Add API failure handling/logging (#92)

* Add API failure handling/logging

README.md

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/stale@v1.1.0
+    - uses: actions/stale@v3
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         stale-issue-message: 'Message to comment on stale issues. If none provided, will not mark issues stale'
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/stale@v1.1.0
+    - uses: actions/stale@v3
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because it has been open 30 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 5 days'
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/stale@v1.1.0
+    - uses: actions/stale@v3
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         stale-issue-message: 'Stale issue message'
-        stale-pr-message: 'Stale issue message'
+        stale-pr-message: 'Stale pull request message'
         stale-issue-label: 'no-issue-activity'
         exempt-issue-labels: 'awaiting-approval,work-in-progress'
         stale-pr-label: 'no-pr-activity'
@@ -84,4 +84,4 @@ jobs:
 
 ### Debugging
 
-To see debug ouput from this action, you must set the secret `ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG` to `true` in your repository. You can run this action in debug only mode (no actions will be taken on your issues) by passing `debug-only` `true` as an argument to the action.
+To see debug output from this action, you must set the secret `ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG` to `true` in your repository. You can run this action in debug only mode (no actions will be taken on your issues) by passing `debug-only` `true` as an argument to the action.

__tests__/main.test.ts

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const DefaultProcessorOptions: IssueProcessorOptions = {
   staleIssueMessage: 'This issue is stale',
   stalePrMessage: 'This PR is stale',
   daysBeforeStale: 1,
-  daysBeforeClose: 1,
+  daysBeforeClose: 30,
   staleIssueLabel: 'Stale',
   exemptIssueLabels: '',
   stalePrLabel: 'Stale',
@@ -62,11 +62,60 @@ test('empty issue list results in 1 operation', async () => {
   expect(operationsLeft).toEqual(99);
 });
 
-test('processing an issue with no label will make it stale', async () => {
+test('processing an issue with no label will make it stale and close it, if it is old enough only if days-before-close is set to 0', async () => {
   const TestIssueList: Issue[] = [
     generateIssue(1, 'An issue with no label', '2020-01-01T17:00:00Z')
   ];
 
+  const opts = {...DefaultProcessorOptions};
+  opts.daysBeforeClose = 0;
+
+  const processor = new IssueProcessor(
+    opts,
+    async p => (p == 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
+    async (num, dt) => [],
+    async (issue, label) => new Date().toDateString()
+  );
+
+  // process our fake issue list
+  await processor.processIssues(1);
+
+  expect(processor.staleIssues.length).toEqual(1);
+  expect(processor.closedIssues.length).toEqual(1);
+});
+
+test('processing an issue with no label will make it stale and not close it if days-before-close is set to > 0', async () => {
+  const TestIssueList: Issue[] = [
+    generateIssue(1, 'An issue with no label', '2020-01-01T17:00:00Z')
+  ];
+
+  const opts = {...DefaultProcessorOptions};
+  opts.daysBeforeClose = 15;
+
+  const processor = new IssueProcessor(
+    DefaultProcessorOptions,
+    async p => (p == 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
+    async (num, dt) => [],
+    async (issue, label) => new Date().toDateString()
+  );
+
+  // process our fake issue list
+  await processor.processIssues(1);
+
+  expect(processor.staleIssues.length).toEqual(1);
+  expect(processor.closedIssues.length).toEqual(0);
+});
+
+test('processing an issue with no label will make it stale but not close it', async () => {
+  // issue should be from 2 days ago so it will be
+  // stale but not close-able, based on default settings
+  let issueDate = new Date();
+  issueDate.setDate(issueDate.getDate() - 2);
+
+  const TestIssueList: Issue[] = [
+    generateIssue(1, 'An issue with no label', issueDate.toDateString())
+  ];
+
   const processor = new IssueProcessor(
     DefaultProcessorOptions,
     async p => (p == 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
@@ -402,6 +451,7 @@ test('exempt issue labels will not be marked stale (multi issue label)', async (
 
