest_version(GITHUB_REPO) or "master"
-
 SOURCE_URL = (
-    f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/{_STABLE_TAG}"
+    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/{tag}"
     "/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Database/FirmwareDatabase.cs"
 )
 
@@ -332,7 +330,8 @@ class Scraper(BaseScraper):
     """BizHawk firmware database scraper."""
 
     def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__(url=SOURCE_URL)
+        self.tag = fetch_github_latest_version(GITHUB_REPO)
+        super().__init__(url=SOURCE_URL.format(tag=self.tag))
 
     def validate_format(self, raw_data: str) -> bool:
         return "FirmwareDatabase" in raw_data and "FirmwareAndOption" in raw_data
@@ -372,13 +371,11 @@ class Scraper(BaseScraper):
 
             systems[req.system]["files"].append(requirement_entry(req))
 
-        version = _STABLE_TAG if _STABLE_TAG != "master" else ""
-
         return {
             "platform": "BizHawk",
-            "version": version,
+            "version": self.tag,
             "homepage": "https://tasvideos.org/BizHawk",
-            "source": SOURCE_URL,
+            "source": self.url,
             "base_destination": "Firmware",
             "hash_type": "sha1",
             "verification_mode": "sha1",

scripts/scraper/coreinfo_scraper.py

@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class Scraper(BaseScraper):
     def fetch_metadata(self) -> dict:
         """Fetch version info from GitHub."""
         version = fetch_github_latest_version("libretro/libretro-core-info")
-        return {"version": version or ""}
+        return {"version": version}
 
 
 def main():

scripts/scraper/emudeck_scraper.py

@@ -426,13 +426,7 @@ class Scraper(BaseScraper):
 
             systems[req.system]["files"].append(requirement_entry(req))
 
-        version = ""
-        try:
-            v = fetch_github_latest_version("dragoonDorise/EmuDeck")
-            if v:
-                version = v
-        except (ConnectionError, ValueError, OSError):
-            pass
+        version = fetch_github_latest_version("dragoonDorise/EmuDeck")
 
         cores = self._fetch_installed_emulators()
 

scripts/scraper/recalbox_scraper.py

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from .base_scraper import BaseScraper, BiosRequirement, requirement_entry
 
 PLATFORM_NAME = "recalbox"
 
-def _fetch_gitlab_stable_tag() -> str | None:
+def _fetch_gitlab_stable_tag() -> str:
     """Fetch the latest stable x.y.z tag from the Recalbox GitLab."""
     import json
     import re
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ def _fetch_gitlab_stable_tag() -> str | None:
         req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": "retrobios-scraper/1.0"})
         with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as resp:
             tags = json.loads(resp.read())
-    except (urllib.error.URLError, urllib.error.HTTPError, json.JSONDecodeError):
-        return None
+    except (urllib.error.URLError, json.JSONDecodeError) as e:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"cannot list Recalbox tags: {e}") from e
     stable = [t["name"] for t in tags if re.fullmatch(r"[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?", t["name"])]
-    return stable[0] if stable else None
+    if not stable:
+        raise RuntimeError("no stable Recalbox tag among the latest 50")
+    return stable[0]
 
 
-_STABLE_TAG = _fetch_gitlab_stable_tag() or "master"
-
 SOURCE_URL = (
-    f"https://gitlab.com/recalbox/recalbox/-/raw/{_STABLE_TAG}/"
+    "https://gitlab.com/recalbox/recalbox/-/raw/{tag}/"
     "board/recalbox/fsoverlay/recalbox/share_init/system/"
     ".emulationstation/es_bios.xml"
 )
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@ def split_cores(names) -> tuple[list[str], list[str]]:
 class Scraper(BaseScraper):
     """Scraper for Recalbox es_bios.xml."""
 
-    def __init__(self, url: str = SOURCE_URL):
-        super().__init__(url=url)
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.tag = _fetch_gitlab_stable_tag()
+        super().__init__(url=SOURCE_URL.format(tag=self.tag))
 
     def _fetch_cores(self) -> tuple[list[str], list[str]]:
         """Core names from es_bios.xml, and those Recalbox runs standalone.
@@ -217,16 +218,12 @@ class Scraper(BaseScraper):
 
             systems[req.system]["files"].append(requirement_entry(req))
 
-        version = _STABLE_TAG if _STABLE_TAG != "master" else ""
-        if not version:
-            version = "10.0"
-
         cores, standalone = self._fetch_cores()
         return {
             "platform": "Recalbox",
-            "version": version,
+            "version": self.tag,
             "homepage": "https://www.recalbox.com",
-            "source": SOURCE_URL,
+            "source": self.url,
             "base_destination": "bios",
             "hash_type": "md5",
             "verification_mode": "md5",

scripts/scraper/retrobat_scraper.py

@@ -160,10 +160,7 @@ class Scraper(BaseScraper):
 
             systems[req.system]["files"].append(requirement_entry(req))
 
-        version = ""
-        tag = fetch_github_latest_version(GITHUB_REPO)
-        if tag:
-            version = tag
+        version = fetch_github_latest_version(GITHUB_REPO)
 
         return {
             "platform": "RetroBat",

scripts/scraper/retrodeck_scraper.py

@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ class Scraper(BaseScraper):
             from .base_scraper import fetch_github_latest_version
         except ImportError:
             from scraper.base_scraper import fetch_github_latest_version
-        version = fetch_github_latest_version("RetroDECK/RetroDECK") or ""
+        version = fetch_github_latest_version("RetroDECK/RetroDECK")
 
         return {
             "platform": "RetroDECK",

scripts/scraper/rocknix_scraper.py

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class Scraper(BaseScraper):
 
         return {
             "platform": "ROCKNIX",
-            "version": fetch_github_latest_version(GITHUB_REPO) or "",
+            "version": fetch_github_latest_version(GITHUB_REPO),
             "homepage": "https://rocknix.org",
             "source": SOURCE_URL,
             "base_destination": "bios",

scripts/scraper/romm_scraper.py

@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ PLATFORM_NAME = "romm"
 
 GITHUB_REPO = "rommapp/romm"
 
-_STABLE_TAG = fetch_github_latest_version(GITHUB_REPO) or "master"
-
 SOURCE_URL = (
-    f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rommapp/romm/{_STABLE_TAG}"
+    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rommapp/romm/{tag}"
     "/backend/models/fixtures/known_bios_files.json"
 )
 
@@ -124,8 +122,9 @@ FIRMWARE_MIRRORS: dict[str, tuple[str, ...]] = {
 class Scraper(BaseScraper):
     """Scraper for RomM known_bios_files.json."""
 
-    def __init__(self, url: str = SOURCE_URL):
-        super().__init__(url=url)
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.tag = fetch_github_latest_version(GITHUB_REPO)
+        super().__init__(url=SOURCE_URL.format(tag=self.tag))
         self._parsed: dict | None = None
 
     def _parse_json(self) -> dict:
@@ -212,14 +211,12 @@ class Scraper(BaseScraper):
 
             systems[req.system]["files"].append(requirement_entry(req))
 
-        version = _STABLE_TAG if _STABLE_TAG != "master" else ""
-
         return {
             "inherits": "emulatorjs",
             "platform": "RomM",
-            "version": version,
+            "version": self.tag,
             "homepage": "https://romm.app",
-            "source": SOURCE_URL,
+            "source": self.url,
             "base_destination": "bios",
             "hash_type": "sha1",
             "verification_mode": "md5",