fix: guard PR/issue comment listing against non-list API payloads (Closes #485) #487
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Reference: Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools#487
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Summary
Closes #485.
_list_pr_lease_commentsandgitea_list_issue_commentsnow fail safe to an empty list when the comments API returns a non-list payload (e.g. an HTTP 401 error object), preventingKeyError: sliceon the reviewer/conflict-fix lease path and the issue comment listing path.Changes
gitea_mcp_server.py— non-list guard on_list_pr_lease_commentsandgitea_list_issue_commentstests/test_pr_lease_comments_non_list_guard.py— regression tests for dict/None payloads and unchanged list behaviorAcceptance criteria
_list_pr_lease_commentsreturns[]on non-list payload without raisinggitea_list_issue_commentssite likewise guardedVerification
Worktree
branches/issue-485-lease-comments-non-list-guard@08202f7repo: Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools
pr: #487
issue: none
reviewer_identity: sysadmin
profile: prgs-reviewer
session_id: 97274-676d20a825c4
worktree: /Users/jasonwalker/Development/Gitea-Tools/branches/review-pr487
phase: claimed
candidate_head:
08202f7eaatarget_branch: master
target_branch_sha:
974463163dlast_activity: 2026-07-08T07:17:18Z
expires_at: 2026-07-08T09:17:18Z
blocker: none
Approve — #485 follow-up source guard for PR/issue comment listing.
Reviewer: sysadmin / prgs-reviewer (not PR author jcwalker3). Reviewed head:
08202f7eaa.Scope: clean, #485-only —
gitea_mcp_server.py(two guard hunks) +tests/test_pr_lease_comments_non_list_guard.py. No conflict markers; no unrelated files.Correctness:
_list_pr_lease_commentsandgitea_list_issue_commentsfail safe to empty on non-list API payloads (dict/None), fixing theKeyError: slicecrash. Valid list payloads behave exactly as before; valid comments are not hidden.mcp_server.api_request(the real source path), not the helper — it exercises the actual guard, no patching-around.Validation (isolated review worktree @
08202f7):pytest tests/test_pr_lease_comments_non_list_guard.py -q-> 5 passedtest_mcp_server.py::TestMergePR::test_merge_blocked_on_stale_approval_headreproduces on clean prgs/master (9744631) -> pre-existing, not introduced by this PR.git diff --checkclean; py_compile clean.Zero new failures. Approve for merge on explicit operator command via a separate merger session.
repo: Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools
pr: #487
issue: none
reviewer_identity: sysadmin
profile: prgs-reviewer
session_id: 97274-676d20a825c4
worktree: /Users/jasonwalker/Development/Gitea-Tools/branches/review-pr487
phase: claimed
candidate_head:
08202f7eaatarget_branch: master
target_branch_sha: none
last_activity: 2026-07-08T07:39:58Z
expires_at: 2026-07-08T09:39:58Z
blocker: none