Introducing sort-by option (#1254)

* sort-issues-by introduced

* action.yml updated

* pushing the build code

* Update action.yml

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* Update README.md for the new parameter (sort-issues-by)

* minor text format changes in README.md

* final draft of sort-issues-by

* Update src/interfaces/issues-processor-options.ts

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* Update src/classes/issues-processor.ts

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* refactored the code

* test

* test

* final changes

* update in README.md

* Documentation update

* updated sort-issues-by to sort-by

* minor changes

* dist fixes

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: suyashgaonkar

README.md

@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ Every argument is optional.
 | [ignore-issue-updates](#ignore-issue-updates)                       | Override [ignore-updates](#ignore-updates) for issues only                  |                       |
 | [ignore-pr-updates](#ignore-pr-updates)                             | Override [ignore-updates](#ignore-updates) for PRs only                     |                       |
 | [include-only-assigned](#include-only-assigned)                     | Process only assigned issues                                                | `false`               |
+| [sort-by](#sort-by)                                   | What to sort issues and PRs by                                                      | `created`             |
 
 ### List of output options
 
@@ -548,6 +549,13 @@ If set to `true`, only the issues or the pull requests with an assignee will be
 
 Default value: `false`
 
+#### sort-by
+
+Useful to sort the issues and PRs by the specified field. It accepts `created`, `updated`, `comments`.
+
+Default value: `created`
+
+
 ### Usage
 
 See also [action.yml](./action.yml) for a comprehensive list of all the options.

__tests__/constants/default-processor-options.ts

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export const DefaultProcessorOptions: IIssuesProcessorOptions = Object.freeze({
   removeIssueStaleWhenUpdated: undefined,
   removePrStaleWhenUpdated: undefined,
   ascending: false,
+  sortBy: 'created',
   deleteBranch: false,
   startDate: '',
   exemptMilestones: '',

action.yml

@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'The order to get issues or pull requests. Defaults to false, which is descending.'
     default: 'false'
     required: false
+  sort-by:
+    description: 'What to sort results by. Valid options are `created`, `updated`, and `comments`. Defaults to `created`.'
+    default: 'created'
+    required: false
   delete-branch:
     description: 'Delete the git branch after closing a stale pull request.'
     default: 'false'

dist/index.js

@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ const statistics_1 = __nccwpck_require__(3334);
 const logger_service_1 = __nccwpck_require__(1973);
 const plugin_retry_1 = __nccwpck_require__(6298);
 const rate_limit_1 = __nccwpck_require__(7069);
+const get_sort_field_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9551);
 /***
  * Handle processing of issues for staleness/closure.
  */
@@ -684,6 +685,7 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
                     state: 'open',
                     per_page: 100,
                     direction: this.options.ascending ? 'asc' : 'desc',
+                    sort: (0, get_sort_field_1.getSortField)(this.options.sortBy),
                     page
                 });
                 (_a = this.statistics) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.incrementFetchedItemsCount(issueResult.data.length);
@@ -2199,6 +2201,7 @@ var Option;
     Option["RemovePrStaleWhenUpdated"] = "remove-pr-stale-when-updated";
     Option["DebugOnly"] = "debug-only";
     Option["Ascending"] = "ascending";
+    Option["SortBy"] = "sort-by";
     Option["DeleteBranch"] = "delete-branch";
     Option["StartDate"] = "start-date";
     Option["ExemptMilestones"] = "exempt-milestones";
@@ -2333,6 +2336,25 @@ function isValidDate(date) {
 exports.isValidDate = isValidDate;
 
 
+/***/ }),
+
+/***/ 9551:
+/***/ ((__unused_webpack_module, exports) => {
+
+"use strict";
+
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
+exports.getSortField = void 0;
+function getSortField(sortOption) {
+    return sortOption === 'updated'
+        ? 'updated'
+        : sortOption === 'comments'
+            ? 'comments'
+            : 'created';
+}
+exports.getSortField = getSortField;
+
+
 /***/ }),
 
 /***/ 8236:
@@ -2542,6 +2564,7 @@ function _getAndValidateArgs() {
         removePrStaleWhenUpdated: _toOptionalBoolean('remove-pr-stale-when-updated'),
         debugOnly: core.getInput('debug-only') === 'true',
         ascending: core.getInput('ascending') === 'true',
+        sortBy: _processParamtoString(core.getInput('sort-by')),
         deleteBranch: core.getInput('delete-branch') === 'true',
         startDate: core.getInput('start-date') !== ''
             ? core.getInput('start-date')
@@ -2628,6 +2651,13 @@ function _toOptionalBoolean(argumentName) {
     }
     return undefined;
 }
+function _processParamtoString(sortByValueInput) {
+    return sortByValueInput === 'updated'
+        ? 'updated'
+        : sortByValueInput === 'comments'
+            ? 'comments'
+            : 'created';
+}
 void _run();
 
 

src/classes/issue.spec.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ describe('Issue', (): void => {
   beforeEach((): void => {
     optionsInterface = {
       ascending: false,
+      sortBy: 'created',
       closeIssueLabel: '',
       closeIssueMessage: '',
       closePrLabel: '',

src/classes/issues-processor.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {retry} from '@octokit/plugin-retry';
 import {IState} from '../interfaces/state/state';
 import {IRateLimit} from '../interfaces/rate-limit';
 import {RateLimit} from './rate-limit';
+import {getSortField} from '../functions/get-sort-field';
 
 /***
  * Handle processing of issues for staleness/closure.
@@ -571,6 +572,7 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
         state: 'open',
         per_page: 100,
         direction: this.options.ascending ? 'asc' : 'desc',
+        sort: getSortField(this.options.sortBy),
         page
       });
       this.statistics?.incrementFetchedItemsCount(issueResult.data.length);

src/enums/option.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export enum Option {
   RemovePrStaleWhenUpdated = 'remove-pr-stale-when-updated',
   DebugOnly = 'debug-only',
   Ascending = 'ascending',
+  SortBy = 'sort-by',
   DeleteBranch = 'delete-branch',
   StartDate = 'start-date',
   ExemptMilestones = 'exempt-milestones',

src/functions/get-sort-field.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+type sortOptions = 'created' | 'updated' | 'comments';
+export function getSortField(sortOption: sortOptions): sortOptions {
+  return sortOption === 'updated'
+    ? 'updated'
+    : sortOption === 'comments'
+    ? 'comments'
+    : 'created';
+}

src/interfaces/issues-processor-options.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export interface IIssuesProcessorOptions {
   removePrStaleWhenUpdated: boolean | undefined;
   debugOnly: boolean;
   ascending: boolean;
+  sortBy: 'created' | 'updated' | 'comments';
   deleteBranch: boolean;
   startDate: IsoOrRfcDateString | undefined; // Should be ISO 8601 or RFC 2822
   exemptMilestones: string;

src/main.ts

@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ function _getAndValidateArgs(): IIssuesProcessorOptions {
     ),
     debugOnly: core.getInput('debug-only') === 'true',
     ascending: core.getInput('ascending') === 'true',
+    sortBy: _processParamtoString(core.getInput('sort-by')),
     deleteBranch: core.getInput('delete-branch') === 'true',
     startDate:
       core.getInput('start-date') !== ''
@@ -198,4 +199,14 @@ function _toOptionalBoolean(
   return undefined;
 }
 
+function _processParamtoString(
+  sortByValueInput: string
+): 'created' | 'updated' | 'comments' {
+  return sortByValueInput === 'updated'
+    ? 'updated'
+    : sortByValueInput === 'comments'
+    ? 'comments'
+    : 'created';
+}
+
 void _run();