close-stale-pr workflow (apple/axlearn)
The close-stale-pr workflow from apple/axlearn, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the close-stale-pr workflow from the apple/axlearn repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its Apache-2.0 license.
Below, Latchkey shows a faster, safer version produced by its optimization engine.
The workflow
workflow (.yml)
name: close-stale-pr
permissions:
contents: read
on:
schedule:
- cron: "30 1 * * *" # Runs every day at 1:30 UTC
jobs:
stale:
permissions:
actions: write
issues: write
pull-requests: write
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/stale@v10
with:
days-before-stale: 60
days-before-close: 7
stale-pr-message: "This pull request has been automatically marked as stale because it has been inactive for 60 days. It will be closed in 7 days if no further activity occurs. If you would like to continue working on this, please remove the `stale` label or leave a comment."
close-pr-message: "This pull request was closed because it has been inactive for more than 7 days since being marked as stale. Please feel free to reopen it if you would like to continue."
exempt-pr-labels: "ready-to-merge"
stale-pr-label: "stale"
The same workflow, on Latchkey
Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.
name: close-stale-pr permissions: contents: read on: schedule: - cron: "30 1 * * *" # Runs every day at 1:30 UTC jobs: stale: timeout-minutes: 30 permissions: actions: write issues: write pull-requests: write runs-on: latchkey-small steps: - uses: actions/stale@v10 with: days-before-stale: 60 days-before-close: 7 stale-pr-message: "This pull request has been automatically marked as stale because it has been inactive for 60 days. It will be closed in 7 days if no further activity occurs. If you would like to continue working on this, please remove the `stale` label or leave a comment." close-pr-message: "This pull request was closed because it has been inactive for more than 7 days since being marked as stale. Please feel free to reopen it if you would like to continue." exempt-pr-labels: "ready-to-merge" stale-pr-label: "stale"
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.