Release version 0.60.0

update retry logic and logging

CHANGES.rst

@@ -1,9 +1,35 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-0.58.0 (2025-12-16)
+0.60.0 (2025-12-24)
 -------------------
 ------------------------
+- Rm max_retries.py. [michaelmartinez]
+- Readme. [michaelmartinez]
+- Don't use a global variable, pass the args instead. [michaelmartinez]
+- Readme, simplify the logic a bit. [michaelmartinez]
+- Max_retries 5. [michaelmartinez]
+
+
+0.59.0 (2025-12-21)
+-------------------
+- Add --starred-skip-size-over flag to limit starred repo size (#108)
+  [Rodos]
+
+  Allow users to skip starred repositories exceeding a size threshold
+  when using --all-starred. Size is specified in MB and checked against
+  the GitHub API's repository size field.
+
+  - Only affects starred repos; user's own repos always included
+  - Logs each skipped repo with name and size
+
+  Closes #108
+- Chore: remove deprecated -u/-p password authentication options.
+  [Rodos]
+
+
+0.58.0 (2025-12-16)
+-------------------
 - Fix retry logic for HTTP 5xx errors and network failures. [Rodos]
 
   Refactors error handling to retry all 5xx errors (not just 502), network errors (URLError, socket.error, IncompleteRead), and JSON parse errors with exponential backoff and jitter. Respects retry-after and rate limit headers per GitHub API requirements. Consolidates retry logic into make_request_with_retry() wrapper and adds clear logging for retry attempts and failures. Removes dead code from 2016 (errors list, _request_http_error, _request_url_error) that was intentionally disabled in commit 1e5a9048 to fix #29.

README.rst

@@ -36,23 +36,26 @@ Show the CLI help output::
 
 CLI Help output::
 
-    github-backup [-h] [-u USERNAME] [-p PASSWORD] [-t TOKEN_CLASSIC]
-                  [-f TOKEN_FINE] [--as-app] [-o OUTPUT_DIRECTORY]
-                  [-l LOG_LEVEL] [-i] [--starred] [--all-starred]
-                  [--watched] [--followers] [--following] [--all] [--issues]
-                  [--issue-comments] [--issue-events] [--pulls]
+    github-backup [-h] [-t TOKEN_CLASSIC] [-f TOKEN_FINE] [-q] [--as-app]
+                  [-o OUTPUT_DIRECTORY] [-l LOG_LEVEL] [-i]
+                  [--incremental-by-files]
+                  [--starred] [--all-starred] [--starred-skip-size-over MB]
+                  [--watched] [--followers] [--following] [--all]
+                  [--issues] [--issue-comments] [--issue-events] [--pulls]
                   [--pull-comments] [--pull-commits] [--pull-details]
                   [--labels] [--hooks] [--milestones] [--repositories]
-                  [--bare] [--lfs] [--wikis] [--gists] [--starred-gists]
-                  [--skip-archived] [--skip-existing] [-L [LANGUAGES ...]]
-                  [-N NAME_REGEX] [-H GITHUB_HOST] [-O] [-R REPOSITORY]
-                  [-P] [-F] [--prefer-ssh] [-v]
+                  [--bare] [--no-prune] [--lfs] [--wikis] [--gists]
+                  [--starred-gists] [--skip-archived] [--skip-existing]
+                  [-L [LANGUAGES ...]] [-N NAME_REGEX] [-H GITHUB_HOST]
+                  [-O] [-R REPOSITORY] [-P] [-F] [--prefer-ssh] [-v]
                   [--keychain-name OSX_KEYCHAIN_ITEM_NAME]
                   [--keychain-account OSX_KEYCHAIN_ITEM_ACCOUNT]
                   [--releases] [--latest-releases NUMBER_OF_LATEST_RELEASES]
-                  [--skip-prerelease] [--assets] [--skip-assets-on [REPO ...]]
-                  [--attachments] [--exclude [REPOSITORY [REPOSITORY ...]]
-                  [--throttle-limit THROTTLE_LIMIT] [--throttle-pause THROTTLE_PAUSE]
+                  [--skip-prerelease] [--assets]
+                  [--skip-assets-on [SKIP_ASSETS_ON ...]] [--attachments]
+                  [--throttle-limit THROTTLE_LIMIT]
+                  [--throttle-pause THROTTLE_PAUSE]
+                  [--exclude [EXCLUDE ...]]
                   USER
 
     Backup a github account
@@ -60,29 +63,29 @@ CLI Help output::
     positional arguments:
       USER                  github username
 
