Handle release script auth failure and multiline outputs

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Summary

• switch the mocking design doc to the reviewer-requested "initialize" spelling
• surface a targeted error when the release check receives a 401 so users can verify GH_TOKEN
• emit release outputs with GitHub's multiline format and extend tests to cover the new behaviour

Testing

• make test

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https://chatgpt.com/codex/tasks/task_e_68d2ce4214bc832282344226707f3bc9

Summary by Sourcery

Improve error handling and output formatting across GitHub Actions and scripts, enhance Windows setup robustness, export additional environment variables, and extend tests.

New Features:

• Add require-aarch64 input to setup-windows-gnu action to optionally skip failing when no aarch64 compiler is available

Bug Fixes:

• Surface a targeted error message on HTTP 401 Unauthorized in GitHub release checks to guide users to verify GH_TOKEN

Enhancements:

• Implement retry logic with exponential backoff for llvm-mingw download in setup-windows-gnu action
• Export LLVM_MINGW_ROOT, LLVM_MINGW_BIN, and toolchain hint variables to GITHUB_ENV in Windows setup
• Emit GitHub Action outputs using multiline heredoc syntax in determine_release script
• Switch to null-byte delimiter in Rust build release script’s mapfile invocation
• Update the Python native command mocking design doc to American spelling for initializer

Build:

• Extend Makefile check-fmt target to include ruff check with selected fix rules

Documentation:

• Fix spelling of initialize in docs/python-native-command-mocking-design.md

Tests:

• Add test for handling authentication failure in check_github_release
• Add test for multiline output format in determine_release
• Add test for respecting RUNTIME_PROBE_TIMEOUT environment override in Rust build release runtime

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Reviewer's Guide

This PR adds explicit 401 Unauthorized handling in release scripts with guidance on GH_TOKEN, updates determine_release to use multiline heredoc syntax for outputs (and tests), enhances the Windows-gnu setup action with retry/backoff logic and new inputs/env exports, refines rust-build-release action tests for runtime timeout and fixes the mapfile delimiter, and updates documentation spelling and lint rules.

File-Level Changes

Change	Details	Files
Explicitly handle GitHub API authentication failures with targeted guidance	Catch HTTPError code 401 in _fetch_release and construct a clear error message advising users to verify GH_TOKEN Raise GithubReleaseError with context when unauthorized Add test_authentication_failure in test_check_github_release to assert error output	.github/actions/release-to-pypi-uv/scripts/check_github_release.py .github/actions/release-to-pypi-uv/tests/test_check_github_release.py
Emit GitHub Action outputs using multiline (heredoc) syntax	Change _emit_outputs to write outputs with <<EOF blocks Add test_outputs_use_multiline_format to verify heredoc formatting	.github/actions/release-to-pypi-uv/scripts/determine_release.py .github/actions/release-to-pypi-uv/tests/test_determine_release.py
Enhance Windows-gnu setup action with retry/backoff and new inputs/env exports	Introduce require-aarch64 input to control AArch64 compiler requirement Wrap Invoke-WebRequest in a retry loop with exponential backoff and warnings Export LLVM_MINGW_ROOT, LLVM_MINGW_BIN and toolchain hints to GITHUB_ENV Conditionally error or warn based on require-aarch64 flag	.github/actions/setup-windows-gnu/action.yml
Refine rust-build-release action to support probe timeout and correct delimiter	Import pytest and add test_probe_timeout_env_override to honor RUNTIME_PROBE_TIMEOUT Adjust mapfile delimiter to use $'\0' in action.yml	.github/actions/rust-build-release/tests/test_runtime.py .github/actions/rust-build-release/action.yml
Update documentation spelling and lint checks	Correct spelling of "initialises" to "initializes" in design doc Extend Makefile to run ruff check for formatting rules	docs/python-native-command-mocking-design.md Makefile

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## Individual Comments

### Comment 1
<location> `.github/actions/release-to-pypi-uv/scripts/check_github_release.py:93` </location>
<code_context>
                     f"{tag}. Create and publish the release first."
                 )
                 raise GithubReleaseError(message) from exc
+            if exc.code == 401:
+                context = detail or exc.reason
+                message = (
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**issue (review_instructions):** Add behavioural and unit tests for the new 401 Unauthorized error handling logic.

You introduced new error handling for 401 Unauthorized responses, but did not add corresponding behavioural or unit tests to verify this logic. Ensure that both types of tests are present to demonstrate correct handling of this scenario.

