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-name: PR automation
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [labeled, unlabeled]
-
-jobs:
-  job:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps: 
-      - name: retrieve label
-        run: |
-          jq '.' $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH
-          LABEL_NAME1=$(jq --raw-output ".label.name" $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)
-          echo "Label in action is $LABEL_NAME1"
-          echo ::set-env name=LABEL_NAME::$LABEL_NAME1
-      #inspect the PR to get the project name
-      - name: retrieve project name
-        uses: octokit/graphql-action@v2.x
-        id: get_project_name
-        with:
-          query: |
-            query  get_project_name($owner:String!, $repo:String!, $number:Int!) {
-              repository(owner:$owner,name:$repo) {
-                  pullRequest(number: $number) {
-                    projectCards(first: 1) {
-                      nodes {
-                        project {
-                          name
-                        }
-                      }
-                    }
-                  }
-                }
-              }
-          owner: ${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }}
-          repo: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
-          number: ${{ github.event.number }}
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - id: extract
-        uses: gr2m/get-json-paths-action@v1.x
-        with:
-          json: ${{ steps.get_project_name.outputs.data }}
-          name: "repository.pullRequest.projectCards.nodes[0].project.name"
-      - name: echo project name
-        run: "echo project name: ${{ steps.extract.outputs.name }}, action: ${{ github.event.action }}"           
-      - name: perform automation for label
-        if: env.LABEL_NAME == 'Passed' && steps.extract.outputs.name != '' && github.event.action == 'labeled'
-        uses: alex-page/github-project-automation-plus@v0.2.2
-        with:
-          project: ${{ steps.extract.outputs.name }}
-          #if we change the column name, this automation needs to be updated
-          column: 'Approved for Merging'
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.PR_TOKEN }}
-      - name: perform automation for unlabel
-        if: env.LABEL_NAME == 'Passed' && steps.extract.outputs.name != '' &&  github.event.action == 'unlabeled'
-        uses: alex-page/github-project-automation-plus@v0.2.2
-        with:
-          project: ${{ steps.extract.outputs.name }}
-          column: 'In Review'
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.PR_TOKEN }}