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Enabling auto merge for dependabot #159

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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions .github/dependabot.yml
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# .github/dependabot.yml
version: 2
updates:

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22 changes: 18 additions & 4 deletions .github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
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jobs:
dependabot:
name: Approve & auto-merge Dependabot PRs
runs-on: ubuntu-latest

# Only run for PRs opened by Dependabot
if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]'

steps:
# 1) Fetch Dependabot metadata (pinned SHA + tag comment for humans/renovators)
- name: Dependabot metadata
id: metadata
uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@21025c7d3b7c1eb5122b2f4f30b18d6c8b8c52df # v2.5.0
uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@21025c7d3b7c1eb5122b2f4f30b18d6c8b8c52df
with:
github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

# 2) (Optional) Log what’s being updated for troubleshooting
- name: Summarize update
run: |
echo "Dependencies: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names }}"
echo "Update type: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.update-type }}"

- name: Approve PR
# 3) Approve the PR (required if code owner reviews are enforced)
- name: Approve Dependabot PR
run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
env:
PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

- name: Enable auto-merge
# 4) Enable auto-merge for safe updates (patch + minor).
# Adjust the condition if you want patch-only or include majors.
- name: Enable auto-merge (patch/minor)
if: |
steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' ||
steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'
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