[stevehipwell]

Resolves #ISSUE_NUMBER

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Before the change?

• New client retry logic was incorrect and mutated the request

After the change?

• New client retry correctly clones the request
• New client retry correctly resets the body

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• Tests for the changes have been added (for bug fixes / features)
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• No

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[Copilot]

🟡 Changes recommended

Retry preparation can interfere with the previous attempt’s request, and cancellation cleanup needs regression coverage.

2 open issues

• Prevent request reuse while prior response is still open · New
• Add regression test for cancellation cleanup during retry backoff · New

What changed in this PR

These provider review instructions are being used.

This PR corrects request handling in the provider’s internal GitHub HTTP client retry transport.

Changes:

• Copies requests and restores request bodies before retrying.
• Cleans up retained responses when retries end with an error.
• Adds body-rewind tests and checks request payloads and attempt counts.

File	Description
internal/​ghclient/​retry.go	Updates request copying, body replay, and response cleanup.
internal/​ghclient/​retry_test.go	Verifies retry counts and request payload preservation.
internal/​ghclient/​body.go	Adds a helper to restore request bodies using GetBody.
internal/​ghclient/​body_test.go	Tests body restoration and invalid request handling.

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[Copilot]

🟡 Changes recommended

Retry attempts lose generated body-replay metadata, and the early-cancellation test introduces a scheduling race.

2 open issues

• Preserve replay metadata when copying requests for retries · New
• Cancel synchronously when cancellation delay is zero · New

2 resolved since last review

• Prevent request reuse while prior response is still open
• Add regression test for cancellation cleanup during retry backoff

_{Review effort: Balanced}

[Copilot]

🟡 Changes recommended

Caller-request preservation needs regression assertions to satisfy the provider's behavior-change coverage requirements.

1 open issue

• Add regression tests for preserving caller request body fields · New

2 resolved since last review

• Cancel synchronously when cancellation delay is zero
• Preserve replay metadata when copying requests for retries

_{Review effort: Balanced}