Move to column in the absence of a label

[koppor]

In our project, we use the label FirstTimeContribution to indicate that a student was assigned and starts working on an issue. Then, we move the issue from "Free to take" to "Assigned". - If a student becomes inactive, we remove the label "FirstTimeContribution". Then, we also want the issue be moved back to "Free to take". - This currently seems to not supported by the action, but we would really like to see it.

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It woudl be also nice if there was a sync between the field "Assignees" (empty or non-empty) and columns. But this seems to be out of scope of this project?

In case a pull reuqest is submitted referencing an issue, the issue should be moved from "Assigned" to "In Progress". Would such a feature be in-scope of this project? Then, I can file a separate issue for it.

[m7kvqbe1]

@koppor

Thanks for your feedback! Here's my take on your suggestions:

1. Moving issues back to a specific column when a label is removed: Great idea! This fits well with the action's purpose. I'll implement it this week.

2. Syncing assignees with columns: Interesting, but probably out of scope for now.

3. Moving issues when a PR is submitted: Could you open a separate issue for this? It'd be easier to discuss there.

I'll start working on the label removal feature. Feel free to open new issues for any other ideas!

[m7kvqbe1]

Does this sum up the overall desired flow for your specific use cases?

graph TD
    A[New Issue] --> B{Has 'FirstTimeContribution' label?}
    B -->|Yes| C[Move to 'Assigned' column]
    B -->|No| D[Stay in 'Free to take' column]
    C --> E{Label removed?}
    E -->|Yes| F[Move back to 'Free to take' column]
    E -->|No| G[Stay in 'Assigned' column]
    G --> H{Pull Request submitted?}
    H -->|Yes| I[Move to 'In Progress' column]
    H -->|No| G

[koppor]

2. Syncing assignees with columns: Interesting, but probably out of scope for now.

We solved this with assign-issue-action. This action adds a label, which is then processed by the github-action-move-issues.

[koppor]

Does this sum up the overall desired flow for your specific use cases?

Quite. The start should be "Issue labeled" (instead of "New issue")

The label is coming mostly when a student writes "Can I get assigned" and then we assign that label.

For more advanced workflows: The student issues /assign-me and then the assign-issue-action does some assignment magic and assigns the label 📍 Assigned.

[m7kvqbe1]

This should provide you with the functionality you want: https://github.com/m7kvqbe1/github-action-move-issues/pull/7