Merge pull request #19691 from cevich/lock_closed_issues

[skip-ci] Lock closed issues and PRs

Author: openshift-merge-robot

.github/workflows/discussion_lock.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+---
+
+# Format ref: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions
+
+name: "Lock closed Issue/PR discussions"
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
+  # Allow re-use of this workflow by other repositories
+  # Ref: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/reusing-workflows
+  workflow_call:
+    secrets:
+      ACTION_MAIL_SERVER:
+        required: true
+      ACTION_MAIL_USERNAME:
+        required: true
+      ACTION_MAIL_PASSWORD:
+        required: true
+      ACTION_MAIL_SENDER:
+        required: true
+  # Debug: Allow triggering job manually in github-actions WebUI
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: lock
+
+env:
+  # Number of days befor a closed issue/PR is be comment-locked.
+  # Note: dessant/lock-threads will only process a max. of
+  # 50 issues/PRs at a time.
+  CLOSED_DAYS: 1825
+  # Pre-created issue/PR label to add (preferrably a bright color).
+  # This is intended to direct a would-be commenter's actions.
+  LOCKED_LABEL: 'locked - please file new issue/PR'
+
+jobs:
+  closed_issue_discussion_lock:
+    name: "Lock closed Issue/PR discussions"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      # Ref: https://github.com/dessant/lock-threads#usage
+      - uses: dessant/lock-threads@v4
+        with:
+          issue-inactive-days: '${{env.CLOSED_DAYS}}'
+          pr-inactive-days: '${{env.CLOSED_DAYS}}'
+          add-issue-labels: '${{env.LOCKED_LABEL}}'
+          add-pr-labels: '${{env.LOCKED_LABEL}}'
+          pr-lock-reason: 'resolved'
+          log-output: true
+      # Test the failure-notification step functions on failure
+      - run: |
+          echo "::warning::Initiating job test-failure to prompt a human to verify this is working and some issues/PRs were locked."
+          false
+      - if: failure()
+        name: Send job failure notification e-mail
+        uses: dawidd6/[email protected]
+        with:
+          server_address: ${{secrets.ACTION_MAIL_SERVER}}
+          server_port: 465
+          username: ${{secrets.ACTION_MAIL_USERNAME}}
+          password: ${{secrets.ACTION_MAIL_PASSWORD}}
+          subject: Github workflow error on ${{github.repository}}
+          to: [email protected],[email protected]
+          from: ${{secrets.ACTION_MAIL_SENDER}}
+          body: |
+            Job test-failed - https://github.com/${{github.repository}}/actions/runs/${{github.run_id}}
+
+            Please verify some issues/PRs were locked, then revert the commit which added this check.

CONTRIBUTING.md

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 your scenario, or additional information, to the discussion. Or simply
 "subscribe" to it to be notified when it is updated.
 
+Note: Older closed issues/PRs are automatically locked, if you have a similar
+problem please open a new issue instead of commenting.
+
 If you find a new issue with the project we'd love to hear about it! The most
 important aspect of a bug report is that it includes enough information for
 us to reproduce it. To make this easier, there are three types of issue