Mark stale issues and pull requests workflow (runesleo/x-reader)
The Mark stale issues and pull requests workflow from runesleo/x-reader, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the Mark stale issues and pull requests workflow from the runesleo/x-reader repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its MIT license.
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The workflow
name: Mark stale issues and pull requests
on:
schedule:
- cron: "0 0 * * *"
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 stale label or comment or this will be closed in 5 days.'
close-issue-message: 'This issue was closed because it has been stalled for 5 days with no activity.'
stale-pr-message: 'This PR is stale because it has been open 45 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 10 days.'
close-pr-message: 'This PR was closed because it has been stalled for 10 days with no activity.'
days-before-stale: 30
days-before-close: 5
days-before-pr-stale: 45
days-before-pr-close: 10
exempt-issue-labels: 'bug,help wanted,pinned'
The same workflow, on Latchkey
Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.
name: Mark stale issues and pull requests on: schedule: - cron: "0 0 * * *" 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 stale label or comment or this will be closed in 5 days.' close-issue-message: 'This issue was closed because it has been stalled for 5 days with no activity.' stale-pr-message: 'This PR is stale because it has been open 45 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 10 days.' close-pr-message: 'This PR was closed because it has been stalled for 10 days with no activity.' days-before-stale: 30 days-before-close: 5 days-before-pr-stale: 45 days-before-pr-close: 10 exempt-issue-labels: 'bug,help wanted,pinned'
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.