issue_creation_workflow.yml

name: Issue Creation Workflow

on:
  issues:
    types: [opened]

jobs:
  check-contributor-issues:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Set up Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '14'

      - name: Retrieve Contributors
        run: |
          CONTRIBUTORS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/contributors | jq -r '.[].login')
          echo "::set-output name=contributors::$CONTRIBUTORS"

      - name: Count Open Issues for Each Contributor
        id: count-issues
        run: |
          for contributor in ${{ steps.retrieve-contributors.outputs.contributors }}; do
            ISSUE_COUNT=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" "https://api.github.com/search/issues?q=is:open+author:${contributor}+repo:${{ github.repository }}" | jq -r '.total_count')
            echo "::set-output name=${contributor}_issue_count::$ISSUE_COUNT"
          done

      - name: Check Contributor's Open Issues Count
        run: |
          contributor=${{ github.event.issue.user.login }}
          issue_count=${{ steps.count-issues.outputs["${contributor}_issue_count"] }}
          if [ "$issue_count" -ge 4 ]; then
            echo "Contributor $contributor has $issue_count open issues. Please complete your existing open issues before creating a new one."
            exit 1
          fi