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Top Issues action

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Top Issues action

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Top Issues action

Labels and displays the top-upvoted (i.e. πŸ‘) issues and pull requests in your repository

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

              

- name: Top Issues action

uses: rickstaa/[email protected]

Learn more about this action in rickstaa/top-issues-action

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πŸ‘ Top Issues GitHub Action

A GitHub Action that labels and displays the top-upvoted (i.e. πŸ‘) issues and pull requests in your repository. It currently can:

  • Label top issues.
  • Label top bugs.
  • Label top feature requests.
  • Label top pull requests.
  • Display all of the above in a simple dashboard.

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Examples

Top issues/bugs/feature request labels example

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Top pull request label example

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Top issues dashboard

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Usage

Pre-requisites

Create a workflow .yml file in your .github/workflows directory. An example workflow is available below. For more information, reference the GitHub Help Documentation for creating a workflow file.

Inputs

Various inputs are defined in action.yml to let you configure the action:

Name Description Default
github_token Token used for authorizing interactions with the repository. Typically the GITHUB_TOKEN secret. N/A
top_list_size The number of top issues to show. 5
subtract_negative Subtract negative from positive reactions to get the total count. true
dry_run Run the action without actually creating the labels and dashboard. false
filter Comma or newline-separated list of issues you want to exclude. ""
label Label top issues. false
dashboard Create a dashboard that displays the top issues and pull requests. true
dashboard_title Dashboard title. Top Issues Dashboard
dashboard_label The label used for the top issues dashboard. title. ⭐ top issues dashboard
dashboard_label_description The description used for the top issues dashboard label. Top issues dashboard.
dashboard_label_colour The colour used for the top issues dashboard label. #EED801
dashboard_show_total_reactions Display the total number of positive reactions after each dashboard item. true
hide_dashboard_footer Hide dashboard footer. false
top_issues Display top issues. true
top_issue_label The label used for labelling top issues. ⭐ top issue
top_issue_label_description The description used for the top issue label. Top issue.
top_issue_label_colour The colour used for the top issue label. #027E9D
top_issue_label_description The description used for the top issue label. Top issue.
top_bugs Display top bugs. false
bug_label The label that is used for bug issues. bug
top_bug_label The label used for labelling top bugs. ⭐ top bug
top_bug_label_description The description used for the top bug label. Top bug.
top_bug_label_colour The description used for the top bug label. #B60205
top_features Display top feature requests. false
feature_label The label that is used for feature requests. enhancement
top_feature_label The label used for labelling top feature request issues. ⭐ top feature
top_feature_label_description The description used for the top feature request label. Top feature request
top_feature_label_colour The colour used for the top feature request label. #0E8A16
top_pull_requests Display top pull requests. false
top_pull_request_label The label used for labelling top pull request. ⭐ top pull request
top_pull_request_label_description The description used for the top pull request label. Top pull request.
top_pull_request_label_colour The colour used for the top pull request label. #41A285
custom_label The label that is used for custom issues. ""
top_custom_label The label used for labelling top custom issues. ""
top_custom_label_description The description used for the top custom issues. ""
top_custom_label_colour The colour used for the top custom issues. ""
custom_pull_requests_label The label that is used for custom pull requests. ""
top_custom_pull_requests_label The label used for labelling top custom pull requests. ""
top_custom_pull_requests_label_description The description used for the top custom pull requests. ""
top_custom_pull_requests_label_colour The colour used for the top custom pull requests. "A23599"

Outputs

This action currently does not have any outputs.

Examples workflow - Create Dashboard and label top issues, bugs, features and pull requests

The following example uses the schedule event to run the top-issues-action every day at 12:00 AM with all features enabled.

name: Top issues action.
on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 0 */1 * *'

jobs:
  ShowAndLabelTopIssues:
    name: Display and label top issues.
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Run top issues action
        uses: rickstaa/top-issues-action@v1
        env:
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        with:
          label: true
          dashboard: true
          dashboard_show_total_reactions: true
          top_issues: true
          top_bugs: true
          top_features: true
          top_pull_requests: true

Contributing

Feel free to open an issue if you have ideas on how to make this GitHub action better or if you want to report a bug! All contributions are welcome. πŸš€ Please consult the contribution guidelines for more information.