action-is-issue-on-board

Checks whether an issue or pull is already added to the project board

This action will make a graphql query and determine whether an issue or pull request Is already added to the project board identified by the name of the board

The Action is used in my org in some Project board automation workflows

Inputs

token

Required Github PAT with organization scope, e.g. secrets.GH_TOKEN

owner

Required The organization owns the board or repository

board

Required Project board name which should be searched for the Card with the issue

number

Required Issue or pull request number to look for

repo

Required the repo name (reponame in the owner scope without owner path) where the issue is located

Outputs

isOnBoard

"true if issue is added to the given board"

boardId

node_id or graphql id of the board

boardName

name of teh project board

repo

name of the repo where the issue is located

cardId

graphql id of the card

columnName

name of the column where the card with the issue is located

columnId

graphql id of the column where the card with the issue is located

Example usage

name: User was Assigned to Issue
on:
  issues: [opened, reopened]

jobs:
  do-something:
    steps:
      - uses: jurijzahn8019/[email protected]
        id: checker
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
          owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
          board: My Board
          repo: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
          number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}

      - name: Do Something if issue is already on the board
        if: ${{ steps.checker.outputs.isOnBoard }}
        run: |
          do something with the issue

Test run

DEBUG=action-is-issue-on-board* \
  INPUT_TOKEN=$GITHUB_TOKEN \
  INPUT_OWNER="my-org" \
  INPUT_BOARD="My Board" \
  INPUT_REPO="my-repo"
  INPUT_NUMBER=666 \
  ts-node src/index.ts