-    optional arguments:
+    options:
       -h, --help            show this help message and exit
-      -u USERNAME, --username USERNAME
-                            username for basic auth
-      -p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
-                            password for basic auth. If a username is given but
-                            not a password, the password will be prompted for.
-      -f TOKEN_FINE, --token-fine TOKEN_FINE
-                            fine-grained personal access token or path to token
-                            (file://...)
-      -t TOKEN_CLASSIC, --token TOKEN_CLASSIC
+      -t, --token TOKEN_CLASSIC
                             personal access, OAuth, or JSON Web token, or path to
                             token (file://...)
+      -f, --token-fine TOKEN_FINE
+                            fine-grained personal access token (github_pat_....),
+                            or path to token (file://...)
+      -q, --quiet           supress log messages less severe than warning, e.g.
+                            info
       --as-app              authenticate as github app instead of as a user.
-      -o OUTPUT_DIRECTORY, --output-directory OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
+      -o, --output-directory OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
                             directory at which to backup the repositories
-      -l LOG_LEVEL, --log-level LOG_LEVEL
+      -l, --log-level LOG_LEVEL
                             log level to use (default: info, possible levels:
                             debug, info, warning, error, critical)
       -i, --incremental     incremental backup
-      --incremental-by-files incremental backup using modified time of files
+      --incremental-by-files
+                            incremental backup based on modification date of files
       --starred             include JSON output of starred repositories in backup
       --all-starred         include starred repositories in backup [*]
+      --starred-skip-size-over MB
+                            skip starred repositories larger than this size in MB
       --watched             include JSON output of watched repositories in backup
       --followers           include JSON output of followers in backup
       --following           include JSON output of following users in backup
@@ -100,20 +103,22 @@ CLI Help output::
       --milestones          include milestones in backup
       --repositories        include repository clone in backup
       --bare                clone bare repositories
+      --no-prune            disable prune option for git fetch
       --lfs                 clone LFS repositories (requires Git LFS to be
                             installed, https://git-lfs.github.com) [*]
       --wikis               include wiki clone in backup
       --gists               include gists in backup [*]
       --starred-gists       include starred gists in backup [*]
+      --skip-archived       skip project if it is archived
       --skip-existing       skip project if a backup directory exists
-      -L [LANGUAGES [LANGUAGES ...]], --languages [LANGUAGES [LANGUAGES ...]]
+      -L, --languages [LANGUAGES ...]
                             only allow these languages
-      -N NAME_REGEX, --name-regex NAME_REGEX
+      -N, --name-regex NAME_REGEX
                             python regex to match names against
-      -H GITHUB_HOST, --github-host GITHUB_HOST
+      -H, --github-host GITHUB_HOST
                             GitHub Enterprise hostname
       -O, --organization    whether or not this is an organization user
-      -R REPOSITORY, --repository REPOSITORY
+      -R, --repository REPOSITORY
                             name of repository to limit backup to
       -P, --private         include private repositories [*]
       -F, --fork            include forked repositories [*]
@@ -128,19 +133,16 @@ CLI Help output::
       --releases            include release information, not including assets or
                             binaries
       --latest-releases NUMBER_OF_LATEST_RELEASES
-                            include certain number of the latest releases;
-                            only applies if including releases
-      --skip-prerelease     skip prerelease and draft versions; only applies if including releases
+                            include certain number of the latest releases; only
+                            applies if including releases
+      --skip-prerelease     skip prerelease and draft versions; only applies if
+                            including releases
       --assets              include assets alongside release information; only
                             applies if including releases
-      --skip-assets-on [REPO ...]
-                            skip asset downloads for these repositories (e.g.
-                            --skip-assets-on repo1 owner/repo2)
-      --attachments         download user-attachments from issues and pull requests
-                            to issues/attachments/{issue_number}/ and
-                            pulls/attachments/{pull_number}/ directories
-      --exclude [REPOSITORY [REPOSITORY ...]]
-                            names of repositories to exclude from backup.
+      --skip-assets-on [SKIP_ASSETS_ON ...]
+                            skip asset downloads for these repositories
+      --attachments         download user-attachments from issues and pull
+                            requests
       --throttle-limit THROTTLE_LIMIT
                             start throttling of GitHub API requests after this
                             amount of API requests remain
@@ -148,7 +150,10 @@ CLI Help output::
                             wait this amount of seconds when API request
                             throttling is active (default: 30.0, requires
                             --throttle-limit to be set)
-
+      --exclude [EXCLUDE ...]
+                            names of repositories to exclude
+      --retries MAX_RETRIES
+                            maximum number of retries for API calls (default: 5)
 
 Usage Details
 =============
@@ -156,13 +161,13 @@ Usage Details
 Authentication
 --------------
 
-**Password-based authentication** will fail if you have two-factor authentication enabled, and will `be deprecated <https://github.blog/2023-03-09-raising-the-bar-for-software-security-github-2fa-begins-march-13/>`_ by 2023 EOY.
+GitHub requires token-based authentication for API access. Password authentication was `removed in November 2020 <https://developer.github.com/changes/2020-02-14-deprecating-password-auth/>`_.
 
-``--username`` is used for basic password authentication and separate from the positional argument ``USER``, which specifies the user account you wish to back up.
+The positional argument ``USER`` specifies the user or organization account you wish to back up.
 
-**Classic tokens** are `slightly less secure <https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens#personal-access-tokens-classic>`_ as they provide very coarse-grained permissions.
+**Fine-grained tokens** (``-f TOKEN_FINE``) are recommended for most use cases, especially long-running backups (e.g. cron jobs), as they provide precise permission control.
 
-If you need authentication for long-running backups (e.g. for a cron job) it is recommended to use **fine-grained personal access token** ``-f TOKEN_FINE``.
+**Classic tokens** (``-t TOKEN``) are `slightly less secure <https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens#personal-access-tokens-classic>`_ as they provide very coarse-grained permissions.
 
 
 Fine Tokens
@@ -290,10 +295,20 @@ All is not everything
 
 The ``--all`` argument does not include: cloning private repos (``-P, --private``), cloning forks (``-F, --fork``), cloning starred repositories (``--all-starred``), ``--pull-details``, cloning LFS repositories (``--lfs``), cloning gists (``--gists``) or cloning starred gist repos (``--starred-gists``). See examples for more.
 
-Cloning all starred size
-------------------------
+Starred repository size
+-----------------------
 
-Using the ``--all-starred`` argument to clone all starred repositories may use a large amount of storage space, especially if ``--all`` or more arguments are used. e.g. commonly starred repos can have tens of thousands of issues, many large assets and the repo itself etc. Consider just storing links to starred repos in JSON format with ``--starred``.
+Using the ``--all-starred`` argument to clone all starred repositories may use a large amount of storage space.
+
+To see your starred repositories sorted by size (requires `GitHub CLI <https://cli.github.com>`_)::
+
+    gh api user/starred --paginate --jq 'sort_by(-.size)[]|"\(.full_name) \(.size/1024|round)MB"'
+
+To limit which starred repositories are cloned, use ``--starred-skip-size-over SIZE`` where SIZE is in MB. For example, ``--starred-skip-size-over 500`` will skip any starred repository where the git repository size (code and history) exceeds 500 MB. Note that this size limit only applies to the repository itself, not issues, release assets or other metadata. This filter only affects starred repositories; your own repositories are always included regardless of size.
+
+For finer control, avoid using ``--assets`` with starred repos, or use ``--skip-assets-on`` for specific repositories with large release binaries.
+
+Alternatively, consider just storing links to starred repos in JSON format with ``--starred``.
 