   expect(processor.staleIssues.length).toEqual(0);
   expect(processor.closedIssues.length).toEqual(0);
+  expect(processor.removedLabelIssues.length).toEqual(0);
 });
 
 test('exempt pr labels will not be marked stale', async () => {
@@ -450,6 +500,7 @@ test('stale issues should not be closed if days is set to -1', async () => {
   await processor.processIssues(1);
 
   expect(processor.closedIssues.length).toEqual(0);
+  expect(processor.removedLabelIssues.length).toEqual(0);
 });
 
 test('stale label should be removed if a comment was added to a stale issue', async () => {
@@ -469,7 +520,7 @@ test('stale label should be removed if a comment was added to a stale issue', as
   const processor = new IssueProcessor(
     opts,
     async p => (p == 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
-    async (num, dt) => [{user: {type: 'User'}}], // return a fake comment so indicate there was an update
+    async (num, dt) => [{user: {login: 'notme', type: 'User'}}], // return a fake comment to indicate there was an update
     async (issue, label) => new Date().toDateString()
   );
 
@@ -480,3 +531,127 @@ test('stale label should be removed if a comment was added to a stale issue', as
   expect(processor.staleIssues.length).toEqual(0);
   expect(processor.removedLabelIssues.length).toEqual(1);
 });
+
+test('stale label should not be removed if a comment was added by the bot (and the issue should be closed)', async () => {
+  github.context.actor = 'abot';
+  const TestIssueList: Issue[] = [
+    generateIssue(
+      1,
+      'An issue that should stay stale',
+      '2020-01-01T17:00:00Z',
+      false,
+      ['Stale']
+    )
+  ];
+
+  const opts = DefaultProcessorOptions;
+  opts.removeStaleWhenUpdated = true;
+
+  const processor = new IssueProcessor(
+    opts,
+    async p => (p == 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
+    async (num, dt) => [{user: {login: 'abot', type: 'User'}}], // return a fake comment to indicate there was an update by the bot
+    async (issue, label) => new Date().toDateString()
+  );
+
+  // process our fake issue list
+  await processor.processIssues(1);
+
+  expect(processor.closedIssues.length).toEqual(1);
+  expect(processor.staleIssues.length).toEqual(0);
+  expect(processor.removedLabelIssues.length).toEqual(0);
+});
+
+test('stale issues should not be closed until after the closed number of days', async () => {
+  let lastUpdate = new Date();
+  lastUpdate.setDate(lastUpdate.getDate() - 5);
+  const TestIssueList: Issue[] = [
+    generateIssue(
+      1,
+      'An issue that should be marked stale but not closed',
+      lastUpdate.toString(),
+      false
+    )
+  ];
+
+  const opts = DefaultProcessorOptions;
+  opts.daysBeforeStale = 5; // stale after 5 days
+  opts.daysBeforeClose = 1; // closes after 6 days
+
+  const processor = new IssueProcessor(
+    opts,
+    async p => (p == 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
+    async (num, dt) => [],
+    async (issue, label) => new Date().toDateString()
+  );
+
+  // process our fake issue list
+  await processor.processIssues(1);
+
+  expect(processor.closedIssues.length).toEqual(0);
+  expect(processor.removedLabelIssues.length).toEqual(0);
+  expect(processor.staleIssues.length).toEqual(1);
+});
+
+test('stale issues should be closed if the closed nubmer of days (additive) is also passed', async () => {
+  let lastUpdate = new Date();
+  lastUpdate.setDate(lastUpdate.getDate() - 7);
+  const TestIssueList: Issue[] = [
+    generateIssue(
+      1,
+      'An issue that should be stale and closed',
+      lastUpdate.toString(),
+      false,
+      ['Stale']
+    )
+  ];
+
+  const opts = DefaultProcessorOptions;
+  opts.daysBeforeStale = 5; // stale after 5 days
+  opts.daysBeforeClose = 1; // closes after 6 days
+
+  const processor = new IssueProcessor(
+    opts,
+    async p => (p == 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
+    async (num, dt) => [],
+    async (issue, label) => new Date().toDateString()
+  );
+
+  // process our fake issue list
+  await processor.processIssues(1);
+
+  expect(processor.closedIssues.length).toEqual(1);
+  expect(processor.removedLabelIssues.length).toEqual(0);
+  expect(processor.staleIssues.length).toEqual(0);
+});
+
+test('stale issues should not be closed until after the closed number of days (long)', async () => {
+  let lastUpdate = new Date();
+  lastUpdate.setDate(lastUpdate.getDate() - 10);
+  const TestIssueList: Issue[] = [
+    generateIssue(
+      1,
+      'An issue that should be marked stale but not closed',
+      lastUpdate.toString(),
+      false
+    )
+  ];
+
+  const opts = DefaultProcessorOptions;
+  opts.daysBeforeStale = 5; // stale after 5 days
+  opts.daysBeforeClose = 20; // closes after 25 days
+
+  const processor = new IssueProcessor(
+    opts,
+    async p => (p == 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
+    async (num, dt) => [],
+    async (issue, label) => new Date().toDateString()
+  );
+
+  // process our fake issue list
+  await processor.processIssues(1);
+
+  expect(processor.closedIssues.length).toEqual(0);
+  expect(processor.removedLabelIssues.length).toEqual(0);
+  expect(processor.staleIssues.length).toEqual(1);
+});

