src/index.js
async function sendMessage(
  app,
  context,
  title,
  message,
  {update = '', updateAfterDays = 7, owner, repo} = {}
) {
  if (!app || !context || !title || !message) {
    throw new Error('Required parameter missing');
  }

  if (!owner || !repo) {
    ({owner, repo} = context.repo());
  }

  const appGh = await app.auth();
  const {name: appName, html_url: appUrl} = (await appGh.apps.get({})).data;

  const {data: issues} = await context.github.issues.getForRepo({
    owner,
    repo,
    state: 'open',
    creator: `app/${appName}`,
    per_page: 100
  });

  message = message.replace(/{appName}/, appName).replace(/{appUrl}/, appUrl);
  const messageHash = crypto
    .createHash('sha256')
    .update(message)
    .digest('hex');
  const messageHashRx = new RegExp(`<!--${messageHash}-->`);

  for (const issue of issues) {
    if (!messageHashRx.test(issue.body)) {
      continue;
    }

    let commentId = null;
    if (
      update &&
      !issue.locked &&
      Date.now() - Date.parse(issue.updated_at) >=
        updateAfterDays * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
    ) {
      update = update.replace(/{appName}/, appName).replace(/{appUrl}/, appUrl);

      const {data: commentData} = await context.github.issues.createComment({
        owner,
        repo,
        number: issue.number,
        body: update
      });
      commentId = commentData.id;
    }

    return new Message(owner, repo, issue.number, commentId, false);
  }

  title = title.replace(/{appName}/, appName).replace(/{appUrl}/, appUrl);

  const {data: issueData} = await context.github.issues.create({
    owner,
    repo,
    title,
    body: `${message}\n<!--${messageHash}-->`
  });

  return new Message(owner, repo, issueData.number, null, true);
}
async function sendMessage(
  app,
  context,
  title,
  message,
  {update = '', updateAfterDays = 7, owner, repo} = {}
) {
  if (!app || !context || !title || !message) {
    throw new Error('Required parameter missing');
  }

  if (!owner || !repo) {
    ({owner, repo} = context.repo());
  }

  const appGh = await app.auth();
  const {name: appName, html_url: appUrl} = (await appGh.apps.get({})).data;

  const {data: issues} = await context.github.issues.getForRepo({
    owner,
    repo,
    state: 'open',
    creator: `app/${appName}`,
    per_page: 100
  });

  message = message.replace(/{appName}/, appName).replace(/{appUrl}/, appUrl);
  const messageHash = crypto
    .createHash('sha256')
    .update(message)
    .digest('hex');
  const messageHashRx = new RegExp(`<!--${messageHash}-->`);

  for (const issue of issues) {
    if (!messageHashRx.test(issue.body)) {
      continue;
    }

    let commentId = null;
    if (
      update &&
      !issue.locked &&
      Date.now() - Date.parse(issue.updated_at) >=
        updateAfterDays * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
    ) {
      update = update.replace(/{appName}/, appName).replace(/{appUrl}/, appUrl);

      const {data: commentData} = await context.github.issues.createComment({
        owner,
        repo,
        number: issue.number,
        body: update
      });
      commentId = commentData.id;
    }

    return new Message(owner, repo, issue.number, commentId, false);
  }

  title = title.replace(/{appName}/, appName).replace(/{appUrl}/, appUrl);

  const {data: issueData} = await context.github.issues.create({
    owner,
    repo,
    title,
    body: `${message}\n<!--${messageHash}-->`
  });

  return new Message(owner, repo, issueData.number, null, true);
}
Messages repository maintainers by submitting an issue.

@param {Object} app app instance
@param {Object} context event context
@param {string} title issue title, `{appName}` and `{appUrl}`
are optional placeholders
@param {string} message issue content, `{appName}` and `{appUrl}`
are optional placeholders
@param {Object} [options] options
@param {string} [options.update] update to post as a comment, `{appName}`
and `{appUrl}` are optional placeholders, no update is posted if the value
is {@link https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Falsy|falsy}
or the issue is locked
@param {number} [options.updateAfterDays] post update only if the issue
had no activity in this many days
@param {string} [options.owner] owner of the repository
(optional, default value inferred from `context`)
@param {string} [options.repo] repository
(optional, default value inferred from `context`)

@returns {Promise<Message>} {@link Promise}
that will be fulfilled with a {@link Message} object

@example
const sendMessage = require('probot-messages');

module.exports = app => {
app.on('issue_comment.created', async context => {
await sendMessage(app, context, 'Title', 'Message');
});
};