Close stale issues and PRs workflow (cshum/imagor)
The Close stale issues and PRs workflow from cshum/imagor, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the Close stale issues and PRs workflow from the cshum/imagor 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)
---
# 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: Close stale issues and PRs
on:
schedule:
- cron: '* */12 * * *'
jobs:
stale:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
issues: write
pull-requests: write
steps:
- uses: actions/stale@v9
with:
repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
stale-issue-message: This issue is stale because it has been open 30 days
with no activity. Remove the stale label or add a comment, or this issue
will be closed in 15 days. You can always re-open if you still feel this
is still an issue. Tag @cshum for more information.
stale-pr-message: This PR is stale because it has been open 60 days with
no activity. Remove the stale label or add a comment, or this PR will
be closed in 30 days. You can always re-open if you feel this is something
we should still keep working on. Tag @cshum for more information.
close-issue-message: This issue was closed because it has been stale for
15 days with no activity.
close-pr-message: This PR was closed because it has been stale for 30 days
with no activity.
days-before-issue-stale: 30
days-before-pr-stale: 60
days-before-issue-close: 45
days-before-pr-close: 30
exempt-draft-pr: true
exempt-issue-labels: do-not-reap
exempt-pr-labels: do-not-reap
operations-per-run: 300
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: Close stale issues and PRs on: schedule: - cron: '* */12 * * *' jobs: stale: timeout-minutes: 30 runs-on: latchkey-small permissions: issues: write pull-requests: write steps: - uses: actions/stale@v9 with: repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} stale-issue-message: This issue is stale because it has been open 30 days with no activity. Remove the stale label or add a comment, or this issue will be closed in 15 days. You can always re-open if you still feel this is still an issue. Tag @cshum for more information. stale-pr-message: This PR is stale because it has been open 60 days with no activity. Remove the stale label or add a comment, or this PR will be closed in 30 days. You can always re-open if you feel this is something we should still keep working on. Tag @cshum for more information. close-issue-message: This issue was closed because it has been stale for 15 days with no activity. close-pr-message: This PR was closed because it has been stale for 30 days with no activity. days-before-issue-stale: 30 days-before-pr-stale: 60 days-before-issue-close: 45 days-before-pr-close: 30 exempt-draft-pr: true exempt-issue-labels: do-not-reap exempt-pr-labels: do-not-reap operations-per-run: 300
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.