package-lock.json

@@ -5,59 +5,24 @@
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   "dependencies": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/core/-/core-1.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Wp4xnyokakM45Uuj4WLUxdsa8fJjKVl1fDTsPbTEcTcuu0Nb26IPQbOtjmnfaCPGcaoPOOqId8H9NapZ8gii4w=="
+      "version": "1.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/core/-/core-1.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YJCEq8BE3CdN8+7HPZ/4DxJjk/OkZV2FFIf+DlZTC/4iBlzYCD5yjRR6eiOS5llO11zbRltIRuKAjMKaWTE6cg=="
     },
     "@actions/github": {
-      "version": "2.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/github/-/github-2.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-kAgTGUx7yf5KQCndVeHSwCNZuDBvPyxm5xKTswW2lofugeuC1AZX73nUUVDNaysnM9aKFMHv9YCdVJbg7syEyA==",
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/github/-/github-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9UAZqn8ywdR70n3GwVle4N8ALosQs4z50N7XMXrSTUVOmVpaBC5kE3TRTT7qQdi3OaQV24mjGuJZsHUmhD+ZXw==",
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-      },
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-          "requires": {
-            "@octokit/types": "^2.0.0",
-            "deprecation": "^2.0.0",
-            "once": "^1.4.0"
-          }
-        },
-        "@octokit/rest": {
-          "version": "16.43.1",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/rest/-/rest-16.43.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-gfFKwRT/wFxq5qlNjnW2dh+qh74XgTQ2B179UX5K1HYCluioWj8Ndbgqw2PVqa1NnVJkGHp2ovMpVn/DImlmkw==",
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-            "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest": "^1.1.1",
-            "@octokit/plugin-request-log": "^1.0.0",
-            "@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods": "2.4.0",
-            "@octokit/request": "^5.2.0",
-            "@octokit/request-error": "^1.0.2",
-            "atob-lite": "^2.0.0",
-            "before-after-hook": "^2.0.0",
-            "btoa-lite": "^1.0.0",
-            "deprecation": "^2.0.0",
-            "lodash.get": "^4.4.2",
-            "lodash.set": "^4.3.2",
-            "lodash.uniq": "^4.5.0",
-            "octokit-pagination-methods": "^1.1.0",
-            "once": "^1.4.0",
-            "universal-user-agent": "^4.0.0"
-          }
-        }
       }
     },
     "@actions/http-client": {
-      "version": "1.0.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/http-client/-/http-client-1.0.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PY3ys/XH5WMekkHyZhYSa/scYvlE5T/TV/T++vABHuY5ZRgtiBZkn2L2tV5Pv/xDCl59lSZb9WwRuWExDyAsSg==",
+      "version": "1.0.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/http-client/-/http-client-1.0.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-G4JjJ6f9Hb3Zvejj+ewLLKLf99ZC+9v+yCxoYf9vSyH+WkzPLB2LuUtRMGNkooMqdugGBFStIKXOuvH1W+EctA==",
       "requires": {
         "tunnel": "0.0.6"
       }
@@ -557,13 +522,23 @@
       }
     },
     "@octokit/graphql": {
-      "version": "4.3.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/graphql/-/graphql-4.3.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-hCdTjfvrK+ilU2keAdqNBWOk+gm1kai1ZcdjRfB30oA3/T6n53UVJb7w0L5cR3/rhU91xT3HSqCd+qbvH06yxA==",
+      "version": "4.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/graphql/-/graphql-4.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Du3hAaSROQ8EatmYoSAJjzAz3t79t9Opj/WY1zUgxVUGfIKn0AEjg+hlOLscF6fv6i/4y/CeUvsWgIfwMkTccw==",
       "requires": {
         "@octokit/request": "^5.3.0",
         "@octokit/types": "^2.0.0",
-        "universal-user-agent": "^4.0.0"
+        "universal-user-agent": "^5.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "universal-user-agent": {
+          "version": "5.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/universal-user-agent/-/universal-user-agent-5.0.0.tgz",
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+          "requires": {
+            "os-name": "^3.1.0"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest": {

