move-issue-to-in-progress.yml

name: Move Issue to In Progress When Assigned

on:
  issues:
    types:
      - assigned

jobs:
  move_to_in_progress:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      issues: write
      repository-projects: write  # Corrected permission for interacting with repository projects

    steps:
      - name: Move issue to "🚧 In Progress" in project
        uses: actions/github-script@v6
        with:
          script: |
            // Replace with your own organization/user and project number
            const projectOwner = 'Computing-For-All'; // Replace with your organization or user name
            const projectNumber = 3; // Replace with your project number

            // Replace with your specific field name for "Status" and desired "In Progress" status value
            const statusFieldName = 'Status'; // Replace with your field name
            const inProgressStatusValue = '🚧 In Progress'; // Replace with your exact status value

            // Retrieve project ID and field ID for Status
            const { data: { user } } = await github.graphql(`
              query ($login: String!, $number: Int!) {
                user(login: $login) {
                  projectV2(number: $number) {
                    id
                    fields(first: 20) {
                      nodes {
                        id
                        name
                        ... on ProjectV2SingleSelectField {
                          options {
                            id
                            name
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            `, {
              login: projectOwner,
              number: projectNumber
            });

            const projectId = user.projectV2.id;
            const statusField = user.projectV2.fields.nodes.find(field => field.name === statusFieldName);

            if (!statusField) {
              throw new Error(`Field "${statusFieldName}" not found in project.`);
            }

            const inProgressOption = statusField.options.find(option => option.name === inProgressStatusValue);

            if (!inProgressOption) {
              throw new Error(`Status option "${inProgressStatusValue}" not found in field "${statusFieldName}".`);
            }

            // Add the issue to the project or update its status if already in the project
            const issueNodeId = context.payload.issue.node_id;

            // Move the issue to "In Progress" status
            await github.graphql(`
              mutation($projectId: ID!, $itemId: ID!, $fieldId: ID!, $optionId: String!) {
                updateProjectV2ItemFieldValue(input: {
                  projectId: $projectId
                  itemId: $itemId
                  fieldId: $fieldId
                  value: { singleSelectOptionId: $optionId }
                }) {
                  projectV2Item {
                    id
                  }
                }
              }
            `, {
              projectId: projectId,
              itemId: issueNodeId,
              fieldId: statusField.id,
              optionId: inProgressOption.id
            });