Problem Description

When running safe-settings via GitHub Actions using the full-sync script, new repositories defined in the configuration are not being created, while all other settings synchronization works as expected.

Current vs Expected Behavior

Currently:

• Full-sync runs successfully without errors
• Existing repositories are properly synchronized
• New repositories defined in config are not created

Expected:

• New repositories should be created based on the configuration during full-sync

Technical Analysis

The issue stems from different code execution paths:

1. Normal Operation (Working via webhook)

   • Event triggers syncSettings → Settings.sync → Settings.updateRepos
   • Directly processes repositories without filtering

2. Full-Sync (Not Working)

   • Process: syncInstallation → syncAllSettings → Settings.syncAll → Settings.updateAll()
   • updateAll only processes existing repositories via eachRepositoryRepos (which use GET /installation/repositories to filter)
   • Missing: Check for repositories defined in config but not yet created

Environment

• safe-settings: 2.1.24
• Platform: github.com
• Running on: Github Action (cron + manual trigger)
• Using full-sync script

Related Issues

• Unable to create a new repository #460