refactor(workflow): only update existing issues - never create new ones

Author: jacob-kraniak

.github/workflows/discover-credly-badges.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Discover New Credly Badges
+name: Sync Existing Credly Badges
 
 on:
   schedule:
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ permissions:
   issues: write
 
 jobs:
-  discover-badges:
+  sync-badges:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           curl -sL "https://www.credly.com/users/jacob-kraniak/badges.json?page=1&page_size=100" -o badges.json
 
-      - name: Process & Upsert Badges
+      - name: Update Existing Issues Only
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
           script: |
@@ -44,19 +44,24 @@ jobs:
               }
             }
 
-            let created = 0;
             let updated = 0;
+            let skipped = 0;
 
             for (const badge of badges) {
               if (badge.state !== 'accepted' || !badge.badge_template) continue;
 
-              const name = badge.badge_template.name;
               const id = badge.id;
+              const existing = issueMap.get(id);
+
+              if (!existing) {
+                console.log(`Skipping new badge (no existing issue): ${badge.badge_template.name}`);
+                skipped++;
+                continue;
+              }
+
               const url = `https://www.credly.com/badges/${id}`;
               const issuedDate = badge.issued_at_date || 'Unknown';
 
-              const existing = issueMap.get(id);
-
               const body = `**Credly Badge URL**: ${url}
 **Credly Badge ID**: ${id}
 **Date Certified**: ${issuedDate}
@@ -79,27 +84,15 @@ ${badge.badge_template.description || 'Certification earned on Credly.'}
 **Additional Labels:** credly, auto-created
 `;
 
-              if (existing) {
-                await github.rest.issues.update({
-                  owner: context.repo.owner,
-                  repo: context.repo.repo,
-                  issue_number: existing.number,
-                  body: body
-                });
-                console.log(`Updated issue #${existing.number} for: ${name}`);
-                updated++;
-              } else {
-                const title = `[Certification] ${name}`;
-                await github.rest.issues.create({
-                  owner: context.repo.owner,
-                  repo: context.repo.repo,
-                  title: title,
-                  body: body,
-                  labels: ['certification', 'credly', 'auto-created']
-                });
-                console.log(`Created new issue for: ${name}`);
-                created++;
-              }
+              await github.rest.issues.update({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                issue_number: existing.number,
+                body: body
+              });
+
+              console.log(`Updated issue #${existing.number} for: ${badge.badge_template.name}`);
+              updated++;
             }
 
-            console.log(`Created: ${created}, Updated: ${updated}`);
+            console.log(`Updated: ${updated}, Skipped (new): ${skipped}`);