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<summary>Review instructions:</summary>

**Path patterns:** `**/*`

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### Comment 2
<location> `.github/actions/release-to-pypi-uv/scripts/determine_release.py:23` </location>
<code_context>
     with dest.open("a", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
         for key, value in (("tag", tag), ("version", version)):
-            fh.write(f"{key}={value}\n")
+            fh.write(f"{key}<<__EOF__\n{value}\n__EOF__\n")


</code_context>

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**issue (review_instructions):** Add behavioural and unit tests for the new output format using heredoc syntax.

You changed the output format to use heredoc syntax, but did not add behavioural or unit tests to verify this change. Add tests to ensure the new format works as intended and does not break downstream consumers.

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**Path patterns:** `**/*`

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### Comment 3
<location> `docs/python-native-command-mocking-design.md:91` </location>
<code_context>

 These variables are injected automatically when the pytest fixture or context
-manager initialises the controller.
+manager initializes the controller.

 ## Platform Notes
</code_context>

<issue_to_address>
**issue (review_instructions):** The word 'initializes' uses en-US spelling; en-oxendic spelling should be 'initialises'.

Please change 'initializes' to 'initialises' to conform to en-oxendic spelling as per the review instructions.

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@coderabbitai Have the following now been resolved?

• In check_github_release.py the HTTP 401 handler is placed after the generic raise GithubReleaseError, making it unreachable—move the 401 block before the generic raise so it actually runs.
• In test_runtime.py the import pytest is wrapped in if TYPE_CHECKING, so pytest won’t be imported at runtime—remove that guard so tests can find pytest.
• The PowerShell retry logic in setup-windows-gnu/action.yml hardcodes attempts and backoff delays—consider exposing those as action inputs or adding jitter for more flexibility.

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@leynos Let me check the current status of each issue:

Issue 1: HTTP 401 handler placement in check_github_release.py ✅ RESOLVED
The HTTP 401 handler is now correctly placed before the generic raise GithubReleaseError on lines 44-49, making it reachable when a 401 status occurs.

Issue 2: pytest import guard in test_runtime.py ✅ RESOLVED
The import pytest statement on line 6 is no longer wrapped in the if TYPE_CHECKING guard, so pytest will be properly imported at runtime for the tests.

Issue 3: PowerShell retry logic hardcoding in setup-windows-gnu/action.yml ❌ NOT RESOLVED
The retry logic still uses hardcoded values:

• $maxAttempts = 3 (line 80)
• $backoffSeconds = 2 (line 81)
• Static backoff calculation: $backoffSeconds * $attempt (line 91)

The retry parameters remain hardcoded without being exposed as action inputs, and there's no jitter added for more flexibility.

Two out of three issues have been successfully resolved. The PowerShell retry logic still needs to be made configurable if that's desired.

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@leynos Yes, all three issues have now been resolved! Here's the current status:

✅ Issue 1: HTTP 401 handler placement in check_github_release.py - RESOLVED

The HTTP 401 handler is now correctly placed before the generic raise GithubReleaseError. Looking at lines 88-96, the match exc.code: statement handles specific status codes first:

• case 401: - handles authentication failures with a targeted message
• case 403: - handles permission issues
• case 404: - handles missing releases
• case _ if attempt == max_attempts: - generic handler only runs after specific cases

The 401 handler is now reachable and will properly surface authentication errors.

✅ Issue 2: pytest import guard in test_runtime.py - RESOLVED

The import pytest statement (line 11) is no longer wrapped in the if TYPE_CHECKING guard. The TYPE_CHECKING block (lines 13-14) now only contains type-only imports from conftest, so pytest will be properly available at runtime for the tests.

✅ Issue 3: PowerShell retry logic hardcoding in setup-windows-gnu/action.yml - RESOLVED

The retry logic is now fully configurable through action inputs with sophisticated features:

New configurable inputs:

• download-retry-attempts (default: 5)
• download-retry-initial-delay (default: 2)
• download-retry-max-delay (default: 30)
• download-retry-jitter (default: 0)

Enhanced features:

• Exponential backoff: $initialDelay * [math]::Pow(2, $backoffExponent)
• Maximum delay capping to prevent excessive waits
• Optional random jitter for better distributed retry patterns
• Input validation with fallbacks to sensible defaults

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