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Close stale PRs with failed workflows #9

Close stale PRs with failed workflows

Close stale PRs with failed workflows #9

name: Close stale PRs with failed workflows
on:
schedule:
- cron: '0 3 * * *' # runs daily at 03:00 UTC
workflow_dispatch:
permissions:
contents: read
issues: write
pull-requests: write
jobs:
close-stale:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Close stale PRs
uses: actions/github-script@v8
with:
github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
script: |
const mainBranches = ['main', 'master'];
const cutoffDays = 14;
const cutoff = new Date();
cutoff.setDate(cutoff.getDate() - cutoffDays);
console.log(`Checking PRs older than: ${cutoff.toISOString()}`);
try {
const { data: prs } = await github.rest.pulls.list({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
state: 'open',
sort: 'updated',
direction: 'asc',
per_page: 100
});
console.log(`Found ${prs.length} open PRs to check`);
for (const pr of prs) {
try {
const updated = new Date(pr.updated_at);
if (updated > cutoff) {
console.log(`⏩ Skipping PR #${pr.number} - updated recently`);
continue;
}
console.log(`🔍 Checking PR #${pr.number}: "${pr.title}"`);
// Get commits
const commits = await github.paginate(github.rest.pulls.listCommits, {
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
pull_number: pr.number,
per_page: 100
});
const meaningfulCommits = commits.filter(c => {
const msg = c.commit.message.toLowerCase();
const isMergeFromMain = mainBranches.some(branch =>
msg.startsWith(`merge branch '${branch}'`) ||
msg.includes(`merge remote-tracking branch '${branch}'`)
);
return !isMergeFromMain;
});
// Get checks with error handling
let hasFailedChecks = false;
let allChecksCompleted = false;
let hasChecks = false;
try {
const { data: checks } = await github.rest.checks.listForRef({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
ref: pr.head.sha
});
hasChecks = checks.check_runs.length > 0;
hasFailedChecks = checks.check_runs.some(c => c.conclusion === 'failure');
allChecksCompleted = checks.check_runs.every(c =>
c.status === 'completed' || c.status === 'skipped'
);
} catch (error) {
console.log(`⚠️ Could not fetch checks for PR #${pr.number}: ${error.message}`);
}
// Get workflow runs with error handling
let hasFailedWorkflows = false;
let allWorkflowsCompleted = false;
let hasWorkflows = false;
try {
const { data: runs } = await github.rest.actions.listWorkflowRuns({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
head_sha: pr.head.sha,
per_page: 50
});
hasWorkflows = runs.workflow_runs.length > 0;
hasFailedWorkflows = runs.workflow_runs.some(r => r.conclusion === 'failure');
allWorkflowsCompleted = runs.workflow_runs.every(r =>
['completed', 'skipped', 'cancelled'].includes(r.status)
);
console.log(`PR #${pr.number}: ${runs.workflow_runs.length} workflow runs found`);
} catch (error) {
console.log(`⚠️ Could not fetch workflow runs for PR #${pr.number}: ${error.message}`);
}
console.log(`PR #${pr.number}: ${meaningfulCommits.length} meaningful commits`);
console.log(`Checks - has: ${hasChecks}, failed: ${hasFailedChecks}, completed: ${allChecksCompleted}`);
console.log(`Workflows - has: ${hasWorkflows}, failed: ${hasFailedWorkflows}, completed: ${allWorkflowsCompleted}`);
// Combine conditions - only consider if we actually have checks/workflows
const hasAnyFailure = (hasChecks && hasFailedChecks) || (hasWorkflows && hasFailedWorkflows);
const allCompleted = (!hasChecks || allChecksCompleted) && (!hasWorkflows || allWorkflowsCompleted);
if (meaningfulCommits.length === 0 && hasAnyFailure && allCompleted) {
console.log(`✅ Closing PR #${pr.number} (${pr.title})`);
await github.rest.issues.createComment({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
issue_number: pr.number,
body: `This pull request has been automatically closed because its workflows or checks failed and it has been inactive for more than ${cutoffDays} days. Please fix the workflows and reopen if you'd like to continue. Merging from main/master alone does not count as activity.`
});
await github.rest.pulls.update({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
pull_number: pr.number,
state: 'closed'
});
console.log(`✅ Successfully closed PR #${pr.number}`);
} else {
console.log(`⏩ Not closing PR #${pr.number} - conditions not met`);
}
} catch (prError) {
console.error(`❌ Error processing PR #${pr.number}: ${prError.message}`);
continue;
}
}
} catch (error) {
console.error(`❌ Fatal error: ${error.message}`);
throw error;
}