Add support for multiple update_schedules / update_type combos for a single ecosystem / directory

[shleeable]

Hey, I'd love to be able to trigger and receive PRs for security updates on a live schedule.
and my regular scheduled all updates weekly.

The following is a mock for my config.yml -- obviously fails the validator as a dupe atm :)

version: 1

update_configs:
  - package_manager: "ruby:bundler"
    directory: "/"
    update_schedule: "weekly"
    version_requirement_updates: auto
    allowed_updates:
      - match:
          update_type: "all"

  - package_manager: "javascript"
    directory: "/"
    update_schedule: "weekly"
    version_requirement_updates: auto
    allowed_updates:
      - match:
          update_type: "all"


  - package_manager: "ruby:bundler"
    directory: "/"
    update_schedule: "live"
    version_requirement_updates: auto
    allowed_updates:
      - match:
          update_type: "security"

  - package_manager: "javascript"
    directory: "/"
    update_schedule: "live"
    allowed_updates:
      - match:
          update_type: "security"

[asciimike]

This is equally valid in a v2 config world, and is something we're considering for the future.

[natlibfi-jonollil]

Would love to have this feature. Hoping to have minor update merging automagicaly if passes the tests and send PR to lead devs for major updates.
Example .yml

version: 2
updates:
  # Minor updates to npm production dependencies daily
  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "daily"
      time: "06:45"
      timezone: "Europe/Helsinki"
    versioning-strategy: lockfile-only
    labels:
      - "npm minor dependencies"
    allow:
      - dependency-type: "production"

  # Major updates to npm dependencies weekly @tuesday
  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "weekly"
      day: "tuesday"
      time: "07:00"
      timezone: "Europe/Helsinki"
    versioning-strategy: increase-if-necessary
    labels:
      - "npm major dependencies"
    reviewers:
      - "foobar/js-lead"

[mariusburfey]

Would love to have this feature. Hoping to have minor update merging automagicaly if passes the tests and send PR to lead devs for major updates.

This is exactly our use case. I would appreciate it very much.

[adamniedzielski]

The use case for my team is updating production dependencies weekly and dev dependencies monthly.

[jamime]

I'm also after this functionality.

I'd like to allow the default of 5 PR's for external dependencies, but unlimited PR's for dependencies from my organisation.

[elstgav]

Are there any possible workarounds for this? I have the exact same use case as @jamime

I’d like to allow the default of 5 PR’s for external dependencies, but unlimited PR’s for dependencies from my organization.

[davidmurdoch]

I'd like to enable security updates for all packages, but version updates for only a handful.

[ianks]

We just tried hacking around this with:

directory: "./" # instead of directory: "/"

This bypassed dependabot's validation, so we'll see what happens next...

UPDATE: Doesn't work.

[snesm]

Would like to do something similar for daily checks for dependencies with security vulnerabilities:

  # Security only daily
  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
    directory: "/mysite"
    schedule:
      interval: "daily"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 0
  # All packages weekly
  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
    directory: "/mysite"
    schedule:
      interval: "weekly"

[ff137]

Is this ... possible yet?

To configure more than one schedule for the same ecosystem.

Pinging active contributors:
@brrygrdn
@deivid-rodriguez
@mctofu
@Nishnha
@jakecoffman

This seems like quite a prevalent question, and the issue is still open. Apologies if I've overlooked an obvious answer.

As far as I can tell the documentation on scheduling doesn't cover any advice to the natural scenario of wanting 2 separate schedules. Any feedback will be appreciated

[alecgibson]

We just hacked our way around this by actively setting target-branch: main for one config, and leaving it unset for the other config (obviously only limited to 2 configs)

[lubo]

@alecgibson's workaround seems to work for me. See my dependabot.yml.

[torokati44]

Hey, I'm also interested in this feature so that we can bump our direct / indirect go.mod dependencies on different schedules

Same but with Rust/Cargo! (Also, with different grouping, not just schedules.)

[kahagerman]

We just hacked our way around this by actively setting target-branch: main for one config, and leaving it unset for the other config (obviously only limited to 2 configs)

It appears to also be possible to use target-branch: MAIN (or other uppercase/lowercase combinations) to get more than two configs.

Edit: Doesn't work.

[danieleades]

given that hacking the config to fool dependabot into thinking two schedules for the same package manager are unique works perfectly it should be relatively easy to enable first-class support for this, no?
Are there some edge cases here that need to be considered or is it really this easy?

[danieleades]

if anyone's looking for further examples, i use the following config to make minor and major updates as soon as they're available, and group patch releases on a monthly basis (cargo)-

version: 2
updates:
  # bump major and minor updates as soon as available
  - package-ecosystem: cargo
    target-branch: main # see https://github.com/dependabot/dependabot-core/issues/1778#issuecomment-1988140219
    directory: /
    schedule:
      interval: daily
    commit-message:
      prefix: chore
      include: scope
    ignore:
      - dependency-name: "*"
        update-types:
          - "version-update:semver-patch"

  # bundle patch updates together on a monthly basis
  - package-ecosystem: cargo
    directory: /
    schedule:
      interval: monthly
    commit-message:
      prefix: chore
      include: scope
    groups:
      patch-updates:
        update-types:
          - patch
    ignore:
      - dependency-name: "*"
        update-types:
          - "version-update:semver-minor"
          - "version-update:semver-major"

  # update github actions as soon as available
  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: daily
    ignore:
      - dependency-name: dtolnay/rust-toolchain
    commit-message:
      prefix: "ci"
      include: "scope"