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Add Issue Links

A GitHub Action for Linking a pull request to an issue.

▶️ Usage

This action add a comment or add texts into a body of Pull Request like this when it is opened.

# Related Issue

- Resolve #2
  • Result Sample Linking a pull request to an issue

Create a workflow

Create .github/workflows/issue-link.yml.

issue-link.yml

name: 'Issue Links'
on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened]

jobs:
  issue-links:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/automatic-token-authentication#permissions-for-the-github_token
    permissions:
      pull-requests: write
    steps:
      - uses: tkt-actions/add-issue-links@v1.8.1
        with:
          repo-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}' # required
          branch-prefix: 'issue-' # required

Set up required parameters

Need to contain the required parameters on the workflow file.

  • repo-token - A token of the repository.
    It can pass with {{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Set up optional parameters

  • branch-prefix - A prefix of a branch name for finding a related issue. The regex can be used. (Default: "issue-")
  • position - Change position of link text section.
    (allow "top" or "bottom". Default: "bottom")
  • header - Change header of link text section.
    (Default: "# Related Issue")
  • resolve - Add "Resolve" prefix to close a related issue when the branch is merged.
    (allow "true" or "false". Default: "false")
  • resolve-word - Set a prefix for resolving an issue to some specified. This works when the resolve option is enabled. (Default: "Resolve")
  • repository - Change a base repository related to an issue.
    If you use this option, "resolve" option become false.
    (e.g. tkt-actions/issue-links)
  • link-style - body add an issue link by editing Pull Request body.
    comment add an issue link by creating comment to Pull Request.
    (allow "body or "comment". Default: "body")

Body edit example

  • Add an issue link to Pull Request body.
  • Use branch prefix /. A branch name example feature/10/update.
  • Set an issue repository.
name: 'Issue Links'
on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened]

jobs:
  issue-links:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      pull-requests: write
    steps:
      - uses: tkt-actions/add-issue-links@v1.8.1
        with:
          repo-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
          branch-prefix: '/'
          repository: 'tkt-actions/add-issue-links'

Comment link example

  • Add an issue link as a comment
  • Resolve issue when a pull request is merged.
  • Use branch prefix issue-. A branch name example feature/issue-10/update.
name: 'Issue Links'
on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened]

jobs:
  issue-links:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      pull-requests: write
    steps:
      - uses: tkt-actions/add-issue-links@v1.8.1
        with:
          repo-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}' # required
          branch-prefix: 'issue-' # required
          resolve: 'true' # optional (default: "false")
          link-style: 'comment' # optional (default: "body")

Other examples

Add a section contained a link of related issue to a pull request

Create a branch based on the pattern of the branch name ([branch prefix][issue number][you can put any texts]) set up on .github/workflows/issue-reference.yml.

For example, if branch-prefix is issue-, create a branch like issue-8/create-action.

When pushing your changes to the repository and creating a pull request, a workflow runs automatically.

📝 Licence

MIT