pullRequest.setCredentials("username","password") is not working as intended

[ponsuyambu]

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Reproduction steps

Calling pullRequest.setCredentials("username","password") does not have any effect. It still uses the credentials configured from the organisation.

I have properly invoked the above method before using any of the pullRequest object's methods and variables

Results

Expected result:

Should change the git credentials to the newly provided credentials

Actual result:

Still uses the old credentials even after invoking the above method.

[aaronwalker]

@ponsuyambu have you tried calling pullRequest.refresh() after the setCredentials?

[ponsuyambu]

@aaronwalker Yes, I called refresh as well. It didn't work. When I saw the source code, I noticed that refresh is not re-initiating the GitHub client instance.

[TueDissingWork]

Any update on this?

[TueDissingWork]

I have tried various approaches to override the credentialId, but to no avail. But it seems to stay null. It is likely just be that are doing it wrong.

Maybe it would make more sense to store any custom credentialId in an env var?

The GitHubHelper.java class seems to just ignore any attempt to update the credential id, as it will always use the one from the scan credentails.

Any input to a different approach?