refactor to dedup min summary generation

src/main.ts

@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@ import * as summary from './summary'
 import {getRefs} from './git-refs'
 
 import {groupDependenciesByManifest} from './utils'
-import {commentPr} from './comment-pr'
+import {
+  commentPr,
+  MAX_COMMENT_LENGTH
+} from './comment-pr'
 import {getDeniedChanges} from './deny'
 
+
 async function delay(ms: number): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
 }
@@ -127,14 +131,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
 
     const scorecard = await getScorecardLevels(filteredChanges)
 
-    summary.addSummaryToSummary(
-      vulnerableChanges,
-      invalidLicenseChanges,
-      deniedChanges,
-      scorecard,
-      config
-    )
-    const minSummary = summary.getMinSummaryForComment(
+    const minSummary = summary.addSummaryToSummary(
       vulnerableChanges,
       invalidLicenseChanges,
       deniedChanges,
@@ -173,7 +170,21 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
     core.setOutput('dependency-changes', JSON.stringify(changes))
     summary.addScannedDependencies(changes)
     printScannedDependencies(changes)
-    await commentPr(core.summary, config, minSummary)
+
+    // include full summary in output; Actions will truncate if oversized
+    let rendered = core.summary.stringify()
+    core.setOutput('content-comment', rendered)
+
+    // if the summary is oversized, replace with minimal version
+    if (rendered.length >= MAX_COMMENT_LENGTH) {
+      core.debug(
+        'The comment was too big for the GitHub API. Falling back on a minimum comment'
+      )
+      rendered = minSummary
+    }
+
+    // update the PR comment if needed with the right-sized summary
+    await commentPr(rendered, config)
   } catch (error) {
     if (error instanceof RequestError && error.status === 404) {
       core.setFailed(