 Incremental Backup
 ------------------

github_backup/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.58.0"
+__version__ = "0.60.0"

github_backup/cli.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def main():
     if args.private and not get_auth(args):
         logger.warning(
             "The --private flag has no effect without authentication. "
-            "Use -t/--token, -f/--token-fine, or -u/--username to authenticate."
+            "Use -t/--token or -f/--token-fine to authenticate."
         )
 
     if args.quiet:

github_backup/github_backup.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import base64
 import calendar
 import codecs
 import errno
-import getpass
 import json
 import logging
 import os
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ from collections.abc import Generator
 from datetime import datetime
 from http.client import IncompleteRead
 from urllib.error import HTTPError, URLError
-from urllib.parse import quote as urlquote
 from urllib.parse import urlencode, urlparse
 from urllib.request import HTTPRedirectHandler, Request, build_opener, urlopen
 
@@ -76,9 +74,6 @@ else:
                 "  3. Debian/Ubuntu: apt-get install ca-certificates\n\n"
             )
 
-# Retry configuration
-MAX_RETRIES = 5
-
 
 def logging_subprocess(
     popenargs, stdout_log_level=logging.DEBUG, stderr_log_level=logging.ERROR, **kwargs
@@ -146,20 +141,20 @@ def mask_password(url, secret="*****"):
     return url.replace(parsed.password, secret)
 
 
+def non_negative_int(value):
+    """Argparse type validator for non-negative integers."""
+    try:
+        ivalue = int(value)
+    except ValueError:
+        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(f"'{value}' is not a valid integer")
+    if ivalue < 0:
+        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(f"{value} must be 0 or greater")
+    return ivalue
+
+
 def parse_args(args=None):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Backup a github account")
     parser.add_argument("user", metavar="USER", type=str, help="github username")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "-u", "--username", dest="username", help="username for basic auth"
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "-p",
-        "--password",
-        dest="password",
-        help="password for basic auth. "
-        "If a username is given but not a password, the "
-        "password will be prompted for.",
-    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-t",
         "--token",
@@ -224,6 +219,13 @@ def parse_args(args=None):
         dest="all_starred",
         help="include starred repositories in backup [*]",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--starred-skip-size-over",
+        type=int,
+        metavar="MB",
+        dest="starred_skip_size_over",
+        help="skip starred repositories larger than this size in MB",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--watched",
         action="store_true",
@@ -474,6 +476,13 @@ def parse_args(args=None):
     parser.add_argument(
         "--exclude", dest="exclude", help="names of repositories to exclude", nargs="*"
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--retries",
+        dest="max_retries",
+        type=non_negative_int,
+        default=5,
+        help="maximum number of retries for API calls (default: 5)",
+    )
     return parser.parse_args(args)
 
 
@@ -533,16 +542,6 @@ def get_auth(args, encode=True, for_git_cli=False):
                 auth = args.token_classic
             else:
                 auth = "x-access-token:" + args.token_classic
-    elif args.username:
-        if not args.password:
-            args.password = getpass.getpass()
-        if encode:
-            password = args.password
-        else:
-            password = urlquote(args.password)
-        auth = args.username + ":" + password
-    elif args.password:
-        raise Exception("You must specify a username for basic auth")
 
     if not auth:
         return None
@@ -647,7 +646,7 @@ def retrieve_data(args, template, query_args=None, paginated=True):
         while True:
             # FIRST: Fetch response
 
-            for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES):
+            for attempt in range(args.max_retries + 1):
                 request = _construct_request(
                     per_page=per_page if paginated else None,
                     query_args=query_args,
@@ -656,7 +655,7 @@ def retrieve_data(args, template, query_args=None, paginated=True):
                     as_app=args.as_app,
                     fine=args.token_fine is not None,
                 )
-                http_response = make_request_with_retry(request, auth)
+                http_response = make_request_with_retry(request, auth, args.max_retries)
 
                 match http_response.getcode():
                     case 200:
@@ -670,10 +669,10 @@ def retrieve_data(args, template, query_args=None, paginated=True):
                             TimeoutError,
                         ) as e:
                             logger.warning(f"{type(e).__name__} reading response")
-                            if attempt < MAX_RETRIES - 1:
+                            if attempt < args.max_retries:
                                 delay = calculate_retry_delay(attempt, {})
                                 logger.warning(
-                                    f"Retrying in {delay:.1f}s (attempt {attempt + 1}/{MAX_RETRIES})"
+                                    f"Retrying read in {delay:.1f}s (attempt {attempt + 1}/{args.max_retries + 1})"
                                 )
                                 time.sleep(delay)
                             continue  # Next retry attempt
@@ -699,10 +698,10 @@ def retrieve_data(args, template, query_args=None, paginated=True):
                         )
             else:
                 logger.error(
-                    f"Failed to read response after {MAX_RETRIES} attempts for {next_url or template}"
+                    f"Failed to read response after {args.max_retries + 1} attempts for {next_url or template}"
                 )
                 raise Exception(
-                    f"Failed to read response after {MAX_RETRIES} attempts for {next_url or template}"
+                    f"Failed to read response after {args.max_retries + 1} attempts for {next_url or template}"
                 )
 
             # SECOND: Process and paginate
@@ -734,7 +733,7 @@ def retrieve_data(args, template, query_args=None, paginated=True):
     return list(fetch_all())
 
 
-def make_request_with_retry(request, auth):
+def make_request_with_retry(request, auth, max_retries=5):
     """Make HTTP request with automatic retry for transient errors."""
 
     def is_retryable_status(status_code, headers):
@@ -746,40 +745,49 @@ def make_request_with_retry(request, auth):
             return int(headers.get("x-ratelimit-remaining", 1)) < 1
         return False
 
-    for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES):
+    for attempt in range(max_retries + 1):
         try:
             return urlopen(request, context=https_ctx)
 
         except HTTPError as exc:
             # HTTPError can be used as a response-like object
             if not is_retryable_status(exc.code, exc.headers):
+                logger.error(
+                    f"API Error: {exc.code} {exc.reason} for {request.full_url}"
+                )
                 raise  # Non-retryable error
 
