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OpenFrontIO/scripts/issue-lifecycle/cron.ts
Evan f366f762cc Issue Lifecycle Actions (#4071)
## Description:

# Issue Lifecycle Actions

Adds two GitHub Actions workflows that enforce OpenFront's
issue-lifecycle invariants. No LLM calls — only the default
`GITHUB_TOKEN`. Layer B (Claude-powered triage) will build on this
foundation.

## Summary

- **Stale closer** — daily cron. Unmilestoned issues get warned at 5
days of inactivity, auto-closed at 10. Exempt: milestoned or
`keep-open`. Bot comments don't reset the timer.
- **Assignment invariant** — event + cron backstop. You cannot assign
anyone to an unmilestoned issue. Violators are unassigned automatically
with an explanatory comment.
- **Approval label sync** — event + cron backstop. The `not-approved`
(red) and `approved` (green) labels are derived from milestone state.
These labels are *only* ever touched by this Action.

## Rollout

Both workflows ship gated by `vars.ISSUE_LIFECYCLE_DRY_RUN` (defaults to
`'true'`). They log decisions but do not mutate anything until the
maintainer flips that variable in **Settings → Variables**.

Suggested rollout:
1. Merge with dry-run on.
2. Watch the cron logs for ~1 week. Verify the action list matches
expectations.
3. Flip `ISSUE_LIFECYCLE_DRY_RUN=false` to go live.

## File layout

```
.github/workflows/
  issue-lifecycle-cron.yml      # daily 06:00 UTC + workflow_dispatch
  issue-lifecycle-events.yml    # issues: [opened, assigned, milestoned, demilestoned]
scripts/issue-lifecycle/
  config.ts                     # labels, colors, thresholds, comment templates
  github.ts                     # Octokit wrapper, Action applier, label idempotent-creation
  rules/
    approval-label-sync.ts      # pure function — idempotent
    assignment-invariant.ts     # pure function
    stale-closer.ts             # async — reads comment history, filters bots
  cron.ts                       # daily sweep orchestrator
  events.ts                     # event-mode dispatcher
  index.ts                      # entrypoint, CLI arg parser
  README.md
```

Structure mirrors `scripts/pr-gate/` from Unit 2 — same Octokit/Action
patterns, same dry-run convention.

## Self-installing labels

On every run, the Action ensures the six labels exist (`not-approved`,
`approved`, `stale`, `keep-open`, `needs-info`, `auto-closed-stale`)
with the correct colors and descriptions. No manual setup required.

## Local testing

```bash
cd scripts/issue-lifecycle
npm install
export GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_...

# Full cron sweep, dry-run (default for CLI):
npx tsx index.ts --mode cron

# Simulate an event:
EVENT_NAME=assigned npx tsx index.ts --mode event --issue 1234
```

CLI invocations are dry-run unless `--no-dry-run` is passed explicitly.

## Please complete the following:

- [x] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory

## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:

evan
2026-05-29 20:01:57 -07:00

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TypeScript

import type { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
import {
type Action,
applyActions,
describeAction,
iterateOpenIssues,
} from "./github";
import { syncApprovalLabel } from "./rules/approval-label-sync";
import { enforceAssignmentInvariant } from "./rules/assignment-invariant";
import { checkStale } from "./rules/stale-closer";
export async function runCron(
octokit: Octokit,
dryRun: boolean,
): Promise<void> {
const now = new Date();
let issueCount = 0;
let actedOnCount = 0;
for await (const issue of iterateOpenIssues(octokit)) {
issueCount++;
const prefix = `[issue-lifecycle] issue #${issue.number}`;
try {
const stale = await checkStale(issue, octokit, now);
if (stale.length > 0) {
logActions(`${prefix} — rule: stale-closer`, stale);
await maybeApply(octokit, issue.number, stale, dryRun, prefix);
actedOnCount++;
}
const assignment = enforceAssignmentInvariant(issue);
if (assignment.length > 0) {
logActions(`${prefix} — rule: assignment-invariant`, assignment);
await maybeApply(octokit, issue.number, assignment, dryRun, prefix);
actedOnCount++;
}
const labelSync = syncApprovalLabel(issue);
if (labelSync.length > 0) {
logActions(`${prefix} — rule: approval-label-sync`, labelSync);
await maybeApply(octokit, issue.number, labelSync, dryRun, prefix);
actedOnCount++;
}
} catch (err) {
console.error(`${prefix} — error: ${err}`);
}
}
console.log(
`[issue-lifecycle] cron sweep complete — issues scanned: ${issueCount}, rules triggered: ${actedOnCount}, dry_run: ${dryRun}`,
);
}
function logActions(prefix: string, actions: Action[]): void {
const summary = actions.map(describeAction).join(", ");
console.log(`${prefix} — actions: ${summary}`);
}
async function maybeApply(
octokit: Octokit,
issueNumber: number,
actions: Action[],
dryRun: boolean,
prefix: string,
): Promise<void> {
if (dryRun) {
console.log(`${prefix} — DRY_RUN: not applied`);
return;
}
await applyActions(octokit, issueNumber, actions);
}