package.json

@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
   "author": "GitHub",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@actions/core": "^1.2.3",
-    "@actions/github": "^2.1.1",
+    "@actions/core": "^1.2.4",
+    "@actions/github": "^2.2.0",
     "@octokit/rest": "^16.43.1",
     "semver": "^6.1.1"
   },

src/IssueProcessor.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as core from '@actions/core';
 import * as github from '@actions/github';
 import {Octokit} from '@octokit/rest';
 
-type OcotoKitIssueList = Octokit.Response<Octokit.IssuesListForRepoResponse>;
+type OctoKitIssueList = Octokit.Response<Octokit.IssuesListForRepoResponse>;
 
 export interface Issue {
   title: string;
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export interface Issue {
 
 export interface User {
   type: string;
+  login: string;
 }
 
 export interface Comment {
@@ -67,7 +68,10 @@ export class IssueProcessor {
       issueNumber: number,
       sinceDate: string
     ) => Promise<Comment[]>,
-    getLabelCreationDate?: (issue: Issue, label: string) => Promise<string>
+    getLabelCreationDate?: (
+      issue: Issue,
+      label: string
+    ) => Promise<string | undefined>
   ) {
     this.options = options;
     this.operationsLeft = options.operationsPerRun;
@@ -93,24 +97,19 @@ export class IssueProcessor {
   }
 
   async processIssues(page: number = 1): Promise<number> {
-    if (this.operationsLeft <= 0) {
-      core.warning('Reached max number of operations to process. Exiting.');
-      return 0;
-    }
-
     // get the next batch of issues
     const issues: Issue[] = await this.getIssues(page);
     this.operationsLeft -= 1;
 
     if (issues.length <= 0) {
-      core.debug('No more issues found to process. Exiting.');
+      core.info('No more issues found to process. Exiting.');
       return this.operationsLeft;
     }
 
     for (const issue of issues.values()) {
       const isPr = !!issue.pull_request;
 
-      core.debug(
+      core.info(
         `Found issue: issue #${issue.number} - ${issue.title} last updated ${issue.updated_at} (is pr? ${isPr})`
       );
 
@@ -127,17 +126,17 @@ export class IssueProcessor {
       const issueType: string = isPr ? 'pr' : 'issue';
 
       if (!staleMessage) {
-        core.debug(`Skipping ${issueType} due to empty stale message`);
+        core.info(`Skipping ${issueType} due to empty stale message`);
         continue;
       }
 
       if (issue.state === 'closed') {
-        core.debug(`Skipping ${issueType} because it is closed`);
+        core.info(`Skipping ${issueType} because it is closed`);
         continue; // don't process closed issues
       }
 
       if (issue.locked) {
-        core.debug(`Skipping ${issueType} because it is locked`);
+        core.info(`Skipping ${issueType} because it is locked`);
         continue; // don't process locked issues
       }
 
