zinduolis
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5 days ago Here's a concise summary for adding this Dependabot auto-merge workflow to the repository:
Purpose: Automatically merge minor and patch version updates from Dependabot.
File Location:
.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
Key Actions:
- Triggers on pull requests
- Merges Dependabot PRs for minor and patch updates
- Uses GitHub CLI to auto-merge eligible PRs
- Requires GitHub token with write permissions
Benefits:
- Reduces manual dependency update management
- Keeps dependencies up-to-date with minimal overhead
- Maintains security by excluding major version updates
Pull Request
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Category
Automation
Feature/Issue Description
Q: Please give a brief summary of your feature/fix A: Automate Dependabot merging given Browserstack tests pass (#3207)
Q: Give a technical rundown of what you have changed (if applicable) A: Created new yml workflow file, which should automatically merge dependabot patch and minor updates.
Test Cases
Q: Describe your test cases, what you have covered and if there are any use cases that still need addressing. A: To test it I will monitor for PRs coming from dependabot and see if automation merges patch and minor updates but not major.
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