nissuer

Turn issues into non-issues quicker

A GitHub Action for tried and tired maintainers. This action is meant to help maintainers of open-source projects by automating some of the more tedious/repetitive tasks that come with the job.

Features

nissuer comes with a default configuration, but you can override certain behaviors. Below is a list of features and the corresponding inputs.

Handle unhelpful comments

• nissuer can hide "+1", "same issue", etc. comments on issues (partially based on Refined GitHub). It won't hide comments from the repo organization members.
• nissuer can also update the hidden comment with a note from the maintainers, explaining to the user why the comment was hidden. This is used for education purposes, so hopefully the user will be more considerate in the future.

Validate reproduction URLs

• nissuer can close/comment/label/lock issues that do not have a valid reproduction URL
• nissuer validates the returned status code of a reproduction URL (for example a private GitHub repository will not be considered valid)

Label Management

• nissuer can label issues based on the content of an issue. Add a select input, and nissuer will add a label based on the selection.
• nissuer can comment on issues based on labels on behalf of a maintainer. Avoid having to repeat yourself by writing up a comment for common cases

Notify about public security disclosures

• nissuer can detect if an issue about a potential vulnerability might have been opened publicly by accident and notify the maintainer about it.
• nissuer can also delete the issue automatically and send you all the details via a webhook. This can help avoid staying up late at night to fix a vulnerability that was not disclosed responsibly.

Usage

Here is a minimal setup of nissuer. Add a workflow (eg. .github/workflows/nissuer.yml):

name: Triage via nissuer

on:
  issues:
    types: [opened, labeled]
  issue_comment:
    types: [created]

permissions:
  issues: write

env:
  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

jobs:
  issue-validator:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Nissuer
        uses: balazsorban44/nissuer@1.10.0

Add a comment file (by default we look for .github/invalid-reproduction.md):

NOTE: Developers are coming to your project with all sorts of backgrounds/skill levels or understanding of the open-source world. Show empathy while using this action. 💚 We recommend adding comments that not only dismiss unhelpful issues/comments, but educate the user on how to be more helpful in the future.

Thanks for opening an issue!

Unfortunately, we can't help you without a reproduction URL.

It was closed automatically, but feel free to reopen it once you have a reproduction URL.

A good example of a comment is in the Next.js repository.