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Lock Stale Threads

Lock Stale Threads #4

Workflow file for this run

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# Purpose: lock long-closed issues and PRs to prevent late thread drift.
# Contract: processes all closed issues/PRs through pagination and only locks
# unlocked threads inactive for the configured number of days (90 days).
name: Lock Stale Threads
on:
schedule:
- cron: "0 6 * * *"
workflow_dispatch: {}
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}
cancel-in-progress: true
permissions:
contents: read
jobs:
lock:
name: Lock closed threads
if: github.repository == 'nvidia/nvsentinel'
runs-on: linux-amd64-cpu8
permissions:
issues: write
pull-requests: write
timeout-minutes: 10
steps:
- name: Lock inactive closed issues and PRs
uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
with:
script: |
const now = new Date();
const msPerDay = 86400000;
const inactiveDays = 90; // lock threads inactive for 90 days
const issues = await github.paginate(github.rest.issues.listForRepo, {
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
state: 'closed',
sort: 'updated',
direction: 'asc',
per_page: 100,
});
for (const issue of issues) {
if (issue.locked || issue.pull_request) {
continue;
}
const updated = new Date(issue.updated_at);
if ((now - updated) / msPerDay < inactiveDays) {
continue;
}
await github.rest.issues.createComment({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
issue_number: issue.number,
body: 'This issue has been automatically locked since it has been closed for 90 days with no further activity. Please open a new issue for related concerns.',
});
await github.rest.issues.lock({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
issue_number: issue.number,
lock_reason: 'resolved',
});
}
const prs = await github.paginate(github.rest.pulls.list, {
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
state: 'closed',
sort: 'updated',
direction: 'asc',
per_page: 100,
});
for (const pr of prs) {
if (pr.locked) {
continue;
}
const updated = new Date(pr.updated_at);
if ((now - updated) / msPerDay < inactiveDays) {
continue;
}
await github.rest.issues.createComment({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
issue_number: pr.number,
body: 'This pull request has been automatically locked since it has been closed for 90 days with no further activity. Please open a new pull request for related changes.',
});
await github.rest.issues.lock({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
issue_number: pr.number,
lock_reason: 'resolved',
});
}