ci: use MAINTAINERS.json to check for core maintainers in thank you action

Author: shivansh-gohem

.github/workflows/thank-you.yaml

@@ -7,30 +7,38 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   pull-requests: write
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   thank-you:
     # Only run if the PR was actually merged
     if: github.event.pull_request.merged
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      # We must check out the code to read the MAINTAINERS.json file
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Leave a Thank You Comment
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
           script: |
+            const fs = require('fs');
             const creator = context.payload.pull_request.user.login;
-            const association = context.payload.pull_request.author_association;
             
             // Skip bots to avoid comment loops
             if (creator.endsWith('[bot]')) {
               console.log('Skipping bot account.');
               return;
             }
 
+            // Read maintainers list from JSON file
+            const maintainersData = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('MAINTAINERS.json', 'utf8'));
+            const maintainers = maintainersData.maintainers.map(m => m.toLowerCase());
+            
             // Skip core maintainers to avoid spamming the team
-            const ignoreAssociations = ['MEMBER', 'OWNER', 'COLLABORATOR'];
-            if (ignoreAssociations.includes(association)) {
-              console.log(`Skipping maintainer account (Association: ${association}).`);
+            if (maintainers.includes(creator.toLowerCase())) {
+              console.log(`Skipping maintainer account: ${creator}`);
               return;
             }