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Close inactive issues #57

Close inactive issues

Close inactive issues #57

name: Close inactive issues
on:
schedule:
# Everyday at 1:30PM
- cron: "30 1 * * *"
jobs:
close-issues:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
issues: write
env:
# Number of days before an issue with no activity gets marked as stale.
DAYS_TO_STALE: 14
# Number of days after being marked stale the issue is closed
# automatically.
DAYS_AFTER_STALE_TO_CLOSE: 7
steps:
- uses: actions/stale@v5
with:
# Any issues marked "pending" or "bug" are exempt from the close
# inactive issues logic.
#
# NOTE: This will require some oversight - if something isn't
# really a bug, then the label should be removed so it can be later
# marked stale by this workflow.
exempt-issue-labels: "pending, bug"
# Mark stale if there is no activity after DAYS_TO_STALE days.
days-before-issue-stale: $DAYS_TO_STALE
# *After* issue has been stale for DAYS_AFTER_STALE_TO_CLOSE days.
days-before-issue-close: $DAYS_AFTER_STALE_TO_CLOSE
# Define the name of the label to use for marking issues as "stale".
stale-issue-label: "stale"
# Messages for each action.
stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open for $DAYS_TO_STALE days with no activity."
close-issue-message: "This issue was closed because it has been inactive for $DAYS_AFTER_STALE_TO_CLOSE days since being marked as stale."
# When an issue is closed via this workflow, add a label so auto-
# closed issues can be searched.
close-issue-label: "auto-closed"
# Never mark a PR as either stale or closed
days-before-pr-stale: -1
days-before-pr-close: -1
repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}