Autosuggest related issues when creating new issues

[corneliusroemer]

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TL;DR, implement this type of feature for Github issues:

Previous, less thorough discussions (I had to manually search for these, my initial search didn't reveal any duplicates, good case in point of the need of this feature). The lack of text might hamper findability through search (site-search and global search engines like Google):

• https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/18185
• https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/8277

Status quo

Currently, searching for related issues on GitHub is a cumbersome process due to several limitations:

• Users must actively navigate away from the issue/new page to search for existing issues, disrupting their workflow.
• The standard issue search doesn't employ semantic search, requiring users to manually craft queries instead of using the entire issue context, causing issues like lack of finding synonyms

These limitations lead to significant inefficiencies:
a) Issue reporters waste time manually searching for related issues and/or may inadvertently create unnecessary duplicates.
b) Repository maintainers spend valuable time manually finding and triaging duplicate issues, especially challenging in large repositories with numerous open issues.

These inefficiencies highlight the need for an improved, automated system for suggesting related issues.

Feature idea

Implement an autosuggest feature for related issues when users are creating or editing an issue on GitHub. This functionality would work similarly to GitLab's and Stack Overflow's suggestion systems.
Key points:

1. As users type the issue title, show a list of potentially related existing issues.
2. Use machine learning algorithms to analyze issue content and suggest relevant matches.
3. Display suggestions in real-time, allowing users to quickly link to or reference existing issues.
4. Provide an option to view and select from the suggested issues without leaving the current page.

Benefits:

• Reduces duplicate issues
• Improves issue tracking and management
• Enhances user experience and productivity
• Facilitates better collaboration among contributors
• Saves time for both issue reporters and repository maintainers

Another example

This is how Stackoverflow does it:

Further thoughts

The same feature might be adapted for Github discussions - but issues are more used and would benefit most.

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• I have read the above statement and can confirm my post is relevant to the GitHub feature areas Issues and/or Projects.

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[ykburda]

No body up this idea but it is what major required function.

[Sutherlandjoseph]

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