Ability to allow for non-admin user execution

[ElioDiNino]

Problem

I have modified the default jupyter_releaser workflow such that a GitHub app token is used instead of a user token. However, within the prepare_environment function, a check is made through the GitHub API to see if the user is a repo admin (exact lines here). This is an issue since even though the token is setup such that all the necessary permissions are granted, this arbitrary check blocks non-admin repo members from making releases.

I tried getting around this by modifying the actions with GITHUB_ACTOR and setting the value to our bot username, but the GitHub app isn't treated as a user by the API (understandably) and so it fails.

Proposed Solution

I think the check should either change to validate the required permissions of the token, or for an easier workaround, be able to be turned off through a flag/environment variable (e.g. RH_ADMIN_CHECK=false).

Additional context

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[ElioDiNino]

@blink1073 Would you be able to give some thoughts on this? I can implement the latter proposed solution pretty easily and quickly if you approve of it.

[blink1073]

Hi @ElioDiNino, I think an RH_ADMIN_CHECK with a default of true makes sense.

[ElioDiNino]

Hi @ElioDiNino, I think an RH_ADMIN_CHECK with a default of true makes sense.

Okay, thanks! I will create a PR for that soon

[ElioDiNino]

Relevant changes in #559

[ElioDiNino]

Resolved with the latest release 🎉