Mark stale issues and pull requests workflow (angular-ui/ui-grid)
The Mark stale issues and pull requests workflow from angular-ui/ui-grid, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the Mark stale issues and pull requests workflow from the angular-ui/ui-grid repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its MIT license.
Below, Latchkey shows a faster, safer version produced by its optimization engine.
The workflow
workflow (.yml)
# This workflow warns and then closes issues and PRs that have had no activity for a specified amount of time.
#
# You can adjust the behavior by modifying this file.
# For more information, see:
# https://github.com/actions/stale
name: Mark stale issues and pull requests
on:
schedule:
- cron: '20 10 * * *'
jobs:
stale:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
issues: write
pull-requests: write
steps:
- uses: actions/stale@v5
with:
repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
days-before-close: 30
exempt-issue-labels: help wanted,good first issue
stale-issue-message: >
This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had
recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you
for your contributions.
close-issue-message: >
This issue has been automatically closed because it has not had recent activity.
If you believe that this is still an issue in the latest version, feel free to re-open it.
Thank you for your contributions.
stale-pr-message: >
This Pull Request has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had
recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you
for your contributions.
close-pr-message: >
This Pull Request has been automatically closed because it has not had recent activity.
If you believe that this change is still needed, feel free to re-open it.
Thank you for your contributions.
stale-issue-label: 'stale'
stale-pr-label: 'no-pr-activity'
The same workflow, on Latchkey
Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.
# This workflow warns and then closes issues and PRs that have had no activity for a specified amount of time. # # You can adjust the behavior by modifying this file. # For more information, see: # https://github.com/actions/stale name: Mark stale issues and pull requests on: schedule: - cron: '20 10 * * *' jobs: stale: timeout-minutes: 30 runs-on: latchkey-small permissions: issues: write pull-requests: write steps: - uses: actions/stale@v5 with: repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} days-before-close: 30 exempt-issue-labels: help wanted,good first issue stale-issue-message: > This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions. close-issue-message: > This issue has been automatically closed because it has not had recent activity. If you believe that this is still an issue in the latest version, feel free to re-open it. Thank you for your contributions. stale-pr-message: > This Pull Request has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions. close-pr-message: > This Pull Request has been automatically closed because it has not had recent activity. If you believe that this change is still needed, feel free to re-open it. Thank you for your contributions. stale-issue-label: 'stale' stale-pr-label: 'no-pr-activity'
What changed
- Run on Latchkey managed runners with one line (
runs-on), which apply the fixes below automatically and self-heal transient failures. This example useslatchkey-small; pick the runner size that fits the job. - Add a job timeout so a hung step cannot burn hours of runner time.
This workflow runs 1 job per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.