The article recounts a challenging bug encountered while integrating a Jenkins pipeline for a project. A significant issue arose during the container image build where the process frequently failed due to GitHub's API returning a '429 Too Many Requests' error. Despite the team's minimal pull request activity, it became evident that the rate limit policies and build scripts, particularly the handling of the 'latest' version tagging, required reevaluation. This incident highlights the importance of thorough API understanding and transparent collaboration in software development.
This is a story of a memorable bug I encountered at work. As with every story of that kind, there are a few ways to look at it: it might save you some time if you encounter a similar issue; it surfaces the hidden work - work that is not visible when you only look at the output and artifacts; it demonstrates the benefits of broad knowledge.
Not long after the pipeline was introduced, the team noticed that jobs sometimes fail at the container building step. Logs indicated GitHub responded with HTTP status 429 Too Many Requests.
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