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Lock Closed Issues #203

Lock Closed Issues

Lock Closed Issues #203

name: "Lock Closed Issues"
on:
schedule:
- cron: "0 14 * * *" # Daily at 2pm UTC
workflow_dispatch: # Manual trigger
permissions:
issues: write
concurrency:
group: lock-closed-issues
jobs:
lock:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Lock closed issues
uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
with:
script: |
const daysBeforeLock = 7;
const lockComment = `This issue has been automatically locked since it was closed and has not had any activity for ${daysBeforeLock} days.`;
const now = new Date();
const lockDate = new Date(now - daysBeforeLock * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
let issuesLocked = 0;
let page = 1;
while (true) {
const { data: issues } = await github.rest.issues.listForRepo({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
state: 'closed',
sort: 'updated',
direction: 'asc',
per_page: 100,
page: page
});
if (issues.length === 0) break;
for (const issue of issues) {
// Skip pull requests
if (issue.pull_request) continue;
// Skip already locked issues
if (issue.locked) continue;
const updatedAt = new Date(issue.updated_at);
// If recently updated, we can stop (issues are sorted oldest first)
if (updatedAt > lockDate) break;
try {
// Add lock comment
await github.rest.issues.createComment({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
issue_number: issue.number,
body: lockComment
});
// Lock the issue
await github.rest.issues.lock({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
issue_number: issue.number,
lock_reason: 'resolved'
});
issuesLocked++;
console.log(`Locked issue #${issue.number}: ${issue.title}`);
} catch (error) {
console.error(`Failed to lock issue #${issue.number}: ${error.message}`);
}
}
page++;
}
console.log(`\nSummary:`);
console.log(`- Issues locked: ${issuesLocked}`);