meta: broaden stale bot

.github/workflows/stale.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: Close stale
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    # Run every day at 1:00 AM UTC.
+    - cron: 0 1 * * *
+
+# yamllint disable rule:empty-lines
+env:
+  CLOSE_MESSAGE: >
+    This {0} has been automatically closed after 30 days of inactivity
+    following its stale status (no activity for a total of 240 days).
+
+    If this is still relevant, feel free to reopen it or leave a comment
+    with additional details so we can continue the discussion.
+
+  WARN_MESSAGE: >
+    This {0} has been marked as stale due to 210 days of inactivity.
+
+    It will be automatically closed in 30 days if no further activity occurs.
+    If this is still relevant, please leave a comment or update it to keep it open.
+# yamllint enable
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    permissions:
+      issues: write  # for actions/stale to close stale issues
+      pull-requests: write  # for actions/stale to close stale PRs
+    if: github.repository == 'nodejs/node'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@b5d41d4e1d5dceea10e7104786b73624c18a190f  # v10.2.0
+        with:
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          days-before-stale: 210
+          days-before-close: 30
+          stale-issue-label: stale
+          exempt-issue-labels: never-stale, confirmed-bug
+          close-issue-message: ${{ format(env.CLOSE_MESSAGE, 'issue') }}
+          stale-issue-message: ${{ format(env.WARN_MESSAGE, 'issue') }}
+          stale-pr-label: stale
+          exempt-pr-labels: never-stale
+          close-pr-message: ${{ format(env.CLOSE_MESSAGE, 'pull request') }}
+          stale-pr-message: ${{ format(env.WARN_MESSAGE, 'pull request') }}
+          # max requests it will send per run to the GitHub API before it deliberately exits to avoid hitting API rate limits
+          operations-per-run: 500
+          remove-stale-when-updated: true

doc/contributing/feature-request-management.md

@@ -42,50 +42,10 @@ Individual collaborators review issues marked as `feature request`
 along with other issues and may or may not decide to
 work on an implementation or advocate on their behalf.
 
-If a collaborator believes a feature request must be implemented
-they can add the `never-stale` label to the issue and it will
-be excluded from the automated feature request handling
-as outlined below.
-
 ## Expressing support for a feature request
 
 If you come across a feature request and want to add your
 support for that feature please express your support
 with the thumbs up emoji as a reaction. At some point in the
 future we may use this as additional input in the automated
 handling of feature requests.
-
-## Automated feature request handling
-
-Our experience is that most feature requests that are
-likely to be addressed, will be addressed within the first
-6 months after they are submitted.
-
-Once there has been no activity on a feature request for
-5 months, the following comment will be added
-to the issue:
-
-```markdown
-There has been no activity on this feature request for
-5 months and it is unlikely to be implemented.
-It will be closed 6 months after the last non-automated comment.
-
-For more information on how the project manages
-feature requests, please consult the
-[feature request management document](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/HEAD/doc/contributing/feature-request-management.md).
-```
-
-If there is no additional activity/discussion on the
-feature request in the next month, the following
-comment is added to the issue and the issue will be
-closed:
-
-```markdown
-There has been no activity on this feature request
-and it is being closed. If you feel closing this issue is not the
-right thing to do, please leave a comment.
-
-For more information on how the project manages
-feature requests, please consult the
-[feature request management document](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/HEAD/doc/contributing/feature-request-management.md).
-```