From ac469a1bae197fbbaf63c7e57d4d73d3c0a7c634 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AarDG10 <aarol.dsouza@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:44:50 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] ci(workflow): add backport reminder

Can sometimes forget that a PR was deferred from being backported, adding reminder bot to remind after 2 weeks.
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 .github/workflows/backport_reminder.yml | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 59 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/backport_reminder.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport_reminder.yml b/.github/workflows/backport_reminder.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbc0bbeb13
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+++ b/.github/workflows/backport_reminder.yml
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+name: Backport Reminder
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 1 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  remind:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+      issues: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/github-script@v8
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const labelName = 'defer backport';
+            const marker = '<!-- backport-reminder -->';
+            const waitDays = 14;
+            const maxDays = 30;
+            const now = new Date();
+
+            const query = `is:pr is:merged label:"${labelName}" repo:${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}`;
+            const searchResult = await github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests({ q: query });
+
+            for (const pr of searchResult.data.items) {
+              const { data: fullPr } = await github.rest.pulls.get({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                pull_number: pr.number
+              });
+              if (!fullPr.merged_at) continue;
+              const mergedAt = new Date(fullPr.merged_at);
+              
+              const diffInDays = (now - mergedAt) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24);
+
+              if (diffInDays >= waitDays && diffInDays <= maxDays) {
+                const comments = await github.paginate(github.rest.issues.listComments, {
+                  owner: context.repo.owner,
+                  repo: context.repo.repo,
+                  issue_number: pr.number,
+                  per_page: 100
+                });
+
+                const alreadyReminded = comments.some(c => c.body.includes(marker));
+
+                if (!alreadyReminded) {
+                  await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+                    owner: context.repo.owner,
+                    repo: context.repo.repo,
+                    issue_number: pr.number,
+                    body: `${marker}\n**Backport Reminder**: This PR was merged ${Math.floor(diffInDays)} days ago. Time to backport!`
+                  });
+                }
+              }
+            }
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