mcp-server-semgrep/semgrep-rules/yaml/github-actions/semgrep-configuration/semgrep-github-action-push-without-branches.yml

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rules:
  - id: semgrep-github-action-push-without-branches
    message: The 'branches' field (in the push event configuration) contains no
      branches. This causes all branches to be scanned and may result in
      unneccessary duplicate findings across the entire codebase.
    severity: WARNING
    languages:
      - yaml
    paths:
      include:
        - ".github/workflows/semgrep.yml"
        - "*.test.yml"
    patterns:
      - pattern-either:
          - pattern: |
              on: [..., push, ...]
              ...
          - pattern: |
              on: push
              ...
          - pattern: |
              on:
                ...
                push: ""
                ...
              ...
          - pattern: |
              on:
                ...
                push: {}
                ...
              ...
          - patterns:
              - pattern-inside: |
                  on:
                    ...
                    push: ...
                    ...
                  ...
              - pattern-either:
                  - pattern: |
                      branches: ""
                  - pattern: |
                      branches: []
    metadata:
      category: correctness
      technology:
        - github-action