@@ -146,25 +145,38 @@ export class IssueProcessor {
           IssueProcessor.isLabeled(issue, exemptLabel)
         )
       ) {
-        core.debug(`Skipping ${issueType} because it has an exempt label`);
+        core.info(`Skipping ${issueType} because it has an exempt label`);
         continue; // don't process exempt issues
       }
 
-      if (IssueProcessor.isLabeled(issue, staleLabel)) {
-        core.debug(`Found a stale ${issueType}`);
-        await this.processStaleIssue(issue, issueType, staleLabel);
-      } else if (
-        !IssueProcessor.updatedSince(
-          issue.updated_at,
-          this.options.daysBeforeStale
-        )
-      ) {
-        core.debug(
-          `Marking ${issueType} stale because it was last updated on ${issue.updated_at}`
+      // does this issue have a stale label?
+      let isStale = IssueProcessor.isLabeled(issue, staleLabel);
+
+      // should this issue be marked stale?
+      const shouldBeStale = !IssueProcessor.updatedSince(
+        issue.updated_at,
+        this.options.daysBeforeStale
+      );
+
+      // determine if this issue needs to be marked stale first
+      if (!isStale && shouldBeStale) {
+        core.info(
+          `Marking ${issueType} stale because it was last updated on ${issue.updated_at} and it does not have a stale label`
         );
         await this.markStale(issue, staleMessage, staleLabel);
-        this.operationsLeft -= 2;
+        isStale = true; // this issue is now considered stale
       }
+
+      // process the issue if it was marked stale
+      if (isStale) {
+        core.info(`Found a stale ${issueType}`);
+        await this.processStaleIssue(issue, issueType, staleLabel);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (this.operationsLeft <= 0) {
+      core.warning('Reached max number of operations to process. Exiting.');
+      return 0;
     }
 
     // do the next batch
@@ -177,63 +189,77 @@ export class IssueProcessor {
     issueType: string,
     staleLabel: string
   ) {
-    if (this.options.daysBeforeClose < 0) {
-      return; // nothing to do because we aren't closing stale issues
-    }
+    const markedStaleOn: string =
+      (await this.getLabelCreationDate(issue, staleLabel)) || issue.updated_at;
+    core.info(`Issue #${issue.number} marked stale on: ${markedStaleOn}`);
 
-    const markedStaleOn: string = await this.getLabelCreationDate(
-      issue,
-      staleLabel
-    );
-    const issueHasComments: boolean = await this.isIssueStillStale(
+    const issueHasComments: boolean = await this.hasCommentsSince(
       issue,
       markedStaleOn
     );
+    core.info(
+      `Issue #${issue.number} has been commented on: ${issueHasComments}`
+    );
 
     const issueHasUpdate: boolean = IssueProcessor.updatedSince(
       issue.updated_at,
       this.options.daysBeforeClose
     );
+    core.info(`Issue #${issue.number} has been updated: ${issueHasUpdate}`);
 
-    core.debug(`Issue #${issue.number} marked stale on: ${markedStaleOn}`);
-    core.debug(`Issue #${issue.number} has been updated: ${issueHasUpdate}`);
-    core.debug(
-      `Issue #${issue.number} has been commented on: ${issueHasComments}`
-    );
+    // should we un-stale this issue?
+    if (this.options.removeStaleWhenUpdated && issueHasComments) {
+      core.info(
+        `Issue #${issue.number} is no longer stale. Removing stale label.`
+      );
+      await this.removeLabel(issue, staleLabel);
+    }
+
+    // now start closing logic
+    if (this.options.daysBeforeClose < 0) {
+      return; // nothing to do because we aren't closing stale issues
+    }
 
     if (!issueHasComments && !issueHasUpdate) {
-      core.debug(
+      core.info(
         `Closing ${issueType} because it was last updated on ${issue.updated_at}`
       );
       await this.closeIssue(issue);
     } else {
-      if (this.options.removeStaleWhenUpdated) {
-        await this.removeLabel(issue, staleLabel);
-      }
-      core.debug(`Ignoring stale ${issueType} because it was updated recenlty`);
+      core.info(
+        `Stale ${issueType} is not old enough to close yet (hasComments? ${issueHasComments}, hasUpdate? ${issueHasUpdate}`
+      );
     }
   }
 
