use latest commit of stalebot action, tweak configuration accordingly (#41305)

* use latest commit of stalebot action, tweak configuration accordingly

* remove stalebot.js

* use default operations per run

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Co-authored-by: Ron Rennick <ronald.rennick@automattic.com>

.github/workflows/scripts/stalebot.js

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Set the stalebot start date given a cron schedule.
- */
-
-// You need to install this dependency as part of your workflow.
-const core = require( '@actions/core' );
-
-const ScheduleStartDate = () => {
-	let scheduleStartDate;
-
-	switch ( process.env.CRON_SCHEDULE ) {
-		case '21 1 * * *':
-			scheduleStartDate = '2022-01-01';
-			break;
-		case '31 2 * * *':
-			scheduleStartDate = '2023-01-01';
-			break;
-		case '41 3 * * *':
-			scheduleStartDate = '2023-08-01';
-			break;
-		default:
-			scheduleStartDate = '2018-01-01';
-			break;
-	}
-
-	core.setOutput( 'stale-start-date', scheduleStartDate );
-};
-
-ScheduleStartDate();

.github/workflows/stalebot.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 name: 'Process stale needs-feedback issues'
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '11 0 * * *'
-    - cron: '21 1 * * *'
-    - cron: '31 2 * * *'
-    - cron: '41 3 * * *'
+    - cron: '21 * * * *'
 
 permissions: {}
 
@@ -16,25 +13,16 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
-      - name: Install Actions Core
-        run: npm --prefix .github/workflows/scripts install @actions/core
-
-      - name: Get start date
-        id: startdate
-        run: node .github/workflows/scripts/stalebot.js
-        env:
-          CRON_SCHEDULE: ${{ github.event.schedule }}
       - name: Scan issues
-        uses: actions/stale@v8
+        uses: actions/stale@b69b346013879cedbf50c69f572cd85439a41936
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          operations-per-run: 8
-          start-date: steps.startdate.outputs.stale-start-date
           stale-issue-message: "As a part of this repository's maintenance, this issue is being marked as stale due to inactivity. Please feel free to comment on it in case we missed something.\n\n###### After 7 days with no activity this issue will be automatically be closed."
           close-issue-message: 'This issue was closed because it has been 14 days with no activity.'
+          days-before-stale: -1
+          days-before-close: -1
           days-before-issue-stale: 7
           days-before-issue-close: 7
-          days-before-pr-close: -1
           stale-issue-label: 'status: stale'
           stale-pr-label: 'status: stale'
           exempt-issue-labels: 'type: enhancement'

plugins/woocommerce/changelog/update-stalebot-action

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: update
+
+use latest commit of stalebot action, tweak configuration accordingly