build: stop generating samples ci. update templated renovate (#1280)

We needed to ignore the samples workflow in synth.py

renovate.json

@@ -1,19 +1,73 @@
 {
   "extends": [
-    "config:base"
+    ":separateMajorReleases",
+    ":combinePatchMinorReleases",
+    ":ignoreUnstable",
+    ":prImmediately",
+    ":updateNotScheduled",
+    ":automergeDisabled",
+    ":ignoreModulesAndTests",
+    ":maintainLockFilesDisabled",
+    ":autodetectPinVersions"
   ],
   "packageRules": [
     {
-      "packagePatterns": ["^com.google.guava:guava"],
-      "groupName": "Guava packages"
+      "packagePatterns": [
+        "^com.google.guava:"
+      ],
+      "versionScheme": "docker"
     },
     {
-      "packagePatterns": ["^com.google.appengine:appengine-"],
-      "groupName": "AppEngine packages"
+      "packagePatterns": [
+        "*"
+      ],
+      "semanticCommitType": "deps",
+      "semanticCommitScope": null
     },
     {
-      "packagePatterns": ["^io.opencensus:opencensus-"],
-      "groupName": "OpenCensus packages"
+      "packagePatterns": [
+        "^org.apache.maven",
+        "^org.jacoco:",
+        "^org.codehaus.mojo:",
+        "^org.sonatype.plugins:",
+        "^com.coveo:",
+        "^com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-config"
+      ],
+      "semanticCommitType": "build",
+      "semanticCommitScope": "deps"
+    },
+    {
+      "packagePatterns": [
+        "^com.google.http-client:google-http-client",
+        "^com.google.cloud:libraries-bom",
+        "^com.google.cloud.samples:shared-configuration"
+      ],
+      "semanticCommitType": "chore",
+      "semanticCommitScope": "deps"
+    },
+    {
+      "packagePatterns": [
+        "^junit:junit",
+        "^com.google.truth:truth",
+        "^org.mockito:mockito-core",
+        "^org.objenesis:objenesis"
+      ],
+      "semanticCommitType": "test",
+      "semanticCommitScope": "deps"
+    },
+    {
+      "packagePatterns": [
+        "^com.google.cloud:google-cloud-"
+      ],
+      "ignoreUnstable": false
+    },
+    {
+      "packagePatterns": [
+        "^com.fasterxml.jackson.core"
+      ],
+      "groupName": "jackson dependencies"
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "semanticCommits": true,
+  "masterIssue": true
 }

synth.py

@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
     "README.md",
     "java.header",
     "checkstyle.xml",
-    "renovate.json",
     "license-checks.xml",
+    ".github/workflows/samples.yaml",
 ])