GitHub PR Todo Checker Action

This GitHub Action scans your code for Todos, adds review comments, and creates a commit status based on the discovered Todos. It offers an effective means to stay organized and track tasks that require attention within your codebase.

Usage

To use this action in your workflow, add the following step. By default, the action will search for //, * and # followed by TODO or FIXME.

name: PR Todo Checker

on:
  pull_request_review_comment:
    types: [edited, deleted]
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]

jobs:
  find_todos:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Check for Todos
        uses: phntmxyz/pr_todo_checker@v1
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Example of matching Todos:

//       TODO - upper case with much space
// todo - lower case with space
//todo - lower case no space

/ no comment
// also todo comment
// fixme found todo
/*
 * todo - In comment block
 */

# TODO with hashtag comment
# FIXME with hashtag comment

Configuration

You can configure the action further by providing inputs:

• token: The GitHub token to use for commenting on the PR. This is required.
• exclude: (optional) A list of glob patterns to exclude from the search.
• comment_on_todo: (optional) Whether to comment on the PR with the TODOs found. Default is true.
• comment_body: (optional) The body of the comment to post on the PR. Use {todo} to insert the Todo content.
• comment_checkbox: (optional) The text to use for the checkbox in the comment. Use {todo} to insert the Todo content
• custom_todo_matcher: (optional) Add custom comment indicators to match TODOs. Default matches //, * and # followed by TODO or FIXME.
• custom_ignore_matcher: (optional) Add custom regex to ignore TODOs that match in the same line. Example: Setting custom_ignore_matcher: "/.*ignore.*/" will ignore TODOs like // TODO ignore.

steps:
  - name: Checkout
    uses: actions/checkout@v4

  - name: Check for Todos
    uses: phntmxyz/pr_todo_checker@v1
    with:
      token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
      exclude: |
        *.md
        **/config/*.yml
      comment_on_todo: true
      comment_body: |
        "A new Todo was discovered. If it is not a priority right now,\
        consider marking it for later attention.\n{todo}\n"
      comment_checkbox: 'Ignore'
      custom_todo_matcher: "{'js': ['//', '/*'], 'py': ['#']}"