Close empty issues and templates workflow (anuraghazra/github-readme-stats)
The Close empty issues and templates workflow from anuraghazra/github-readme-stats, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the Close empty issues and templates workflow from the anuraghazra/github-readme-stats repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its MIT license.
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The workflow
name: Close empty issues and templates
on:
issues:
types:
- reopened
- opened
- edited
permissions:
actions: read
checks: read
contents: read
deployments: read
issues: write
discussions: read
packages: read
pages: read
pull-requests: read
repository-projects: read
security-events: read
statuses: read
jobs:
closeEmptyIssuesAndTemplates:
if: github.repository == 'anuraghazra/github-readme-stats'
name: Close empty issues
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
# NOTE: Retrieve issue templates.
- uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
- name: Run empty issues closer action
uses: rickstaa/empty-issues-closer-action@e96914613221511279ca25f50fd4acc85e331d99 # v1.1.74
env:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
with:
close_comment:
Closing this issue because it appears to be empty. Please update the
issue for it to be reopened.
open_comment:
Reopening this issue because the author provided more information.
check_templates: true
template_close_comment:
Closing this issue since the issue template was not filled in.
Please provide us with more information to have this issue reopened.
template_open_comment:
Reopening this issue because the author provided more information.
The same workflow, on Latchkey
Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.
name: Close empty issues and templates on: issues: types: - reopened - opened - edited permissions: actions: read checks: read contents: read deployments: read issues: write discussions: read packages: read pages: read pull-requests: read repository-projects: read security-events: read statuses: read jobs: closeEmptyIssuesAndTemplates: timeout-minutes: 30 if: github.repository == 'anuraghazra/github-readme-stats' name: Close empty issues runs-on: latchkey-small steps: # NOTE: Retrieve issue templates. - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1 - name: Run empty issues closer action uses: rickstaa/empty-issues-closer-action@e96914613221511279ca25f50fd4acc85e331d99 # v1.1.74 env: github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} with: close_comment: Closing this issue because it appears to be empty. Please update the issue for it to be reopened. open_comment: Reopening this issue because the author provided more information. check_templates: true template_close_comment: Closing this issue since the issue template was not filled in. Please provide us with more information to have this issue reopened. template_open_comment: Reopening this issue because the author provided more information.
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.