GitAuto: Dependency Dashboard

[gitauto-ai]

Resolves #2

Test these changes locally

git fetch origin
git checkout gitauto/issue-2-20250527-171947
git pull origin gitauto/issue-2-20250527-171947

Summary by Sourcery

Migrate and consolidate Renovate configuration, refine dependency version constraints, and streamline the CI linting workflow

New Features:

• Enable Renovate Dependency Dashboard and automated dependency updates via the consolidated configuration

Enhancements:

• Switch backend requirements to version ranges instead of fixed pins
• Expand the CI lint workflow to support Python 3.10–3.13 and remove redundant pylint installation

Documentation:

• Add a Renovate migration guide (RENOVATE_MIGRATION.md) and update README to reference .renovaterc.json

Chores:

• Remove deprecated renovate.json and .github/renovate.json5 files

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Reviewer's Guide

Loosen dependency constraints to version ranges, enhance CI lint workflow with an expanded Python matrix, consolidate Renovate configuration into a single .renovaterc.json with migration docs, and update documentation references accordingly.

Flow Diagram of Renovate Configuration File Migration

graph LR
    OldConfig1["renovate.json (Old Main Config)"]
    OldConfig2[".github/renovate.json5 (Old Extended Config)"]
    style OldConfig1 fill:#ffe0e0,stroke:#a00000,stroke-width:2px
    style OldConfig2 fill:#ffe0e0,stroke:#a00000,stroke-width:2px

    MigrationProcess["Consolidation & Migration Action"]

    NewConfig[".renovaterc.json (New Consolidated Config File)"]
    style NewConfig fill:#e0ffe0,stroke:#00a000,stroke-width:2px

    OldConfig1 -- "Removed & Content Migrated" --> MigrationProcess
    OldConfig2 -- "Removed & Content Migrated" --> MigrationProcess
    MigrationProcess -- "Results in" --> NewConfig

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File-Level Changes

Change	Details	Files
Loosen dependency pins and remove explicit pylint requirement	Replaced pinned flask, werkzeug, mutagen, pytest, flake8 versions with ranged constraints Removed pylint from the requirements file	backend/requirements.txt
Expand and simplify pylint CI workflow	Expanded Python version matrix to 3.10–3.13 Removed explicit pip install for pylint to rely on requirements	.github/workflows/pylint.yml
Update README to reflect new Renovate config naming	Renamed configuration reference to .renovaterc.json Removed mentions of renovate.json and .github/renovate.json5	README.md
Consolidate Renovate configuration and add migration guide	Removed old renovate.json and .github/renovate.json5 files Added unified .renovaterc.json config file Introduced .github/RENOVATE_MIGRATION.md documenting the migration	renovate.json .github/renovate.json5 .renovaterc.json .github/RENOVATE_MIGRATION.md

Assessment against linked issues

Issue	Objective	Addressed	Explanation
#2	Update dependencies in backend/requirements.txt to use version ranges instead of pinned versions.	✅
#2	Fix Pylint version inconsistency between workflow and requirements.txt.	✅
#2	Enhance Python version matrix in pylint workflow (3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13).	✅

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