Feature Request
Is your feature request related to a problem?
PRs submitted to Oss-Dev projects often lack required information (linked issue, description of changes, testing steps). Reviewers must chase contributors for this information, slowing down review cycles.
Describe the solution you'd like
Create a GitHub Actions workflow that validates PRs against the repository's PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md. The action checks that required sections are not left blank or contain only the template placeholder text.
# .github/workflows/pr-lint.yml
name: PR Template Check
on:
pull_request:
types: [opened, edited, synchronize]
jobs:
lint-pr:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Validate PR body
uses: actions/github-script@v7
with:
script: |
const body = context.payload.pull_request.body ?? '';
const required = ['## Description', '## Related Issue', '## How to Test'];
const missing = required.filter(s => !body.includes(s));
if (missing.length) {
core.setFailed(`PR is missing required sections: ${missing.join(', ')}`);
}Post an automated comment listing missing sections so the author knows exactly what to fix.
Describe alternatives you've considered
- Reviewer manually requests changes (inconsistent, adds review overhead)
- No enforcement (current state; template is ignored frequently)
Additional context
Level 3 feature. The required sections list should be configurable via a .github/pr-lint-config.json file so individual repos can customize without changing the workflow.
Feature Request
Is your feature request related to a problem?
PRs submitted to Oss-Dev projects often lack required information (linked issue, description of changes, testing steps). Reviewers must chase contributors for this information, slowing down review cycles.
Describe the solution you'd like
Create a GitHub Actions workflow that validates PRs against the repository's
PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md. The action checks that required sections are not left blank or contain only the template placeholder text.Post an automated comment listing missing sections so the author knows exactly what to fix.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Additional context
Level 3 feature. The required sections list should be configurable via a
.github/pr-lint-config.jsonfile so individual repos can customize without changing the workflow.