added auto reply

[Preeti9764]

📌 Fixes

Fixes #202

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📝 Summary of Changes

• Added a workflow (.github/workflows/auto-assign-reply.yml) that automatically replies to issue comments requesting assignment (e.g., “assign this to me”, “please assign”, etc.).
• The keywords to trigger the auto-reply and the response message itself are now configurable via environment variables in the workflow’s env section.
• The auto-reply now tags the commenter (e.g., @username) at the start of the message, ensuring they are notified and making the response more personal.

Summary by Sourcery

Introduce a GitHub Actions workflow that automatically replies to issue assignment requests and enhance the README with new filtering options and streamlined setup instructions.

Enhancements:

• Add Advanced Repository Filtering section to README
• Add option to include commits on existing pull requests in README
• Streamline and restructure local setup instructions in README

CI:

• Add auto-assign-reply GitHub Actions workflow to respond to issue assignment requests based on keywords

[sourcery-ai]

Reviewer's Guide

This PR enhances the README with documentation for two new features and streamlined setup steps, and introduces a GitHub Actions workflow that automatically replies to issue assignment requests.

Sequence diagram for auto-reply to assignment requests

sequenceDiagram
  actor User
  participant GitHub as GitHub
  participant Action as Auto-Reply Action
  participant Issue as GitHub Issue

  User->>GitHub: Post comment on issue
  GitHub->>Action: Trigger issue_comment event
  Action->>Action: Check comment for assignment keywords
  alt Assignment keyword found
    Action->>Issue: Post auto-reply comment
  else No assignment keyword
    Action->>Action: Do nothing
  end

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File-Level Changes

Change	Details	Files
Enhanced README with new feature docs and streamlined setup instructions	Added “Advanced Repository Filtering” section Added “Include Commits on Existing PRs” section Removed outdated organization-configuration instructions Restructured and renumbered local setup steps Commented out deprecated Firefox loading instructions	README.md
Added GitHub Actions workflow for auto-reply on assignment requests	Created workflow file triggered on new issue comments Defined assign-related keywords and response template via env variables Implemented script to detect keywords and post a standardized reply	.github/workflows/auto-assign-reply.yml

Assessment against linked issues

Issue	Objective	Addressed	Explanation
#202	Implement an automatic response mechanism for issue comments that contain certain keywords or patterns related to assignment requests.	✅
#202	Ensure that the auto-reply message matches the specified text: 'Please go ahead and create a PR when you are ready. We do not formally assign issues. Contributors are free to pick up any open issue based on their availability. You can open a PR or even a draft PR to let others know that you’re working on it.'	✅

Possibly linked issues

• Add auto-reply feature to respond to specific issue comments #202: The PR adds a GitHub Action to auto-reply to issue comments requesting assignment, using the exact keywords and message specified in the issue.

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[sourcery-ai]

Hey @Preeti9764 - I've reviewed your changes - here's some feedback:

• Add a check in the auto-reply workflow to detect whether the bot has already commented and skip replying again to avoid duplicate responses.
• After reshuffling the README sections, verify that all internal links and anchors are updated so navigation isn’t broken.
• Consider extracting the long ASSIGN_RESPONSE text from the workflow into a separate config or repo variable for easier maintenance.

Prompt for AI Agents

Please address the comments from this code review:
## Overall Comments
- Add a check in the auto-reply workflow to detect whether the bot has already commented and skip replying again to avoid duplicate responses.
- After reshuffling the README sections, verify that all internal links and anchors are updated so navigation isn’t broken.
- Consider extracting the long ASSIGN_RESPONSE text from the workflow into a separate config or repo variable for easier maintenance.

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