   // checks to see if a given issue is still stale (has had activity on it)
-  private async isIssueStillStale(
+  private async hasCommentsSince(
     issue: Issue,
     sinceDate: string
   ): Promise<boolean> {
-    core.debug(
-      `Checking for comments on issue #${issue.number} since ${sinceDate} to see if it is still stale`
+    core.info(
+      `Checking for comments on issue #${issue.number} since ${sinceDate}`
     );
 
     if (!sinceDate) {
-      return true; // if no date was provided then the issue was marked stale a long time ago
+      return true;
     }
 
-    this.operationsLeft -= 1;
-
-    // find any comments since the stale label
+    // find any comments since the date
     const comments = await this.listIssueComments(issue.number, sinceDate);
 
-    // if there are any user comments returned, issue is not stale anymore
-    return comments.filter(comment => comment.user.type === 'User').length > 0;
+    const filteredComments = comments.filter(
+      comment =>
+        comment.user.type === 'User' &&
+        comment.user.login !== github.context.actor
+    );
+
+    core.info(
+      `Comments not made by ${github.context.actor} or another bot: ${filteredComments.length}`
+    );
+
+    // if there are any user comments returned
+    return filteredComments.length > 0;
   }
 
   // grab comments for an issue since a given date
@@ -242,30 +268,38 @@ export class IssueProcessor {
     sinceDate: string
   ): Promise<Comment[]> {
     // find any comments since date on the given issue
-    const comments = await this.client.issues.listComments({
-      owner: github.context.repo.owner,
-      repo: github.context.repo.repo,
-      issue_number: issueNumber,
-      since: sinceDate
-    });
-
-    return comments.data;
+    try {
+      const comments = await this.client.issues.listComments({
+        owner: github.context.repo.owner,
+        repo: github.context.repo.repo,
+        issue_number: issueNumber,
+        since: sinceDate
+      });
+      return comments.data;
+    } catch (error) {
+      core.error(`List issue comments error: ${error.message}`);
+      return Promise.resolve([]);
+    }
   }
 
   // grab issues from github in baches of 100
   private async getIssues(page: number): Promise<Issue[]> {
-    const issueResult: OcotoKitIssueList = await this.client.issues.listForRepo(
-      {
-        owner: github.context.repo.owner,
-        repo: github.context.repo.repo,
-        state: 'open',
-        labels: this.options.onlyLabels,
-        per_page: 100,
-        page
-      }
-    );
-
-    return issueResult.data;
+    try {
+      const issueResult: OctoKitIssueList = await this.client.issues.listForRepo(
+        {
+          owner: github.context.repo.owner,
+          repo: github.context.repo.repo,
+          state: 'open',
+          labels: this.options.onlyLabels,
+          per_page: 100,
+          page
+        }
+      );
+      return issueResult.data;
+    } catch (error) {
+      core.error(`Get issues for repo error: ${error.message}`);
+      return Promise.resolve([]);
+    }
   }
 
   // Mark an issue as stale with a comment and a label
@@ -274,34 +308,47 @@ export class IssueProcessor {
     staleMessage: string,
     staleLabel: string
   ): Promise<void> {
-    core.debug(`Marking issue #${issue.number} - ${issue.title} as stale`);
+    core.info(`Marking issue #${issue.number} - ${issue.title} as stale`);
 
     this.staleIssues.push(issue);
 
     this.operationsLeft -= 2;
 
