Apps: Repositories: Repository refresh fails to trigger GET requests on the first attempt

[yonasberhe23]

Setup

• Rancher version: v2.9.2 and above
• Rancher UI Extensions:
• Browser type & version:

Describe the bug
Repository refresh fails to trigger GET requests on the first attempt. The expected 3 GET API calls to fetch chart data only occur on the second refresh attempt. This behavior is observed starting with v2.9.2 and works as expected in v2.9.1.

To Reproduce

1. Navigate to local cluster → Apps → Repositories
2. Open browser dev tools → Network tab
3. Open action menu for the Rancher repository
4. Click "Refresh"
5. Observe: No GET requests are made
6. Click "Refresh" again
7. Observe: 3 GET requests are now made successfully

Result
GET requests are delayed until the second refresh attempt.

From v2.9.2

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Expected Result
All 3 GET requests should be made immediately on the first refresh attempt.

From v2.9.1

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Screenshots

Additional context
Related test: cypress/e2e/tests/pages/explorer/apps/repositories.spec.ts -> Repo Refresh results in correct api requests
The test has been disabled in v2.12, please reenable once this is fixed.

[momesgin]

@yonasberhe23 could you please check this again
@richard-cox should the request be made in the first place?

[richard-cox]

We should send one PUT to the repo with a spec.forceUpdate value, however it then looks like we do a force update of all the repos with ?link=index

There should be at one GET to the specific repo that was refreshed, rather then none or multiple

[yonasberhe23]

@momesgin what did you want me to check?

It's still an issue in the latest head image if that is what you're asking

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[momesgin]

@yonasberhe23 yes, thanks for checking 🙏