The repository_file data source throws an error when trying to access a non-existent file

[galargh]

Affected Resource(s)

Please list the resources as a list, for example:

• data.github_repository_file

Expected Behavior

The repository_file data source allows checking if a specific file exists in a repository. The same way that branchdata source, for example, does (see: https://github.com/integrations/terraform-provider-github/blob/main/github/data_source_github_branch.go#L52).

Actual Behavior

The repository_file data source throws an error when trying to get a file which does not exist (see: https://github.com/integrations/terraform-provider-github/blob/main/github/data_source_github_repository_file.go#L82).

References

• Update data source for repository file: prevent tf panic on non-existent file and make the branch default consistent with GitHub API #1129

[mwos-sl]

I need similar thing as a workaround for a bug (#1148), to basically have an ability to check if a file exists in a given repo.

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[galargh]

AFAIK, it's still applicable.