Standardize renovate.json and add dependabot assignees

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Code Review Analysis

Summary

This PR adds assignee configuration to dependency management tools (Dependabot and Renovate) and updates the spelling dictionary. The changes are straightforward configuration updates with no code modifications.

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Code Quality

✅ Code follows style guide

Status: PASS
Reasoning: These are configuration files (YAML/JSON), not source code. The formatting follows standard conventions for these file types.

✅ No commented-out code

Status: PASS
Reasoning: No commented-out code present.

✅ Meaningful variable names

Status: PASS
Reasoning: Configuration keys are clear and standard for these tools (assignees, matchPackagePrefixes).

✅ DRY principle followed

Status: PASS
Reasoning: No repetition; each configuration is specified once.

✅ Identify Defects

Status: PASS
Reasoning: No logic errors, bugs, or security issues detected. The changes are purely additive configuration.

✅ Project memory consideration

Status: PASS
Reasoning: The changes align with the CLAUDE.md guidelines about not containing local environment-specific configurations. These are project-level assignees and cooldown settings.

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Testing

⚠️ Unit tests for new functions

Status: N/A
Reasoning: Configuration changes don't require tests.

⚠️ Integration tests for new endpoints

Status: N/A
Reasoning: No new endpoints added.

⚠️ Edge cases covered

Status: N/A
Reasoning: Not applicable to configuration files.

⚠️ Test coverage > 80%

Status: N/A
Reasoning: Configuration files are not covered by test metrics.

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Documentation

✅ Readme updated if needed

Status: PASS
Reasoning: These internal configuration changes don't require README updates.

✅ API docs updated

Status: PASS
Reasoning: No API changes.

✅ Inline comments for complex logic

Status: PASS
Reasoning: Configuration files are self-documenting; no complex logic present.

❌ CHANGELOG.md updated

Status: FAIL
File: Root directory
Issue: The PR adds assignee configuration to Dependabot and modifies Renovate's package filtering rules. While these are infrastructure changes, they affect how dependency updates are managed and assigned. Consider whether this warrants a CHANGELOG entry, especially the Renovate rule change that excludes senzing/ packages from the 21-day cooldown.

✅ Markdown files should follow CommonMark specification

Status: PASS
Reasoning: No markdown files were modified.

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Security

✅ No hardcoded credentials

Status: PASS
Reasoning: Only GitHub usernames specified, which are public identifiers.

✅ Input validation implemented

Status: PASS
Reasoning: Configuration files are parsed by their respective tools with built-in validation.

✅ Proper error handling

Status: PASS
Reasoning: Not applicable to declarative configuration.

✅ No sensitive data in logs

Status: PASS
Reasoning: No logging configuration changes.

✅ Flag any checked in license files

Status: PASS
Reasoning: No license files or AQAAAD strings present.

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Additional Observations

Renovate Configuration Change (.github/renovate.json:14)

The addition of "matchPackagePrefixes": ["!senzing/"] is significant:

• This excludes packages starting with senzing/ from the 21-day cooldown
• Senzing internal packages will be updated immediately when available
• This is a good practice for internal dependencies but should be documented if not already understood by the team

Spelling Dictionary

The addition of barrycaceres and kernelsam to .vscode/cspell.json:9,65 is appropriate for preventing false spelling errors on assignee names.

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Final Recommendation

Overall Assessment: ✅ APPROVE with minor suggestion

The changes are clean, well-structured, and pose no risk. The only recommendation is to consider whether the Renovate package filtering change warrants a CHANGELOG entry for team visibility.

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