auto-add-issues-to-project.yml

name: Automatically add new issue to backlog
on:
  issues:
    types:
      - opened

permissions:
  contents: read

jobs:
  track_issue:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Get project data
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_AUTOMATION_PAT }}
          ORGANIZATION: kedacore
          # This refers to our backlog project: https://github.com/orgs/kedacore/projects/2/views/1
          PROJECT_NUMBER: 2
        run: |
          gh api graphql -f query='
            query($org: String!, $number: Int!) {
              organization(login: $org){
                projectV2(number: $number) {
                  id
                  fields(first:20) {
                    nodes {
                      ... on ProjectV2Field {
                        id
                        name
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }' -f org=$ORGANIZATION -F number=$PROJECT_NUMBER > project_data.json

          echo 'PROJECT_ID='$(jq '.data.organization.projectV2.id' project_data.json) >> $GITHUB_ENV
      - name: Add issue to project
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_AUTOMATION_PAT }}
          ISSUE_ID: ${{ github.event.issue.node_id }}
        run: |
          item_id="$( gh api graphql -f query='
            mutation($project:ID!, $issue:ID!) {
              addProjectV2ItemById(input: {projectId: $project, contentId: $issue}) {
                item {
                  id
                }
              }
            }' -f project=$PROJECT_ID -f issue=$ISSUE_ID --jq '.data.addProjectV2ItemById.item.id')"