enable packaging of issues

.github/workflows/issues.yml

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+# This workflow will track github issues
+# For more information see: https://globalbioticinteractions.org
+
+name: Packaging of Issues
+
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened, edited, closed]
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created, edited]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  package:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up JDK 1.8
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      with:
+        distribution: 'temurin' 
+        java-version: '8'   
+    - name: Download Preston
+      run: curl -L https://github.com/bio-guoda/preston/releases/download/0.8.6/preston.deb > preston.deb
+    - name: Install Preston
+      run: sudo apt -y install ./preston.deb 
+    - name: Track Issues
+      run: export GITHUB_TOKEN="${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" && preston track "https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/issues"
+    - name: Package Tracked Issues
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: tracked-issues
+        path: |
+          data/**