Add check for gh label of 'cran-deadline' before running CRAN check

Author: TysonStanley

.github/workflows/cran-status-check.yml

@@ -15,9 +15,25 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        
+
+      - name: Check for existing CRAN issues
+        id: check-issues
+        run: |
+          # Count open issues with CRAN-related labels
+          ISSUE_COUNT=$(gh issue list --label "cran-deadline" --state open --json number | jq length)
+          if [ $ISSUE_COUNT -eq 0 ] || [ $ARCHIVE_ISSUES -gt 0 ]; then
+            SHOULD_RUN="true"
+            echo "✅ Will run CRAN check"
+          else
+            SHOULD_RUN="false"
+            echo "⏭️  Skipping CRAN check - existing issues found"
+          fi
+          echo "should-run=$SHOULD_RUN" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+       
       - name: Check
+        if: steps.check-issues.outputs.should-run == 'true'
         uses: dieghernan/cran-status-check@v2
         with:
           create-issue: "true"
+          labels: "cran-deadline"
           statuses: "WARN,ERROR"