beetbox/beets

Stale bot is deprecated; we should switch to the stale GH action

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#4,872 opened on Aug 10, 2023

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Description

See https://github.com/probot/stale: The stale bot is no longer maintained, the authors recommend switching to https://github.com/actions/stale.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
github actionsshell
Domain
ci cddevops
Issue type
chore
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
basic knowledge of GitHub Actionsfamiliarity with YAML
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
80
Research direction
The issue is to replace the deprecated probot/stale bot with the official actions/stale action. Review the official actions/stale documentation to understand configuration options. Then locate the current stale bot configuration in the repository (likely in a .github/config.yml or similar) and create or modify a GitHub Actions workflow file (e.g., .github/workflows/stale.yml) to use the new action with equivalent settings. Test the workflow if possible and submit a pull request.
Stale bot is deprecated; we should switch to the stale GH action · beetbox/beets#4872 | Good First Issue