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add github action to automatically handle stale user support issues #4683

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add github action to automatically handle stale user support issues #4683

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add github action to automatically handle stale user support issues
mcmonkey4eva Aug 29, 2024
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improve stale message
mcmonkey4eva Aug 30, 2024
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remove token part
mcmonkey4eva Aug 31, 2024
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23 changes: 23 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
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name: 'Close stale issues'
on:
schedule:
# Run daily at 430 am PT
- cron: '30 11 * * *'
permissions:
issues: write

jobs:
stale:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/stale@v9
env:
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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why do you need this here?

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the action interacts with & controls repo issues - labelling, commenting, closing. The official actions/stale doc examples don't actually work (???) but commenters in the repo say you need github_token and/or permissions: key to work (and when I tested adding them, it started working)

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Update, tested and confirmed that

permissions:
  issues: write

is needed but the token is not, so I've remove the token part

with:
stale-issue-message: 'This issue is being marked stale because it has not had any activity for 30 days. Reply below within 7 days if your issue still isn't solved, and it will be left open. Otherwise, the issue will be closed automatically.'
days-before-stale: 30
days-before-close: 7
stale-issue-label: 'Stale'
only-labels: 'User Support'
exempt-all-assignees: true
exempt-all-milestones: true
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