lock-closed-issues.yml

name: "Lock Stale Issues"

on:
  schedule:
    # 8am Pacific = 1pm UTC (2pm UTC during DST)
    - cron: "0 14 * * *"
  workflow_dispatch:

permissions:
  issues: write

concurrency:
  group: lock-threads

jobs:
  lock-closed-issues:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Lock closed issues after 7 days of inactivity
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          script: |
            const sevenDaysAgo = new Date();
            sevenDaysAgo.setDate(sevenDaysAgo.getDate() - 7);

            const lockComment = `This issue has been automatically locked since it was closed and has not had any activity for 7 days. If you're experiencing a similar issue, please file a new issue and reference this one if it's relevant.`;

            let page = 1;
            let hasMore = true;
            let totalLocked = 0;

            while (hasMore) {
              // Get closed issues (pagination)
              const { data: issues } = await github.rest.issues.listForRepo({
                owner: context.repo.owner,
                repo: context.repo.repo,
                state: 'closed',
                sort: 'updated',
                direction: 'asc',
                per_page: 100,
                page: page
              });
              
              if (issues.length === 0) {
                hasMore = false;
                break;
              }
              
              for (const issue of issues) {
                // Skip if already locked
                if (issue.locked) continue;
                
                // Skip pull requests
                if (issue.pull_request) continue;
                
                // Check if updated more than 7 days ago
                const updatedAt = new Date(issue.updated_at);
                if (updatedAt > sevenDaysAgo) {
                  // Since issues are sorted by updated_at ascending, 
                  // once we hit a recent issue, all remaining will be recent too
                  hasMore = false;
                  break;
                }
                
                try {
                  // Add comment before locking
                  await github.rest.issues.createComment({
                    owner: context.repo.owner,
                    repo: context.repo.repo,
                    issue_number: issue.number,
                    body: lockComment
                  });
                  
                  // Lock the issue
                  await github.rest.issues.lock({
                    owner: context.repo.owner,
                    repo: context.repo.repo,
                    issue_number: issue.number,
                    lock_reason: 'resolved'
                  });
                  
                  totalLocked++;
                  console.log(`Locked issue #${issue.number}: ${issue.title}`);
                } catch (error) {
                  console.error(`Failed to lock issue #${issue.number}: ${error.message}`);
                }
              }
              
              page++;
            }

            console.log(`Total issues locked: ${totalLocked}`);