close-needs-title.yml

---
name: Close stale needs-title issues

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: "0 9 * * 1" # Every Monday at 9 AM UTC
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  close-stale:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 5
    permissions:
      issues: write

    steps:
      - name: Close issues with needs-title label older than 7 days
        uses: actions/github-script@v8
        with:
          script: |
            const sevenDaysAgo = new Date(Date.now() - 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);

            // Paginate through all open issues with needs-title label
            const issues = await github.paginate(github.rest.issues.listForRepo, {
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              labels: 'needs-title',
              state: 'open',
              per_page: 100,
            });

            let closed = 0;
            for (const issue of issues) {
              // Skip pull requests (they also appear in the issues API)
              if (issue.pull_request) continue;

              const createdAt = new Date(issue.created_at);
              if (createdAt >= sevenDaysAgo) {
                console.log(`Skipping #${issue.number} — created ${issue.created_at}, not yet 7 days old`);
                continue;
              }

              await github.rest.issues.createComment({
                owner: context.repo.owner,
                repo: context.repo.repo,
                issue_number: issue.number,
                body: [
                  'Closing this issue because the title was not updated within 7 days.',
                  '',
                  'If you still need help, please open a new issue with a descriptive title so maintainers can understand and prioritize it.',
                ].join('\n'),
              });

              await github.rest.issues.update({
                owner: context.repo.owner,
                repo: context.repo.repo,
                issue_number: issue.number,
                state: 'closed',
                state_reason: 'not_planned',
              });

              console.log(`Closed #${issue.number} (created ${issue.created_at})`);
              closed++;
            }

            console.log(`Done. Closed ${closed} issue(s).`);