Close unknown-effort PRs workflow (stylelint/stylelint)
The Close unknown-effort PRs workflow from stylelint/stylelint, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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The workflow
workflow (.yml)
name: Close unknown-effort PRs
on:
pull_request_target:
types: [labeled]
schedule:
- cron: '0 0 * * *' # Every day at 00:00 UTC
workflow_dispatch:
jobs:
comment:
runs-on: ubuntu-slim
if: >-
github.repository == 'stylelint/stylelint' &&
github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' &&
github.event.label.name == 'pr: unknown-effort'
permissions:
pull-requests: write
steps:
- name: Comment on unknown-effort PR
run: gh pr comment "${PR_URL}" --body "${PR_COMMENT}"
env:
GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
PR_COMMENT: |-
@${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }} Thank you for your pull request. However, it does not follow our [contributing guide](https://stylelint.io/CONTRIBUTING).
Please confirm that you:
- have read the guide
- can converse in English
You're welcome to use an LLM to translate from your own language, but don't use one to fill in templates or respond to review comments.
This pull request will automatically close if there is no activity within 2 days.
close:
runs-on: ubuntu-slim
if: >-
github.repository == 'stylelint/stylelint' &&
github.event_name != 'pull_request_target'
permissions:
pull-requests: write
steps:
- name: Close stale unknown-effort PRs
run: |
two_days_ago=$(date --date '2 days ago' '+%Y-%m-%d')
# For the search syntax, see https://docs.github.com/en/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-issues-and-pull-requests
old_pr_urls=$(gh pr list \
--search "is:open updated:<${two_days_ago} label:\"pr: unknown-effort\"" \
--json 'url' \
--jq '.[] | .url')
for url in ${old_pr_urls}; do
gh pr close "${url}"
done
env:
GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
The same workflow, on Latchkey
Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.
name: Close unknown-effort PRs on: pull_request_target: types: [labeled] schedule: - cron: '0 0 * * *' # Every day at 00:00 UTC workflow_dispatch: jobs: comment: timeout-minutes: 30 runs-on: ubuntu-slim if: >- github.repository == 'stylelint/stylelint' && github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && github.event.label.name == 'pr: unknown-effort' permissions: pull-requests: write steps: - name: Comment on unknown-effort PR run: gh pr comment "${PR_URL}" --body "${PR_COMMENT}" env: GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }} GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }} PR_COMMENT: |- @${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }} Thank you for your pull request. However, it does not follow our [contributing guide](https://stylelint.io/CONTRIBUTING). Please confirm that you: - have read the guide - can converse in English You're welcome to use an LLM to translate from your own language, but don't use one to fill in templates or respond to review comments. This pull request will automatically close if there is no activity within 2 days. close: timeout-minutes: 30 runs-on: ubuntu-slim if: >- github.repository == 'stylelint/stylelint' && github.event_name != 'pull_request_target' permissions: pull-requests: write steps: - name: Close stale unknown-effort PRs run: | two_days_ago=$(date --date '2 days ago' '+%Y-%m-%d') # For the search syntax, see https://docs.github.com/en/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-issues-and-pull-requests old_pr_urls=$(gh pr list \ --search "is:open updated:<${two_days_ago} label:\"pr: unknown-effort\"" \ --json 'url' \ --jq '.[] | .url') for url in ${old_pr_urls}; do gh pr close "${url}" done env: GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }} GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
What changed
- Add a job timeout so a hung step cannot burn hours of runner time.
This workflow runs 2 jobs per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.