def METHOD_NAME(name, rawtext, text, lineno, inliner, options=None, content=None):
    """Link to a GitHub issue.
    Returns 2 part tuple containing list of nodes to insert into the
    document and a list of system messages.  Both are allowed to be
    empty.
    :param name: The role name used in the document.
    :param rawtext: The entire markup snippet, with role.
    :param text: The text marked with the role.
    :param lineno: The line number where rawtext appears in the input.
    :param inliner: The inliner instance that called us.
    :param options: Directive options for customization.
    :param content: The directive content for customization.
    """
    options = options or {}
    content = content or []
    try:
        issue_num = int(text)
        if issue_num <= 0:
            raise ValueError
    except ValueError:
        msg = inliner.reporter.error(
            "GitHub issue number must be a number greater than or equal to 1; "
            '"%s" is invalid.' % text,
            line=lineno,
        )
        prb = inliner.problematic(rawtext, rawtext, msg)
        return [prb], [msg]
    app = inliner.document.settings.env.app
    # info('issue %r' % text)
    if "pull" in name.lower():
        category = "pull"
    elif "issue" in name.lower():
        category = "issues"
    else:
        msg = inliner.reporter.error(
            'GitHub roles include "ghpull" and "ghissue", "%s" is invalid.' % name, line=lineno
        )
        prb = inliner.problematic(rawtext, rawtext, msg)
        return [prb], [msg]
    node = make_link_node(rawtext, app, category, str(issue_num), options)
    return [node], []