fix: use Netbox description to match GH issues

Signed-off-by: Paul Jickling <paul.jickling@ethereum.org>

Author: pauljickling

tracker.py

@@ -65,25 +65,44 @@ def fetch_github_issues(repo: str, token: str, since: str | None = None) -> list
     return issues
 
 
-def check_netbox(project_name: str, netbox_url: str, token: str) -> tuple[bool, str | None]:
-    """Look up a VM by project name in Netbox. Checks VMs then physical devices."""
-    if not project_name:
-        return False, None
+def check_netbox(project_name: str, netbox_url: str, token: str, issue_number: int) -> tuple[bool, str | None]:
+    """Look up a VM by project name in Netbox, falling back to issue number in description."""
     headers = {"Authorization": f"Token {token}"}
-    for endpoint in ("virtualization/virtual-machines", "dcim/devices"):
+    endpoints = ("virtualization/virtual-machines", "dcim/devices")
+
+    # Pass 1: exact name match
+    if project_name:
+        for endpoint in endpoints:
+            try:
+                resp = requests.get(
+                    f"{netbox_url}/api/{endpoint}/",
+                    headers=headers,
+                    params={"name": project_name, "limit": 1},
+                    timeout=30,
+                )
+                if resp.status_code == 200:
+                    results = resp.json().get("results", [])
+                    if results:
+                        return True, results[0]["name"]
+            except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+                log.warning(f"Netbox name search failed for '{project_name}' on {endpoint}: {e}")
+
+    # Pass 2: search for issue number in description field
+    for endpoint in endpoints:
         try:
             resp = requests.get(
                 f"{netbox_url}/api/{endpoint}/",
                 headers=headers,
-                params={"name": project_name, "limit": 1},
+                params={"description__icontains": f"#{issue_number}", "limit": 10},
                 timeout=30,
             )
             if resp.status_code == 200:
                 results = resp.json().get("results", [])
                 if results:
                     return True, results[0]["name"]
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
-            log.warning(f"Netbox request failed for '{project_name}' on {endpoint}: {e}")
+            log.warning(f"Netbox description search failed for issue #{issue_number} on {endpoint}: {e}")
+
     return False, None
 
 
@@ -186,7 +205,7 @@ def main() -> None:
     expired, no_expiry, not_found = [], [], []
 
     for entry in cache["issues"].values():
-        netbox_match, netbox_vm = check_netbox(entry["project_name"], netbox_url, netbox_token)
+        netbox_match, netbox_vm = check_netbox(entry["project_name"], netbox_url, netbox_token, entry["issue_number"])
         entry["netbox_match"] = netbox_match
         entry["netbox_vm"] = netbox_vm
         entry["last_checked"] = now.isoformat()