dependabit-github-client

name	dependabit-github-client
description	Documentation site for dependabit Use when: Making authenticated GitHub API calls from the monitor or action packages....

@dependabit/github-client

Documentation site for dependabit

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• Making authenticated GitHub API calls from the monitor or action packages where you need integrated rate-limit protection. → use GitHubClient
• Coordinating large batches of GitHub API calls (e.g., checking 100+ dependencies in one monitor run) where you need pre-flight quota checks. → use RateLimitHandler

Do NOT use when:

• You need a full Octokit feature set with plugins (e.g., pagination, throttling) — instantiate Octokit directly and pass it to GitHubClient via the constructor is not possible; use the separate RateLimitHandler for advanced budget management. (GitHubClient)
• Making a small number of one-off API calls — use GitHubClient with its built-in threshold check instead. (RateLimitHandler)

API surface: 6 functions, 9 classes, 19 types

NEVER

• Primary vs. secondary rate limits: checkRateLimit only checks the primary REST API rate limit. GitHub also enforces secondary (abuse) rate limits on burst patterns (many requests in a short window). A 403 with Retry-After header indicates a secondary limit — this class does not handle that automatically.
• Rate limit cache: getLastRateLimitCheck returns a potentially stale value; it is updated only when getRateLimit or checkRateLimit is called. Do not use it as a real-time indicator.
• reserveBudget does not lock the quota — another process could consume the reserved capacity between the check and the actual calls.
• The handler does not track the search or GraphQL categories individually for budget reservation; use getRateLimitStatus to inspect those limits manually.

Configuration

5 configuration interfaces — see references/config.md for details.

Quick Reference

Key classes: GitHubClient (Thin wrapper around Octokit that adds proactive rate-limit checking), RateLimitHandler (Manages GitHub API rate limits and provides budget-reservation utilities for batch operations)

34 exports total — see references/ for full API.

References

Load these on demand — do NOT read all at once:

• When calling any function → read references/functions.md for full signatures, parameters, and return types
• When using a class → read references/classes/ for properties, methods, and inheritance
• When defining typed variables or function parameters → read references/types.md
• When configuring options → read references/config.md for all settings and defaults

Links

• Author: Pradeep Mouli [e-mail] (https://github.com/pradeepmouli)