-            if attempt >= MAX_RETRIES - 1:
-                logger.error(f"HTTP {exc.code} failed after {MAX_RETRIES} attempts")
+            if attempt >= max_retries:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"HTTP {exc.code} failed after {max_retries + 1} attempts for {request.full_url}"
+                )
                 raise
 
             delay = calculate_retry_delay(attempt, exc.headers)
             logger.warning(
-                f"HTTP {exc.code}, retrying in {delay:.1f}s "
-                f"(attempt {attempt + 1}/{MAX_RETRIES})"
+                f"HTTP {exc.code} ({exc.reason}), retrying in {delay:.1f}s "
+                f"(attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries + 1}) for {request.full_url}"
             )
             if auth is None and exc.code in (403, 429):
                 logger.info("Hint: Authenticate to raise your GitHub rate limit")
             time.sleep(delay)
 
         except (URLError, socket.error) as e:
-            if attempt >= MAX_RETRIES - 1:
-                logger.error(f"Connection error failed after {MAX_RETRIES} attempts: {e}")
+            if attempt >= max_retries:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"Connection error failed after {max_retries + 1} attempts: {e} for {request.full_url}"
+                )
                 raise
             delay = calculate_retry_delay(attempt, {})
             logger.warning(
                 f"Connection error: {e}, retrying in {delay:.1f}s "
-                f"(attempt {attempt + 1}/{MAX_RETRIES})"
+                f"(attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries + 1}) for {request.full_url}"
             )
             time.sleep(delay)
 
-    raise Exception(f"Request failed after {MAX_RETRIES} attempts")  # pragma: no cover
+    raise Exception(
+        f"Request failed after {max_retries + 1} attempts"
+    )  # pragma: no cover
 
 
 def _construct_request(per_page, query_args, template, auth, as_app=None, fine=False):
@@ -1593,6 +1601,25 @@ def filter_repositories(args, unfiltered_repositories):
         ]
     if args.skip_archived:
         repositories = [r for r in repositories if not r.get("archived")]
+    if args.starred_skip_size_over is not None:
+        if args.starred_skip_size_over <= 0:
+            logger.warning("--starred-skip-size-over must be greater than 0, ignoring")
+        else:
+            size_limit_kb = args.starred_skip_size_over * 1024
+            filtered = []
+            for r in repositories:
+                if r.get("is_starred") and r.get("size", 0) > size_limit_kb:
+                    size_mb = r.get("size", 0) / 1024
+                    logger.info(
+                        "Skipping starred repo {0} ({1:.0f} MB) due to --starred-skip-size-over {2}".format(
+                            r.get("full_name", r.get("name")),
+                            size_mb,
+                            args.starred_skip_size_over,
+                        )
+                    )
+                else:
+                    filtered.append(r)
+            repositories = filtered
     if args.exclude:
         repositories = [
             r for r in repositories if "name" not in r or r["name"] not in args.exclude

tests/test_all_starred.py

@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ class TestAllStarredCloning:
         args.prefer_ssh = False
         args.token_classic = None
         args.token_fine = None
-        args.username = None
-        args.password = None
         args.as_app = False
         args.osx_keychain_item_name = None
         args.osx_keychain_item_account = None

tests/test_attachments.py

@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ def attachment_test_setup(tmp_path):
     args.as_app = False
     args.token_fine = None
     args.token_classic = None
-    args.username = None
-    args.password = None
     args.osx_keychain_item_name = None
     args.osx_keychain_item_account = None
     args.user = "testuser"

tests/test_case_sensitivity.py

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class TestCaseSensitivity:
         args.private = False
         args.public = False
         args.all = True
+        args.skip_archived = False
+        args.starred_skip_size_over = None
 
         # Simulate GitHub API returning canonical case
         repos = [
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ class TestCaseSensitivity:
         args.private = False
         args.public = False
         args.all = True
+        args.skip_archived = False
+        args.starred_skip_size_over = None
 
         repos = [
             {
@@ -93,6 +97,8 @@ class TestCaseSensitivity:
         args.private = False
         args.public = False
         args.all = True
+        args.skip_archived = False
+        args.starred_skip_size_over = None
 
         repos = [
             {"name": "repo1", "owner": {"login": "test-user"}, "private": False, "fork": False},

tests/test_http_451.py

@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@ class TestHTTP451Exception:
         args.as_app = False
         args.token_fine = None
         args.token_classic = None
-        args.username = None
-        args.password = None
         args.osx_keychain_item_name = None
         args.osx_keychain_item_account = None
         args.throttle_limit = None
         args.throttle_pause = 0
+        args.max_retries = 5
 
         mock_response = Mock()
         mock_response.getcode.return_value = 451
@@ -32,18 +31,26 @@ class TestHTTP451Exception:
             "block": {
                 "reason": "dmca",
                 "created_at": "2024-11-12T14:38:04Z",
-                "html_url": "https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2024/11/2024-11-04-source-code.md"
-            }
+                "html_url": "https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2024/11/2024-11-04-source-code.md",
+            },
         }
         mock_response.read.return_value = json.dumps(dmca_data).encode("utf-8")
         mock_response.headers = {"x-ratelimit-remaining": "5000"}
         mock_response.reason = "Unavailable For Legal Reasons"
 
-        with patch("github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry", return_value=mock_response):
+        with patch(
+            "github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry",
+            return_value=mock_response,
+        ):
             with pytest.raises(github_backup.RepositoryUnavailableError) as exc_info:
-                github_backup.retrieve_data(args, "https://api.github.com/repos/test/dmca/issues")
+                github_backup.retrieve_data(
+                    args, "https://api.github.com/repos/test/dmca/issues"
+                )
 
-            assert exc_info.value.dmca_url == "https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2024/11/2024-11-04-source-code.md"
+            assert (
+                exc_info.value.dmca_url
+                == "https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2024/11/2024-11-04-source-code.md"
+            )
             assert "451" in str(exc_info.value)
 
     def test_repository_unavailable_error_without_dmca_url(self):
@@ -52,12 +59,11 @@ class TestHTTP451Exception:
         args.as_app = False
         args.token_fine = None
         args.token_classic = None
-        args.username = None
-        args.password = None
         args.osx_keychain_item_name = None
         args.osx_keychain_item_account = None
         args.throttle_limit = None
         args.throttle_pause = 0
+        args.max_retries = 5
 
         mock_response = Mock()
         mock_response.getcode.return_value = 451
@@ -65,9 +71,14 @@ class TestHTTP451Exception:
         mock_response.headers = {"x-ratelimit-remaining": "5000"}
         mock_response.reason = "Unavailable For Legal Reasons"
 
