issue_thank.yaml

name: Auto Assign and Thank Issues

on:
  issues:
    types:
      - opened

jobs:
  auto-assign:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    permissions:
      issues: write

    steps:
    - name: 'Thank and assign the issue to the creator'
      uses: actions/github-script@v7  # Updated to v7
      with:
        github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Use auto-generated GitHub Token
        script: |
          const issueNumber = context.issue.number;
          const issueCreator = context.payload.issue.user.login;

          // Thank the issue creator
          await github.rest.issues.createComment({
            issue_number: issueNumber,
            owner: context.repo.owner,
            repo: context.repo.repo,
            body: `Thanks @${issueCreator} for raising this issue! We'll look into it.We hope you have made sure that a similar issue doesnt exist , if it does, kindly ask to be assigned on that issue `
          });

          // Assign the issue to the creator
          //await github.rest.issues.addAssignees({
          //  issue_number: issueNumber,
          //  owner: context.repo.owner,
          //  repo: context.repo.repo,
          //  assignees: [issueCreator]
          // });