assign.yml

name: Assign
on:
  issue_comment:
    types: created

# Restrict the permissions granted to the use of secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN in this
# github actions workflow:
# https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/automatic-token-authentication
permissions:
  issues: write

jobs:
  one:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    # Note that string comparisons is not case sensitive.
    if: >-
       startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '/take')
       && !github.event.issue.assignee
    steps:
      - run: |
          echo "Assigning issue ${{ github.event.issue.number }} to ${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}"
          gh issue edit $ISSUE --add-assignee ${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}
          gh issue edit $ISSUE --remove-label "help wanted"
        env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
          ISSUE: ${{ github.event.issue.html_url }}