Use native Dependabot grouping

[kiview]

Replace the manual Dependabot PR combination workflow with two native weekly batches: one for Java dependencies and build plugins managed through Gradle, and one for GitHub Actions. Keeping them separate allows each batch to be reviewed and merged independently.

What changes

• Check for updates every Monday, with a seven-day cooldown for routine version updates. Security updates remain separate and are not delayed by this cooldown.
• Cover root build plugins, core, modules, examples, smoke tests, workflows, and composite actions; remove the stale modules/dynalite entry.
• Preserve existing compatibility exclusions at their directory scope. Major upgrades remain eligible unless an existing ignore rule excludes them.
• Remove the manually triggered combine-prs workflow and replace the CLI combination instructions with a grouped-PR review checklist.
• Clarify which CI checks reviewers should verify and how to restrict future ignore rules to the affected directories.

The Java dependency and build plugin batch uses multiple non-overlapping Gradle entries assigned to the same native multi-ecosystem group. Entries with identical compatibility rules share a directory list. GitHub Actions uses its own group and schedule. If a new exclusion applies to only one module in a shared entry, that module must first be moved into a separate entry within the same group.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores

  • Updated automated dependency updates to run weekly on Mondays, with grouped Gradle and GitHub Actions updates and a seven-day cooldown.
  • Removed the manually triggered pull request-combining workflow.

• Documentation

  • Updated contribution guidance for reviewing dependency updates, security updates, ignore rules, and CI coverage requirements.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Dependabot now uses weekly grouped updates with seven-day cooldowns and consolidated Gradle configuration. GitHub Actions coverage is broader. The manual combine-prs workflow was removed. Contributor guidance now documents grouped dependency review.

Changes

Dependency automation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Unified dependency update policy .github/dependabot.yml, .github/workflows/combine-prs.yml	Dependabot groups Gradle and GitHub Actions updates, preserves applicable ignore rules, broadens GitHub Actions coverage, and removes the manual combine-prs workflow.
Grouped dependency review process docs/contributing.md	The documentation defines Monday checks, seven-day cooldowns, ignore-rule scope, and CI verification for grouped dependency updates.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to e2ca0

This change moves dependency updates to grouped weekly Dependabot batches and documents the associated review expectations. No concrete current-head merge-blocking risk remains.

Suggested reviewers: eddumelendez, pioorg

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Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely identifies the primary change: replacing manual Dependabot handling with native grouping.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the change, its context, affected areas, grouping behavior, cooldown rules, security-update handling, and documentation updates. It satisfies the required description guidance…

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In @.github/dependabot.yml:
- Around line 101-107: Update the github-actions Dependabot configuration to
include the /.github/actions/** directory alongside the existing root directory,
preserving the dependencies multi-ecosystem-group assignment and current
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[kiview]

Failure on CI unrelated, fix in #12065.