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| execSync(`git commit -m "🤖 chore: Bump version to ${newVersion}"`); | ||
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| // Create tag | ||
| execSync(`git tag -a v${newVersion} -m "Release v${newVersion}"`); | ||
| execSync(`git push origin main --tags`); |
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The release workflow is configured to run on both main and master, but the create-release step always executes git push origin main --tags. On repositories that still use master, this command targets a non-existent branch, so the automated version bump/tag push will fail and no release will be published whenever the workflow fires on master commits.
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Pull request overview
This PR deploys a comprehensive bot automation system for GitHub repositories with 6 workflow files that automate issue triage, PR reviews, security scanning, documentation updates, releases, and repository synchronization.
Key Changes:
- Automated issue management with labeling, priority detection, and duplicate checking
- PR review automation with size labeling, description validation, and code analysis
- Security scanning with secret detection, dependency vulnerability checks, and CodeQL integration
- Documentation generation from JSDoc comments and automatic README management
- Release automation with semantic versioning, changelog generation, and GitHub releases
- Repository synchronization for labels, CODEOWNERS, and bot configuration across an organization
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| File | Description |
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| .github/workflows/bot-sync.yml | Synchronizes repository standards including labels, bot configuration, and CODEOWNERS file on a weekly schedule |
| .github/workflows/bot-security-scan.yml | Performs secret scanning, dependency vulnerability checks, and CodeQL analysis on pushes, PRs, and weekly |
| .github/workflows/bot-release.yml | Automates version bumping, changelog generation, and GitHub release creation based on commit conventions |
| .github/workflows/bot-pr-review.yml | Analyzes PRs with auto-labeling, description checks, and code pattern detection for security concerns |
| .github/workflows/bot-issue-triage.yml | Auto-labels new issues, assigns priorities, detects duplicates, and posts welcome comments |
| .github/workflows/bot-docs-update.yml | Generates API documentation from source code and maintains README with automated updates |
Critical Issues Found: Multiple workflows contain bugs that will prevent them from executing correctly, including missing module dependencies (js-yaml), incorrect API usage (core.setOutput in github-script), flawed version comparison logic, and attempts to push directly to protected branches. Additionally, several workflows will create duplicate issues/comments on repeated runs, and the secret scanning patterns will produce numerous false positives.
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| const knownVulnerable = ['event-stream@3.3.6', 'lodash@<4.17.21']; | ||
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| for (const [name, version] of Object.entries(deps)) { | ||
| const fullDep = `${name}@${version}`; | ||
| if (knownVulnerable.some(v => fullDep.includes(v))) { | ||
| outdatedWarnings.push(`⚠️ ${name}@${version} has known vulnerabilities`); | ||
| } | ||
| } |
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The version comparison logic for vulnerable packages is flawed. The code checks if a dependency string "includes" patterns like 'lodash@<4.17.21', but this won't work correctly. For example, 'lodash@4.17.20' won't match the pattern because the '<' symbol is in the knownVulnerable array as a literal string, not a comparison operator. This needs proper semver version comparison logic to actually detect vulnerable versions.
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| // Create tag | ||
| execSync(`git tag -a v${newVersion} -m "Release v${newVersion}"`); | ||
| execSync(`git push origin main --tags`); |
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The workflow attempts to push directly to 'main' branch without checking if branch protection rules exist. Line 177 uses 'git push origin main --tags' which will fail if the main branch has protection rules requiring pull requests or status checks. Consider pushing to the current branch instead or handling the potential failure gracefully.
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| changelog += `---\n🤖 Generated by BlackRoad Bot System\n`; | ||
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| core.setOutput('changelog', changelog); |
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The step uses core.setOutput() but 'core' is not available in the github-script context. This will cause a ReferenceError. The return statement on line 157 exists, but the core.setOutput call on line 155 will fail.
| const { execSync } = require('child_process'); | ||
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| const newVersion = '${{ steps.bump.outputs.new_version }}'; | ||
| const changelog = `${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}`; |
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The output interpolation using ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }} will not work correctly because the github-script action doesn't automatically set outputs from return values in a way that can be accessed via steps.outputs. The core.setOutput() call on line 155 fails (as noted in another comment), and the return value alone doesn't make the output available. You need to use the 'result' output or properly configure output handling.
| const changelog = `${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}`; | |
| const changelog = `${{ steps.changelog.outputs.result }}`; |
| const similar = issues.filter(i => | ||
| i.number !== issue.number && | ||
| i.title.toLowerCase().includes(title.split(' ')[0]) | ||
| ); |
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The duplicate detection algorithm is overly simplistic and will produce many false positives. It only checks if the first word of the new issue title is included anywhere in existing issue titles. For example, a new issue titled "Bug in authentication" would match any issue with "Bug" in the title, regardless of the actual topic. Consider using better similarity algorithms (like Levenshtein distance) or checking multiple significant words.