+    // if the issue is being marked stale, the updated date should be changed to right now
+    // so that close calculations work correctly
+    const newUpdatedAtDate: Date = new Date();
+    issue.updated_at = newUpdatedAtDate.toString();
+
     if (this.options.debugOnly) {
       return;
     }
 
-    await this.client.issues.createComment({
-      owner: github.context.repo.owner,
-      repo: github.context.repo.repo,
-      issue_number: issue.number,
-      body: staleMessage
-    });
+    try {
+      await this.client.issues.createComment({
+        owner: github.context.repo.owner,
+        repo: github.context.repo.repo,
+        issue_number: issue.number,
+        body: staleMessage
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      core.error(`Error creating a comment: ${error.message}`);
+    }
 
-    await this.client.issues.addLabels({
-      owner: github.context.repo.owner,
-      repo: github.context.repo.repo,
-      issue_number: issue.number,
-      labels: [staleLabel]
-    });
+    try {
+      await this.client.issues.addLabels({
+        owner: github.context.repo.owner,
+        repo: github.context.repo.repo,
+        issue_number: issue.number,
+        labels: [staleLabel]
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      core.error(`Error adding a label: ${error.message}`);
+    }
   }
 
   // Close an issue based on staleness
   private async closeIssue(issue: Issue): Promise<void> {
-    core.debug(
+    core.info(
       `Closing issue #${issue.number} - ${issue.title} for being stale`
     );
 
@@ -313,17 +360,21 @@ export class IssueProcessor {
       return;
     }
 
-    await this.client.issues.update({
-      owner: github.context.repo.owner,
-      repo: github.context.repo.repo,
-      issue_number: issue.number,
-      state: 'closed'
-    });
+    try {
+      await this.client.issues.update({
+        owner: github.context.repo.owner,
+        repo: github.context.repo.repo,
+        issue_number: issue.number,
+        state: 'closed'
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      core.error(`Error updating an issue: ${error.message}`);
+    }
   }
 
   // Remove a label from an issue
   private async removeLabel(issue: Issue, label: string): Promise<void> {
-    core.debug(
+    core.info(
       `Removing label ${label} from issue #${issue.number} - ${issue.title}`
     );
 
@@ -335,12 +386,16 @@ export class IssueProcessor {
       return;
     }
 
-    await this.client.issues.removeLabel({
-      owner: github.context.repo.owner,
-      repo: github.context.repo.repo,
-      issue_number: issue.number,
-      name: encodeURIComponent(label) // A label can have a "?" in the name
-    });
+    try {
+      await this.client.issues.removeLabel({
+        owner: github.context.repo.owner,
+        repo: github.context.repo.repo,
+        issue_number: issue.number,
+        name: encodeURIComponent(label) // A label can have a "?" in the name
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      core.error(`Error removing a label: ${error.message}`);
+    }
   }
 
   // returns the creation date of a given label on an issue (or nothing if no label existed)
@@ -348,8 +403,8 @@ export class IssueProcessor {
   private async getLabelCreationDate(
     issue: Issue,
     label: string
-  ): Promise<string> {
-    core.debug(`Checking for label ${label} on issue #${issue.number}`);
+  ): Promise<string | undefined> {
+    core.info(`Checking for label ${label} on issue #${issue.number}`);
 
     this.operationsLeft -= 1;
 
@@ -367,7 +422,12 @@ export class IssueProcessor {
       event => event.event === 'labeled' && event.label.name === label
     );
 
-    return staleLabeledEvent!.created_at;
+    if (!staleLabeledEvent) {
+      // Must be old rather than labeled
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    return staleLabeledEvent.created_at;
   }
 
   private static isLabeled(issue: Issue, label: string): boolean {
@@ -381,7 +441,7 @@ export class IssueProcessor {
     const millisSinceLastUpdated =
       new Date().getTime() - new Date(timestamp).getTime();
 
-    return millisSinceLastUpdated < daysInMillis;
+    return millisSinceLastUpdated <= daysInMillis;
   }
 
   private static parseCommaSeparatedString(s: string): string[] {