Issue-Handler.yaml

# Name of the GitHub Action
name: Check and Close Issues

# Trigger the action on issue events, specifically when an issue is opened
on:
  issues:
    types: [opened]

# Job definitions
jobs:
  handle-issues:
    # Run this job only for issues
    if: github.event_name == 'issues'
    # Specify the runner environment
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      # Step 1: Check out the repository code
      - name: Check out code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      # Step 2: Set up Node.js environment (version 16)
      - name: Set up Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 16

      # Step 3: Custom script to check and close issues
      - name: Check and close issues
        id: close-issues
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
          script: |
            // Define keywords and labels for issue filtering
            const keywordsToCheck = ['instagram', 'facebook', 'twitter', 'HTTP Error 403', 'not a bot'];
            const requiredLabel = 'new issue';
            const referenceIssueNumber = 1399;
            const actionClosedLabel = 'action-closed'; // Unique label to track action-closed issues

            // Function to process each issue
            async function processIssue(issue) {
              const issueBody = issue.body.toLowerCase();
              const issueLabels = issue.labels.map(label => label.name);
              const wasClosedByAction = issueLabels.includes(actionClosedLabel);

              // Determine if the issue should be closed
              const shouldCloseIssue = !wasClosedByAction && 
                keywordsToCheck.some(keyword => issueBody.includes(keyword)) && issueLabels.includes(requiredLabel);

              // Close the issue if it meets the criteria
              if (shouldCloseIssue) {
                await github.rest.issues.update({
                  owner: context.repo.owner,
                  repo: context.repo.repo,
                  issue_number: issue.number,
                  state: 'closed'
                });

                // Add labels and comment to the closed issue
                await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
                  owner: context.repo.owner,
                  repo: context.repo.repo,
                  issue_number: issue.number,
                  labels: ['duplicate', actionClosedLabel]
                });

                  await github.rest.issues.removeLabel({
                  owner: context.repo.owner,
                  repo: context.repo.repo,
                  issue_number: issue.number,
                  name: requiredLabel
                });

                await github.rest.issues.createComment({
                  owner: context.repo.owner,
                  repo: context.repo.repo,
                  issue_number: issue.number,
                  body: `This issue has been closed and labeled as duplicate. Please see issue #${referenceIssueNumber} for more details. If you believe this is not the case, you can reopen this issue.`
                });
              }
            }

            // Process newly opened issues
            if (context.payload.action === 'opened') {
              await processIssue(context.payload.issue);
            }