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Auto Assign Copilot Updates #2555

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107 changes: 78 additions & 29 deletions .github/workflows/copilot-triage-assignment.yml
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Expand Up @@ -69,51 +69,100 @@ jobs:
const issueOrPR = context.payload.issue || context.payload.pull_request;

if (issueOrPR) {
try {
// First, try to assign directly to GitHub Copilot
try {
await github.rest.issues.addAssignees({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
issue_number: issueOrPR.number,
assignees: ['github-copilot']
});

await github.rest.issues.createComment({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
issue_number: issueOrPR.number,
body: 'GitHub Copilot has been assigned to assist with this task.'
});

console.log(`GitHub Copilot has been assigned to ${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}#${issueOrPR.number}`);
return;
} catch (error) {
console.log(`Couldn't assign to github-copilot: ${error.message}`);
// Continue to alternative approach
try { // First, let's verify if we can find a valid "copilot" user to assign
let assigneeUsername = '';

// Try multiple possible usernames for Copilot
const possibleCopilotUsers = ['copilot', 'github-copilot', 'copilot-ai'];

for (const username of possibleCopilotUsers) {
try {
// Check if user exists and can be assigned
const userCheck = await github.rest.users.getByUsername({
username: username
});

if (userCheck.status === 200) {
assigneeUsername = username;
console.log(`Found valid assignee: ${username}`);
break;
}
} catch (userError) {
console.log(`User ${username} not found or not available: ${userError.message}`);
}
}

// If we found a valid assignee, try to assign them
if (assigneeUsername) {
try {
const assignResult = await github.rest.issues.addAssignees({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
issue_number: issueOrPR.number,
assignees: [assigneeUsername]
});

// Verify assignment was successful by checking the response
if (assignResult.status === 201 && assignResult.data.assignees.some(a => a.login === assigneeUsername)) {
await github.rest.issues.createComment({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
issue_number: issueOrPR.number,
body: `GitHub Copilot (${assigneeUsername}) has been assigned to assist with this task.`
});

console.log(`Successfully assigned ${assigneeUsername} to ${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}#${issueOrPR.number}`);
return;
} else {
throw new Error("Assignment appeared to succeed but assignee was not added");
}
} catch (error) {
console.log(`Assignment to ${assigneeUsername} failed: ${error.message}`);
// Continue to alternative approach
}
}
// If assignment fails, add a special label and a more descriptive comment
// First add a "needs-copilot-attention" label
await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
issue_number: issueOrPR.number,
labels: ['needs-copilot-attention']
});

// If that fails, add a comment with mention instead
// Then add a detailed comment
await github.rest.issues.createComment({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
issue_number: issueOrPR.number,
body: 'GitHub Copilot, please assist with this task.'
body: '**Action Required**: Unable to directly assign GitHub Copilot to this task.\n\n' +
'This issue has been labeled with `needs-copilot-attention` for review by the team.\n\n' +
'To request GitHub Copilot assistance, please notify an administrator.'
});

console.log(`GitHub Copilot has been mentioned in ${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}#${issueOrPR.number}`);
} catch (error) {
console.log(`Error in Copilot assignment: ${error.message}`);
console.log(`Added 'needs-copilot-attention' label to ${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}#${issueOrPR.number}`); } catch (error) {
console.log(`Error in Copilot assignment workflow: ${error.message}`);

try {
// Add a label to indicate there was an error
await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
issue_number: issueOrPR.number,
labels: ['copilot-assignment-error']
}).catch(e => console.log(`Could not add error label: ${e.message}`));

// Add a comment with detailed error information
await github.rest.issues.createComment({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
issue_number: issueOrPR.number,
body: `⚠️ Error assigning/mentioning GitHub Copilot: ${error.message}`
body: `⚠️ **Error in Copilot Assignment Workflow**\n\n` +
`There was an error while trying to assign GitHub Copilot to this task:\n\`\`\`\n${error.message}\n\`\`\`\n\n` +
`Please contact a repository administrator for assistance.`
});
} catch (commentError) {
console.log(`Error posting comment: ${commentError.message}`);
console.log(`Error posting error comment: ${commentError.message}`);
}
}
}