chore: change Knip dep_scan to warning mode for template repo

Author: DerekRoberts

.github/workflows/analysis.yml

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
             -Dsonar.tests.inclusions=**/*spec.ts
             -Dsonar.javascript.lcov.reportPaths=./coverage/lcov.info
           sonar_token: ${{ env.SONAR_TOKEN }}
-          dep_scan: error
+          dep_scan: warning
           supply_scan: true
           triggers: ('backend/')
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
             -Dsonar.tests.inclusions=**/*spec.ts
             -Dsonar.javascript.lcov.reportPaths=./coverage/lcov.info
           sonar_token: ${{ env.SONAR_TOKEN }}
-          dep_scan: error
+          dep_scan: warning
           supply_scan: true
           triggers: ('frontend/')
 

README.md

@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ Dependabot is no longer recommended as an alternative to Renovate for generating
 
 This repository uses [Knip](https://knip.dev/) for dependency scanning to identify unused dependencies and exports. Knip runs automatically as part of the Analysis workflow via the `bcgov/action-test-and-analyse` action.
 
+**Note:** As a template repository, Knip runs in **warning mode** (non-blocking) to allow teams to customize dependencies without build failures. Teams can optionally change `dep_scan: warning` to `dep_scan: error` in their forks to enforce dependency scanning as a blocking check.
+
 ### 📋 Handling Unused Dependencies
 
 When Knip identifies unused dependencies, you have two options: