versioningTemplate ignored in custom manager? (Suggest upgrades to eclipse-temurin ubuntu variants)

[gaeljw]

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Hello folks,

I was trying to configure a custom manager (regex) so that Renovate suggests upgrades for eclipse-temurin container images variants.

For instance, it should suggest the following change:

- FROM eclipse-temurin:21.0.5_11-jre-jammy
+ FROM eclipse-temurin:21.0.5_11-jre-noble

I saw the ubuntu versioning that would be perfect for this use case.

So I tried the following Renovate config:

"regexManagers": [
    {
      "fileMatch": ["(^|/)Dockerfile$"],
      "matchStrings": ["FROM (?<depName>.*):.*-jre-(?<currentValue>.*)"],
      "extractVersionTemplate": "^.*-jre-(?<version>.*)$",
      "versioningTemplate": "ubuntu",
      "datasourceTemplate": "docker"
    }
  ]

But for some reason, it doesn't work and especially it seems to ignore the versioningTemplate. See logs below.

Any idea of why this is happening? Or another way to achieve the same?

Logs (if relevant)

Logs

DEBUG: Dependency eclipse-temurin has unsupported/unversioned value jammy (versioning=regex:^(?<major>\d+)?(\.(?<minor>\d+))?(\.(?<patch>\d+))?([\._+](?<build>(\d\.?)+)(LTS)?)?(-(?<compatibility>.*))?$) (repository=xxx)

...

{
                 "depName": "eclipse-temurin",
                 "currentValue": "21.0.5_11-jre-jammy",
                 "replaceString": "eclipse-temurin:21.0.5_11-jre-jammy",
                 "autoReplaceStringTemplate": "{{depName}}{{#if newValue}}:{{newValue}}{{/if}}{{#if newDigest}}@{{newDigest}}{{/if}}",
                 "datasource": "docker",
                 "depType": "final",
                 "updates": [],
                 "packageName": "eclipse-temurin",
                 "versioning": "regex:^(?<major>\\d+)?(\\.(?<minor>\\d+))?(\\.(?<patch>\\d+))?([\\._+](?<build>(\\d\\.?)+)(LTS)?)?(-(?<compatibility>.*))?$",
                 "warnings": [],
                 "registryUrl": "https://docker.artifactory.mycompany.net/",
                 "currentVersion": "21.0.5_11-jre-jammy",
                 "fixedVersion": "21.0.5_11-jre-jammy"
               }

...

{
             "deps": [
               {
                 "depName": "eclipse-temurin",
                 "currentValue": "jammy",
                 "datasource": "docker",
                 "versioning": "regex:^(?<major>\\d+)?(\\.(?<minor>\\d+))?(\\.(?<patch>\\d+))?([\\._+](?<build>(\\d\\.?)+)(LTS)?)?(-(?<compatibility>.*))?$",
                 "extractVersion": "^.*-jre-(?<version>.*)$",
                 "replaceString": "FROM eclipse-temurin:21.0.5_11-jre-jammy",
                 "updates": [],
                 "packageName": "eclipse-temurin",
                 "warnings": [],
                 "skipReason": "invalid-value"
               }
             ],
             "matchStrings": ["FROM (?<depName>.*):.*-jre-(?<currentValue>.*)"],
             "datasourceTemplate": "docker",
             "versioningTemplate": "ubuntu",
             "extractVersionTemplate": "^.*-jre-(?<version>.*)$",
             "packageFile": "Dockerfile"
           }

[gaeljw]

Okay, so I think I figured out why versioningTemplate was ignored. It's because of a package rule https://docs.renovatebot.com/presets-workarounds/#workaroundsjavaltsversions présent by default.

After adding another package rule that supersedes this one, I'm able to have the ubuntu versioning preserved.

But this still doesn't work as expected: Renovate doesn't find any updates.

Still troubleshooting this :)

---

Logs:

DEBUG: 1 flattened updates found: eclipse-temurin
DEBUG: Returning 1 branch(es)
DEBUG: config.repoIsOnboarded=true
DEBUG: packageFiles with updates
{
  "baseBranch": "main"
  "config": {
    "dockerfile": [
      {
        "deps": [
          {
            "depName": "eclipse-temurin",
            "packageName": "eclipse-temurin",
            "currentValue": "21.0.5_11-jre-jammy",
            "replaceString": "eclipse-temurin:21.0.5_11-jre-jammy",
            "autoReplaceStringTemplate": "{{depName}}{{#if newValue}}:{{newValue}}{{/if}}{{#if newDigest}}@{{newDigest}}{{/if}}",
            "datasource": "docker",
            "depType": "final",
            "updates": [
              {
                "bucket": "non-major",
                "newVersion": "21.0.6_7-jre-jammy",
                "newValue": "21.0.6_7-jre-jammy",
                "releaseTimestamp": "2025-02-04T10:17:41.390Z",
                "newVersionAgeInDays": 6,
                "newMajor": 21,
                "newMinor": 0,
                "newPatch": 6,
                "updateType": "patch",
                "libYears": 0.03390046787798072,
                "branchName": "renovate/eclipse-temurin-21.x"
              }
            ],
            "versioning": "regex:^(?<major>\\d+)?(\\.(?<minor>\\d+))?(\\.(?<patch>\\d+))?([\\._+](?<build>(\\d\\.?)+)(LTS)?)?(-(?<compatibility>.*))?$",
            "warnings": [],
            "registryUrl": "https://index.docker.io",
            "lookupName": "library/eclipse-temurin",
            "currentVersion": "21.0.5_11-jre-jammy",
            "currentVersionTimestamp": "2025-01-23T01:19:36.235Z",
            "currentVersionAgeInDays": 18,
            "isSingleVersion": true,
            "fixedVersion": "21.0.5_11-jre-jammy"
          }
        ],
        "packageFile": "Dockerfile"
      }
    ],
    "regex": [
      {
        "deps": [
          {
            "depName": "eclipse-temurin-variant",
            "packageName": "eclipse-temurin",
            "currentValue": "jammy",
            "datasource": "docker",
            "versioning": "ubuntu",
            "extractVersion": "^21.0.5_11-jre-(?<version>.*)$",
            "replaceString": "FROM eclipse-temurin:21.0.5_11-jre-jammy",
            "updates": [],
            "warnings": [],
            "registryUrl": "https://index.docker.io",
            "lookupName": "library/eclipse-temurin",
            "currentVersion": "jammy",
            "currentVersionTimestamp": "2025-01-23T01:20:01.491Z",
            "currentVersionAgeInDays": 18,
            "fixedVersion": "jammy"
          }
        ],
        "matchStrings": [
          "FROM eclipse-temurin:21.0.5_11-jre-(?<currentValue>.*)"
        ],
        "depNameTemplate": "eclipse-temurin-variant",
        "packageNameTemplate": "eclipse-temurin",
        "datasourceTemplate": "docker",
        "versioningTemplate": "ubuntu",
        "extractVersionTemplate": "^21.0.5_11-jre-(?<version>.*)$",
        "packageFile": "Dockerfile"
      }
    ]
  }
}

I'm using https://github.com/gaeljw/renovate-regex-dockerfile-eclipse-temurin as a reproduction/try repository.

[gaeljw]

Okay, so actually disabling the preset makes it work!

So I guess the root issue is that I'm having two updates with different logic for the same packageName. Somehow this creates a conflict.

Disabling the preset is not a good solution as you loose all regular version updates but here's a config that works for anyone reading this:

{
  "customManagers": [
      {
        "customType": "regex",
        "fileMatch": [
          "(^|/)Dockerfile$"
        ],
        "matchStrings": [
          "FROM eclipse-temurin:(.*)-jre-(?<currentValue>.*)"
        ],
        "extractVersionTemplate": "^(.*)-jre-(?<version>.*)$",
        "depNameTemplate": "eclipse-temurin-variant",
        "packageNameTemplate": "eclipse-temurin",
        "versioningTemplate": "ubuntu",
        "datasourceTemplate": "docker"
      }
    ],
  "ignorePresets": ["workarounds:javaLTSVersions"]
}

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EDIT: the issue is probably not the package name but rather the allowedVersion of the workaround preset that also applies to the regex manager and prevents "noble" to be considered an allowed version.

[gaeljw]

Similar to what was discussed in #22836

[gaeljw]

The following config works: it opens a PR for the Java regular version and one for the Ubuntu variant:

{
  "customManagers": [
      {
        "customType": "regex",
        "fileMatch": [
          "(^|/)Dockerfile$"
        ],
        "matchStrings": [
          "FROM eclipse-temurin:(?<regularVersion>.*)-jre-(?<currentValue>.*)"
        ],
        "extractVersionTemplate": "^{{{regularVersion}}}-jre-(?<version>.*)$",
        "depNameTemplate": "eclipse-temurin-variant",
        "packageNameTemplate": "eclipse-temurin",
        "versioningTemplate": "ubuntu",
        "datasourceTemplate": "docker"
      }
    ],
  "packageRules": [
    {
      "matchDatasources": ["docker"],
      "matchDepNames": ["eclipse-temurin-variant"],
      "versioning": "ubuntu"
    },
    {
      "matchDatasources": ["docker"],
      "matchDepNames": ["eclipse-temurin"],
      "versioning": "regex:^(?<major>\\d+)?(\\.(?<minor>\\d+))?(\\.(?<patch>\\d+))?([\\._+](?<build>(\\d\\.?)+)(LTS)?)?(-(?<compatibility>.*))?$"
    }
  ],
  "ignorePresets": ["workarounds:javaLTSVersions"]
}

Only drawback: it also suggests non LTS.*

This actually makes me think that the Java preset workaround actually does 2 things and should maybe be split in two (other discussion to come): it defines the versioning scheme and also force the allowed versions.

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*EDIT: actually it's still possible to add "allowedVersions": "/^(?:8|11|17|21)(?:\\.|-|$)/" to the second package rules to keep the LTS only behaviour.

[gaeljw]

Okay, I think I got it working without having to disable the workaround preset.

{
  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
  "extends": [
    "config:recommended"
  ],
  "customManagers": [
      {
        "customType": "regex",
        "fileMatch": [
          "(^|/)Dockerfile$"
        ],
        "matchStrings": [
          "FROM eclipse-temurin:(?<regularVersion>.*)-jre-(?<currentValue>.*)"
        ],
        "extractVersionTemplate": "^{{{regularVersion}}}-jre-(?<version>.*)$",
        "depNameTemplate": "eclipse-temurin-variant",
        "packageNameTemplate": "eclipse-temurin",
        "versioningTemplate": "ubuntu",
        "datasourceTemplate": "docker"
      }
    ],
    "packageRules": [
    {
      "matchDatasources": ["docker"],
      "matchDepNames": ["eclipse-temurin-variant"],
      "versioning": "ubuntu",
      "allowedVersions": "/.*/"
    }
  ]
}

In the end, I needed to:

• use a specific depName (eclipse-temurin-variant instead of eclipse-temurin)
• add a packageRule to override the ones from the Java LTS workaround preset to:
  • force versioning to ubuntu
  • force allowedVersions to anything