Add npm to Dependabot #104
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PR Overview
This PR adds explicit support for the npm ecosystem to Dependabot to address confusion in the security alerts page.
- Adds a new configuration block for the npm package ecosystem in the Dependabot configuration file.
Reviewed Changes
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| .github/dependabot.yml | Added configuration block for npm to enable explicit support |
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- The npm configuration block is missing the required dash prefix for a list item. The block should begin with '- package-ecosystem: npm' to ensure proper YAML parsing.
directory: "/"
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brrygrdn
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Purpose
Currently Dependabot provides security checks for npm ecosystem, but it's not explicitly enabled, causing confusion in the security alerts page.
Related Issues
E.g. this alert currently looks like this:
The idea is that configuring Dependabot to explicitly support npm ecosystem would fix this and similar issues going forward.