Function fetchRawFile

pkg/cmd/repo/read-file/http.go:169–186

fetchRawFile retrieves the raw bytes of a file, used for files larger than the 1 MB inline content limit of the Contents API.

(httpClient *http.Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, filePath, ref string)

// fetchRawFile retrieves the raw bytes of a file, used for files larger than the
// 1 MB inline content limit of the Contents API.
func fetchRawFile(httpClient *http.Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, filePath, ref string) ([]byte, error) {
	apiPath, err := contentsAPIPath(repo, filePath, ref)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// TODO(api-client-rollout)
	// This line of code is part of a mechanical roll out of the api client.
	// As a follow up, consider whether the api client can be injected to this call site, rather than constructed
	resp, err := api.NewClientFromHTTP(httpClient).Request(repo.RepoHost(), http.MethodGet, apiPath.String(), nil,
		api.WithHeader("Accept", "application/vnd.github.raw"))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	return io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
}

// contentsAPIPath builds the Contents API path for a path and optional ref, relative to the
// host's REST endpoint.