Mark stale issues and pull requests #55
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| # AUTOMATED STALE MANAGEMENT WORKFLOW | |
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| # | |
| # Purpose: Automatically identifies and labels inactive issues and pull requests | |
| # to help maintain a clean and actionable repository. | |
| # | |
| # Triggers: | |
| # - Scheduled run daily at 04:17 UTC (intentionally using non-round time to distribute GitHub Actions load) | |
| # | |
| # Key Features: | |
| # - Identifies issues and PRs with no activity | |
| # - Adds appropriate labels for visibility | |
| # - Configurable stale thresholds and messages | |
| # - Helps prioritize active work items | |
| # | |
| # DX Benefits: | |
| # - Reduces backlog clutter | |
| # - Improves focus on active issues | |
| # - Provides visibility into abandoned work | |
| # - Encourages timely follow-up on open items | |
| # - Maintains repository health with minimal manual effort | |
| # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ | |
| name: Mark stale issues and pull requests | |
| on: | |
| schedule: | |
| - cron: '17 4 * * *' # Runs at 04:17 UTC every day | |
| jobs: | |
| # Main job that identifies and marks stale items | |
| stale: | |
| # Using Ubuntu for its reliability and performance in CI environments | |
| runs-on: ubuntu-latest | |
| # Required permissions to modify issues and PRs | |
| permissions: | |
| issues: write # Needed to add labels and comments to issues | |
| pull-requests: write # Needed to add labels and comments to PRs | |
| steps: | |
| # Use the official GitHub stale action to identify and mark stale items | |
| - uses: actions/stale@v9 | |
| with: | |
| # Authentication token to access repository | |
| repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} | |
| # Customizable notification messages | |
| stale-issue-message: | | |
| This issue has been automatically marked as stale due to lack of recent activity. | |
| If this issue is still relevant, please add a comment to keep it active. | |
| Otherwise, it will be closed if no further activity occurs. | |
| Thank you for your contributions to Zopio! | |
| stale-pr-message: | | |
| This pull request has been automatically marked as stale due to lack of recent activity. | |
| If this PR is still being worked on, please add a comment or push a commit to keep it active. | |
| Otherwise, it will be closed if no further activity occurs. | |
| Thank you for your contributions to Zopio! | |
| # Custom labels for better visibility and filtering | |
| stale-issue-label: 'no-issue-activity' | |
| stale-pr-label: 'no-pr-activity' | |
| # Configuration for stale behavior | |
| days-before-stale: 30 # Number of days of inactivity before marking as stale | |
| days-before-close: 7 # Number of days of inactivity after being marked stale before closing | |
| exempt-issue-labels: 'pinned,security,bug,enhancement,documentation' | |
| exempt-pr-labels: 'pinned,security,work-in-progress,dependencies' | |
| exempt-all-milestones: true # Items with milestones are exempt from being marked stale |