Stirling-PDF/.github/workflows/licenses-update.yml
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checks the compatibility of the licenses (#2844)
# Description of Changes

### What was changed
- An **automated license check** was integrated into the CI/CD workflow
(`build.yml` and `licenses-update.yml`).
- A new file, `allowed-licenses.json`, was added to explicitly define
the permitted licenses.
- The **Gradle build process** was updated to run `checkLicense` and
detect any non-compliant licenses.

### Why the change was made
- **Improved license compliance** to ensure only compatible licenses are
used.
- **Automated license validation** within the CI/CD workflow to detect
potential incompatibilities early.
- **Legal risk mitigation** by excluding problematic licenses like
**GPL-2.0 (without Classpath Exception)**.

### Any challenges encountered
- The **allowed license list had to be manually curated** to ensure all
relevant open-source libraries were covered.
- Some dependencies use **slightly different license names** (e.g.,
`"Apache License, Version 2.0"` vs. `"Apache-2.0"`), which needed to be
handled in the validation process.

---

## Checklist

### General

- [x] I have read the [Contribution
Guidelines](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [x] I have read the [Stirling-PDF Developer
Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/DeveloperGuide.md)
(if applicable)
- [x] I have read the [How to add new languages to
Stirling-PDF](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/HowToAddNewLanguage.md)
(if applicable)
- [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code
- [x] My changes generate no new warnings

### Documentation

- [x] I have updated relevant docs on [Stirling-PDF's doc
repo](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-Tools.github.io/blob/main/docs/)
(if functionality has heavily changed)
- [ ] I have read the section [Add New Translation
Tags](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/HowToAddNewLanguage.md#add-new-translation-tags)
(for new translation tags only)

### UI Changes (if applicable)

- [ ] Screenshots or videos demonstrating the UI changes are attached
(e.g., as comments or direct attachments in the PR)

### Testing (if applicable)

- [x] I have tested my changes locally. Refer to the [Testing
Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/DeveloperGuide.md#6-testing)
for more details.
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name: License Report Workflow
on:
push:
branches:
- main
paths:
- "build.gradle"
permissions:
contents: read
jobs:
generate-license-report:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
contents: write
pull-requests: write
steps:
- name: Harden Runner
uses: step-security/harden-runner@cb605e52c26070c328afc4562f0b4ada7618a84e # v2.10.4
with:
egress-policy: audit
- name: Generate GitHub App Token
id: generate-token
uses: actions/create-github-app-token@136412a57a7081aa63c935a2cc2918f76c34f514 # v1.11.2
with:
app-id: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_ID }}
private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
- name: Check out code
uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
- name: Set up JDK 17
uses: actions/setup-java@3a4f6e1af504cf6a31855fa899c6aa5355ba6c12 # v4.7.0
with:
java-version: "17"
distribution: "adopt"
- uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@0bdd871935719febd78681f197cd39af5b6e16a6 # v4.2.2
- name: check the licenses for compatibility
run: ./gradlew clean checkLicense
- name: FAILED - check the licenses for compatibility
if: failure()
uses: actions/upload-artifact@65c4c4a1ddee5b72f698fdd19549f0f0fb45cf08 # v4.6.0
with:
name: dependencies-without-allowed-license.json
path: |
build/reports/dependency-license/dependencies-without-allowed-license.json
retention-days: 3
- name: Move and Rename License File
run: |
mv build/reports/dependency-license/index.json src/main/resources/static/3rdPartyLicenses.json
- name: Set up git config
run: |
git config --global user.name "stirlingbot[bot]"
git config --global user.email "1113334+stirlingbot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
- name: Run git add
run: |
git add src/main/resources/static/3rdPartyLicenses.json
git diff --staged --quiet || echo "CHANGES_DETECTED=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
- name: Create Pull Request
id: cpr
if: env.CHANGES_DETECTED == 'true'
uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@67ccf781d68cd99b580ae25a5c18a1cc84ffff1f # v7.0.6
with:
token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
commit-message: "Update 3rd Party Licenses"
committer: "stirlingbot[bot] <1113334+stirlingbot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>"
author: "stirlingbot[bot] <1113334+stirlingbot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>"
signoff: true
branch: update-3rd-party-licenses
title: "Update 3rd Party Licenses"
body: |
Auto-generated by StirlingBot
labels: licenses,github-actions
draft: false
delete-branch: true
sign-commits: true
- name: Enable Pull Request Automerge
if: steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-operation == 'created'
run: gh pr merge --squash --auto "${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
env:
GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}