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ci(github): use app token for dependabot merges #49

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12 changes: 10 additions & 2 deletions .github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
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Expand Up @@ -19,16 +19,24 @@ jobs:
with:
github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"

- name: Generate app token
id: app-token
if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'
uses: actions/create-github-app-token@fee1f7d63c2ff003460e3d139729b119787bc349 # v2
with:
app-id: ${{ secrets.DEPENDABOT_AUTOMERGE_APP_ID }}
private-key: ${{ secrets.DEPENDABOT_AUTOMERGE_PRIVATE_KEY }}
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P2 Badge Move app-token secrets off pull_request_target

Because this job only runs for Dependabot-authored pull_request_target events, GitHub's Dependabot secret restrictions mean secrets are not available in this workflow context. The newly added app-id/private-key are required by actions/create-github-app-token, so they resolve empty and the step fails before approval or auto-merge for every eligible Dependabot PR; use a pull_request/two-step workflow that can read Dependabot secrets, or avoid secrets under pull_request_target.

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- name: Approve PR
if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'
run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
env:
PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps['app-token'].outputs.token }}

- name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'
run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
env:
PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps['app-token'].outputs.token }}
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