The action doesn't add new labels to the PR, when changes are added to parts of the code base with associated labels

[nlykkei]

Description:
The action doesn't added labels to the PR, when new changes are added. It only removes labels, when the PR no longer changes respective files, see sync-labels: true. I need to create the labels manually before the action is able to properly label PRs.

Action version:
v5

Platform:

• Ubuntu
• macOS
• Windows

Runner type:

• Hosted
• Self-hosted

Repro steps:
NA

Expected behavior:
I would expect that labels are dynamically created and added to the PR, when changes are introduced that change other parts of the code with associated labels.

The action only supports removing labels, not adding them, on changes.

[HarithaVattikuti]

Hello @nlykkei
Thank you for reporting this. We will investigate the issue and get back to you as soon as we have updates.

[athackst]

I think this is the same thing as #807

I have a fork that does this -> https://github.com/athackst/labeler/tree/feature/create-labels.

Happy to PR it if there's interest

[suyashgaonkar]

Hi @nlykkei , with the details provided we assume that issue that you have mentioned is similar to the following issue #112. The sync-labels parameter when set to true is expected to remove labels (configured in config file) for when matching files are reverted or no longer changed by the PR. Please help us to understand the issue more by sharing the config options, workflow runs and PR where you encountered the issue that you have mentioned. You can also refer to the latest release for more details.