-        with patch("github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry", return_value=mock_response):
+        with patch(
+            "github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry",
+            return_value=mock_response,
+        ):
             with pytest.raises(github_backup.RepositoryUnavailableError) as exc_info:
-                github_backup.retrieve_data(args, "https://api.github.com/repos/test/dmca/issues")
+                github_backup.retrieve_data(
+                    args, "https://api.github.com/repos/test/dmca/issues"
+                )
 
             assert exc_info.value.dmca_url is None
             assert "451" in str(exc_info.value)
@@ -78,12 +89,11 @@ class TestHTTP451Exception:
         args.as_app = False
         args.token_fine = None
         args.token_classic = None
-        args.username = None
-        args.password = None
         args.osx_keychain_item_name = None
         args.osx_keychain_item_account = None
         args.throttle_limit = None
         args.throttle_pause = 0
+        args.max_retries = 5
 
         mock_response = Mock()
         mock_response.getcode.return_value = 451
@@ -91,9 +101,14 @@ class TestHTTP451Exception:
         mock_response.headers = {"x-ratelimit-remaining": "5000"}
         mock_response.reason = "Unavailable For Legal Reasons"
 
-        with patch("github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry", return_value=mock_response):
+        with patch(
+            "github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry",
+            return_value=mock_response,
+        ):
             with pytest.raises(github_backup.RepositoryUnavailableError):
-                github_backup.retrieve_data(args, "https://api.github.com/repos/test/dmca/issues")
+                github_backup.retrieve_data(
+                    args, "https://api.github.com/repos/test/dmca/issues"
+                )
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

tests/test_pagination.py

@@ -45,12 +45,11 @@ def mock_args():
     args.as_app = False
     args.token_fine = None
     args.token_classic = "fake_token"
-    args.username = None
-    args.password = None
     args.osx_keychain_item_name = None
     args.osx_keychain_item_account = None
     args.throttle_limit = None
     args.throttle_pause = 0
+    args.max_retries = 5
     return args
 
 

tests/test_retrieve_data.py

@@ -9,26 +9,27 @@ import pytest
 
 from github_backup import github_backup
 from github_backup.github_backup import (
-    MAX_RETRIES,
     calculate_retry_delay,
     make_request_with_retry,
 )
 
+# Default retry count used in tests (matches argparse default)
+# With max_retries=5, total attempts = 6 (1 initial + 5 retries)
+DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES = 5
+
 
 class TestCalculateRetryDelay:
     def test_respects_retry_after_header(self):
-        headers = {'retry-after': '30'}
+        headers = {"retry-after": "30"}
         assert calculate_retry_delay(0, headers) == 30
 
     def test_respects_rate_limit_reset(self):
         import time
         import calendar
+
         # Set reset time 60 seconds in the future
         future_reset = calendar.timegm(time.gmtime()) + 60
-        headers = {
-            'x-ratelimit-remaining': '0',
-            'x-ratelimit-reset': str(future_reset)
-        }
+        headers = {"x-ratelimit-remaining": "0", "x-ratelimit-reset": str(future_reset)}
         delay = calculate_retry_delay(0, headers)
         # Should be approximately 60 seconds (with some tolerance for execution time)
         assert 55 <= delay <= 65
@@ -50,12 +51,10 @@ class TestCalculateRetryDelay:
     def test_minimum_rate_limit_delay(self):
         import time
         import calendar
+
         # Set reset time in the past (already reset)
         past_reset = calendar.timegm(time.gmtime()) - 100
-        headers = {
-            'x-ratelimit-remaining': '0',
-            'x-ratelimit-reset': str(past_reset)
-        }
+        headers = {"x-ratelimit-remaining": "0", "x-ratelimit-reset": str(past_reset)}
         delay = calculate_retry_delay(0, headers)
         # Should be minimum 10 seconds even if reset time is in past
         assert delay >= 10
@@ -70,12 +69,11 @@ class TestRetrieveDataRetry:
         args.as_app = False
         args.token_fine = None
         args.token_classic = "fake_token"
-        args.username = None
-        args.password = None
         args.osx_keychain_item_name = None
         args.osx_keychain_item_account = None
         args.throttle_limit = None
         args.throttle_pause = 0
+        args.max_retries = DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES
         return args
 
     def test_json_parse_error_retries_and_fails(self, mock_args):
@@ -92,13 +90,22 @@ class TestRetrieveDataRetry:
             call_count += 1
             return mock_response
 
-        with patch("github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry", side_effect=mock_make_request):
-            with patch("github_backup.github_backup.calculate_retry_delay", return_value=0):  # No delay in tests
+        with patch(
+            "github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry",
+            side_effect=mock_make_request,
+        ):
+            with patch(
+                "github_backup.github_backup.calculate_retry_delay", return_value=0
+            ):  # No delay in tests
                 with pytest.raises(Exception) as exc_info:
-                    github_backup.retrieve_data(mock_args, "https://api.github.com/repos/test/repo/issues")
+                    github_backup.retrieve_data(
+                        mock_args, "https://api.github.com/repos/test/repo/issues"
+                    )
 
         assert "Failed to read response after" in str(exc_info.value)
-        assert call_count == MAX_RETRIES
+        assert (
+            call_count == DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES + 1
+        )  # 1 initial + 5 retries = 6 attempts
 
     def test_json_parse_error_recovers_on_retry(self, mock_args):
         """HTTP 200 with invalid JSON should succeed if retry returns valid JSON."""
@@ -121,9 +128,16 @@ class TestRetrieveDataRetry:
             call_count += 1
             return result
 
-        with patch("github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry", side_effect=mock_make_request):
-            with patch("github_backup.github_backup.calculate_retry_delay", return_value=0):
-                result = github_backup.retrieve_data(mock_args, "https://api.github.com/repos/test/repo/issues")
+        with patch(
+            "github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry",
+            side_effect=mock_make_request,
+        ):
+            with patch(
+                "github_backup.github_backup.calculate_retry_delay", return_value=0
+            ):
+                result = github_backup.retrieve_data(
+                    mock_args, "https://api.github.com/repos/test/repo/issues"
+                )
 
         assert result == [{"id": 1}]
         assert call_count == 3  # Failed twice, succeeded on third
@@ -136,11 +150,18 @@ class TestRetrieveDataRetry:
         mock_response.headers = {"x-ratelimit-remaining": "5000"}
         mock_response.reason = "Not Found"
 
