Question/request: clarified docs on bump in matchUpdateTypes

[jamesbraza]

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Coming from #15360 (reply in thread)

I am finding myself not quite understanding why one would set bump into matchUpdateTypes.

I know bump comes from rangeStrategy, where it basically allows a version band to grow even if it didn't need to. For example, Renovate can expand ^1.0.0 to ^1.1.0.

However, I am not understanding why bump is an option for matchUpdateTypes. For example, compare matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "bump"] with matchUpdateTypes": ["minor"]. Why would minor not be eligible for a match, regardless if a version bump is taking place or not?

Thank you in advance for your help

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[rarkins]

Why would minor not be eligible for a match, regardless if a version bump is taking place or not?

I don't understand what this question means. Can you rephrase it?

[jamesbraza]

Like let's say a package bumps its version from 1.0.0 to 1.1.0, and we want to allow that. Wouldn't "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor"] match that?

In other words, I don't understand why bump is a possible value for matchUpdateTypes, they seem like separate concerns.

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For even more context, I am wondering why #1342 (comment) has "bump" in its matchUpdateTypes

[rarkins]

Like let's say a package bumps its version from 1.0.0 to 1.1.0, and we want to allow that. Wouldn't "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor"] match that?

Yes

In other words, I don't understand why bump is a possible value for matchUpdateTypes, they seem like separate concerns.

It's not important that you understand it to use Renovate, so I suggest you forget all about it

For even more context, I am wondering why #1342 (comment) has "bump" in its matchUpdateTypes

This person appears to have just put every single possible value in