feat(renovate-config-validator): add --repository option #40737
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Add --repository option for renovate-config-validator to simulate Renovate's repository configuration merging during validation. When specified, the validator applies the same config merging logic as runtime, using matching entries from the global repositories array.
Context
This addresses a specific validation issue with
matchBaseBranchesrules when global configuration provides branch context. In some self-hosted setups, the global config contains arepositoriesarray where each entry can specifybaseBranchesorbaseBranchPatternsfor that repository. When a repository config usesmatchBaseBranchesin itspackageRules, the validator needs access to this global branch context to properly validate the rule. Without the--repositoryoption, the validator only sees the repository config in isolation and incorrectly reports thatbaseBranchPatternsmust be configured. With this option, the validator replicates Renovate's runtime behavior by merging the appropriate global repository entry with the repository config, providing the necessary branch context for validation.Please select one of the following:
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This PR used Claude Code to assist identifying the runtime behaviour of renovate and the key function we could reuse on the validator to achieve the same merging logic
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