issue-gate.yml

name: Redirect issues to Discussions

on:
  issues:
    types: [opened]

permissions:
  issues: write

jobs:
  check-author:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
        with:
          script: |
            const association = context.payload.issue.author_association;
            const login = context.payload.issue.user.login;
            const allowed = ['OWNER', 'MEMBER', 'COLLABORATOR'];
            const allowedBots = ['github-actions[bot]', 'dependabot[bot]'];

            if (allowed.includes(association) || allowedBots.includes(login)) {
              return;
            }

            {
              await github.rest.issues.createComment({
                ...context.repo,
                issue_number: context.issue.number,
                body: [
                  'Thanks for reaching out! This project uses [Discussions](https://github.com/nerdalytics/beacon/discussions) as the entry point for bugs, feature requests, and ideas.',
                  '',
                  'Please open a discussion so the community can weigh in. Maintainers will create tracked issues from discussions that are confirmed and scoped.',
                  '',
                  'Closing this automatically — nothing personal!'
                ].join('\n')
              });

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