add-issue-to-project.yml

name: Add Issue to project
on:
 issues:
    types: [opened]
    
jobs:
  track_issue:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Get project data
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.PROJECT_TOKEN}}
          ORGANIZATION: rfennell
          PROJECT_NUMBER: 1
        run: |
          gh api graphql --header 'GraphQL-Features: projects_next_graphql' -f query='
            query($org: String!, $number: Int!) {
              user(login: $org){
                projectNext(number: $number) {
                  id
                  fields(first:20) {
                    nodes {
                      id
                      name
                      settings
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }' -f org=$ORGANIZATION -F number=$PROJECT_NUMBER > project_data.json
            
          echo 'PROJECT_ID='$(jq '.data.user.projectNext.id' project_data.json) >> $GITHUB_ENV
          echo 'DATE_FIELD_ID='$(jq '.data.user.projectNext.fields.nodes[] | select(.name== "Date Posted") | .id' project_data.json) >> $GITHUB_ENV
          echo 'STATUS_FIELD_ID='$(jq '.data.user.projectNext.fields.nodes[] | select(.name== "Status") | .id' project_data.json) >> $GITHUB_ENV
          echo 'TODO_OPTION_ID='$(jq '.data.user.projectNext.fields.nodes[] | select(.name== "Status") |.settings | fromjson.options[] | select(.name=="Todo") |.id' project_data.json) >> $GITHUB_ENV

      - name: Add Issue to project
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.PROJECT_TOKEN}}
          ISSUE_ID: ${{ github.event.issue.node_id }}
        run: |
          item_id="$( gh api graphql --header 'GraphQL-Features: projects_next_graphql' -f query='
            mutation($project:ID!, $issue:ID!) {
              addProjectNextItem(input: {projectId: $project, contentId: $issue}) {
                projectNextItem {
                  id
                }
              }
            }' -f project=$PROJECT_ID -f issue=$ISSUE_ID --jq '.data.addProjectNextItem.projectNextItem.id')"
          
          echo 'ITEM_ID='$item_id >> $GITHUB_ENV