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Create a release discussions for each new version label #466

Create a release discussions for each new version label

Create a release discussions for each new version label #466

name: Create a release discussions for each new version label
on:
schedule:
- cron: "0 * * * *" # every hour
workflow_dispatch: # allow manual runs
permissions:
contents: read
discussions: write
issues: read
pull-requests: read
jobs:
reconcile:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Reconcile release/* labels → discussions
uses: actions/github-script@v7
with:
github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
script: |
const owner = context.repo.owner;
const repo = context.repo.repo;
const categoryName = "Releases";
// 24h cutoff
const since = new Date(Date.now() - 24*60*60*1000).toISOString();
core.info(`Scanning issues/PRs updated since ${since}`);
// fetch repo + discussion categories
const repoData = await github.graphql(`
query($owner:String!, $repo:String!){
repository(owner:$owner, name:$repo){
id
discussionCategories(first:100){ nodes { id name } }
}
}
`, { owner, repo });
const repoId = repoData.repository.id;
const category = repoData.repository.discussionCategories.nodes.find(c => c.name === categoryName);
if (!category) {
core.setFailed(`Discussion category "${categoryName}" not found`);
return;
}
const categoryId = category.id;
// paginate issues/PRs updated in last 24h
for await (const { data: items } of github.paginate.iterator(
github.rest.issues.listForRepo,
{ owner, repo, state: "all", since, per_page: 100 }
)) {
for (const item of items) {
const releaseLabels = (item.labels || [])
.map(l => (typeof l === "string" ? l : l.name)) // always get the name
.filter(n => typeof n === "string" && n.startsWith("release/") && n !== "release/no-notes");
if (releaseLabels.length === 0) continue;
core.info(`#${item.number}: ${releaseLabels.join(", ")}`);
for (const labelName of releaseLabels) {
const version = labelName.substring("release/".length);
const titleTarget = `Release: ${version}`;
// search discussions
let discussionId = null;
let cursor = null;
while (true) {
const page = await github.graphql(`
query($owner:String!, $repo:String!, $cursor:String){
repository(owner:$owner, name:$repo){
discussions(first:50, after:$cursor){
nodes{
id
title
url
category{ name }
labels(first:50){ nodes{ name } }
}
pageInfo{ hasNextPage endCursor }
}
}
}
`, { owner, repo, cursor });
const nodes = page.repository.discussions.nodes;
const byLabel = nodes.find(d =>
d.category?.name === categoryName &&
d.labels?.nodes?.some(l => l.name === labelName)
);
if (byLabel) { discussionId = byLabel.id; break; }
const byTitle = nodes.find(d =>
d.category?.name === categoryName &&
d.title === titleTarget
);
if (byTitle) { discussionId = byTitle.id; break; }
if (!page.repository.discussions.pageInfo.hasNextPage) break;
cursor = page.repository.discussions.pageInfo.endCursor;
}
if (!discussionId) {
core.info(`→ Creating discussion for ${labelName}`);
const body =
`**Release date:** TODO (YYYY-MM-DD)\n\n` +
`### Links\n` +
`- [Issues and pull requests marked for version ${version}](https://github.com/${owner}/${repo}/issues?q=label%3A${encodeURIComponent(labelName)})\n`;
const created = await github.graphql(`
mutation($repoId:ID!, $catId:ID!, $title:String!, $body:String!){
createDiscussion(input:{
repositoryId:$repoId,
categoryId:$catId,
title:$title,
body:$body
}){ discussion{ id url } }
}
`, { repoId, catId: categoryId, title: titleTarget, body });
discussionId = created.createDiscussion.discussion.id;
// lock the discussion to prevent replies
await github.graphql(`
mutation($id:ID!){
lockLockable(input:{ lockableId:$id }) {
clientMutationId
}
}
`, { id: discussionId });
core.info(`🔒 Locked discussion ${discussionId}`);
} else {
core.info(`→ Found existing discussion for ${labelName}`);
}
// ensure label exists
let labelId;
try {
await github.rest.issues.getLabel({ owner, repo, name: labelName });
} catch (e) {
if (e.status === 404) {
await github.rest.issues.createLabel({
owner, repo, name: labelName, color: "0E8A16"
});
} else { throw e; }
}
const labelNode = await github.graphql(`
query($owner:String!, $repo:String!, $name:String!){
repository(owner:$owner, name:$repo){ label(name:$name){ id } }
}
`, { owner, repo, name: labelName });
labelId = labelNode.repository.label?.id;
if (!labelId) continue;
// add label to discussion
await github.graphql(`
mutation($id:ID!, $labels:[ID!]!){
addLabelsToLabelable(input:{ labelableId:$id, labelIds:$labels }) {
clientMutationId
}
}
`, { id: discussionId, labels: [labelId] });
core.info(`✓ ${labelName} attached to discussion`);
}
}
}