From 7bd8140c6f5161404579083518a6a86b5b52e8a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tobias <96661824+CrazyWolf13@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2026 20:58:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Refactor stale PR management script for clarity

---
 .github/workflows/stale_pr_close.yml | 19 ++++---------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale_pr_close.yml b/.github/workflows/stale_pr_close.yml
index df62a6f8e..5ffc9475a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale_pr_close.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale_pr_close.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 name: Stale PR Management
-
 on:
   schedule:
     # Runs daily at midnight UTC
@@ -7,7 +6,6 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     types:
       - labeled
-
 jobs:
   stale-prs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -20,8 +18,7 @@ jobs:
             const now = new Date();
             const owner = context.repo.owner;
             const repo = context.repo.repo;
-
-            // Handle when PR is labeled
+            // --- PR labeled event ---
             if (context.eventName === "pull_request" && context.payload.action === "labeled") {
               const label = context.payload.label?.name;
               if (label === "stale") {
@@ -32,33 +29,26 @@ jobs:
                   body: "This PR has been marked as stale. It will be closed if no new commits are added in 7 days."
                 });
               }
-              return;
+              return; // exit, nothing else to do
             }
-
-            // Scheduled run: fetch all open PRs
+            // --- Scheduled run ---
             const { data: prs } = await github.pulls.list({
               owner,
               repo,
               state: "open",
               per_page: 100
             });
-
             for (const pr of prs) {
               const hasStale = pr.labels.some(l => l.name === "stale");
               if (!hasStale) continue;
-
-              // Fetch commits for this PR
               const { data: commits } = await github.pulls.listCommits({
                 owner,
                 repo,
                 pull_number: pr.number
               });
-
               const lastCommitDate = new Date(commits[commits.length - 1].commit.author.date);
               const diffDays = (now - lastCommitDate) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24);
-
               if (diffDays > 7) {
-                // Close stale PR
                 await github.pulls.update({
                   owner,
                   repo,
@@ -71,8 +61,7 @@ jobs:
                   issue_number: pr.number,
                   body: "Closing stale PR due to inactivity."
                 });
-              } else if (lastCommitDate > new Date(now - 7*24*60*60*1000)) {
-                // Remove stale label if recent activity
+              } else if (diffDays <= 7) {
                 await github.issues.removeLabel({
                   owner,
                   repo,