git: Use CDN endpoint for GitHub avatars to avoid rate limiting (#47894)
GitHub's commit API endpoint is rate limited to 60 requests/hour for
unauthenticated users. This causes avatar loading to fail after toggling
blame a few times.
This PR uses GitHub's CDN avatar endpoint
`https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/e?email={email}&s=128` instead,
which doesn't count against API rate limits. The author email is already
available from local git data (blame output), so
no API calls are needed.
- When author email is available, constructs the CDN URL directly (zero
API calls)
- Falls back to existing API-based behavior when email is unavailable
- Adds unit tests for URL construction
Closes #47590
## Test plan
- [x] `./script/clippy` passes
- [x] `cargo test -p git_hosting_providers` passes (89 tests including 3
new ones i added)
- [ ] Manual test: Open a file, toggle git blame, verify avatars load
without hitting rate limits
Release Notes:
- Fixed GitHub avatar rate limiting in git blame by using CDN endpoint
instead of API calls (#47590)
36e35f7df1Augustus Otu committed on 1/31/2026, 6:49:42 PM· committed by GitHubparent8d18b7b