meta: merge stalebot and update timings/messages

.github/workflows/close-stale.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: Close stale issues and PRs
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    # Run every day at 1:00 AM UTC.
+    - cron: 0 1 * * *
+# yamllint disable rule:empty-lines
+env:
+  CLOSE_MESSAGE: >
+    There hasn't been any activity on this issue/PR for over 8 months.
+    We appreciate your contribution, but since there hasn't been any
+    progress recently, we're closing it. If you disagree with this
+    decision, please leave a comment.
+
+  WARN_MESSAGE: >
+    There hasn't been any activity on this issue/PR for over 7 months.
+    We appreciate your contribution, but since there hasn't been any
+    progress recently, we're closing it in **30 days**. If you
+    disagree with this decision, please leave a comment.
+# yamllint enable
+
+permissions:
+  actions: write
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    if: github.repository == 'nodejs/node'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@28ca1036281a5e5922ead5184a1bbf96e5fc984e  # v9.0.0
+        with:
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          days-before-stale: 240
+          days-before-close: 30
+          close-issue-message: ${{ env.CLOSE_MESSAGE }}
+          stale-issue-message: ${{ env.WARN_MESSAGE }}
+          close-pr-message: ${{ env.CLOSE_MESSAGE }}
+          stale-pr-message: ${{ env.WARN_MESSAGE }}
+          exempt-issue-labels: never-stale
+          exempt-pr-labels: never-stale
+          stale-issue-label: stale
+          stale-pr-label: stale
+          operations-per-run: 50
+          remove-stale-when-updated: true

doc/contributing/feature-request-management.md

@@ -52,38 +52,3 @@ support for that feature please express your support
 with the thumbs up emoji as a reaction. At some point in the
 future we may use this as additional input in the automated
 handling of feature requests.
-
-## Automated feature request handling
-
-Our experience is that most feature requests that are
-likely to be addressed, will be addressed within the first
-6 months after they are submitted.
-
-Once there has been no activity on a feature request for
-5 months, the following comment will be added
-to the issue:
-
-```markdown
-There has been no activity on this feature request for
-5 months and it is unlikely to be implemented.
-It will be closed 6 months after the last non-automated comment.
-
-For more information on how the project manages
-feature requests, please consult the
-[feature request management document](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/HEAD/doc/contributing/feature-request-management.md).
-```
-
-If there is no additional activity/discussion on the
-feature request in the next month, the following
-comment is added to the issue and the issue will be
-closed:
-
-```markdown
-There has been no activity on this feature request
-and it is being closed. If you feel closing this issue is not the
-right thing to do, please leave a comment.
-
-For more information on how the project manages
-feature requests, please consult the
-[feature request management document](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/HEAD/doc/contributing/feature-request-management.md).
-```

doc/contributing/issues.md

@@ -60,5 +60,28 @@ activities, such as applying labels and closing/reopening/assigning issues.
 For more information on the roles and permissions, see ["Permission levels for
 repositories owned by an organization"](https://docs.github.com/en/github/setting-up-and-managing-organizations-and-teams/repository-permission-levels-for-an-organization#permission-levels-for-repositories-owned-by-an-organization).
 
+## Handling stale issues
+
+Once there has been no activity on a issue for
+7 months, the following comment will be added:
+
+```markdown
+There hasn't been any activity on this issue/PR for over 7 months.
+We appreciate your contribution, but since there hasn't been any
+progress recently, we're closing it in **30 days**. If you
+disagree with this decision, please leave a comment.
+```
+
+If there is no additional activity/discussion on the
+issue in the next month (totalling to 8 months), it is
+closed, and the following comment is added:
+
+```markdown
+There hasn't been any activity on this issue/PR for over 8 months.
+We appreciate your contribution, but since there hasn't been any
+progress recently, we're closing it. If you disagree with this
+decision, please leave a comment.
+```
+
 [Node.js help repository]: https://github.com/nodejs/help/issues
 [Technical Steering Committee (TSC) repository]: https://github.com/nodejs/TSC/issues