close-empty-issues.yml

name: Close empty issues

on:
  issues:
    types: [opened, edited]

jobs:
  check:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      issues: write
    steps:
      - uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          script: |
            const body = context.payload.issue.body ?? '';

            // Strip HTML comments (template instructions), whitespace, and checkboxes
            const stripped = body
              .replace(/<!--[\s\S]*?-->/g, '')
              .replace(/- \[[ x]\]/g, '')
              .trim();

            // Close if body is missing or under 50 meaningful characters
            if (stripped.length >= 50) return;

            await github.rest.issues.createComment({
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              issue_number: context.payload.issue.number,
              body: [
                "Thanks for opening an issue. It looks like the description is empty or incomplete.",
                "",
                "Please fill out the issue template with enough detail to reproduce or understand the problem — a description, steps to reproduce, and your version. Issues without this information are difficult to act on and may be closed.",
                "",
                "Feel free to reopen once you've added more detail.",
              ].join('\n'),
            });

            await github.rest.issues.update({
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              issue_number: context.payload.issue.number,
              state: 'closed',
            });