-        with patch("github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry", return_value=mock_response):
+        with patch(
+            "github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry",
+            return_value=mock_response,
+        ):
             with pytest.raises(Exception) as exc_info:
-                github_backup.retrieve_data(mock_args, "https://api.github.com/repos/test/notfound/issues")
+                github_backup.retrieve_data(
+                    mock_args, "https://api.github.com/repos/test/notfound/issues"
+                )
 
-            assert not isinstance(exc_info.value, github_backup.RepositoryUnavailableError)
+            assert not isinstance(
+                exc_info.value, github_backup.RepositoryUnavailableError
+            )
             assert "404" in str(exc_info.value)
 
 
@@ -153,7 +174,7 @@ class TestMakeRequestWithRetry:
         good_response.read.return_value = b'{"ok": true}'
 
         call_count = 0
-        fail_count = MAX_RETRIES - 1  # Fail all but last attempt
+        fail_count = DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES  # Fail all retries, succeed on last attempt
 
         def mock_urlopen(*args, **kwargs):
             nonlocal call_count
@@ -169,14 +190,18 @@ class TestMakeRequestWithRetry:
             return good_response
 
         with patch("github_backup.github_backup.urlopen", side_effect=mock_urlopen):
-            with patch("github_backup.github_backup.calculate_retry_delay", return_value=0):
+            with patch(
+                "github_backup.github_backup.calculate_retry_delay", return_value=0
+            ):
                 result = make_request_with_retry(Mock(), None)
 
         assert result == good_response
-        assert call_count == MAX_RETRIES
+        assert (
+            call_count == DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES + 1
+        )  # 1 initial + 5 retries = 6 attempts
 
     def test_503_error_retries_until_exhausted(self):
-        """HTTP 503 should retry MAX_RETRIES times then raise."""
+        """HTTP 503 should make 1 initial + DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES retry attempts then raise."""
         call_count = 0
 
         def mock_urlopen(*args, **kwargs):
@@ -191,12 +216,16 @@ class TestMakeRequestWithRetry:
             )
 
         with patch("github_backup.github_backup.urlopen", side_effect=mock_urlopen):
-            with patch("github_backup.github_backup.calculate_retry_delay", return_value=0):
+            with patch(
+                "github_backup.github_backup.calculate_retry_delay", return_value=0
+            ):
                 with pytest.raises(HTTPError) as exc_info:
                     make_request_with_retry(Mock(), None)
 
         assert exc_info.value.code == 503
-        assert call_count == MAX_RETRIES
+        assert (
+            call_count == DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES + 1
+        )  # 1 initial + 5 retries = 6 attempts
 
     def test_404_error_not_retried(self):
         """HTTP 404 should not be retried - raise immediately."""
@@ -239,7 +268,9 @@ class TestMakeRequestWithRetry:
             return good_response
 
         with patch("github_backup.github_backup.urlopen", side_effect=mock_urlopen):
-            with patch("github_backup.github_backup.calculate_retry_delay", return_value=0):
+            with patch(
+                "github_backup.github_backup.calculate_retry_delay", return_value=0
+            ):
                 result = make_request_with_retry(Mock(), None)
 
         assert result == good_response
@@ -271,7 +302,7 @@ class TestMakeRequestWithRetry:
         """URLError (connection error) should retry and succeed if subsequent request works."""
         good_response = Mock()
         call_count = 0
-        fail_count = MAX_RETRIES - 1  # Fail all but last attempt
+        fail_count = DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES  # Fail all retries, succeed on last attempt
 
         def mock_urlopen(*args, **kwargs):
             nonlocal call_count
@@ -281,14 +312,18 @@ class TestMakeRequestWithRetry:
             return good_response
 
         with patch("github_backup.github_backup.urlopen", side_effect=mock_urlopen):
-            with patch("github_backup.github_backup.calculate_retry_delay", return_value=0):
+            with patch(
+                "github_backup.github_backup.calculate_retry_delay", return_value=0
+            ):
                 result = make_request_with_retry(Mock(), None)
 
         assert result == good_response
-        assert call_count == MAX_RETRIES
+        assert (
+            call_count == DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES + 1
+        )  # 1 initial + 5 retries = 6 attempts
 
     def test_socket_error_retries_until_exhausted(self):
-        """socket.error should retry MAX_RETRIES times then raise."""
+        """socket.error should make 1 initial + DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES retry attempts then raise."""
         call_count = 0
 
         def mock_urlopen(*args, **kwargs):
@@ -297,11 +332,15 @@ class TestMakeRequestWithRetry:
             raise socket.error("Connection reset by peer")
 
         with patch("github_backup.github_backup.urlopen", side_effect=mock_urlopen):
-            with patch("github_backup.github_backup.calculate_retry_delay", return_value=0):
+            with patch(
+                "github_backup.github_backup.calculate_retry_delay", return_value=0
+            ):
                 with pytest.raises(socket.error):
                     make_request_with_retry(Mock(), None)
 
-        assert call_count == MAX_RETRIES
+        assert (
+            call_count == DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES + 1
+        )  # 1 initial + 5 retries = 6 attempts
 
 
 class TestRetrieveDataThrottling:
@@ -313,12 +352,11 @@ class TestRetrieveDataThrottling:
         args.as_app = False
         args.token_fine = None
         args.token_classic = "fake_token"
-        args.username = None
-        args.password = None
         args.osx_keychain_item_name = None
         args.osx_keychain_item_account = None
         args.throttle_limit = 10  # Throttle when remaining <= 10
         args.throttle_pause = 5  # Pause 5 seconds
+        args.max_retries = DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES
         return args
 
     def test_throttling_pauses_when_rate_limit_low(self, mock_args):
@@ -326,11 +364,19 @@ class TestRetrieveDataThrottling:
         mock_response = Mock()
         mock_response.getcode.return_value = 200
         mock_response.read.return_value = json.dumps([{"id": 1}]).encode("utf-8")
-        mock_response.headers = {"x-ratelimit-remaining": "5", "Link": ""}  # Below throttle_limit
+        mock_response.headers = {
+            "x-ratelimit-remaining": "5",
+            "Link": "",
+        }  # Below throttle_limit
 
