Updates to Dependabot#716
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Pull request overview
Updates Dependabot cadence/grouping and replaces the previous npm-audit-based vulnerability check with a PR-time “dependency cooldown” gate for npm dependency changes.
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- Configure Dependabot to run weekly on Wednesdays and group non-major npm updates (plus tweaks to ignore rules).
- Add a new PR workflow that runs when
package.json/package-lock.jsonchange and enforces a dependency “cooldown” period. - Remove the scheduled workflow step that ran
npm audit.
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scripts/reports/check-dependency-cooldown.sh |
New script to detect changed dependencies (or all deps) and verify publish-age against a cooldown threshold. |
.github/workflows/cicd-9-scheduled-assurance.yaml |
Removes the npm audit step previously run against the release branch. |
.github/workflows/cicd-13-dependency-cooldown-check.yaml |
New PR workflow to install deps and run the cooldown check when npm manifests change. |
.github/dependabot.yaml |
Moves updates to weekly Wednesday schedule; groups npm minor/patch updates; adjusts ignore rules and grouping strategy. |
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- Changes dependabot to run every wednesday and to group minor and patch updates. - Adds a cI pipeline which runs when a PR is opened that changes the package-lock.json or package.json files - Removes npm audit in favour or dependabot's security alerts
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Dependabot doesn't have a biweekly option but if the PR is left open it will get updated on the following wednesday.
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