rajbos / rajbos/github-actions-requests

Report found languages with Linguist back to the request issue

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Dominant language
JavaScript
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13
Forks
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Description

In this case, Linguist reported back JavaScript, Shell, where ass the repo says something else:

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That means we are missing out on security info, which should not be the case.

  • Tell the user what languages where found, so they can check if something seems off.
    The link to the CodeQL run is reported already, so they know where to add updates to.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by tracing the GitHub Actions job and step shown in the linked run, where Linguist reports the detected languages. Check how the request issue is updated and how the existing CodeQL run link is reported; done means the issue also tells the user which languages Linguist found.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions, javascript
Domain
ci-cd, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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