-        with patch("github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry", return_value=mock_response):
+        with patch(
+            "github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry",
+            return_value=mock_response,
+        ):
             with patch("github_backup.github_backup.time.sleep") as mock_sleep:
-                github_backup.retrieve_data(mock_args, "https://api.github.com/repos/test/repo/issues")
+                github_backup.retrieve_data(
+                    mock_args, "https://api.github.com/repos/test/repo/issues"
+                )
 
         mock_sleep.assert_called_once_with(5)  # throttle_pause value
 
@@ -344,22 +390,125 @@ class TestRetrieveDataSingleItem:
         args.as_app = False
         args.token_fine = None
         args.token_classic = "fake_token"
-        args.username = None
-        args.password = None
         args.osx_keychain_item_name = None
         args.osx_keychain_item_account = None
         args.throttle_limit = None
         args.throttle_pause = 0
+        args.max_retries = DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES
         return args
 
     def test_dict_response_returned_as_list(self, mock_args):
         """Single dict response should be returned as a list with one item."""
         mock_response = Mock()
         mock_response.getcode.return_value = 200
-        mock_response.read.return_value = json.dumps({"login": "testuser", "id": 123}).encode("utf-8")
+        mock_response.read.return_value = json.dumps(
+            {"login": "testuser", "id": 123}
+        ).encode("utf-8")
         mock_response.headers = {"x-ratelimit-remaining": "5000", "Link": ""}
 
-        with patch("github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry", return_value=mock_response):
-            result = github_backup.retrieve_data(mock_args, "https://api.github.com/user")
+        with patch(
+            "github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry",
+            return_value=mock_response,
+        ):
+            result = github_backup.retrieve_data(
+                mock_args, "https://api.github.com/user"
+            )
 
         assert result == [{"login": "testuser", "id": 123}]
+
+
+class TestRetriesCliArgument:
+    """Tests for --retries CLI argument validation and behavior."""
+
+    def test_retries_argument_accepted(self):
+        """--retries flag should be accepted and parsed correctly."""
+        args = github_backup.parse_args(["--retries", "3", "testuser"])
+        assert args.max_retries == 3
+
+    def test_retries_default_value(self):
+        """--retries should default to 5 if not specified."""
+        args = github_backup.parse_args(["testuser"])
+        assert args.max_retries == 5
+
+    def test_retries_zero_is_valid(self):
+        """--retries 0 should be valid and mean 1 attempt (no retries)."""
+        args = github_backup.parse_args(["--retries", "0", "testuser"])
+        assert args.max_retries == 0
+
+    def test_retries_negative_rejected(self):
+        """--retries with negative value should be rejected by argparse."""
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            github_backup.parse_args(["--retries", "-1", "testuser"])
+
+    def test_retries_non_integer_rejected(self):
+        """--retries with non-integer value should be rejected by argparse."""
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            github_backup.parse_args(["--retries", "abc", "testuser"])
+
+    def test_retries_one_with_transient_error_succeeds(self):
+        """--retries 1 should allow one retry after initial failure."""
+        good_response = Mock()
+        good_response.read.return_value = b'{"ok": true}'
+
+        call_count = 0
+
+        def mock_urlopen(*args, **kwargs):
+            nonlocal call_count
+            call_count += 1
+            if call_count == 1:
+                raise HTTPError(
+                    url="https://api.github.com/test",
+                    code=502,
+                    msg="Bad Gateway",
+                    hdrs={"x-ratelimit-remaining": "5000"},
+                    fp=None,
+                )
+            return good_response
+
+        with patch("github_backup.github_backup.urlopen", side_effect=mock_urlopen):
+            with patch(
+                "github_backup.github_backup.calculate_retry_delay", return_value=0
+            ):
+                result = make_request_with_retry(Mock(), None, max_retries=1)
+
+        assert result == good_response
+        assert call_count == 2  # 1 initial + 1 retry = 2 attempts
+
+    def test_custom_retry_count_limits_attempts(self):
+        """Custom --retries value should limit actual retry attempts."""
+        args = Mock()
+        args.as_app = False
+        args.token_fine = None
+        args.token_classic = "fake_token"
+        args.osx_keychain_item_name = None
+        args.osx_keychain_item_account = None
+        args.throttle_limit = None
+        args.throttle_pause = 0
+        args.max_retries = 2  # 2 retries = 3 total attempts (1 initial + 2 retries)
+
+        mock_response = Mock()
+        mock_response.getcode.return_value = 200
+        mock_response.read.return_value = b"not valid json {"
+        mock_response.headers = {"x-ratelimit-remaining": "5000"}
+
+        call_count = 0
+
+        def mock_make_request(*args, **kwargs):
+            nonlocal call_count
+            call_count += 1
+            return mock_response
+
+        with patch(
+            "github_backup.github_backup.make_request_with_retry",
+            side_effect=mock_make_request,
+        ):
+            with patch(
+                "github_backup.github_backup.calculate_retry_delay", return_value=0
+            ):
+                with pytest.raises(Exception) as exc_info:
+                    github_backup.retrieve_data(
+                        args, "https://api.github.com/repos/test/repo/issues"
+                    )
+
+        assert "Failed to read response after 3 attempts" in str(exc_info.value)
+        assert call_count == 3  # 1 initial + 2 retries = 3 attempts

tests/test_skip_assets_on.py

@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ class TestSkipAssetsOn:
         args.prefer_ssh = False
         args.token_classic = "test-token"
         args.token_fine = None
-        args.username = None
-        args.password = None
         args.as_app = False
         args.osx_keychain_item_name = None
         args.osx_keychain_item_account = None

