crossdesk/.github/workflows/close-issue.yml

name: Close Inactive Issues

on:
  schedule:
    # run every day at midnight
    - cron: "0 0 * * *"

jobs:
  close_inactive_issues:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Check inactive issues and close them
        uses: actions/github-script@v6
        with:
          script: |
            const { data: issues } = await github.rest.issues.listForRepo({
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              state: 'open',
            });

            const now = new Date().getTime();
            const inactivePeriod = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 7 days

            for (const issue of issues) {
              const lastUpdated = new Date(issue.updated_at).getTime();
              
              // if the issue hasn't been updated in the past week, close it
              if (now - lastUpdated > inactivePeriod && issue.labels.length === 0) {
                console.log(`Closing inactive issue: ${issue.number} (No labels)`);
                await github.rest.issues.update({
                  owner: context.repo.owner,
                  repo: context.repo.repo,
                  issue_number: issue.number,
                  state: 'closed',
                });
              } else if (issue.labels.length === 0) {
                console.log(`Skipping issue ${issue.number} (No labels) as it has been recently updated.`);
              } else {
                console.log(`Skipping issue ${issue.number} (Has labels).`);
              }
            }