ci: migrate from probot/stale to actions/stale - #6926
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probot/stale is unmaintained; the project's own README points adopters to actions/stale instead. Replace .github/stale.yml with .github/workflows/stale.yaml, porting the existing schedule (60 days for needinfo-labeled issues, 120 days for PRs, close after 7 days) and messages 1:1. Note: this only replaces the config file. The probot Stale GitHub App itself will still need to be uninstalled from the repo/org separately, which isn't something a PR can do. Closes beetbox#4872
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What
Migrates the deprecated probot/stale bot config (
.github/stale.yml) to theactions/staleGitHub Action (.github/workflows/stale.yaml), per the project's own README pointer that probot/stale is unmaintained andactions/staleis the replacement.Why
probot/stale is deprecated upstream and no longer maintained.
actions/staleis the drop-in replacement and doesn't require a third-party GitHub App integration.What changed
.github/stale.yml.github/workflows/stale.yamlusingactions/stale@v9All schedule/scoping/message values are ported 1:1 from the old config (unchanged wording):
needinfoare eligible (matches oldonly-issue-labels)How this was tested
No code/runtime to execute — this is a GitHub Actions workflow config change. Verified:
Also diffed the old
.github/stale.ymlvalues against the new workflow'swith:block line by line to confirm every value (days-until-stale, days-until-close, labels, both message bodies) was ported exactly.Note for maintainers
The probot Stale GitHub App itself will still need manual uninstallation from the
beetboxorg — that's not something a PR can do, just flagging it here so it isn't missed.Closes #4872