unassign-issue.yml

name: Assign and Unassign Issues

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '30 9,21 * * *'
  issue_comment:
    types: [created]
  workflow_dispatch:


env:
  DAYS_UNTIL_STALE: 20 # Number of days before marking as stale
  ASSIGNED_LABEL: "📍 Assigned"
  PINNED_LABEL: "📌 Pinned"
  STALE_LABEL: "Stale"

jobs:
  assign_issue:
    if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Check for /assign-me comment
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          script: |
            const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
            const issue_number = context.issue.number;
            const comment = context.payload.comment.body;
            const totalDays = process.env.DAYS_UNTIL_STALE;
            const assignedLabel = process.env.ASSIGNED_LABEL;
            const pinnedLabel = process.env.PINNED_LABEL;

            async function addComment(body) {
              await github.rest.issues.createComment({ owner, repo, issue_number, body });
            }

            async function addLabels(labels) {
              await github.rest.issues.addLabels({ owner, repo, issue_number, labels });
            }

            if (comment.includes('/assign-me')) {
              try {
                // Get the current issue details
                const issue = await github.rest.issues.get({ owner, repo, issue_number });

                if (issue.data.assignees.length === 0) {
                  // Issue is not assigned, proceed with assignment
                  await github.rest.issues.addAssignees({ owner, repo, issue_number, assignees: [context.actor] });

                  // Add the '📍 Assigned' label to the issue
                  await addLabels([assignedLabel]);

                  // Add the custom comment to notify the user of the assignment
                  const successMessage = `👋 Hey @${context.actor}, thanks for your interest in this issue! 🎉\n\n`
                    + `⚠ Note that this issue will become unassigned if it isn't closed within **${totalDays} days**.\n\n`
                    + `🔧 A maintainer can also add the **${pinnedLabel}** label to prevent it from being unassigned automatically.`;

                  await addComment(successMessage);
                  console.log(`Assigned issue #${issue_number} to ${context.actor}`);
                } else {
                  // Issue is already assigned
                  const currentAssignee = issue.data.assignees[0].login;
                  const alreadyAssignedMessage = `👋 Hey @${context.actor}, this issue is already assigned to @${currentAssignee}.\n\n`
                    + `⚠️ It will become unassigned if it isn't closed within **${totalDays} days**.\n\n`
                    + `🔧 A maintainer can also add you to the list of assignees or swap you with the current assignee.`;

                  await addComment(alreadyAssignedMessage);
                  console.log(`Failed to assign issue #${issue_number} to ${context.actor} as it's already assigned to ${currentAssignee}`);
                }
              } catch (error) {
                console.error(`Error assigning issue #${issue_number}: ${error.message}`);
              }
            }

  unassign_stale:
    if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Mark stale issues
        uses: actions/stale@v9
        with:
          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          stale-issue-message: "This issue has been automatically unassigned due to inactivity."
          days-before-stale: ${{ env.DAYS_UNTIL_STALE }} # Number of days before marking as stale
          days-before-close: -1 # Don't close stale issues
          exempt-issue-labels: ${{ env.PINNED_LABEL }}
          remove-stale-when-updated: false
          include-only-assigned: true

      - name: Unassign stale issues and remove labels
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          script: |
            const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
            const assignedLabel = process.env.ASSIGNED_LABEL;
            const staleLabel = process.env.STALE_LABEL;

            async function removeLabel(issue_number, name) {
              try {
                await github.rest.issues.removeLabel({ owner, repo, issue_number, name });
              } catch (error) {
                console.log(`Failed to remove ${name} label from issue #${issue_number}: ${error.message}`);
              }
            }

            const staleIssues = await github.paginate(github.rest.issues.listForRepo, {
              owner, repo,
              state: 'open',
              labels: staleLabel
            });
              
            for (const issue of staleIssues) {
              try {
                // Remove assignees
                await github.rest.issues.removeAssignees({
                  owner, repo, issue_number: issue.number,
                  assignees: issue.assignees.map(a => a.login)
                });

                // Remove 'Assigned' and 'Stale' labels
                await removeLabel(issue.number, assignedLabel);
                await removeLabel(issue.number, staleLabel);
                
                console.log(`Unassigned issue #${issue.number}`);
              } catch (error) {
                console.error(`Error unassigning issue #${issue.number}: ${error.message}`);
              }
            }