Function updateProject

actions/setup/js/update_project.cjs:699–1212

* Update a GitHub Project v2 * @param {any} output - Safe output configuration * @param {Map } temporaryIdMap - Map of temporary IDs to resolved issue numbers * @param {Object} githubClient - GitHub client (Octokit instance) to use for GraphQL queries * @returns {Promise<void|{tempor

(output, temporaryIdMap = new Map(), githubClient = null)

 * @returns {Promise<void|{temporaryId?: string, draftItemId?: string}>} Returns undefined for most operations, or an object with temporary ID mapping for draft issue creation
 */
async function updateProject(output, temporaryIdMap = new Map(), githubClient = null) {
  output = normalizeUpdateProjectOutput(output);

  // Use the provided github client, or fall back to the global github object
  // @ts-ignore - global.github is set by setupGlobals() from github-script context
  const github = githubClient || global.github;
  if (!github) {
    throw new Error(`${ERR_CONFIG}: GitHub client is required but not provided. Either pass a github client to updateProject() or ensure global.github is set.`);
  }
  const { owner, repo } = context.repo;

  // Determine the effective owner/repo for content resolution.
  // When target_repo is provided, use it instead of the workflow's host repo.
  // This enables org-level project workflows to resolve issues from other repos.
  let contentOwner = owner;
  let targetRepo = repo;
  if (output.target_repo && typeof output.target_repo === "string") {
    const targetRepoSlug = output.target_repo.trim();
    const parsed = parseRepoSlug(targetRepoSlug);
    if (!parsed) {
      throw new Error(`${ERR_VALIDATION}: Invalid target_repo format "${targetRepoSlug}". Use "owner/repo" format (e.g., "github/docs").`);
    }
    contentOwner = parsed.owner;
    targetRepo = parsed.repo;
    core.info(`Using target_repo ${targetRepoSlug} for content resolution`);
  }

  const projectInfo = parseProjectUrl(output.project);
  const projectNumberFromUrl = projectInfo.projectNumber;

  const wantsCreateView =
    output?.operation === "create_view" ||
    (output?.view &&
      output?.content_type === undefined &&
      output?.content_number === undefined &&
      output?.issue === undefined &&
      output?.pull_request === undefined &&
      output?.fields === undefined &&
      output?.draft_title === undefined &&
      output?.draft_body === undefined);

  const wantsCreateFields = output?.operation === "create_fields";

  try {
    core.info(`Looking up project #${projectNumberFromUrl} from URL: ${output.project}`);
    core.info("[1/4] Fetching repository information...");

    let repoResult;
    try {
      repoResult = await github.graphql(
        `query($owner: String!, $repo: String!) {
          repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
            id
            owner {
              id
              __typename
            }
          }