✅ Send "Accept-Encoding" HTTP header when checking "help.github.com"

Without the "Accept-Encoding" HTTP header GitHub blocks the requests made to "help.github.com". - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - See also: * github/docs#17358 * tcort/markdown-link-check#201
alrra · Jul 2, 2022 · 6e3e6a8 · 6e3e6a8
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diff --git a/scripts/check-links.sh b/scripts/check-links.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@ declare markdownFiles=$( \
 );
 
 for file in $markdownFiles; do
-    markdown-link-check --progress --retry --verbose "$file" \
-        || exitCode=1
+    markdown-link-check \
+        --config scripts/markdown-link-check.json \
+        --progress \
+        --retry \
+        --verbose \
+        "$file" \
+            || exitCode=1
 done
 
 exit $exitCode
diff --git a/scripts/markdown-link-check.json b/scripts/markdown-link-check.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+    "fallbackRetryDelay": "30s",
+    "httpHeaders": [
+        {
+            "urls": ["https://help.github.com"],
+            "headers": {
+                "Accept-Encoding": "br, gzip, deflate"
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+    "retryCount": 5,
+    "retryOn429": true
+}