copy-dependabot-config

copy-dependabot-config

Copies a dependabot.yml or dependabot.yaml file from one branch to another within the same repository, committing it as a separate commit.

If no dependabot config file is found on the source branch, the action exits cleanly without error. If the file already exists on the target branch and is identical, it also exits cleanly without creating an empty commit.

Inputs

Name	Required	Default	Description
repository	yes	—	Repository containing both branches (org/repo-name)
source-branch	no	repo default branch	Branch to copy the dependabot config from
target-branch	yes	—	Branch to copy the dependabot config to
token	yes	—	GitHub token with contents: write permission on the repository
commit-message	no	adding dependabot yaml	Commit message
git-user-name	no	Spring Builds	Git author name
git-user-email	no	svc.spring-builds@broadcom.com	Git author email

Usage

- name: Copy dependabot config
  uses: spring-cloud/spring-cloud-github-actions/.github/actions/copy-dependabot-config@v1
  with:
    repository: spring-cloud/spring-cloud-foo-commercial
    target-branch: 3.3.x
    token: ${{ secrets.COMMERCIAL_REPO_TOKEN }}

Specifying an explicit source branch

- name: Copy dependabot config
  uses: spring-cloud/spring-cloud-github-actions/.github/actions/copy-dependabot-config@v1
  with:
    repository: spring-cloud/spring-cloud-foo-commercial
    source-branch: main
    target-branch: 3.3.x
    token: ${{ secrets.COMMERCIAL_REPO_TOKEN }}

Composing with create-commercial-branch

These two actions are designed to be layered together in a single workflow:

jobs:
  create-branch:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Create commercial branch from OSS
        uses: spring-cloud/spring-cloud-github-actions/.github/actions/create-commercial-branch@v1
        with:
          oss-repo: spring-cloud/spring-cloud-foo
          oss-branch: ${{ inputs.oss_branch }}
          commercial-repo: spring-cloud/spring-cloud-foo-commercial
          set-default-branch: 'true'
          token: ${{ secrets.COMMERCIAL_REPO_TOKEN }}

      - name: Copy dependabot config to new branch
        uses: spring-cloud/spring-cloud-github-actions/.github/actions/copy-dependabot-config@v1
        with:
          repository: spring-cloud/spring-cloud-foo-commercial
          target-branch: ${{ inputs.oss_branch }}
          token: ${{ secrets.COMMERCIAL_REPO_TOKEN }}