Auto-Create GitLab Issues from GitHub Releases

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "Get latest release",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
      "position": [
        540,
        340
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "limit": 1,
        "resource": "release",
        "operation": "getAll"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Cron",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.cron",
      "position": [
        240,
        500
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "triggerTimes": {
          "item": [
            {
              "mode": "everyWeek"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Merge",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
      "position": [
        740,
        420
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "No issue for release?",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
      "position": [
        920,
        420
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "functionCode": "const _ = require('lodash')\n\n// differentiate merged inputs (didnt find a way to get both inputs into one function invocation)\nconst releases = _.filter(items, i => _.has(i, 'json.assets'))\nif (releases.length != 1) throw new Error(`Invalid release count: ${releases.length}`)\nconst release = releases[0]\nconst issues = _.without(items, release)\n//console.log({release,issues})\n\n// check if there's an issue for the release\nconst matchingIssue = _.find(issues, i => i.json.title.includes(release.json.tag_name))\n//console.log({release,issues,matchingIssue})\n\nif (matchingIssue)\n  return []\nelse\n  return [release]"
      },
      "executeOnce": false,
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Create issue",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gitlab",
      "position": [
        1100,
        420
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "body": "={{$json[\"url\"]}}\n\n{{$json[\"body\"]}}",
        "owner": "txlab",
        "title": "=Upstream release: {{$json[\"tag_name\"]}}",
        "labels": [],
        "repository": "docker-linkcheck",
        "assignee_ids": []
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "List issues",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gitlab",
      "position": [
        540,
        500
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "owner": "txlab",
        "resource": "repository",
        "repository": "docker-linkcheck",
        "getRepositoryIssuesFilters": {}
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Cron": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Get latest release",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "List issues",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Merge": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "No release for issue?",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Start": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Get latest release",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "List issues",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "List issues": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Merge",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 1
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Get latest release": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Merge",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "No release for issue?": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Create issue",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

About this workflow

Create An Issue On Gitlab On Every Github Release. Uses github, gitlab. Scheduled trigger; 6 nodes.

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