auto approve and merge dependabot PR

.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_approve_and_merge.yml

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+name: Dependabot auto-approve
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: dependabot-metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+      - name: Approve patch and minor updates
+        if: ${{steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'}}
+        run: gh pr review $PR_URL --approve -b "I'm **approving** this pull request because **it includes a patch or minor update**"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+      - name: Approve major updates of development dependencies
+        if: ${{steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-major' && steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.dependency-type == 'direct:development'}}
+        run: gh pr review $PR_URL --approve -b "I'm **approving** this pull request because **it includes a major update of a dependency used only in development**"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+      - name: Comment on major updates of non-development dependencies
+        if: ${{steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-major' && steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.dependency-type == 'direct:production'}}
+        run: |
+          gh pr comment $PR_URL --body "I'm **not approving** this PR because **it includes a major update of a dependency used in production**"
+          gh pr edit $PR_URL --add-label "requires-manual-qa"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+      # enable auto merge on all dependabot prs
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+