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+import { IActionOutput } from '@automatisch/types';
+import defineAction from '../../../../helpers/define-action';
+import getRepoOwnerAndRepo from '../../common/get-repo-owner-and-repo';
+
+export default defineAction({
+  name: 'Create issue',
+  key: 'createIssue',
+  description: 'Create a new issue.',
+  substeps: [
+    {
+      key: 'chooseConnection',
+      name: 'Choose connection',
+    },
+    {
+      key: 'chooseAction',
+      name: 'Set up action',
+      arguments: [
+        {
+          label: 'Repo',
+          key: 'repo',
+          type: 'dropdown',
+          required: false,
+          variables: false,
+          source: {
+            type: 'query',
+            name: 'getData',
+            arguments: [
+              {
+                name: 'key',
+                value: 'listRepos'
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Title',
+          key: 'title',
+          type: 'string',
+          required: true,
+          variables: true
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Body',
+          key: 'body',
+          type: 'string',
+          required: true,
+          variables: true
+        }
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      key: 'testStep',
+      name: 'Test action',
+    },
+  ],
+
+  async run($) {
+    const repoParameter = $.step.parameters.repo as string;
+    const title = $.step.parameters.title as string;
+    const body = $.step.parameters.body as string;
+
+    if (!repoParameter) throw new Error('A repo must be set!')
+    if (!title) throw new Error('A title must be set!');
+
+    const { repoOwner, repo } = getRepoOwnerAndRepo(repoParameter);
+    const response = await $.http.post(`/repos/${repoOwner}/${repo}/issues`, {
+      title,
+      body,
+    });
+
+    const issue: IActionOutput = {
+      data: {
+        raw: response.data,
+      },
+      error: response?.integrationError,
+    };
+
+    return issue;
+  },
+});