fix: Status and Created At column header/data alignment issue

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The Status and Created At columns in the markdown output were displaying swapped data due to a mismatch between column header ordering and data writing logic.

Problem

When HIDE_STATUS and HIDE_CREATED_AT were both set to false, the generated table showed:

• Status column containing date/time values (e.g., "2025-08-12 14:13:34+00:00")
• Created At column containing status values (e.g., "closed as None")

This occurred because the column headers were defined in one order while the actual data was written in a different order.

Root Cause

In markdown_writer.py, the get_non_hidden_columns() function defined columns in this order:

# Column header order
...Status, Time in draft, Label metrics, Created At

But the write_to_markdown() function wrote data in this order:

# Data writing order
...Time in draft, Label metrics, Created At, Status

Solution

Reordered the column definitions in get_non_hidden_columns() to match the data writing sequence in write_to_markdown(). Now both the headers and data follow the same order:

...Time in draft, Label metrics, Created At, Status

Testing

• Updated existing tests to reflect the correct column order
• Added focused test cases to verify Status and Created At columns contain appropriate data types
• Confirmed all 114 existing tests continue to pass

Fixes #568.

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@copilot can you fix the failing GitHub actions on this pull request?

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@copilot can you fix the failing GitHub actions on this pull request?

Fixed the failing GitHub Actions. The issue was linting errors in the test file including line length violations, import placement, and formatting issues. All problems have been resolved in commit f0395d6. All 114 tests now pass with 91% coverage and linting is clean.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR fixes a column header/data alignment issue where the Status and Created At columns were displaying swapped data in markdown output. The problem occurred when both HIDE_STATUS and HIDE_CREATED_AT were set to false, causing status values to appear in the Created At column and vice versa.

Key changes:

• Reordered column definitions in get_non_hidden_columns() to match the data writing sequence in write_to_markdown()
• Updated existing tests to reflect the correct column order
• Added comprehensive test coverage to verify the Status and Created At columns contain appropriate data types

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

File	Description
markdown_writer.py	Moved Status column definition after Created At column to align with data writing order
test_markdown_writer.py	Updated expected column headers in test assertions to match new correct order
test_column_order_fix.py	Added new test file with focused test cases to verify Status and Created At columns alignment

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