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Split stale workflow handling for docs-internal and docs repositories #39257

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Update stale workflow to handle docs-internal and docs separately
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Restore workflow comments and fix YAML syntax issues
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27 changes: 22 additions & 5 deletions .github/workflows/stale.yml
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name: Stale

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# **What it does**: Close issues and pull requests after no updates for 365 days.
# **Why we have it**: We want to manage our queue of issues and pull requests.
# **Who does it impact**: Everyone that works on docs or docs-internal.

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@copilot - please revert the deletion of this comment and instead update it to match the new behavior of the workflow.

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Restored the workflow comment block and updated it to reflect the new behavior. The comment now accurately describes that issues and PRs are closed after 365 days (docs) or 14 days for PRs (docs-internal). Fixed in commit 44469be.

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schedule:
- cron: '20 16 * * *' # Run every day at 16:20 UTC / 8:20 PST

permissions:

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7:1 [truthy] truthy value should be one of [false, true]
contents: read
issues: write

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pull-requests: write

jobs:
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if: github.repository == 'github/docs-internal' || github.repository == 'github/docs'
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/stale@28ca1036281a5e5922ead5184a1bbf96e5fc984e # v9.0.0
- name: Mark stale issues and PRs (docs-internal)
if: github.repository == 'github/docs-internal'

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uses: actions/stale@28ca1036281a5e5922ead5184a1bbf96e5fc984e # v9.0.0
with:
repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because there have been no updates in 365 days.'
stale-pr-message: 'This PR has been automatically marked as stale due to 14 days of inactivity. Please update soon to avoid closure.'

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close-pr-message: 'Closing this PR due to prolonged inactivity. If you wish to continue, please reopen.'
days-before-stale: 365
days-before-close: 0

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days-before-stale-pr: 14

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stale-issue-label: 'stale'

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28:57 syntax error: expected <block end>, but found '<scalar>' (syntax)
stale-pr-label: 'stale'
exempt-pr-labels: 'never-stale,waiting for review'
exempt-issue-labels: 'never-stale,help wanted,waiting for review'
operations-per-run: 1000
close-issue-reason: not_planned

- name: Mark stale issues and PRs (docs)
if: github.repository == 'github/docs'
uses: actions/stale@28ca1036281a5e5922ead5184a1bbf96e5fc984e # v9.0.0
with:
repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because there have been no updates in 365 days.'
stale-pr-message: 'This PR is stale because there have been no updates in 365 days.'

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close-pr-message: 'This PR is being closed due to inactivity.'
days-before-stale: 365
days-before-close: 0

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stale-issue-label: 'stale'

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stale-pr-label: 'stale'
exempt-pr-labels: 'never-stale,waiting for review'
exempt-issue-labels: 'never-stale,help wanted,waiting for review'
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- uses: ./.github/actions/slack-alert
if: ${{ failure() }}
with:
slack_channel_id: ${{ secrets.DOCS_ALERTS_SLACK_CHANNEL_ID }}

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slack_token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_DOCS_BOT_TOKEN }}
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