chore(github): merges into one job with two steps (#3463)

Signed-off-by: Elena Kolevska <[email protected]>

Author: elena-kolevska

.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml

@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v9
+      # First step: Handle regular issues (excluding needs-information)
+      - name: Mark regular issues as stale
+        uses: actions/stale@v9
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          dry-run: true
+          debug-only: true
 
           # Default stale policy
           days-before-stale: ${{ env.DAYS_BEFORE_STALE }}
@@ -32,15 +34,15 @@ jobs:
           stale-pr-label: "stale"
 
           stale-issue-message: |
-            This issue has been automatically marked as stale due to inactivity. 
-            It will be closed in 30 days if no further activity occurs. 
+            This issue has been automatically marked as stale due to inactivity.
+            It will be closed in 30 days if no further activity occurs.
             If you believe this issue is still relevant, please add a comment to keep it open.
 
           close-issue-message: |
-            This issue has been automatically closed due to inactivity. 
+            This issue has been automatically closed due to inactivity.
             If you believe this issue is still relevant, please reopen it or create a new issue with updated information.
 
-          # Exclude needs-information issues from this job
+          # Exclude needs-information issues from this step
           exempt-issue-labels: 'no-stale,needs-information'
 
           # Remove stale label when issue/PR becomes active again
@@ -51,24 +53,22 @@ jobs:
           days-before-pr-close: ${{ env.DAYS_BEFORE_CLOSE }}
 
           stale-pr-message: |
-            This pull request has been automatically marked as stale due to inactivity. 
+            This pull request has been automatically marked as stale due to inactivity.
             It will be closed in 30 days if no further activity occurs.
 
           close-pr-message: |
-            This pull request has been automatically closed due to inactivity. 
+            This pull request has been automatically closed due to inactivity.
             If you would like to continue this work, please reopen the PR or create a new one.
 
           # Only exclude no-stale PRs (needs-information PRs follow standard timeline)
           exempt-pr-labels: 'no-stale'
 
-  # Separate job for needs-information issues ONLY with accelerated timeline
-  stale-needs-info:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v9
+      # Second step: Handle needs-information issues with accelerated timeline
+      - name: Mark needs-information issues as stale
+        uses: actions/stale@v9
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          dry-run: true
+          debug-only: true
 
           # Accelerated timeline for needs-information
           days-before-stale: ${{ env.NEEDS_INFO_DAYS_BEFORE_STALE }}
@@ -81,15 +81,15 @@ jobs:
           only-issue-labels: 'needs-information'
 
           stale-issue-message: |
-            This issue has been marked as stale because it requires additional information 
-            that has not been provided for 30 days. It will be closed in 7 days if the 
+            This issue has been marked as stale because it requires additional information
+            that has not been provided for 30 days. It will be closed in 7 days if the
             requested information is not provided.
 
           close-issue-message: |
-            This issue has been closed because the requested information was not provided within the specified timeframe. 
+            This issue has been closed because the requested information was not provided within the specified timeframe.
             If you can provide the missing information, please reopen this issue or create a new one.
 
-          # Disable PR processing for this job
+          # Disable PR processing for this step
           days-before-pr-stale: -1
           days-before-pr-close: -1