René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[FEATURE] Route all stackql downloads via releases.stackql.io and set `pystackql/{version}` UA","articleBody":"### Intent\nRoute every platform (including macOS) through the `releases.stackql.io` proxy and send a `pystackql/{version}` User-Agent so pulls are attributable in Analytics Engine.\n\n### Current state\n- Linux/Windows already use the proxy.\n- macOS uses `storage.googleapis.com/stackql-public-releases/...` (GCS bucket) - bypasses the proxy.\n- `requests.get` sends the default `python-requests/x` UA.\n- Download logic is duplicated in `utils/download.py` and `utils/helpers.py`.\n\n### Changes (apply to both files, or dedupe to one)\n~~~python\n# Darwin URL\n- return 'https://storage.googleapis.com/stackql-public-releases/latest/stackql_darwin_multiarch.pkg'\n+ return 'https://releases.stackql.io/stackql/latest/stackql_darwin_multiarch.pkg'\n\n# request (set version-stamped UA; import from wherever the package version is defined)\n- r = requests.get(url, stream=True)\n+ r = requests.get(url, stream=True, headers={\"User-Agent\": f\"pystackql/{__version__}\"})\n~~~\n\n### Acceptance\n- [ ] Linux, Windows, macOS all download from `releases.stackql.io`\n- [ ] proxy logs show UA `pystackql/\u003cversion\u003e`\n- [ ] download logic deduplicated, or both copies updated identically","author":{"url":"https://github.com/jeffreyaven","@type":"Person","name":"jeffreyaven"},"datePublished":"2026-06-28T23:03:36.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/64/pystackql/issues/64"}