Check Transpiled JavaScript workflow fails for Dependabot PRs

[arianvp]

Closely related to #957 but different.

When you use this repo as a template, all dependabot PRs that are opened will fail as they do not regenerate the dist folder.

Is there a way to make dependabot do that or to not have the weird requirement to commit compiled code?

Because currently dependabot creates a lot of churn because all the PRs it opens will fail

[arianvp]

It would be great if there would be a way to not commit the dist folder. Can’t we publish releases to GitHub Packages or something?

[ncalteen]

Yeah it can be a nuisance with dependency updates, since the dist/ directory can be modified when non-development dependencies are updated. I tested this out a few different ways, and it is possible to set up a GitHub Action that ensures the dist/ directory is rebuilt on Dependabot PRs, however I opted not to include this in the template because its way too easy to end up with infinite loops when GitHub Actions runs and updates the PR branch.

I'm waiting on Immutable Actions to go GA before trying another approach. In the meantime, you may want to checkout the container action template instead. This one is pretty straightforward to set up so the container pulls the dependencies and builds as part of your CI pipeline.