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Add descriptive comment to /newissue workflow file #3

Add descriptive comment to /newissue workflow file

Add descriptive comment to /newissue workflow file #3

name: Create issue from PR comment
# This workflow allows contributors to create follow-up issues from PR comments.
# Usage: Comment `/newissue` followed by the issue description in a PR.
# The workflow will create a new issue with the `pr-followup` label containing
# the comment content and context from the PR discussion.
on:
issue_comment:
types: [created]
permissions:
contents: read
env:
RUN_URL: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
jobs:
authorize:
name: Authorize Request
# Only run on PR comments
if: github.event.issue.pull_request
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
contents: read
issues: write
pull-requests: write
outputs:
should_run: ${{ steps.command-filter.outputs.should_run }}
pr_number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
pr_title: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.pr_title }}
pr_url: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.pr_url }}
comment_url: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.comment_url }}
comment_author: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.comment_author }}
steps:
- name: Evaluate comment command
id: command-filter
uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7
env:
COMMENT_BODY: ${{ github.event.comment.body }}
with:
script: |
const body = (process.env.COMMENT_BODY || '').trim().toLowerCase();
const shouldRun = body.startsWith('/newissue');
core.setOutput('should_run', String(shouldRun));
if (!shouldRun) {
core.info('Comment does not invoke /newissue. Skipping workflow.');
}
- name: Ensure commenter is trusted
if: steps.command-filter.outputs.should_run == 'true'
uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7
with:
github-token: ${{ github.token }}
script: |
const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
const username = context.payload.comment.user.login;
if (!username) {
throw new Error('Unable to resolve commenter username from event payload.');
}
try {
const { data: permission } = await github.rest.repos.getCollaboratorPermissionLevel({
owner,
repo,
username,
});
const allowed = ['admin', 'write'];
if (!allowed.includes(permission.permission)) {
throw new Error(`@${username} has "${permission.permission}" access.`);
}
core.info(`Verified ${username} has ${permission.permission} access.`);
} catch (error) {
throw new Error(`Only collaborators with write access may trigger this workflow. ${error.message || error}`);
}
- name: React to comment
if: steps.command-filter.outputs.should_run == 'true'
uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7
with:
github-token: ${{ github.token }}
script: |
const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
const commentId = context.payload.comment?.id;
if (!commentId) {
core.warning('No comment ID found on payload; skipping reaction.');
return;
}
await github.rest.reactions.createForIssueComment({
owner,
repo,
comment_id: Number(commentId),
content: 'eyes',
});
- name: Capture PR metadata
id: metadata
if: steps.command-filter.outputs.should_run == 'true'
uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7
with:
script: |
const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
const pr = await github.rest.pulls.get({
owner,
repo,
pull_number: context.payload.issue.number,
});
const commentUrl = context.payload.comment.html_url;
const commentAuthor = context.payload.comment.user.login;
core.setOutput('pr_title', pr.data.title);
core.setOutput('pr_url', pr.data.html_url);
core.setOutput('comment_url', commentUrl);
core.setOutput('comment_author', commentAuthor);
create-issue:
name: Create Follow-up Issue
needs: authorize
if: needs.authorize.outputs.should_run == 'true'
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
contents: read
issues: write
pull-requests: write
steps:
- name: Extract issue content from comment
id: extract-content
uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7
env:
COMMENT_BODY: ${{ github.event.comment.body }}
with:
script: |
const commentBody = process.env.COMMENT_BODY || '';
// Remove the /newissue command from the body
const lines = commentBody.split('\n');
const contentLines = [];
let foundCommand = false;
for (const line of lines) {
const trimmedLine = line.trim().toLowerCase();
if (trimmedLine.startsWith('/newissue')) {
foundCommand = true;
// Check if there's content after the command on the same line
const afterCommand = line.substring(line.toLowerCase().indexOf('/newissue') + 9).trim();
if (afterCommand) {
contentLines.push(afterCommand);
}
} else if (foundCommand) {
// Include all content after the /newissue command
contentLines.push(line);
}
}
let issueContent = contentLines.join('\n').trim();
// If no content after command, use a default message
if (!issueContent) {
issueContent = 'Follow-up item from PR discussion.';
}
core.setOutput('content', issueContent);
- name: Create new issue
id: create
uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7
env:
PR_TITLE: ${{ needs.authorize.outputs.pr_title }}
PR_NUMBER: ${{ needs.authorize.outputs.pr_number }}
PR_URL: ${{ needs.authorize.outputs.pr_url }}
COMMENT_URL: ${{ needs.authorize.outputs.comment_url }}
COMMENT_AUTHOR: ${{ needs.authorize.outputs.comment_author }}
ISSUE_CONTENT: ${{ steps.extract-content.outputs.content }}
with:
github-token: ${{ github.token }}
script: |
const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
// Construct the issue body with context
const separator = '---';
const issueBody = `${process.env.ISSUE_CONTENT}
${separator}

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**Context:** This issue was created from a comment in PR #${process.env.PR_NUMBER}: ${process.env.PR_TITLE}
**Original comment by @${process.env.COMMENT_AUTHOR}:** ${process.env.COMMENT_URL}
**PR:** ${process.env.PR_URL}
`;
// Create the issue title based on PR context
const issueTitle = `Follow-up from PR #${process.env.PR_NUMBER}: ${process.env.PR_TITLE}`;
// Create the issue
const issue = await github.rest.issues.create({
owner,
repo,
title: issueTitle,
body: issueBody,
labels: ['pr-followup'],
});
core.setOutput('issue_number', String(issue.data.number));
core.setOutput('issue_url', issue.data.html_url);
- name: Comment on PR with new issue link
if: steps.create.outputs.issue_number
uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7
env:
ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ steps.create.outputs.issue_number }}
ISSUE_URL: ${{ steps.create.outputs.issue_url }}
PR_NUMBER: ${{ needs.authorize.outputs.pr_number }}
with:
github-token: ${{ github.token }}
script: |
const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
const commentBody = `✅ Follow-up issue created: #${process.env.ISSUE_NUMBER}
View the issue at: ${process.env.ISSUE_URL}`;
await github.rest.issues.createComment({
owner,
repo,
issue_number: Number(process.env.PR_NUMBER),
body: commentBody,
});
- name: React to original comment - Success
if: steps.create.outputs.issue_number
uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7
with:
github-token: ${{ github.token }}
script: |
const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
const commentId = context.payload.comment?.id;
if (!commentId) {
core.warning('No comment ID found on payload; skipping reaction.');
return;
}
await github.rest.reactions.createForIssueComment({
owner,
repo,
comment_id: Number(commentId),
content: '+1',
});
report-failure:
name: Report Failure
needs: [authorize, create-issue]
if: needs.authorize.outputs.should_run == 'true' && needs.authorize.result == 'success' && failure()
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
issues: write
pull-requests: write
steps:
- name: Comment on PR - Failure
uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7
env:
PR_NUMBER: ${{ needs.authorize.outputs.pr_number }}
with:
github-token: ${{ github.token }}
script: |
const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
const commentBody = `❌ Failed to create follow-up issue. Please check [the workflow run](${process.env.RUN_URL}) for details.`;
await github.rest.issues.createComment({
owner,
repo,
issue_number: Number(process.env.PR_NUMBER),
body: commentBody,
});
- name: React to original comment - Failure
uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7
with:
github-token: ${{ github.token }}
script: |
const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
const commentId = context.payload.comment?.id;
if (!commentId) {
core.warning('No comment ID found on payload; skipping reaction.');
return;
}
await github.rest.reactions.createForIssueComment({
owner,
repo,
comment_id: Number(commentId),
content: 'confused',
});