stale_check.yml

name: Comment on stale assigned issues

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 0 */6 * *'  # Runs every 6 days at midnight
  workflow_dispatch:  # Allows manual triggering of the workflow

jobs:
  comment-on-stale-issues:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - name: Comment on stale assigned issues
        uses: actions/github-script@v6
        with:
          script: |
            const issues = await github.rest.issues.listForRepo({
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              state: 'open',
              assignee: '*'
            });

            const now = new Date();
            const fiveDaysInMilliseconds = 5 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;

            for (const issue of issues.data) {
              if (issue.assignees.length > 0) {
                const assignedAt = new Date(issue.created_at); // Assuming issue assigned date is the same as issue created date
                const timeDiff = now - assignedAt;

                if (timeDiff > fiveDaysInMilliseconds) {
                  await github.rest.issues.createComment({
                    owner: context.repo.owner,
                    repo: context.repo.repo,
                    issue_number: issue.number,
                    body: `This issue has been assigned to @${issue.assignees[0].login} for more than 5 days. Please provide an update.`
                  });
                }
              }
            }