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Comments watchdog

Comments watchdog #2

name: Comments watchdog
on:
issue_comment:
types: [created]
pull_request_review_comment:
types: [created]
discussion_comment:
types: [created]
jobs:
remove_spam_comments:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Set up environment
run: |
# Create an empty file to log deleted comments
touch deleted_comments_log.txt
- name: Get list of organization members
env:
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
run: |
# Fetch the list of users in the organization
ORG_MEMBERS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
"https://api.github.com/orgs/${{ github.repository_owner }}/members" | jq -r '.[].login')
# Save the allowlisted users in a file
echo "$ORG_MEMBERS" > allowlisted_users.txt
- name: Check comment for spam
env:
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
SPAM_KEYWORDS: ${{ secrets.COMMENT_WATCHDOG_KEYWORDS }}
run: |
COMMENT_ID=$(jq -r '.comment.id' < "$GITHUB_EVENT_PATH")
COMMENT_BODY=$(jq -r '.comment.body' < "$GITHUB_EVENT_PATH")
COMMENT_USER=$(jq -r '.comment.user.login' < "$GITHUB_EVENT_PATH")
# Check if the comment user is allowlisted
if grep -q "$COMMENT_USER" allowlisted_users.txt; then
echo "Comment by $COMMENT_USER is from an allowlisted user. No action taken."
exit 0
fi
# Check if the comment contains any spam patterns
if echo "$COMMENT_BODY" | grep -iE "$SPAM_KEYWORDS"; then
echo "Spam comment detected: $COMMENT_BODY"
# Delete the comment using the GitHub API
curl -X DELETE \
-H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
"https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/comments/$COMMENT_ID" || \
"https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/comments/$COMMENT_ID" || \
"https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/discussions/comments/$COMMENT_ID"
echo "Spam comment deleted"
# Log the deleted comment
echo "Deleted comment from user $COMMENT_USER: $COMMENT_BODY" >> deleted_comments_log.txt
else
echo "No spam detected"
fi
- name: Upload deleted comments log as artifact
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: deleted-comments-log
path: deleted_comments_log.txt