Fail pipeline when rule is triggered, and it has the failPipeline action

pkg/automation/automation.go

@@ -40,10 +40,13 @@ func (rule *Rule) Print(mirror io.Writer) {
 	fmt.Println()
 }
 
+// FailPipeline checks if rule should fail the pipeline
 func (rule *Rule) FailPipeline() bool {
-	for _, action := range rule.RuleActions {
-		if action == "failPipeline" {
-			return true
+	if rule.Triggered {
+		for _, action := range rule.RuleActions {
+			if action == "failPipeline" {
+				return true
+			}
 		}
 	}
 

pkg/automation/automation_test.go

@@ -116,3 +116,17 @@ func TestFailPipeline(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("failed to assert that rule failed")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFailPipelineUnTriggered(t *testing.T) {
+	rule := Rule{
+		RuleDescription: "Rule description",
+		RuleActions:     []string{"warnPipeline", "email", "failPipeline"},
+		RuleLink:        "link",
+		HasCves:         false,
+		Triggered:       false,
+		TriggerEvents:   nil,
+	}
+	if rule.FailPipeline() {
+		t.Error("failed to assert that rule passed")
+	}
+}