| await github.rest.issues.createComment({ | ||
| owner: context.repo.owner, | ||
| repo: context.repo.repo, | ||
| issue_number: issue.number, | ||
| body: comment | ||
| }); | ||
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The issue triage bot will create a comment on every issue event (opened, edited, reopened) without checking if it has already commented. This means editing an issue will trigger another bot comment with the same "Thanks for opening this issue!" message, which is confusing and creates unnecessary noise. Add a check to see if the bot has already commented before posting.
| await github.rest.issues.createComment({ | |
| owner: context.repo.owner, | |
| repo: context.repo.repo, | |
| issue_number: issue.number, | |
| body: comment | |
| }); | |
| const { data: comments } = await github.rest.issues.listComments({ | |
| owner: context.repo.owner, | |
| repo: context.repo.repo, | |
| issue_number: issue.number, | |
| per_page: 100 | |
| }); | |
| const hasTriageComment = comments.some(c => | |
| c.user && | |
| c.user.type === 'Bot' && | |
| typeof c.body === 'string' && | |
| c.body.includes('🤖 **Bot Triage:**') | |
| ); | |
| if (!hasTriageComment) { | |
| await github.rest.issues.createComment({ | |
| owner: context.repo.owner, | |
| repo: context.repo.repo, | |
| issue_number: issue.number, | |
| body: comment | |
| }); | |
| } |
| with: | ||
| script: | | ||
| const { execSync } = require('child_process'); | ||
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| const newVersion = '${{ steps.bump.outputs.new_version }}'; | ||
| const changelog = `${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}`; |
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Multi-line string interpolation in bash will not work correctly here. The ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }} expression will be expanded by GitHub Actions before bash executes, but if the changelog contains newlines, special characters, or quotes, it will break the shell command or the JavaScript string. This needs proper escaping or should be passed via an environment variable or file.
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| script: | | |
| const { execSync } = require('child_process'); | |
| const newVersion = '${{ steps.bump.outputs.new_version }}'; | |
| const changelog = `${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}`; | |
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| CHANGELOG: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }} | |
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| script: | | |
| const { execSync } = require('child_process'); | |
| const newVersion = '${{ steps.bump.outputs.new_version }}'; | |
| const changelog = process.env.CHANGELOG; |
| fs.mkdirSync('.github'); | ||
| } | ||
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| fs.writeFileSync('.github/bot-config.yml', yaml.dump(botConfig)); |
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The workflow uses yaml.dump() to write the bot configuration but since js-yaml is not available (as noted in another comment), this line will also fail. Additionally, writing YAML without js-yaml would require manually constructing the YAML string or using JSON.stringify() if the file format can be JSON instead.
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| }, | ||
| organization: 'BlackRoad-OS', | ||
| contact: 'blackroad.systems@gmail.com' |
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The hardcoded email address 'blackroad.systems@gmail.com' in the bot configuration creates a privacy and operational concern. This email will be embedded in every repository that uses this workflow. If this email becomes compromised, changes ownership, or needs to be updated, all repositories would need their config files updated. Consider using a GitHub-provided noreply address or making this configurable per repository.
| await github.rest.issues.create({ | ||
| owner: context.repo.owner, | ||
| repo: context.repo.repo, | ||
| title: '🔒 Security: Vulnerable Dependencies Detected', | ||
| body: `**Vulnerable dependencies found:**\n\n${outdatedWarnings.join('\n')}\n\nPlease update to secure versions.`, | ||
| labels: ['security', 'dependencies'] | ||
| }); |
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The same duplicate issue creation problem exists here - the workflow will create a new issue about vulnerable dependencies on every run without checking if an issue already exists. Combined with the scheduled weekly runs, this will create significant noise in the issue tracker. Implement duplicate detection before creating security issues.
| await github.rest.issues.create({ | |
| owner: context.repo.owner, | |
| repo: context.repo.repo, | |
| title: '🔒 Security: Vulnerable Dependencies Detected', | |
| body: `**Vulnerable dependencies found:**\n\n${outdatedWarnings.join('\n')}\n\nPlease update to secure versions.`, | |
| labels: ['security', 'dependencies'] | |
| }); | |
| const issueTitle = '🔒 Security: Vulnerable Dependencies Detected'; | |
| // Check for an existing open issue with the same title to avoid duplicates | |
| const { data: issues } = await github.rest.issues.listForRepo({ | |
| owner: context.repo.owner, | |
| repo: context.repo.repo, | |
| state: 'open', | |
| per_page: 100 | |
| }); | |
| const existingIssue = issues.find(issue => issue.title === issueTitle); | |
| if (!existingIssue) { | |
| await github.rest.issues.create({ | |
| owner: context.repo.owner, | |
| repo: context.repo.repo, | |
| title: issueTitle, | |
| body: `**Vulnerable dependencies found:**\n\n${outdatedWarnings.join('\n')}\n\nPlease update to secure versions.`, | |
| labels: ['security', 'dependencies'] | |
| }); | |
| } |
Bot Deployment
This PR deploys the BlackRoad bot automation system with 6 workflows:
Workflows Included:
What This Enables:
Generated by: BlackRoad Bot Deployment System
Safe to merge: Yes, these are non-breaking additions
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