dependabot / dependabot/dependabot-core
Dependabot not generating weekly version updates as expected
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- Ruby
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Description
### Is there an existing issue for this?
- [x] I have searched the existing issues
### Package ecosystem
npm
### Package manager version
_No response_
### Language version
20
### Manifest location and content before the Dependabot update
https://github.com/MetroStar/comet/blob/main/package.json
### dependabot.yml content
https://github.com/MetroStar/comet/blob/main/.github/dependabot.yml
### Updated dependency
_No response_
### What you expected to see, versus what you actually saw
Pull Requests created for each patch and minor version update
### Native package manager behavior
_No response_
### Images of the diff or a link to the PR, issue, or logs
_No response_
### Smallest manifest that reproduces the issue
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reading the linked package.json and .github/dependabot.yml files, then inspect how the npm ecosystem handles the configured weekly schedule and patch/minor updates. Reproduce the missing pull requests for the linked repository and compare the observed behavior with the expected update cadence; done means the cause is identified and a focused regression test or fix is justified.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- devops
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100