tests/test_starred_skip_size_over.py

@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+"""Tests for --starred-skip-size-over flag behavior (issue #108)."""
+
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+
+from github_backup import github_backup
+
+
+class TestStarredSkipSizeOver:
+    """Test suite for --starred-skip-size-over flag.
+
+    Issue #108: Allow restricting size of starred repositories before cloning.
+    The size is based on the GitHub API's 'size' field (in KB), but the CLI
+    argument accepts MB for user convenience.
+    """
+
+    def _create_mock_args(self, **overrides):
+        """Create a mock args object with sensible defaults."""
+        args = Mock()
+        args.user = "testuser"
+        args.repository = None
+        args.name_regex = None
+        args.languages = None
+        args.fork = False
+        args.private = False
+        args.skip_archived = False
+        args.starred_skip_size_over = None
+        args.exclude = None
+
+        for key, value in overrides.items():
+            setattr(args, key, value)
+
+        return args
+
+
+class TestStarredSkipSizeOverArgumentParsing(TestStarredSkipSizeOver):
+    """Tests for --starred-skip-size-over argument parsing."""
+
+    def test_starred_skip_size_over_not_set_defaults_to_none(self):
+        """When --starred-skip-size-over is not specified, it should default to None."""
+        args = github_backup.parse_args(["testuser"])
+        assert args.starred_skip_size_over is None
+
+    def test_starred_skip_size_over_accepts_integer(self):
+        """--starred-skip-size-over should accept an integer value."""
+        args = github_backup.parse_args(["testuser", "--starred-skip-size-over", "500"])
+        assert args.starred_skip_size_over == 500
+
+    def test_starred_skip_size_over_rejects_non_integer(self):
+        """--starred-skip-size-over should reject non-integer values."""
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            github_backup.parse_args(["testuser", "--starred-skip-size-over", "abc"])
+
+
+class TestStarredSkipSizeOverFiltering(TestStarredSkipSizeOver):
+    """Tests for --starred-skip-size-over filtering behavior."""
+
+    def test_starred_repo_under_limit_is_kept(self):
+        """Starred repos under the size limit should be kept."""
+        args = self._create_mock_args(starred_skip_size_over=500)
+
+        repos = [
+            {
+                "name": "small-repo",
+                "owner": {"login": "otheruser"},
+                "size": 100 * 1024,  # 100 MB in KB
+                "is_starred": True,
+            }
+        ]
+
+        result = github_backup.filter_repositories(args, repos)
+        assert len(result) == 1
+        assert result[0]["name"] == "small-repo"
+
+    def test_starred_repo_over_limit_is_filtered(self):
+        """Starred repos over the size limit should be filtered out."""
+        args = self._create_mock_args(starred_skip_size_over=500)
+
+        repos = [
+            {
+                "name": "huge-repo",
+                "owner": {"login": "otheruser"},
+                "size": 600 * 1024,  # 600 MB in KB
+                "is_starred": True,
+            }
+        ]
+
+        result = github_backup.filter_repositories(args, repos)
+        assert len(result) == 0
+
+    def test_own_repo_over_limit_is_kept(self):
+        """User's own repos should not be affected by the size limit."""
+        args = self._create_mock_args(starred_skip_size_over=500)
+
+        repos = [
+            {
+                "name": "my-huge-repo",
+                "owner": {"login": "testuser"},
+                "size": 600 * 1024,  # 600 MB in KB
+                # No is_starred flag - this is the user's own repo
+            }
+        ]
+
+        result = github_backup.filter_repositories(args, repos)
+        assert len(result) == 1
+        assert result[0]["name"] == "my-huge-repo"
+
+    def test_starred_repo_at_exact_limit_is_kept(self):
+        """Starred repos at exactly the size limit should be kept."""
+        args = self._create_mock_args(starred_skip_size_over=500)
+
+        repos = [
+            {
+                "name": "exact-limit-repo",
+                "owner": {"login": "otheruser"},
+                "size": 500 * 1024,  # Exactly 500 MB in KB
+                "is_starred": True,
+            }
+        ]
+
+        result = github_backup.filter_repositories(args, repos)
+        assert len(result) == 1
+        assert result[0]["name"] == "exact-limit-repo"
+
+    def test_mixed_repos_filtered_correctly(self):
+        """Mix of own and starred repos should be filtered correctly."""
+        args = self._create_mock_args(starred_skip_size_over=500)
+
+        repos = [
+            {
+                "name": "my-huge-repo",
+                "owner": {"login": "testuser"},
+                "size": 1000 * 1024,  # 1 GB - own repo, should be kept
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "starred-small",
+                "owner": {"login": "otheruser"},
+                "size": 100 * 1024,  # 100 MB - under limit
+                "is_starred": True,
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "starred-huge",
+                "owner": {"login": "anotheruser"},
+                "size": 2000 * 1024,  # 2 GB - over limit
+                "is_starred": True,
+            },
+        ]
+
+        result = github_backup.filter_repositories(args, repos)
+        assert len(result) == 2
+        names = [r["name"] for r in result]
+        assert "my-huge-repo" in names
+        assert "starred-small" in names
+        assert "starred-huge" not in names
+
+    def test_no_size_limit_keeps_all_starred(self):
+        """When no size limit is set, all starred repos should be kept."""
+        args = self._create_mock_args(starred_skip_size_over=None)
+
+        repos = [
+            {
+                "name": "huge-starred-repo",
+                "owner": {"login": "otheruser"},
+                "size": 10000 * 1024,  # 10 GB
+                "is_starred": True,
+            }
+        ]
+
+        result = github_backup.filter_repositories(args, repos)
+        assert len(result) == 1
+
+    def test_repo_without_size_field_is_kept(self):
+        """Repos without a size field should be kept (size defaults to 0)."""
+        args = self._create_mock_args(starred_skip_size_over=500)
+
+        repos = [
+            {
+                "name": "no-size-repo",
+                "owner": {"login": "otheruser"},
+                "is_starred": True,
+                # No size field
+            }
+        ]
+
+        result = github_backup.filter_repositories(args, repos)
+        assert len(result) == 1
+
+    def test_zero_value_warns_and_is_ignored(self, caplog):
+        """Zero value should warn and keep all repos."""
+        args = self._create_mock_args(starred_skip_size_over=0)
+
+        repos = [
+            {
+                "name": "huge-starred-repo",
+                "owner": {"login": "otheruser"},
+                "size": 10000 * 1024,  # 10 GB
+                "is_starred": True,
+            }
+        ]
+
+        result = github_backup.filter_repositories(args, repos)
+        assert len(result) == 1
+        assert "must be greater than 0" in caplog.text
+
+    def test_negative_value_warns_and_is_ignored(self, caplog):
+        """Negative value should warn and keep all repos."""
+        args = self._create_mock_args(starred_skip_size_over=-5)
+
+        repos = [
+            {
+                "name": "huge-starred-repo",
+                "owner": {"login": "otheruser"},
+                "size": 10000 * 1024,  # 10 GB
+                "is_starred": True,
+            }
+        ]
+
+        result = github_backup.filter_repositories(args, repos)
+        assert len(result) == 1
+        assert "must be greater than 0" in caplog.text
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])