Add HOMEBREW_FORCE_API_AUTO_UPDATE

If set, this will update the Homebrew API formula or cask data even if `HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE` is set. This is useful in cases where you want to update the cached API data but don't want to update Homebrew itself.
Homebrew · Jan 7, 2025 · e637a1f · e637a1f
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diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/api.rb b/Library/Homebrew/api.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def self.fetch_json_api_file(endpoint, target: HOMEBREW_CACHE_API/endpoint,
       skip_download = target.exist? &&
                       !target.empty? &&
                       (!Homebrew.auto_update_command? ||
-                        Homebrew::EnvConfig.no_auto_update? ||
+                        (Homebrew::EnvConfig.no_auto_update? || !Homebrew::EnvConfig.force_api_auto_update?) ||
                       ((Time.now - stale_seconds) < target.mtime))
       skip_download ||= Homebrew.running_as_root_but_not_owned_by_root?
 

diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/env_config.rb b/Library/Homebrew/env_config.rb
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ module EnvConfig
                      "e.g. `brew install ./package.rb`.",
         boolean:     true,
       },
+      HOMEBREW_FORCE_API_AUTO_UPDATE:            {
+        description: "If set, update the Homebrew API formula or cask data even if `HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE` is set.",
+        boolean:     true,
+      },
       HOMEBREW_FORCE_BREWED_CA_CERTIFICATES:     {
         description: "If set, always use a Homebrew-installed `ca-certificates` rather than the system version. " \
                      "Automatically set if the system version is too old.",

diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/sorbet/rbi/dsl/homebrew/env_config.rbi b/Library/Homebrew/sorbet/rbi/dsl/homebrew/env_config.rbi