Support `@rustbot move $repo`

[Centril]

Does GitHub support this?

• https://developer.github.com/changes/2017-11-09-repository-transfer-api-preview/

https://discordapp.com/channels/442252698964721669/443148290352218115/624290071985782784

[Centril]

Also:

• https://github.community/t5/How-to-use-Git-and-GitHub/Bulk-Transfer-all-Issues-to-a-different-Repository/td-p/21241

[kellda]

What is the use case of this command ?

[Noratrieb]

This would be nice to have, people often open issues on rust-lang/rust that should be transferred to somewhere else. Even though I have perms for that repo, I don't have perms for, say, clippy, so I can't move anything to clippy.

I think it would be fine if this command was entirely unrestricted, but it should at least be so that all org members can do it.

[apiraino]

people often open issues on rust-lang/rust that should be transferred to somewhere else

How often, more or less? (Asking because I am not usually on the first line for new issues).

IIUC the GH documentation, users granted the Transfer issues permission should have Write, Maintain and Admin permissions on the repository (unclear if on the source repo, destination repo or both).

Personally I find this a potential source of abuse and disruption. Maybe I'm just a bit pessimistic 🙂

[Noratrieb]

I don't have numbers. Not that often, but every once in a while, clippy being the most common.

unclear if on the source repo, destination repo or both).

Both!

So this would already be useful if it was restricted to org members.

[ehuss]

I fairly often transfer issues, but I tend to have write permissions where needed. I do think it would be very useful, and I think limiting to org members would be best to start with.

I'm not clear, though. Is this issue about transferring issues, or repositories? The first link above is about transferring a repository (which I don't think we need).

[Noratrieb]

Yeah, transfering issues.

[fbstj]

bikeshed: maybe it should be move-to instead?

would rustbot then mark the comment as hidden/complete after the move?

[ehuss]

My bikeshed would be "transfer" to use the same lingo as GitHub.

(I still assert this issue seems to originally have been to move a repo.)