Update GitHub Actions workflows and configurations for improved dependency management and auto-merge functionality (#3)

Author: miroslavpojer

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    target-branch: "master"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+      day: "sunday"
+    labels:
+      - "auto update"
+      - "infrastructure"
+      - "no RN"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 3
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "chore"
+      include: "scope"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
+    target-branch: "master"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+      day: "sunday"
+    labels:
+      - "auto update"
+      - "infrastructure"
+      - "no RN"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 3
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "chore"
+      include: "scope"
+    allow:
+      - dependency-type: "direct"

.github/workflows/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# NOTE: This workflow expects that branch protection rules require all checks to pass before merging.
+# Auto-merge will only occur if all required status checks and reviews are successful.
+
+name: Dependabot auto-approve and auto-merge
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    name: Auto-approve and auto-merge Dependabot PRs
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.repository == 'AbsaOSS/GH-automation'
+    steps:
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@08eff52bf64351f401fb50d4972fa95b9f2c2d1b
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+      - name: Approve a PR
+        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        if: startsWith(steps.metadata.outputs.update-type, 'version-update') || startsWith(steps.metadata.outputs.update-type, 'security')
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/dependent_items.yml

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Dependent Items Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: z0al/dependent-issues@v1.5.2
+      - uses: z0al/dependent-issues@950226e7ca8fc43dc209a7febf67c655af3bdb43
         env:
           # (Required) The token to use to make API calls to GitHub.
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_REPO_PROJECT_DISCUSS }}

.github/workflows/release-notes-presence-check.yml

@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5.1.1
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@83679a892e2d95755f2dac6acb0bfd1e9ac5d548
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
 
       - name: Check presence of release notes in PR description
-        uses: AbsaOSS/release-notes-presence-check@v0.2.1
+        uses: AbsaOSS/release-notes-presence-check@8e586b26a5e27f899ee8590a5d988fd4780a3dbf
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:

.gitignore

@@ -48,3 +48,4 @@ build.log
 .bsp
 /.bloop/
 /.metals/
+.github/workflows/.DS_Store