nodejs / nodejs/github-bot

Auto comment/close wrong-repo issues

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Description

We get a lot of issues raised that basically need to be closed with a link to the relevant repo. @mscdex does a heroic job of commenting (I assume with a saved reply) and closing all these1, but it seems like something that could be automated. Having a bot do that would (IMO) make it feel less personal for the person whose issue is being closed.

1 See for example https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/16710#issuecomment-341699548

Proposal

If someone adds the wrong-repo label, the bot comments and closes the issue. @mscdex 's comment text seems perfect as a stock comment.

General help questions should be posted to the nodejs/help issue tracker instead. This issue tracker is for reporting bugs and submitting feature requests for node core. Issues with npm or other tools that use node should be posted to the appropriate issue tracker for those tools, unless it can be proven that the issue is in fact with node core and not the tool in question.

Follow-on proposal

What might be even more helpful is if a collaborator adds the question and wrong-repo labels, the github-bot "moves" the issue to nodejs/help.

Moving would mean:

  • Raising a new issue in nodejs/help @mentioning the original issue raiser and linking to the original issue.
  • Closing the nodejs/node issue with a stock comment linking to the new issue.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the github-bot repository's existing handling for labels, comments, issue closure, and issue creation; no specific files or tests are named. Done should cover the proposed wrong-repo automation and clarify whether the follow-on move to nodejs/help is included, with tests or documented verification for the resulting comments, links, and state changes.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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