From ca4e4d93d25f635f6c6366adf71e332c15bbf87d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vincent Koc <vincentkoc@ieee.org>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:53:40 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] fix(ci): use cursor pagination for closed issues

---
 .github/workflows/stale.yml | 95 +++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 3734768002d..37c1ef50db8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -509,60 +509,62 @@ jobs:
 
             let locked = 0;
             let inspected = 0;
+            let cursor = null;
 
-            let page = 1;
             while (true) {
-              const { data: issues } = await github.rest.issues.listForRepo({
-                owner,
-                repo,
-                state: "closed",
-                sort: "updated",
-                direction: "desc",
-                per_page: perPage,
-                page,
-              });
+              const result = await github.graphql(
+                `query ClosedIssuesForLocking(
+                  $owner: String!
+                  $repo: String!
+                  $cursor: String
+                  $perPage: Int!
+                ) {
+                  repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
+                    issues(
+                      first: $perPage
+                      after: $cursor
+                      states: CLOSED
+                      orderBy: { field: CREATED_AT, direction: ASC }
+                    ) {
+                      nodes {
+                        number
+                        locked
+                        closedAt
+                        comments(last: 1) {
+                          nodes {
+                            createdAt
+                          }
+                        }
+                      }
+                      pageInfo {
+                        hasNextPage
+                        endCursor
+                      }
+                    }
+                  }
+                }`,
+                {
+                  owner,
+                  repo,
+                  cursor,
+                  perPage,
+                },
+              );
+              const issues = result.repository.issues;
 
-              if (issues.length === 0) {
-                break;
-              }
-
-              for (const issue of issues) {
-                if (issue.pull_request) {
-                  continue;
-                }
-                if (issue.locked) {
-                  continue;
-                }
-                if (!issue.closed_at) {
+              for (const issue of issues.nodes) {
+                if (issue.locked || !issue.closedAt) {
                   continue;
                 }
 
                 inspected += 1;
-                const closedAtMs = Date.parse(issue.closed_at);
-                if (!Number.isFinite(closedAtMs)) {
-                  continue;
-                }
-                if (closedAtMs > cutoffMs) {
+                const closedAtMs = Date.parse(issue.closedAt);
+                if (!Number.isFinite(closedAtMs) || closedAtMs > cutoffMs) {
                   continue;
                 }
 
-                let lastCommentMs = 0;
-                if (issue.comments > 0) {
-                  const { data: comments } = await github.rest.issues.listComments({
-                    owner,
-                    repo,
-                    issue_number: issue.number,
-                    per_page: 1,
-                    page: 1,
-                    sort: "created",
-                    direction: "desc",
-                  });
-
-                  if (comments.length > 0) {
-                    lastCommentMs = Date.parse(comments[0].created_at);
-                  }
-                }
-
+                const lastComment = issue.comments.nodes[0];
+                const lastCommentMs = lastComment ? Date.parse(lastComment.createdAt) : 0;
                 const lastActivityMs = Math.max(closedAtMs, lastCommentMs || 0);
                 if (lastActivityMs > cutoffMs) {
                   continue;
@@ -578,7 +580,10 @@ jobs:
                 locked += 1;
               }
 
-              page += 1;
+              if (!issues.pageInfo.hasNextPage || !issues.pageInfo.endCursor) {
+                break;
+              }
+              cursor = issues.pageInfo.endCursor;
             }
 
             core.info(`Inspected ${inspected} closed issues; locked ${locked}.`);