Allow deny package removal #888
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Summary
There was a bug where if a repository already has a dependency specified as part of deny_packages, the dependency review action will block any commit that attempts to remove that dependency. See #887
In
deny.ts, there was no logic around whether the dependency was being added or removed as part of the change. By comparison, licenses are only rejected when dependencies are added or updated (which I believe shows up as two distinct changes -- an add and a remove).This PR updates the behavior so that pre-existing dependencies not allowed as part of
deny_packagescan be removed. This works for each of the key scenarios: