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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat, PG ZenDiS "Projektgruppe für Aufbau ZenDiS"
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+---
+# Platform type of repository
+platform: "gitlab"
+
+# Enable oboarding merge request
+onboarding: false
+
+# If set to true: keep repository data between runs instead of deleting the data
+persistRepoData: true
+
+# Controls Renovate's behavior regarding repository config files such as renovate.json
+requireConfig: "ignored"
+
+# List of Repositories
+# See: https://docs.renovatebot.com/configuration-options/
+repositories:
+  - repository: ""
+    # Prefix to use for all branch names created by renovate bot (default: "renovate/")
+    branchPrefix: "renovate/"
+    # Lowercase merge request and commit titles ("never" = leave titles untouched )
+    commitMessageLowerCase: "never"
+    # Commit scope to use if Semantic Commits are enabled (fix(<scope>)...)
+    semanticCommitScope: "ci"
+    # Commit type to use if Semantic Commits are enabled (default: "chore")
+    semanticCommitType: "chore"
+    # Include package files only within these defined paths
+    includePaths:
+      - "helmfile/environments/default/images.yaml"
+      - "helmfile/apps/**"
+    customManagers:
+      - customType: "regex"
+        fileMatch:
+          - "helmfile/environments/default/images.yaml"
+        datasourceTemplate: "docker"
+        matchStrings:
+          # yamllint disable rule:quoted-strings
+          - '#\srenovate:\s[\s\S]*?registryUrl\=(?<registryUrl>.*?)\s[\s\S]*?dependencyType\=(?<depType>.*?)\s[\s\S]*?repository:\s\"(?<depName>.*?)\"\s[\s\S]*?tag:\s\"(?<currentValue>.*?)(?:(?:@|\\\s*@)(?<currentDigest>sha256:[a-f0-9]+)|\")'
+          # yamllint enable rule:quoted-strings
+      - customType: "regex"
+        fileMatch:
+          - "^helmfile\/apps"
+          - "helmfile/environments/default/charts.yaml"
+        matchStrings:
+          # yamllint disable rule:quoted-strings
+          - '\#\srenovate:\s[\s\S]*?registryUrl\=(?<registryUrl>.*?)\s[\s\S]*?packageName\=(?<packageName>.*?)\s[\s\S]*?dataSource\=(?<datasource>.*?)\s[\s\S]*?dependencyType\=(?<depType>.*?)\s[\s\S]*?name:\s\"(?<depName>.*?)\"\s[\s\S]*?version\:\s\"(?<currentValue>.*?)\"'
+          # yamllint enable rule:quoted-strings
+    # Rules for matching packages
+    packageRules:
+      - matchDatasources: "docker"
+        matchDepTypes:
+          - "external"
+        groupName: "external-dependencies"
+      - matchDatasources: "docker"
+        matchDepTypes:
+          - "supplier"
+        groupName: "supplier-dependencies"
+      - matchDatasources: "docker"
+        matchDepTypes:
+          - "platform"
+        groupName: "platform-dependencies"
+      - matchDatasources: "helm"
+        matchDepTypes:
+          - "external"
+        groupName: "external-dependencies"
+      - matchDatasources: "helm"
+        matchDepTypes:
+          - "supplier"
+        groupName: "supplier-dependencies"
+      - matchDatasources: "helm"
+        matchDepTypes:
+          - "platform"
+        groupName: "platform-dependencies"
+    # Add merge request labels
+    labels:
+      - "renovate"
+      - "dependencies"
+    # Enable custom regex manager only
+    enabledManagers:
+      - "custom.regex"
+...