Automate little dev tasks and make them consistent.

[thorwhalen]

I'll take one as an example.

For a given repository, I could specify a default label that would be used for any new issues I create. Though it's a small overhead, it's just one of those "one more thing to click" that can become annoying. (posted on statckoverflow)

I've tried that answer, but it failed for me (said I didn't provide a github_token (though I see it in secrets).

Note: Apparently, you can't use GITHUB_TOKEN as an environment name (see https://github.ghproxy.topmunity/t/all-github-actions-suddenly-failing-with-github-token-secret-does-not-exist/16108). I used GH_TOKEN

My .workflows/main.yml is:

name: Add Label

on:
  issues:
    types: [opened]

jobs:
  add_label:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: actions-ecosystem/action-add-labels@v1
        with:
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
          labels: enhancement

[thorwhalen]

Another example would be having particular repositories have an default assignee (for example, this isee one would be Valentin) if none is given.