Dependent Issues

A GitHub Action for marking issues as dependent on another

It works with PRs and issues and supports cross-repository dependencies.

Usage

Create .github/workflows/dependent-issues.yml with the following content:

name: Dependent Issues

on:
  issues:
    types:
      - opened
      - edited
      - reopened
  pull_request_target:
    types:
      - opened
      - edited
      - reopened
      # Makes sure we always add status check for PRs. Useful only if
      # this action is required to pass before merging. Can be removed
      # otherwise.
      - synchronize

  # Schedule a daily check. Useful if you reference cross-repository
  # issues or pull requests. Can be removed otherwise.
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 0 * * *'

jobs:
  check:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: z0al/dependent-issues@v1
        env:
          # (Required) The token to use to make API calls to GitHub.
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          # (Optional) The token to use to make API calls to GitHub for remote repos.
          GITHUB_READ_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_READ_TOKEN }}
        with:
          # (Optional) The label to use to mark dependent issues
          label: dependent

          # (Optional) Enable checking for dependencies in issues.
          # Enable by setting the value to "on". Default "off"
          check_issues: off

          # (Optional) A comma-separated list of keywords. Default
          # "depends on, blocked by"
          keywords: depends on, blocked by

Here how it can look like in practice:

Inputs

• label (Optional): The label to use to mark dependent issues. Default dependent.
• check_issues (Optional): Enable checking for dependencies in issues. Enable by setting the value to on. Default off.
• keywords (Optional): A comma-separated list of keywords. Default depends on, blocked by.

Environment variables

• GITHUB_TOKEN (Required): The token to use to make API calls to GitHub.

FAQ

Trouble setting up the action? Check the FAQ.

Changelog

• March 20, 2021: To avoid unnecessary failure due to insufficient permissions on Dependabot PRs, all Dependabot issues and pull requests are now ignored. This behavior is not configurable.

Credits

Special thanks to Jason Etcovitch for the original bot idea.

License

MIT © Ahmed T. Ali