Copy github issues action

This action copies all latest issues from one repository to another.

Inputs

source_token

The token of the source repository

source_user

The user as which to authenticate in order to use the source_token

defaults to source_owner

source_owner

The owner of the source repository

defaults to the owner of GITHUB_REPOSITORY

source_repository

The source repositories name

defaults to the repository name of GITHUB_REPOSITORY

target_token

The token of the target repository

defaults to source_token

target_user

The user as which to authenticate in order to use the target_token

defaults to source_user

target_owner

The owner of the target repository

defaults to source_owner

target_repository

The target repositories name

deaults to source_repository

force_issue_number

Whether to force synchronising issue numbers when copying

default: true

copy_all_missing_issues

Whether to copy all missing intermediate issues

default: false

close_issue

Whether to close the issue copy

default: false

reference_old_issue

Whether to reference the old issue within the new issue

default: false

issue_title

Use this issue title for copied issues

default: '$(issueTitle)'

$(issueTitle) interpolates the title of the original issue.

issue_body

Use this issue body for copied issues

default: '$(issueBody)'

$(issueBody) interpolates the body text of the original issue.

deleted_issue_title

Use this issue title for issues for which there does not exist a number any more

default: 'GONE'

deleted_issue_body

Use this issue body for copied issues for which there does not exist a number any more

defaults to an empty body

Example usage

Be sure to set appropiate access tokens for repositories that are not the current repository. Otherwise you may use ${{ GITHUB_TOKEN }}.

Copy issues everytime a new issue is created (attention: this can potentially lead to a cycle):

name: Copy Issues
on:
  issues:
    types:
      - opened
jobs:
  copy-issue:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: fmidue/copy-github-issues-action@master
        with:
          source_token: ${{ secrets.SOURCE_PASSWORD }}
          source_user: ${{ secrets.SOURCE_USERNAME }}
          target_repository: 'somewhere'
          close_issue: true
          reference_old_issue: true
          force_issue_number: false

name: Copy Issues
on:
  issues:
    types:
      - opened
jobs:
  copy-issue:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: fmidue/copy-github-issues-action@master
        with:
          source_token: ${{ secrets.PRIVATE_PASSWORD }}
          source_user: ${{ secrets.PRIVATE_USERNAME }}
          target_repository: 'internal'
          close_issue: false
          reference_old_issue: true
          force_issue_number: true
          copy_all_missing_issues: true
          issue_title: 'PUBLIC: $(issueTitle)'