Add dynamic environments, build failure notifications, and Dependabot for GitHub Actions#8
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Add dynamic environments, build failure notifications, and Dependabot for GitHub Actions#8
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[WIP] Add advanced workflow improvements for security and logging
Add dynamic environments, build failure notifications, and Dependabot for GitHub Actions
Feb 24, 2026
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Adds three GitHub Actions workflow improvements to address CI/CD maturity gaps: dynamic environment resolution per branch, structured build failure notifications via Slack/email, and automated dependency updates.
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Dynamic Environments (
ci.yml)resolve-environmentmaps branch → environment (main→production,release/**→staging, everything else→development), thenbuildruns the Xcode archive inside that GitHub Environment — enabling per-environment protection rules and secrets.Build Failure Notifications (
notify.yml)workflow_runcompletion forCIandCodeQL Advancedworkflows.slackapi/slack-github-action) and/or email (dawidd6/action-send-mail) alerts.SLACK_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED,EMAIL_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED) to avoid noise in environments without credentials configured.Dependabot (
dependabot.yml)dependencies+security.Security
All jobs carry explicit minimal
permissionsblocks ({}orcontents: read), eliminating the CodeQLmissing-workflow-permissionsalerts. No secrets are hardcoded.Original prompt
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