Merge branch 'main' into dependabot/npm_and_yarn/npm-006da05bd8

Author: henrymercer

.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml

@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        node-types-version: [16.11, current] # run tests on 16.11 while CodeQL Action v2 is still supported
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -32,34 +30,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload sarif
         uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
-        # Only upload SARIF for the latest version of Node.js
-        if: "!cancelled() && matrix.node-types-version == 'current' && !startsWith(github.head_ref, 'dependabot/')"
         with:
           sarif_file: eslint.sarif
           category: eslint
 
-      - name: Update version of @types/node
-        if: matrix.node-types-version != 'current'
-        env:
-          NODE_TYPES_VERSION: ${{ matrix.node-types-version }}
-        run: |
-          # Export `NODE_TYPES_VERSION` so it's available to jq
-          export NODE_TYPES_VERSION="${NODE_TYPES_VERSION}"
-          contents=$(jq '.devDependencies."@types/node" = env.NODE_TYPES_VERSION' package.json)
-          echo "${contents}" > package.json
-          # Usually we run `npm install` on macOS to ensure that we pick up macOS-only dependencies.
-          # However we're not checking in the updated lockfile here, so it's fine to run
-          # `npm install` on Linux.
-          npm install
-
-          if [ ! -z "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
-            git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
-            git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-            # The period in `git add --all .` ensures that we stage deleted files too.
-            git add --all .
-            git commit -m "Use @types/node=${NODE_TYPES_VERSION}"
-          fi
-
       - name: Check generated JS
         run: .github/workflows/script/check-js.sh
 

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Here are a few things you can do that will increase the likelihood of your pull
     You can start a release by triggering this workflow via [workflow dispatch](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/actions/workflows/update-release-branch.yml).
 1. The workflow run will open a pull request titled "Merge main into releases/v3". Follow the steps on the checklist in the pull request. Once you've checked off all but the last two of these, approve the PR and automerge it.
 1. When the "Merge main into releases/v3" pull request is merged into the `releases/v3` branch, a mergeback pull request to `main` will be automatically created. This mergeback pull request incorporates the changelog updates into `main`, tags the release using the merge commit of the "Merge main into releases/v3" pull request, and bumps the patch version of the CodeQL Action. 
-1. If a backport to an older major version is required, a pull request targeting that version's branch will also be automatically created
+1. If a backport to an older major version is required, a pull request targeting that version's branch will also be automatically created.
 1. Approve the mergeback and backport pull request (if applicable) and automerge them.
 
 Once the mergeback and backport pull request have been merged, the release is complete.
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ To add a new major version of the Action:
 1. Change the `version` field of `package.json` by running `npm version x.y.z` where `x` is the new major version, and `y` and `z` match the latest minor and patch versions of the last release.
 1. Update appropriate documentation to explain the reasoning behind the releases: see [the diff](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/2677/commits/913d60579d4b560addf53ec3c493d491dd3c1378) in our last major version deprecation for examples on which parts of the documentation should be updated.
 1. Consider the timeline behind deprecating the prior Action version: see [CodeQL Action deprecation documentation](#deprecating-a-codeql-action-major-version-write-access-required)
+1. If the new major version runs on a new version of Node, add a PR check to ensure the codebase continues to compile against the previous version of Node. See [Remove Node 16 compilation PR check](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/2695) for an example.
 
 ## Deprecating a CodeQL Action major version (write access required)