Renovate: group dependencies in one merge request - npm

Question

I want to group all related dependencies in one merge request (MR), as the examples below:
In one MR (all starting #angular/ except #angular/cli):
"#angular/animations": "10.2.5",
"#angular/cdk": "10.2.5",
"#angular/common": "10.2.5",
"#angular/compiler": "10.2.5",
"#angular/core": "10.2.5",
"#angular/forms": "10.2.5",
"#angular/localize": "10.2.5",
"#angular/platform-browser": "10.2.5",
"#angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "10.2.5",
"#angular/router": "10.2.5",
"#angular/compiler-cli": "10.2.5"
In one MR:
"#ngrx/effects": "10.1.2",
"#ngrx/router-store": "10.1.2",
"#ngrx/store": "10.1.2",
"#ngrx/store-devtools": "10.1.2",
"#ngrx/schematics": "10.1.2",
In one MR:
"ag-grid-angular": "24.1.0",
"ag-grid-community": "24.1.0"
In one MR:
"#angular-eslint/builder": "1.2.0",
"#angular-eslint/eslint-plugin": "1.2.0",
"#angular-eslint/eslint-plugin-template": "1.2.0",
"#angular-eslint/schematics": "1.2.0",
"#angular-eslint/template-parser": "1.2.0",
If I have this package.json:
"dependencies": {
"#angular/animations": "10.2.5",
"#angular/cdk": "10.2.5",
"#angular/common": "10.2.5",
"#angular/compiler": "10.2.5",
"#angular/core": "10.2.5",
"#angular/forms": "10.2.5",
"#angular/localize": "10.2.5",
"#angular/platform-browser": "10.2.5",
"#angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "10.2.5",
"#angular/router": "10.2.5",
"#ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap": "7.0.0",
"#ng-select/ng-select": "5.1.0",
"#ngrx/effects": "10.1.2",
"#ngrx/router-store": "10.1.2",
"#ngrx/store": "10.1.2",
"#ngrx/store-devtools": "10.1.2",
"#ngx-translate/core": "13.0.0",
"#ngx-translate/http-loader": "6.0.0",
"ag-grid-angular": "24.1.0",
"ag-grid-community": "24.1.0",
"bootstrap": "4.6.0",
"crypto-js": "4.0.0",
"fbc-iam-angular": "2.0.0",
"ngx-toastr": "13.2.1",
"rxjs": "6.6.7",
"tslib": "2.1.0",
"zone.js": "0.11.4"
},
"devDependencies": {
"#angular-devkit/build-angular": "0.1002.1",
"#angular-eslint/builder": "1.2.0",
"#angular-eslint/eslint-plugin": "1.2.0",
"#angular-eslint/eslint-plugin-template": "1.2.0",
"#angular-eslint/schematics": "1.2.0",
"#angular-eslint/template-parser": "1.2.0",
"#angular/cli": "10.2.3",
"#angular/compiler-cli": "10.2.5",
"#foundation/npm-oss-clearing": "2.2.0",
"#ngrx/schematics": "10.1.2",
"#types/jest": "24.9.1",
"#typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "4.18.0",
"#typescript-eslint/parser": "4.18.0",
"eslint": "7.22.0",
"eslint-config-airbnb-typescript": "12.3.1",
"eslint-plugin-cypress": "2.11.2",
"eslint-plugin-header": "3.1.1",
"eslint-plugin-import": "2.22.1",
"eslint-plugin-jest": "24.3.6",
"eslint-plugin-promise": "4.3.1",
"eslint-plugin-rxjs": "3.1.3",
"eslint-plugin-unicorn": "28.0.2",
"https-proxy-agent": "2.2.4",
"jest": "24.9.0",
"jest-marbles": "2.5.1",
"jest-preset-angular": "7.1.1",
"jspdf": "2.3.1",
"ng-mocks": "11.9.1",
"ngx-translate-testing": "5.1.0",
"typescript": "4.0.3"
}
and I want to group some dependencies in one MR (in this case, group together the ones with the same name).
Test 1: Fails -> I get one MR with only #angular/cdk upgrade. Here the renovate.json:
{
"gradle-lite": {
"enabled": true
},
"gradle": {
"enabled": false
},
"docker-compose": {
"enabled": false
},
"dockerfile": {
"enabled": false
},
"gitlabci": {
"enabled": false
},
"packageRules": [
{
"groupName": "angular-eslint",
"matchPackagePatterns": [
"^#angular-eslint/"
]
},
{
"groupName": "typescript-eslint",
"matchPackagePatterns": [
"^#typescript-eslint/"
]
},
{
"groupName": "angular",
"matchPackagePatterns": [
"^#angular/"
],
"excludePackageNames": [
"#angular/cli"
]
},
{
"groupName": "ngrx",
"matchPackagePatterns": [
"^#ngrx/"
]
},
{
"groupName": "ag-grid",
"matchPackagePatterns": [
"^ag-grid-"
]
},
{
"groupName": "spring-boot",
"matchPackagePrefixes": [
"org.springframework.boot:"
]
},
{
"groupName": "mapstruct",
"matchPackagePrefixes": [
"org.mapstruct:"
]
},
{
"groupName": "springfox",
"matchPackagePrefixes": [
"io.springfox:"
]
}
],
"prConcurrentLimit": 1
}
Test 2: Fails -> I get one MR several updates (#angular-devkit/build-angular, #angular/cdk, #typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin,
#typescript-eslint/parser, cypress, org.apache.tika:tika-parsers, tslib, and much more (npm and gradle dependencies mixed)
{
"gradle-lite": {
"enabled": true
},
"gradle": {
"enabled": false
},
"docker-compose": {
"enabled": false
},
"dockerfile": {
"enabled": false
},
"gitlabci": {
"enabled": false
},
"packageRules": [
{
"groupName": "angular-eslint",
"matchPackagePrefixes": [
"#angular-eslint/"
]
},
{
"groupName": "typescript-eslint",
"matchPackagePrefixes": [
"#typescript-eslint/"
]
},
{
"groupName": "core-ui",
"matchPackagePrefixes": [
"#siemens/core-ui"
],
"excludePackageNames": [
"#siemens/core-ui-icons"
]
},
{
"groupName": "angular",
"matchPackagePrefixes": [
"#angular/"
],
"excludePackageNames": [
"#angular/cli"
]
},
{
"groupName": "ngrx",
"matchPackagePrefixes": [
"#ngrx/"
]
},
{
"groupName": "ag-grid",
"matchPackagePrefixes": [
"ag-grid-"
]
},
{
"groupName": "spring-boot",
"matchPackagePrefixes": [
"org.springframework.boot:"
]
},
{
"groupName": "mapstruct",
"matchPackagePrefixes": [
"org.mapstruct:"
]
},
{
"groupName": "springfox",
"matchPackagePrefixes": [
"io.springfox:"
]
}
],
"prConcurrentLimit": 1
}
In the first renovate.json I use matchPackagePatterns and in the second one matchPackagePrefixes, but no one is working. What should I do?
Note: There are java dependencies too, but I think that with the package.json is enough to understand the problem.
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Apparently it was a bug
https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/pull/9949
In the version 25.18.5 should be fixed