src/devx/api_clients.py

@@ -391,15 +391,16 @@ class GiteaClient:
     def set_repo_variable(self, name: str, value: str) -> None:
         """Create or update a Gitea Actions repository variable (idempotent).
 
-        Tries PATCH first; if the variable doesn't exist (404), creates it
-        via POST.
+        Tries PUT first (update); if the variable doesn't exist (404),
+        creates it via POST. Gitea 1.26.x does not support PATCH for
+        action variables.
         """
         try:
-            self._request("PATCH", f"/actions/variables/{name}", json={"value": value})
+            self._request("PUT", f"/actions/variables/{name}", json={"value": value})
         except APIError as e:
             if e.status != 404:
                 raise
-            self._request("POST", "/actions/variables", json={"name": name, "value": value})
+            self._request("POST", f"/actions/variables/{name}", json={"value": value})
 
 
 class VikunjaClient:

tests/unit/test_api_clients.py

@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ class TestGiteaClientActions:
         client._session.request = MagicMock(return_value=_mock_response({}))
         client.set_repo_variable("PRODUCTION_DEPLOY_TAG", "v0.28.2")
         client._session.request.assert_called_once_with(
-            "PATCH",
+            "PUT",
             "https://git.example.com/repos/owner/repo/actions/variables/PRODUCTION_DEPLOY_TAG",
             timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
             json={"value": "v0.28.2"},
@@ -960,8 +960,8 @@ class TestGiteaClientActions:
         assert client._session.request.call_count == 2
         second_call = client._session.request.call_args_list[1]
         assert second_call.args[0] == "POST"
-        assert second_call.args[1] == "https://git.example.com/repos/owner/repo/actions/variables"
-        assert second_call.kwargs["json"] == {"name": "NEW_VAR", "value": "v0.29.0"}
+        assert second_call.args[1] == "https://git.example.com/repos/owner/repo/actions/variables/NEW_VAR"
+        assert second_call.kwargs["json"] == {"value": "v0.29.0"}
 
     def test_set_repo_variable_reraises_non_404(self) -> None:
         client = GiteaClient("https://git.example.com", "tok", "owner", "repo")