mozilla-services / mozilla-services/updatebot
Suggest Uplifts
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Complicated
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 9
- Forks
- 8
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
There's been situations where a library update contains a security fix we want to uplift. We should try to scan the upstream patches for security concerns and either recommend an uplift or just try to do it ourselves.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reviewing the existing update workflow, then define how upstream patches are scanned for security concerns and how an uplift recommendation or attempt is produced; done requires agreed behavior and corresponding validation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100