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Update wording in some log messages - #3227
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Pull Request Overview
This PR updates log messages throughout the CodeQL Action codebase to improve accuracy and reflect that the Action can be used in different contexts beyond Code Scanning. Key terminology changes include replacing "Code Scanning API" with "CodeQL Action API" and generalizing references from "Code Scanning" to "CodeQL" where appropriate.
Key Changes
- Updated API endpoint references from "Code Scanning API" to "CodeQL Action API" in feature flag loading and status reporting
- Changed permission guidance from referencing "the Action" to "the workflow" with more accurate permission requirements (
security-events: readinstead ofsecurity-events: write) - Generalized product-specific references from "Code Scanning" to "CodeQL" in user-facing messages
Reviewed Changes
Copilot reviewed 10 out of 10 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| src/status-report.ts | Updated error messages to reference CodeQL Action API endpoints, improved permission guidance, added backticks to codeql-action references, and generalized product terminology |
| src/feature-flags.ts | Updated debug and warning messages to reference CodeQL Action API instead of Code Scanning API, improved permission guidance |
| lib/upload-sarif-action.js | Generated JavaScript reflecting TypeScript changes in feature flags and status reporting |
| lib/start-proxy-action.js | Generated JavaScript reflecting TypeScript changes in status reporting |
| lib/setup-codeql-action.js | Generated JavaScript reflecting TypeScript changes in feature flags and status reporting |
| lib/resolve-environment-action.js | Generated JavaScript reflecting TypeScript changes in status reporting |
| lib/init-action.js | Generated JavaScript reflecting TypeScript changes in feature flags and status reporting |
| lib/init-action-post.js | Generated JavaScript reflecting TypeScript changes in feature flags and status reporting |
| lib/autobuild-action.js | Generated JavaScript reflecting TypeScript changes in feature flags and status reporting |
| lib/analyze-action.js | Generated JavaScript reflecting TypeScript changes in feature flags and status reporting |
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LGTM.
For loose fixes like these I find that copilot has a pretty good hit rate when asked to find places to do similar fixes.
This PR just updates some log messages to be more accurate to reflect that the CodeQL Action can be used in different contexts.
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