May 2025 Newsletter

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-blank_issues_enabled: true
+blank_issues_enabled: false
 contact_links:
   - name: Get in Contact
     url: https://us-rse.org/steering-committee/
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ contact_links:
     about: If you want to ask a question or get help here, post an issue.
   - name: Code of Conduct
     url: https://us-rse.org/code-of-conduct/
-    about: Read the US-RSE Code of Conduct
+    about: Read the US-RSE Code of Conduct

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/newsletter-draft.yml

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+name: "Newsletter Draft: New Edition"
+description: "Start a new US-RSE newsletter draft and prepare for collaborative editing."
+title: "Newsletter Draft [Month Year]"
+labels: ["newsletter", "draft"]
+assignees: ["@TinasheMTapera"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        ## ✨ Newsletter Draft Checklist
+
+        This issue helps coordinate the creation of a new US-RSE newsletter edition and synchronize collaboration across GitHub and HackMD.
+
+  - type: input
+    id: month
+    attributes:
+      label: Newsletter Month
+      description: Month of the newsletter edition (e.g., April)
+      placeholder: "April"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: input
+    id: year
+    attributes:
+      label: Newsletter Year
+      description: Year of the newsletter edition (e.g., 2025)
+      placeholder: "2025"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: highlights
+    attributes:
+      label: Headline Highlights
+      description: Brief description of main highlights or themes for this edition
+      placeholder: "Community celebrations, RSE’25 announcement, job board, etc."
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: tasks
+    attributes:
+      label: Newsletter Tasks
+      description: Checklist to complete this edition
+      value: |
+        ### 🛠️ Tasks
+
+        - [ ] Create new markdown draft using Jekyll post format  
+        - [ ] Add file to `_posts/` with filename: `YYYY-MM-DD-newsletter.md`
+        - [ ] Add YAML frontmatter with correct `title`, `date`, and tags
+        - [ ] Push draft to `feature/draft-newsletter-[month-year]` branch
+        - [ ] Share HackMD link in Slack channels
+          - [ ] `#newsletters`
+          - [ ] `#working-group-chairs`
+          - [ ] `#community-calls`
+          - [ ] `#events`
+          - [ ] `#general`
+        - [ ] Open PR into `develop` with `[WIP] Newsletter [Month Year]`
+        - [ ] Create HackMD mirror and paste link below
+        - [ ] Collect input and finalize sections by [insert target date]
+          - [ ] Develop content for headline
+          - [ ] Gather Steering Committee updates
+          - [ ] Update community call details and youtube links
+          - [ ] Forward previous month's events and opportunities
+          - [ ] Clear slack list triage
+          - [ ] Get new events and opportunities from slack #events & #general
+          - [ ] Check job posting links
+        - [ ] Finalize and merge to `main`
+
+  - type: input
+    id: hackmd-link
+    attributes:
+      label: HackMD Link
+      description: Paste the link to the HackMD collaborative draft
+      placeholder: "https://hackmd.io/@usrse/newsletter-April-2025"
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: notes
+    attributes:
+      label: Additional Notes
+      description: Anything else to note or watch out for this edition?
+      placeholder: Add any notes, context, or reminders here...

.github/workflows/generate-newsletter.yml

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+name: Generate Newsletter File
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
+
+jobs:
+  generate-newsletter:
+    if: contains(github.event.issue.title, 'Newsletter Draft:')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Extract values from issue body
+        id: vars
+        run: |
+          month=$(echo "${{ github.event.issue.body }}" | grep -i "Newsletter Month" -A 1 | tail -n 1 | xargs)
+          year=$(echo "${{ github.event.issue.body }}" | grep -i "Newsletter Year" -A 1 | tail -n 1 | xargs)
+          # Convert month name to MM
+          month_num=$(date -d "$month 1" '+%m')
+          date="${year}-${month_num}-01"
+          branch="feature/newsletter-${year}-${month_num}"
+          filename="_posts/${date}-newsletter.md"
+
+          echo "month=$month" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "month_num=$month_num" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "year=$year" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "date=$date" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "branch=$branch" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "filename=$filename" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create feature branch from develop
+        run: |
+          git fetch origin develop
+          git checkout -b "${{ steps.vars.outputs.branch }}" origin/develop
+
+      - name: Generate newsletter draft from template
+        run: |
+          cp _template/newsletter-template.md "${{ steps.vars.outputs.filename }}"
+          sed -i "s/{{ month }}/${{ steps.vars.outputs.month }}/g" "${{ steps.vars.outputs.filename }}"
+          sed -i "s/{{ year }}/${{ steps.vars.outputs.year }}/g" "${{ steps.vars.outputs.filename }}"
+          sed -i "s/{{ date }}/${{ steps.vars.outputs.date }}/g" "${{ steps.vars.outputs.filename }}"
+
+      - name: Commit and push
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git add "${{ steps.vars.outputs.filename }}"
+          git commit -m "Add newsletter draft for ${{ steps.vars.outputs.month }} ${{ steps.vars.outputs.year }}"
+          git push origin "${{ steps.vars.outputs.branch }}"
+
+      - name: Comment on issue with branch details
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh issue comment ${{ github.event.issue.number }} --body "Draft file created for **${{ steps.vars.outputs.month }} ${{ steps.vars.outputs.year }}** at \`${{ steps.vars.outputs.filename }}\` in branch \`${{ steps.vars.outputs.branch }}\`.\n\nYou can now:\n1. Open the branch in VS Code using GitFlow (\`feature/newsletter-${{ steps.vars.outputs.year }}-${{ steps.vars.outputs.month_num }}\`)\n2. Edit and review the draft\n3. Open a PR into \`develop\` when ready"