new-issues

The new-issues reusable action is located at .github/workflows/new-issues.yml.

This reusable action depends on the following actions:

• andymckay/labeler

Inputs

The action has the following inputs:

Required inputs

target-repo

Specify the target repository this action should run on. This is used to prevent actions from running on repositories other than the target repository. For example, specifying a target-repo of mdn/workflows will prevent the action from running on forks of mdn/workflows.

• This input is required.

Optional inputs

The action has the following inputs:

add-labels

Labels to add as a comma separated list.

• This input is optional with a default of needs-triage.

Usage

In the repository that will call this action, you will need to add a .github/workflows/new-issues.yml file with the following content:

With defaults

name: "Mark new issues with specified label(s)"

on:
  issues:
    types:
      - reopened
      - opened

jobs:
  label-new-issues:
    uses: mdn/workflows/.github/workflows/new-issues.yml@main
      with:
        target-repo: "mdn/workflows"

Overriding some defaults

name: "Mark new issues with specified label(s)"

on:
  issues:
    types:
      - reopened
      - opened

jobs:
  label-new-issues:
    uses: mdn/workflows/.github/workflows/new-issues.yml@main
      with:
        add-labels: "triage, bug"
        target-repo: "mdn/workflows"