autoAssign.yml

name: Auto Assign Issues and PRs

on:
  pull_request_target:
    types: [opened, reopened]  # Use pull_request_target for higher permissions
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, reopened]  # Trigger on opened and reopened PRs
  issues:
    types: [opened]            # Trigger on issue open events

permissions:
  issues: write
  pull-requests: write

jobs:
  auto-assign:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      # Step to add logging for debugging
      - name: Log context for debugging
        uses: actions/github-script@v6
        with:
          script: |
            console.log("Event Payload:");
            console.log(JSON.stringify(context.payload, null, 2)); // Log the entire payload for debugging

      - name: Assign the issue or PR
        uses: actions/github-script@v6
        with:
          script: |
            const assignee = context.payload.sender.login; // Get the username of the contributor
            console.log("Attempting to assign to:", assignee); // Log the assignee for debugging

            try {
              if (context.eventName === 'pull_request_target' || context.eventName === 'pull_request') {
                // Assign the pull request to the contributor
                const pullRequestNumber = context.payload.pull_request.number;

                await github.rest.issues.addAssignees({
                  owner: context.repo.owner,
                  repo: context.repo.repo,
                  issue_number: pullRequestNumber,
                  assignees: [assignee]
                });
                console.log(`PR #${pullRequestNumber} successfully assigned to ${assignee}`);
              } else if (context.eventName === 'issues') {
                // Assign the issue to the contributor
                const issueNumber = context.payload.issue.number;

                await github.rest.issues.addAssignees({
                  owner: context.repo.owner,
                  repo: context.repo.repo,
                  issue_number: issueNumber,
                  assignees: [assignee]
                });
                console.log(`Issue #${issueNumber} successfully assigned to ${assignee}`);
              }
            } catch (error) {
              console.error("Error during assignment:", error);
            }