From d0e0bbeaafa2a3becbb7ff04156962e555e2f6ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kyle Niewiada <aav7fl@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 15:54:22 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(config): Remove usePlatformAutomerge restriction with
 gitLabIgnoreApprovals (#29972)

---
 docs/usage/configuration-options.md       |  2 +-
 lib/modules/platform/gitlab/index.spec.ts | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 lib/modules/platform/gitlab/index.ts      | 14 ++++----
 3 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration-options.md b/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
index 125bccf0971000..09dc38bc540f13 100644
--- a/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
+++ b/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ Example:
 
 Ignore the default project level approval(s), so that Renovate bot can automerge its merge requests, without needing approval(s).
 Under the hood, it creates a MR-level approval rule where `approvals_required` is set to `0`.
-This option works only when `automerge=true`, `automergeType=pr` or `automergeType=branch`, and `platformAutomerge=true`.
+This option works only when `automerge=true` and either `automergeType=pr` or `automergeType=branch`.
 Also, approval rules overriding should not be [prevented in GitLab settings](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/merge_requests/approvals/settings.html#prevent-editing-approval-rules-in-merge-requests).
 
 ## goGetDirs
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/gitlab/index.spec.ts b/lib/modules/platform/gitlab/index.spec.ts
index 3878f49d6229f1..f327ec9a5d4ec9 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/gitlab/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/gitlab/index.spec.ts
@@ -2228,6 +2228,49 @@ describe('modules/platform/gitlab/index', () => {
       `);
     });
 
+    it('adds approval rule to ignore all approvals when platformAutomerge is false', async () => {
+      await initPlatform('13.3.6-ee');
+      httpMock
+        .scope(gitlabApiHost)
+        .post('/api/v4/projects/undefined/merge_requests')
+        .reply(200, {
+          id: 1,
+          iid: 12345,
+          title: 'some title',
+        })
+        .get('/api/v4/projects/undefined/merge_requests/12345/approval_rules')
+        .reply(200, [
+          {
+            name: 'AnyApproverRule',
+            rule_type: 'any_approver',
+            id: 50005,
+          },
+        ])
+        .put(
+          '/api/v4/projects/undefined/merge_requests/12345/approval_rules/50005',
+        )
+        .reply(200);
+      expect(
+        await gitlab.createPr({
+          sourceBranch: 'some-branch',
+          targetBranch: 'master',
+          prTitle: 'some-title',
+          prBody: 'the-body',
+          labels: [],
+          platformOptions: {
+            usePlatformAutomerge: false,
+            gitLabIgnoreApprovals: true,
+          },
+        }),
+      ).toEqual({
+        id: 1,
+        iid: 12345,
+        number: 12345,
+        sourceBranch: 'some-branch',
+        title: 'some title',
+      });
+    });
+
     it('will modify a rule of type any_approvers, if such a rule exists', async () => {
       await initPlatform('13.3.6-ee');
       httpMock
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/gitlab/index.ts b/lib/modules/platform/gitlab/index.ts
index 90eccc206c9640..4a28db74a02aee 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/gitlab/index.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/gitlab/index.ts
@@ -648,12 +648,12 @@ async function tryPrAutomerge(
   pr: number,
   platformOptions: PlatformPrOptions | undefined,
 ): Promise<void> {
-  if (platformOptions?.usePlatformAutomerge) {
-    try {
-      if (platformOptions?.gitLabIgnoreApprovals) {
-        await ignoreApprovals(pr);
-      }
+  try {
+    if (platformOptions?.gitLabIgnoreApprovals) {
+      await ignoreApprovals(pr);
+    }
 
+    if (platformOptions?.usePlatformAutomerge) {
       // https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/merge_requests.html#merge-status
       const desiredDetailedMergeStatus = [
         'mergeable',
@@ -730,9 +730,9 @@ async function tryPrAutomerge(
         }
         await setTimeout(mergeDelay * attempt ** 2); // exponential backoff
       }
-    } catch (err) /* istanbul ignore next */ {
-      logger.debug({ err }, 'Automerge on PR creation failed');
     }
+  } catch (err) /* istanbul ignore next */ {
+    logger.debug({ err }, 'Automerge on PR creation failed');
   }
 }