def api_request_raw(url, media_type = '')

      begin
        start_time = Time.now

        contents = do_request(url, media_type)
        total = Time.now.to_ms - start_time.to_ms
        info "Successful request. URL: #{url}, Remaining: #{@remaining}, Total: #{total} ms"

        contents
      rescue OpenURI::HTTPError => e
        @remaining = e.io.meta['x-ratelimit-remaining'].to_i
        @reset = e.io.meta['x-ratelimit-reset'].to_i

        case e.io.status[0].to_i
          # The following indicate valid Github return codes
          when 400, # Bad request
              403, # Forbidden
              404, # Not found
              409, # Conflict -- returned on gets of empty repos
              422 then # Unprocessable entity
            warn request_error_msg(url, e)
            return nil
          when 401 # Unauthorized
            warn request_error_msg(url, e)
            warn "Unauthorised request with token: #{@token}"
            raise e
          when 451 # DMCA takedown
            warn request_error_msg(url, e)
            warn "Repo was taken down (DMCA)"
            return nil
          else # Server error or HTTP conditions that Github does not report
            warn request_error_msg(url, e)
            raise e
        end
      rescue StandardError => e
        warn error_msg(url, e)
        raise e
      ensure
        # The exact limit is only enforced upon the first @reset
        # No idea how many requests are available on this key. Sleep if we have run out
        if @remaining < @req_limit
          to_sleep = @reset - Time.now.to_i + 2
          warn "Request limit reached, reset in: #{to_sleep} secs"
          t = Thread.new do
            slept = 0
            while true do
              debug "Sleeping for #{to_sleep - slept} seconds"
              sleep 1
              slept += 1
            end
          end
          sleep([0, to_sleep].max)
          t.exit
        end
      end
    end
def api_request_raw(url, media_type = '')

      begin
        start_time = Time.now

        contents = do_request(url, media_type)
        total = Time.now.to_ms - start_time.to_ms
        info "Successful request. URL: #{url}, Remaining: #{@remaining}, Total: #{total} ms"

        contents
      rescue OpenURI::HTTPError => e
        @remaining = e.io.meta['x-ratelimit-remaining'].to_i
        @reset = e.io.meta['x-ratelimit-reset'].to_i

        case e.io.status[0].to_i
          # The following indicate valid Github return codes
          when 400, # Bad request
              403, # Forbidden
              404, # Not found
              409, # Conflict -- returned on gets of empty repos
              422 then # Unprocessable entity
            warn request_error_msg(url, e)
            return nil
          when 401 # Unauthorized
            warn request_error_msg(url, e)
            warn "Unauthorised request with token: #{@token}"
            raise e
          when 451 # DMCA takedown
            warn request_error_msg(url, e)
            warn "Repo was taken down (DMCA)"
            return nil
          else # Server error or HTTP conditions that Github does not report
            warn request_error_msg(url, e)
            raise e
        end
      rescue StandardError => e
        warn error_msg(url, e)
        raise e
      ensure
        # The exact limit is only enforced upon the first @reset
        # No idea how many requests are available on this key. Sleep if we have run out
        if @remaining < @req_limit
          to_sleep = @reset - Time.now.to_i + 2
          warn "Request limit reached, reset in: #{to_sleep} secs"
          t = Thread.new do
            slept = 0
            while true do
              debug "Sleeping for #{to_sleep - slept} seconds"
              sleep 1
              slept += 1
            end
          end
          sleep([0, to_sleep].max)
          t.exit
        end
      end
    end
Do the actual request and return the result object