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Norman Ramsey
Norman Ramsey

Reputation: 202685

How can I use labels to filter issues on the github issue tracker?

I'm using the github issue tracker for the first time, and I'm trying to manage a set of about 50 open issues. I would like to filter the set using standard Boolean queries over labels. But all I can figure out how to do is AND queries. For example, I can show all issues that are labelled both view/controller and easy meat. But I do not know how to do any of the following queries:

I've searched and I've RTFM, and I can't find a way to ask these kinds of queries. Are such queries even possible? If so, how does one ask them?

Upvotes: 6

Views: 2639

Answers (2)

Ionică Bizău
Ionică Bizău

Reputation: 113475

This is possible since GitHub introduced the advanced filters.

Show me all open issues that are labeled view/controller but are not labeled easy meat.

is:open is:issue label:"view/controller" -label:"easy meat"

Notice the - before label: which says do not give me the issues containing this label.

Show me all open issues that are labeled either major refactoring or needs thought.

is:open is:issue label:"major refactoring","needs thought"

Note that using label:A label:B means A and B while label:A,B means A or B (docs)

Show me every open issue that does not have any label.

Use the no:label query:

is:open is:issue no:label

As additional info, you can refer to the GitHub documentation. And, https://github.com/issues can be your playgroud–being authenticated, you can search all the issues from repositories you have read access!

Upvotes: 10

Ivan Zuzak
Ivan Zuzak

Reputation: 18782

Not possible, at least using the GitHub Web app only. There may be 3rd party issue-management Web apps that do this (via GitHub API), but I'm not aware of any that do exactly and only what you want. Check out:

http://gissues.com/

http://huboard.com/

http://githubissues.herokuapp.com/

https://zapier.com/zapbook/github/trello/ (trello integration)

There are ways to achieve nearly what you want using formatted issue naming + searching, as described here: https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/129714/how-to-manage-github-issues-for-priority-etc

Upvotes: 2

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