fix: resolve flaky tests and update project data

test/yaml.spec.ts

@@ -14,24 +14,37 @@ import type { Projects } from "../src/interfaces/projects.js";
 import type { Resume } from "../src/interfaces/resume.js";
 import type { Testimonials } from "../src/interfaces/testimonials.js";
 
-const checkUrl = async(url: string): Promise<boolean> => {
+const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
+const RETRY_DELAY_MS = 2000;
+const RATE_LIMIT_DELAY_MS = 5000;
+
+const sleep = (milliseconds: number): Promise<void> =>
+  new Promise((resolve) => {
+    setTimeout(resolve, milliseconds);
+  });
+
+const checkUrl = async(url: string, retries = 0): Promise<boolean> => {
   try {
     const response = await fetch(url, {
       headers: { origin: url },
       method:  "HEAD",
     });
-    if (response.status === 429) {
-      // Try again after few seconds
-      console.log(`Rate limited on ${url}, trying again...`);
-      await new Promise((resolve) => {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-promise-executor-return --- HUH???
-        return setTimeout(resolve, 5000);
-      });
-      return checkUrl(url);
+    if (response.ok) {
+      return true;
     }
-    return response.ok;
+    if (retries >= MAX_RETRIES) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    const delay = response.status === 429 ? RATE_LIMIT_DELAY_MS : RETRY_DELAY_MS;
+    console.log(`URL check failed for ${url} (${String(response.status)}), retrying in ${String(delay)}ms...`);
+    await sleep(delay);
+    return checkUrl(url, retries + 1);
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(`Error checking URL ${url}:`, error);
+    if (retries < MAX_RETRIES) {
+      await sleep(RETRY_DELAY_MS);
+      return checkUrl(url, retries + 1);
+    }
     return false;
   }
 };
@@ -444,12 +457,17 @@ describe("donate data", () => {
         }`,
       ).toBe("string");
 
-      await expect(
-        checkUrl(method.url),
-        `Donation method url should be reachable for ${
-          method.name ?? "unknown method"
-        }`,
-      ).resolves.toBeTruthy();
+      // We explicitly skip Ko-Fi, Throne, and Twitch because they block all automated requests.
+      if (!method.url.startsWith("https://ko-fi.com")
+        && !method.url.startsWith("https://throne.com")
+        && !method.url.startsWith("https://twitch.tv")) {
+        await expect(
+          checkUrl(method.url),
+          `Donation method url should be reachable for ${
+            method.name ?? "unknown method"
+          }`,
+        ).resolves.toBeTruthy();
+      }
     }
   });
 });