The validate command no longer does head requests

The validate command is used in a GHA and it is making too many head
requests. Thus we'll remote them from the validate command, followed by
adding them in another GHA that only does head requests if the URL of a
remote resource is changed.

Ticket: CFE-3904
Changelog: None
Signed-off-by: larsewi <[email protected]>

cfbs/validate.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import argparse
 import json
 import sys
-import requests
 import re
 
 from cfbs.utils import is_a_commit_hash
@@ -54,13 +53,6 @@ def validate_repo(name, modules):
             raise CFBSIndexException(name, "'repo' must be of type string")
         if not modules[name]["repo"]:
             raise CFBSIndexException(name, "'repo' must be non-empty")
-        response = requests.head(modules[name]["repo"])
-        if not response.ok:
-            raise CFBSIndexException(
-                name,
-                "HEAD request of repo responded with status code '%d'"
-                % response.status_code,
-            )
 
     def validate_by(name, modules):
         if not "by" in modules[name]:
@@ -126,38 +118,10 @@ def validate_steps(name, modules):
                     name, "'steps' must be a list of non-empty strings"
                 )
 
-    def validate_derived_url(name, modules):
-        url = modules[name]["repo"]
-        url += "/tree/" + modules[name]["commit"]
-        if "subdirectory" in modules[name]:
-            url += "/" + modules[name]["subdirectory"]
-        response = requests.head(url)
-        if not response.ok:
-            raise CFBSIndexException(
-                name,
-                "HEAD request of url '%s' responded with status code '%d'"
-                % (url, response.status_code),
-            )
-
     def validate_url_field(name, modules, field):
         url = modules[name].get(field)
-        if not url:
-            return
-
-        if not url.startswith("https://"):
+        if url and not url.startswith("https://"):
             raise CFBSIndexException(name, "'%s' must be an HTTPS URL" % field)
-        try:
-            response = requests.head(url)
-        except requests.RequestException as e:
-            raise CFBSIndexException(
-                name, "HEAD request of %s url '%s' failed: %s" % (field, url, e)
-            ) from e
-        if not response.ok:
-            raise CFBSIndexException(
-                name,
-                "HEAD request of %s url '%s' responded with status code '%d'"
-                % (field, url, response.status_code),
-            )
 
     # Make sure index has a collection named modules
     if not "index" in index:
@@ -180,7 +144,6 @@ def validate_url_field(name, modules, field):
             if "subdirectory" in modules[name]:  # optional attribute
                 validate_subdirectory(name, modules)
             validate_steps(name, modules)
-            validate_derived_url(name, modules)
             validate_url_field(name, modules, "website")
             validate_url_field(name, modules, "documentation")