Function postDuplicateComment

scripts/detect_duplicates.ts:476–511

(
  owner: string,
  repo: string,
  issueNumber: number,
  duplicates: DuplicateMatch[],
  githubToken: string
)

 * Post duplicate comment to issue
 */
export async function postDuplicateComment(
  owner: string,
  repo: string,
  issueNumber: number,
  duplicates: DuplicateMatch[],
  githubToken: string
): Promise<boolean> {
  if (duplicates.length === 0) {
    return false;
  }

  try {
    const client = new Octokit({ auth: githubToken });
    const comment = generateDuplicateComment(duplicates);

    console.log(`Posting duplicate comment to issue #${issueNumber}`);

    await retryWithBackoff(async () => {
      await client.issues.createComment({
        owner,
        repo,
        issue_number: issueNumber,
        body: comment,
      });
    });

    console.log(`Successfully posted duplicate comment to issue #${issueNumber}`);
    return true;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(
      `Error posting duplicate comment to issue #${issueNumber}:`,
      error
    );
    return false;
  }
}