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Close Old Issues

Close Old Issues #141

name: Close Old Issues
on:
schedule:
- cron: "0 0 * * *" # Runs daily at midnight
jobs:
manage-issues:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout Repository
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Manage Issues
run: |
open_issues=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
"https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues?state=open" \
| jq -r '.[] | .number')
for issue in $open_issues; do
# Get issue details
issue_details=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
"https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/$issue")
last_updated=$(echo $issue_details | jq -r '.updated_at')
labels=$(echo $issue_details | jq -r '.labels[].name')
days_since_update=$(( ( $(date +%s) - $(date -d "$last_updated" +%s) ) / 86400 ))
if [ $days_since_update -gt 7 ]; then
if echo "$labels" | grep -q "stale"; then
# If stale for more than 10 days, close the issue
if [ $days_since_update -gt 17 ]; then
curl -s -X PATCH -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-d '{"state":"closed"}' \
"https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/$issue"
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-d '{"body":"This issue has been automatically closed because it has been inactive for more than 17 days (including 7 days marked as stale). If you believe this is still relevant, feel free to reopen it or create a new one. Thank you!"}' \
"https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/$issue/comments"
fi
else
# Mark as stale
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-d '{"labels":["stale"]}' \
"https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/$issue/labels"
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-d '{"body":"This issue has been marked as stale because it has been inactive for more than 7 days. It will be closed if no further activity occurs in the next 10 days. Please update if you want to keep it open."}' \
"https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/$issue/comments"
fi
fi
done