Consider limiting number of assigned issues
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- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 281
- Forks
- 52
- PR merge metrics
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Description
When community members use the @assign me functionality, they can assign any issue. However, sometimes members are eager and assign a lot of issues to their name.
To avoid hoarding issues and allowing multiple newcomers to help out with Servo, we can consider limiting the amount of assigned issues. If a user asks the bot to be assigned, we check if the number of assigned issues is higher than X (3 maybe?) and if it is, tell them to focus on their existing issues.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the @assign me functionality in the highfive bot and trace how it checks and assigns issues. Determine how the existing assignee count can be compared with the proposed limit, then verify that users over the limit are told to focus on their existing issues; add or update tests for both allowed and refused assignments.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100