Fix JaCoCo workflow: handle fork/Dependabot PRs, eliminate set-output deprecation, and pin actions to commit SHA

[Copilot]

The JaCoCo workflow was failing on Dependabot PRs with HttpError: Resource not accessible by integration and emitting set-output deprecation warnings.

Changes

• Action upgrade: madrapps/jacoco-report@v1.3 → commit SHA 50d3aff4548aa991e6753342d9ba291084e63848 (v1.7.2) (eliminates deprecated set-output)

• Security hardening: Pinned action to full commit SHA instead of version tag to meet SonarCloud security requirements (rule githubactions:S7637)

• Conditional execution: Split coverage reporting based on token permissions:

  • Same-repo PRs (non-Dependabot): Comment on PR
  • Fork/Dependabot PRs: Write to workflow summary via comment-type: summary

  if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'

• DRY paths config: Extracted JaCoCo XML paths to JACOCO_PATHS env var

• Explicit permissions: Added contents: read and pull-requests: write to job

• Output handling: Check steps.<id>.conclusion instead of relying on output presence for step success detection

Coverage threshold enforcement (80% for changed files) remains active across all PR contexts.

Original prompt

Create a PR that fixes failing GitHub Actions job 62831447443 in workflow .github/workflows/ci-check-jacoco.yml.

Context

• Workflow: CI check JaCoCo code-coverage (.github/workflows/ci-check-jacoco.yml).
• Job log ends with: HttpError: Resource not accessible by integration.
• The error is typical when a workflow triggered from a fork or Dependabot context attempts to call GitHub APIs with insufficient GITHUB_TOKEN permissions.
• Same job log also shows warnings about deprecated set-output usage.

References

• PR: build(deps-dev): bump webpack from 5.94.0 to 5.105.0 in /arangodb-foxx-services #1497
• Failing job id: 62831447443
• Job log ref commit: cb33638

Tasks

1. Inspect .github/workflows/ci-check-jacoco.yml and locate the step/action that is calling GitHub API and failing with Resource not accessible by integration.
2. Fix the workflow so it does not fail in restricted token contexts (Dependabot, fork PRs):
   • Gate write-back steps (e.g., commenting on PR, updating check run/status) with a condition so they only run when github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository AND actor is not dependabot[bot] (or equivalently when the token has write permissions).
   • Alternatively, switch to actions that do not require write permissions, or make those steps best-effort (continue-on-error: true) if they are non-critical.
   • Keep permissions minimal; do not broadly grant write permissions.
3. Remove/replace any deprecated set-output usage in the workflow by migrating to $GITHUB_OUTPUT, or update the offending action version if it fixes it.
4. Ensure the workflow still generates and uploads JaCoCo coverage artifacts/reports where possible.

Acceptance criteria

• CI no longer fails with HttpError: Resource not accessible by integration.
• Any set-output usage in the workflow is eliminated.
• Workflow remains functional for normal PRs and for Dependabot PRs.

Base branch for PR

• Open the PR with base ref: dependabot/npm_and_yarn/arangodb-foxx-services/webpack-5.105.0.

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[wajda]

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[wajda]

@copilot address SonarCloud analysis errors.

[Copilot]

@copilot address SonarCloud analysis errors.

Could you please provide more details about the specific SonarCloud analysis errors you're seeing? I've validated the YAML syntax and the workflow appears to be correct. Without access to the actual SonarCloud report, I need to know:

1. What specific errors or warnings is SonarCloud reporting?
2. Are these errors related to the workflow file itself, or to the code being analyzed?
3. Is there a link to the SonarCloud analysis results I can review?

This will help me address the issues more effectively.

Warning

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• https://api.github.com/graphql
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/gh gh pr checks 1499 (http block)
• https://api.github.com/repos/AbsaOSS/spline/commits/28189385b69e99cf80504538016444a998ffb0e1/check-runs
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/curl curl -s -H Accept: application/vnd.github+json REDACTED or .head_branch == "dependabot/npm_and_yarn/arangodb-foxx-services/webpack-5.105.0") | "\(.name) | \(.head_branch) | \(.status) | \(.conclusion // "running")" (http block)
• sonarcloud.io
  • Triggering command: /home/REDACTED/work/_temp/ghcca-node/node/bin/node /home/REDACTED/work/_temp/ghcca-node/node/bin/node --enable-source-maps /home/REDACTED/work/_temp/copilot-developer-action-main/dist/index.js (dns block)

If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:

• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
• Add the appropriate URLs or hosts to the custom allowlist in this repository's Copilot coding agent settings (admins only)

[wajda]

@copilot

Use full commit SHA hash for this dependency.
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Using external GitHub actions and workflows without a commit reference is security-sensitivegithubactions:S7637
Status: To Review
This Security Hotspot needs to be reviewed to assess whether the code poses a risk.
Review priority:
Low
Category:
Others
Assignee:
Not assigned
Where is the risk?
What's the risk?
Assess the risk
How can I fix it?
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.github/workflows/ci-check-jacoco.yml

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run: mvn verify -Dcode-coverage
- name: Add coverage to PR
id: jacoco
# Only comment on PR if we have write permissions (not from fork or dependabot)
if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
uses: madrapps/jacoco-report@v1.7.2
Use full commit SHA hash for this dependency.

    with:
      paths: ${{ env.JACOCO_PATHS }}
      token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
      min-coverage-overall: 0.0
      min-coverage-changed-files: 80.0

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[wajda]

@copilot see above

[Copilot]

@copilot

Use full commit SHA hash for this dependency.
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Fixed in commit fb45bfd. Both instances of madrapps/jacoco-report now use the full commit SHA 50d3aff4548aa991e6753342d9ba291084e63848 instead of the version tag, with a comment indicating it corresponds to v1.7.2.

Warning

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• https://api.github.com/repos/madrapps/jacoco-report/git/ref/tags/v1.7.2
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/curl curl -s REDACTED (http block)

If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:

• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
• Add the appropriate URLs or hosts to the custom allowlist in this repository's Copilot coding agent settings (admins only)

[sonarqubecloud]

Quality Gate passed

Issues
0 New issues
0 Accepted issues

Measures
0 Security Hotspots
0.0% Coverage on New Code
0.0% Duplication on New Code

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