workflows/periodic-merges: use nix-backport app's token when merging #372041
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…branches This will allow GitHub to run actions on those commits, specifically Eval action. Currently as these merges are commited by `github-actions`, Eval doesn't run on the commits. ie, https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/actions/runs/12646467735/job/35237397411?pr=371701 failed due to NixOS@fa2d66f commit was done by github-actions. With this every periodic merge will be authored and commited by the nix-backports bot. We can reuse the bot here as they have similar perms (NixOS/org#38) Signed-off-by: John Titor <[email protected]>
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| - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@c1a285145b9d317df6ced56c09f525b5c2b6f755 # v1.11.1 | ||
| id: app-token | ||
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| app-id: ${{ vars.BACKPORT_APP_ID }} |
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Looks ok from a security perspective. We may want to add variable with a new name for BACKPORT_APP_ID and BACKPORT_PRIVATE_KEY.
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I think you are asking because of https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-for-github-actions/security-guides/security-hardening-for-github-actions#using-an-intermediate-environment-variable ?
These (BACKPORT_APP_ID, BACKPORT_PRIVATE_KEY) are set by NixOS org admins I think? So I don't think we have to worry about untrusted inputs.
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Yes. I am not worried about security here. I think the name should just reflect where it's being used and this key is after this change no longer limited to just backport actions.
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Agreed. Let's set it to something generic and I will update the variable here.
Instead of nix-backports, can we use nixpkgs-ci?
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I've opened NixOS/org#54 to rename the App to "Nixpkgs CI", which when implemented should give us variables It would be great to start a little docs section in perhaps |
I guess they could go to .github/workflows/README.md after #371216 is merged, since the "permissions" topic is touched there already. |
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Done in #373935 |
This will allow GitHub to run actions on those commits, specifically Eval action. Currently as these merges are commited by
github-actions, Eval doesn't run on the commits.ie, https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/actions/runs/12646467735/job/35237397411?pr=371701 Processing failed due to fa2d66f commit was done by github-actions.
With this every periodic merge will be authored and commited by the nix-backports bot. We can reuse the bot here as it has the perms (NixOS/org#38) required here.