feat: add github action to self-assign the issue

.github/workflows/auto-assign-issues.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# This workflow has been inspired by https://github.com/MrPowers/quinn/blob/main/.github/workflows/assign-on-comment.yml
+
+name: Auto assign the issue via `take` comment
+
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+
+jobs:
+  auto-assign:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: (!github.event.issue.pull_request) && github.event.comment.body == 'take'
+    concurrency:
+      # Only run one a time per user
+      group: ${{ github.actor }}-auto-assign-issue
+    steps:
+      - name: Check if issue can be assigned
+        id: check-assignee
+        run: |
+          # Check if the user is already assigned to the issue
+          RESPONSE=$(curl -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" -LI https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${{ github.event.issue.number }}/assignees/${{ github.event.comment.user.login }} -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' -s)
+          echo "HTTP_CODE=$RESPONSE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Assign issue to commenter
+        if: env.HTTP_CODE == '204'
+        run: |
+          # Assign the issue to the user who commented 'take'
+          echo "Assigning issue #${{ github.event.issue.number }} to @${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}"
+          curl -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" -d '{"assignees": ["${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}"]}' https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${{ github.event.issue.number }}/assignees
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Log failure to assign
+        if: env.HTTP_CODE != '204'
+        run: |
+          # Log the failure to assign the issue
+          echo "Issue #${{ github.event.issue.number }} cannot be assigned to @${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}. HTTP response code: ${{ env.HTTP_CODE }}"

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Thank you for taking the time to contribute to our project. Please take a moment
 To get started, look at the existing [**Issues**](https://github.com/rupali-codes/LinksHub/issues) or [**create a new issue**](https://github.com/rupali-codes/LinksHub/issues/new/choose)!
 
 ### Setup guidelines 🪜
+
 Follow these steps to setup LinksHub on your local machine
 
 1. [Fork](https://github.com/rupali-codes/LinksHub/fork) the project
@@ -73,14 +74,14 @@ Follow these steps to setup LinksHub on your local machine
 > docker pull linkshub/app
 > ```
 >
-> 3. Start the docker container with: 
+> 3. Start the docker container with:
 >
 > ```bash
 > docker compose up
 > ```
 >
 > 4. Now start adding your changes.
-> **Note:** You don't need to restart the container again and again after starting it once, because the changes you make will reflect in the container instantly.
+>    **Note:** You don't need to restart the container again and again after starting it once, because the changes you make will reflect in the container instantly.
 
 7. Make your changes before staging them.
 
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ Follow these steps to setup LinksHub on your local machine
 
 ### Appending new Categories 🔗
 
- You can suggest new categories by going to of the current categories on [our website and click on the "Wanna Share Something?" button](https://github.com/rupali-codes/LinksHub/issues/new?assignees=&labels=chore%2Cgoal%3A+new-category%2Cpriority%3A+low&projects=&template=---category-suggestion.yml&title=%5BADD%5D+%3Cwrite+the+name+of+category%2Fsubcategory%3E).
+You can suggest new categories by going to of the current categories on [our website and click on the "Wanna Share Something?" button](https://github.com/rupali-codes/LinksHub/issues/new?assignees=&labels=chore%2Cgoal%3A+new-category%2Cpriority%3A+low&projects=&template=---category-suggestion.yml&title=%5BADD%5D+%3Cwrite+the+name+of+category%2Fsubcategory%3E).
 
 #### 🌟Follow these steps to add your Category/Subcategory to the Hub
 
@@ -145,11 +146,11 @@ Follow these steps to setup LinksHub on your local machine
 
   ```ts
   //category
-   subcategory name: 
+   subcategory name:
    `description of subcategory`,
-   ```
+  ```
 
-> [!NOTE]  
+> [!NOTE]
 > It's essential to add a description when submitting a pull request to add a subcategory to merge it in the codebase.
 
 ---
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ When adding _YouTube_ channel links, please specify _the language_ of the channe
 ---
 
 ### Adding and Updating Category Description 📝
->
+
 > ✨ You can also create [issue(s)](https://github.com/rupali-codes/LinksHub/issues/new/choose) to suggest new descriptions. The maintainers will review them and then assign them.
 
 #### 🌟Follow these steps to add your links to the Hub
@@ -287,6 +288,10 @@ git commit -m "feat(auth): Implement user signup process (#789)"
 
 ---
 
+## Auto-Assigning Issues
+
+We have implemented a feature that allows users to comment "**take**" on an issue to be auto-assigned the issue without having to depend on or wait for the maintainers to assign the issue before working on it.
+
 ## Making Pull Requests 💥
 
 1. When you submit a pull request, several tests are automatically run
@@ -312,8 +317,8 @@ git commit -m "feat(auth): Implement user signup process (#789)"
 ### Levels
 
 We came up with this chart so you can gauge the issue's difficulty and pick ones that fit within your skillset:
-| Points              | Contribution                                                                |
+| Points | Contribution |
 |---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `priority: low`:    | Addition of new links/categories or doing any small task (e.g fixing typos) |
-| `priority: medium`: | Modifying an existing feature                                               |
-| `priority: high`:   | Making completely new feature                                               |
+| `priority: low`: | Addition of new links/categories or doing any small task (e.g fixing typos) |
+| `priority: medium`: | Modifying an existing feature |
+| `priority: high`: | Making completely new feature |