Standardize renovate.json and add dependabot assignees

[kernelsam]

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Code Review Analysis

I'll review this PR against the checklist items. This PR makes configuration changes to automated dependency management tools (Dependabot and Renovate).

Review Results

Code Quality

✅ Code follows style guide - The YAML/JSON formatting is clean and follows standard conventions. No Go code is modified in this PR.

✅ No commented-out code - None present.

✅ Meaningful variable names - Configuration keys are clear and standard for these tools.

✅ DRY principle followed - Minimal duplication; configuration is appropriate for the tools.

✅ Identify Defects - No bugs, logic errors, or security vulnerabilities detected. The changes are configuration-only.

✅ Project memory configuration - The changes align with general configuration practices and don't introduce environment-specific settings.

Testing

⚠️ Tests not applicable - This PR only modifies configuration files for dependency management tools. These changes don't require unit/integration tests, but the behavior could be verified by:

• Confirming Dependabot PRs are assigned correctly after merge
• Verifying Renovate respects the 21-day cooldown and senzing/ package exclusion

Documentation

❌ CHANGELOG.md not updated - .github/dependabot.yml:4-20 and .github/renovate.json:11-16 - These changes should be documented in CHANGELOG.md as they modify the dependency update workflow:

• Added assignees to Dependabot updates
• Modified Renovate to exclude senzing/ prefixed packages from cooldown

⚠️ Other documentation - README and API docs don't require updates for these infrastructure changes.

✅ Markdown formatting - Not applicable; no markdown files modified.

Security

✅ No hardcoded credentials - None present.

✅ Input validation - Not applicable for configuration files.

✅ Proper error handling - Not applicable for configuration files.

✅ No sensitive data in logs - Not applicable.

✅ No license files (.lic) or AQAAAD strings - Not present in changes.

Specific Findings

.github/dependabot.yml (lines 6-8, 15-17)

Issue: Added assignees for automated dependency updates

• GitHub Actions updates → kernelsam
• Go modules updates → docktermj

Analysis: This is a reasonable workflow improvement to route PRs to appropriate reviewers.

.github/renovate.json (line 14)

Issue: Added "matchPackagePrefixes": ["!senzing/"] to exclude senzing-prefixed packages from the 21-day cooldown

Analysis: This change allows Senzing internal packages to update immediately while external dependencies wait 21 days. This is a sensible policy for trusting internal packages more than external ones.

Potential concern: Verify this is the intended behavior - the ! prefix negates the match, so packages starting with senzing/ will NOT have the 21-day minimum release age applied.

Summary

Overall Assessment: ✅ Approve with minor documentation update required

Required Changes:

1. Update CHANGELOG.md to document these workflow changes

Recommendations:

• Consider documenting the assignee/review policy in a CONTRIBUTING.md or development documentation
• Verify the Renovate exclusion pattern works as intended with a test PR

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🤖 Claude Code Review

Code Review Analysis

I'll analyze this pull request against the checklist. This PR adds assignees to Dependabot/Renovate configuration and updates the custom dictionary.

Review Results

Code Quality ✅

• Code follows style guide: ✅ YAML formatting is clean and consistent
• No commented-out code: ✅ No commented code present
• Meaningful variable names: ✅ N/A - configuration changes only
• DRY principle followed: ✅ N/A - configuration changes only
• Defects identified: ✅ No bugs, logic errors, or security vulnerabilities detected
• Project memory (.claude/CLAUDE.md) considered: ✅ Changes are environment-agnostic as required

Testing ✅

• Unit tests for new functions: ✅ N/A - no code changes
• Integration tests for new endpoints: ✅ N/A - no code changes
• Edge cases covered: ✅ N/A - no code changes
• Test coverage > 80%: ✅ N/A - no impact on test coverage

Documentation ⚠️

• Readme updated if needed: ✅ No readme changes needed
• API docs updated: ✅ N/A - no API changes
• Inline comments for complex logic: ✅ N/A - no code changes
• CHANGELOG.md updated: ⚠️ Minor issue - Consider documenting this change if maintaining a changelog of configuration updates (though typically dependency automation config changes are not logged)
• Markdown files follow CommonMark: ✅ N/A - no markdown changes

Security ✅

• No hardcoded credentials: ✅ Clean
• Input validation implemented: ✅ N/A - configuration only
• Proper error handling: ✅ N/A - configuration only
• No sensitive data in logs: ✅ Clean
• No license files (.lic) or AQAAAD strings: ✅ Clean

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Detailed Findings

.github/dependabot.yml (lines 6-16)

✅ Good: Assignee additions are valid

• kernelsam assigned to github-actions ecosystem
• docktermj assigned to gomod ecosystem
• Formatting is correct and consistent

.github/renovate.json (lines 13-14)

✅ Good: Package rule exclusion added

• "matchPackagePrefixes": ["!senzing/"] correctly excludes senzing-prefixed packages from the 21-day cooldown
• This allows internal Senzing packages to update immediately while external dependencies wait 21 days
• Syntax is correct for Renovate's negation pattern

.vscode/cspell.json (lines 28, 53)

✅ Good: Dictionary additions match the usernames added to config files

• docktermj added at line 28 (alphabetically correct position)
• kernelsam added at line 53 (alphabetically correct position)
• Maintains alphabetical ordering within the dictionary

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Summary

Overall Assessment: ✅ APPROVED

This is a clean configuration change that:

1. Assigns appropriate maintainers to dependency update PRs
2. Excludes internal Senzing packages from Renovate cooldown periods (sensible for internal dependencies)
3. Updates the spell-check dictionary to prevent false positives

No blocking issues found. The only minor consideration is whether CHANGELOG.md should be updated, but configuration changes like this are typically not logged.

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